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There are 6 ways to get from Dodoma to Rwanda by plane, train, bus, or car

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Fly Dodoma Airport to Kigali
best
1. Fly from Dodoma Airport (DOD) to Kigali (KGL)plane DOD - KGL
7h 15m
$440–536
Train, bus
cheapest
1. Take the train from Dodoma Passenger Stn to Magufuli SGR Stntrain
2. Take the bus from Dar es Salaam to Nairobibus
3. Take the bus from Duruma Rd to Nyabugogo Bus Parkbus
43h 11m
$76–135
Drive 959.3 km
1. Drive from Dodoma to Kigalicar 959.3 km
16h 48m
$124–179
Fly Dodoma Airport to Kamembe
1. Fly from Dodoma Airport (DOD) to Kamembe (KME)plane DOD - KME
13h 35m
$245–710
Train to Julius Nyerere International Airport, fly to Kigali
1. Take the train from Dodoma Passenger Stn to Pugutrain
2. Fly from Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Kigali (KGL)plane DAR - KGL
8h 28m
$243–334
Train, bus via Mombasa
1. Take the train from Dodoma Passenger Stn to Magufuli SGR Stntrain
2. Take the bus from Dar es Salaam to Mombasabus
3. Take the bus from Mombasa to Nairobibus
4. Take the bus from Nairobi to Kigalibus
46h 26m
$93–130

Dodoma Airport (DOD) to Kigali (KGL) flights

14Weekly Planes

7h 37mAverage Duration

$225Cheapest Price

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Distance: 790.3 km
Duration: 7h 15m

What companies run services between Dodoma, Tanzania and Rwanda?

Air Tanzania, Rwandair Express, and two other airlines fly from Dodoma Airport (DOD) to Kigali (KGL) twice daily.

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Kigali(opens in a new window), Rwanda(opens in a new window)

Kigali is the capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is near the nation's geographic centre in a region of rolling hills, with a series of valleys and ridges joined by steep slopes. As a primate city, Kigali is a relatively new city. It has been Rwanda's economic, cultural, and transport hub since it was founded as an administrative outpost in 1907, and became the capital of the country at independence in 1962, shifting focus away from Huye.

Things to do in Kigali

Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre(Opens in a new window)

The Kigali Genocide Memorial commemorates the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. The remains of over 250,000 people are interred there. There is a visitor centre for students and those wishing to understand the events leading up to the events of 1994. The Centre is a permanent memorial to those who fell victim to the genocide and serves as a place in which the bereaved could bury their family and friends. The Centre is managed and run by the Aegis Trust and the Kigali City Council.

Kandt House Museum of Natural History(Opens in a new window)

Kandt House Museum of Natural History is a museum in Kigali, Rwanda. It is under the responsibility of the Institute of National Museums of Rwanda. Dedicated to |de}}, in his former home of German resident Richard Kandt on the Nyarugenge Hill in Kigali city, which now was turned into Natural History Museum since 2006. The museum strives to show the evolution of life, description of Flora and Fauna of Rwandan Natural Parks (Nyungwe, Akagera and Volcanoes), geological background of Rwanda, German and Rwanda shared history and exhibition of live reptiles (snakes) with the aim to explain the interrelation between nature and history as result of natural history museum. It is also the best view of three mountains (Mt Kigali, Mt Jali and Mt Shyorongi) and best view of old kigali city.

Nyamata Genocide Memorial Centre(Opens in a new window)

The Nyamata Genocide Memorial is based around a former church 30km south of Kigali in Rwanda, which commemorates the Rwandan genocide in 1994. The remains of 50,000 people are buried here.

Places to stay in Kigali

Kigali Marriott Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

Kigali Serena Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

Park Inn by Radisson, Kigali(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

5 Swiss Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

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