There are 6 ways to get from Dakar to Rwanda by bus, plane, or car
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Bus to Blaise Diagne International Airport, fly to Kamembe International Airport
best- Take the bus from Dakar to Dakar AIBDbus
- Fly from Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS) to Kamembe International Airport (KME)plane DSS - KME
41h 28m$482–1,313Drive 7,907.5 km
- Drive from Dakar to Kigalicar 7,907.5 km
5d 21h$1,018–1,470Bus to Blaise Diagne International Airport, fly to Kigali International Airport
- Take the bus from Dakar to Dakar AIBDbus
- Fly from Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane DSS - KGL
18h 32m$502–1,613Bus to Blaise Diagne International Airport, fly to Goma International Airport
- Take the bus from Dakar to Dakar AIBDbus
- Fly from Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS) to Goma International Airport (GOM)plane DSS - GOM
19h 53m$662–2,014Bus to Blaise Diagne International Airport, fly to Entebbe, bus
- Take the bus from Dakar to Dakar AIBDbus
- Fly from Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS) to Entebbe (EBB)plane DSS - EBB
- Take the bus from Trinity Bus Terminal to Nyabugogo Bus Stnbus
24h 58m$491–1,306Bus to Banjul, fly to Kigali International Airport
- Take the bus from Parcelles Assainies Terminus to GTSC Kanifing Bus Stnbus
- Fly from Banjul (BJL) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane BJL - KGL
22h 44m$577–1,428
Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS) to Kamembe International Airport (KME) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dakar to Rwanda is to bus and fly which costs $480 - $1,400 and takes 41h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Dakar to Rwanda is to bus and fly which takes 18h 32m and costs $500 - $1,700.
The distance between Dakar and Rwanda is 5467 km. The road distance is 7907.5 km.
It takes approximately 41h 28m to get from Dakar to Rwanda, including transfers.
Rwanda is 2h ahead of Dakar. It is currently 7:51 AM in Dakar and 9:51 AM in Rwanda.
Yes, the driving distance between Dakar to Rwanda is 7908 km. It takes approximately 5 days 21h to drive from Dakar to Rwanda.
There are 963+ hotels available in Rwanda.
What companies run services between Dakar, Senegal and Rwanda?
There is no direct connection from Dakar to Rwanda. However, you can take the bus to Cardinal Hyacinthe Thiandoum, walk to Dakar, take the bus to Dakar AIBD, walk to Blaise-Diagne-Airport-DSS airport, fly to Kamembe International Airport (KME), then take the taxi to Cyangugu. Alternatively, you can drive from Dakar to Kigali in around 5d 21h.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Abidjan, Accra, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Abidjan, Nairobi, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Abidjan, Douala, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Abidjan, Lagos, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Lome, Douala, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
Flights from Banjul to Kigali International Airport via Freetown, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Abidjan, Nairobi, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Abidjan, Douala, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Abidjan, Lagos, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Lome, Douala, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Abidjan, Accra, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
Flights from Banjul to Kigali International Airport via Freetown, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Goma International Airport via Bamako, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Entebbe via Bamako, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Abidjan, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Entebbe via Lome, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
- Phone
- +221 33 824 10 10
- support@demdikk.sn
- Website
- demdikk.sn
Bus from Dakar to Dakar AIBD
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Schedules at
- demdikk.sn
- Book at
- booking.demdikk.sn
Bus from Parcelles Assainies Terminus to GTSC Kanifing Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–22
- Schedules at
- demdikk.sn
- Phone
- +250 788 314 935
- Website
- trinityexpress.rw
Bus from Trinity Bus Terminal to Nyabugogo Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–65
- Schedules at
- trinityexpress.rw
- Phone
- +250788351253
- info@volcanoexpress.co.rw
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Trinity Bus Terminal to Nyabugogo Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +220 7941106
- customerservices@gtsc.gm
- Website
- gtsc.gm
Bus from Parcelles Assainies Terminus to GTSC Kanifing Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- gtsc.gm
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