There are 5 ways to get from Essen to Rwanda by plane or train
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Kigali International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane DUS - KGL
13h 56m$281–1,127Train to Frankfurt, fly to Kigali International Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane FRA - KGL
15h 51m$408–878Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Kigali International Airport
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane AMS - KGL
14h 23m$520–949Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Kigali International Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane BRU - KGL
15h 16m$368–819Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Kamembe
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Kamembe (KME)plane AMS - KME
17h 59m$370–1,499
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kigali International Airport (KGL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Rwanda is to train and fly which costs $360 - $850 and takes 15h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Rwanda is to fly which takes 13h 56m and costs $280 - $1,200.
The distance between Essen and Rwanda is 6366 km.
It takes approximately 13h 56m to get from Essen to Rwanda, including transfers.
There are 995+ hotels available in Rwanda.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Rwanda?
KLM, Egyptair, and six other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kigali International Airport (KGL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Kigali International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kigali International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kigali International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kamembe via Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kamembe via Istanbul, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kamembe via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kamembe via Cairo, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kamembe via Nairobi, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Kigali International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kigali International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kamembe via Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kamembe via Istanbul, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kamembe via Cairo, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kamembe via Nairobi, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Kigali International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kigali International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Kigali International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kigali International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kigali International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kamembe via Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kamembe via Cairo, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kamembe via Nairobi, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Kigali International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Kigali International Airport via Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Kigali International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kigali International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kigali International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kigali International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kigali International Airport via Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–27
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–30
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
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