There are 4 ways to get from Kampala to Butare by bus, plane, car, or taxi
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Bus, fly to Kigali
best- Take the bus from Gapco - Post Office to Entebbe Town
- Fly from Entebbe (EBB) to Kigali (KGL)EBB - KGL
- Take the bus from Kigali to Huye
6h 4mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Kampala to Kigali
- Take the bus from Kigali to Huye
10h 40m$9–63Drive 618 km
- Drive from Kampala to Butare618 km
8h 56m$93–134Fly to Kamembe, taxi
- Fly from Entebbe (EBB) to Kamembe (KME)EBB - KME
- Take the taxi from Kamembe (KME) to Butare
16h 43m$151–551
Entebbe (EBB) to Kigali (KGL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kampala to Butare is to bus which costs $8 - $65 and takes 10h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Kampala to Butare is to drive which takes 8h 56m and costs $90 - $140.
No, there is no direct bus from Kampala to Butare. However, there are services departing from Kampala and arriving at Huye via Kigali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 40m.
The distance between Kampala and Butare is 515 km. The road distance is 618 km.
The best way to get from Kampala to Butare without a car is to bus which takes 10h 40m and costs $8 - $65.
It takes approximately 6h 4m to get from Kampala to Butare, including transfers.
Kampala to Butare bus services, operated by Volcano Express Ltd, depart from Kampala station.
Kampala to Butare bus services, operated by Volcano Express Ltd, arrive at Kigali station.
Butare is 1h behind Kampala. It is currently 6:16 PM in Kampala and 5:16 PM in Butare.
Yes, the driving distance between Kampala to Butare is 618 km. It takes approximately 8h 56m to drive from Kampala to Butare.
What companies run services between Kampala, Uganda and Butare, Rwanda?
You can take a bus from Kampala to Huye via Kigali in around 10h 40m.
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Entebbe to Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–270
Flights from Entebbe to Kamembe via Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–550
- Website
- auricair.com
Flights from Entebbe to Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–410
- Website
- transportforcairo.com
Bus from Gapco - Post Office to Entebbe Town
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- transportforcairo.com
- Phone
- +250788351253
- info@volcanoexpress.co.rw
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kigali to Huye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Kampala to Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–14
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +250 788 314 935
- Website
- trinityexpress.rw
Bus from Kampala to Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- trinityexpress.rw
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Estimated price
- $1
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