There are 5 ways to get from Kampala to Kirundo by bus, plane, or car
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Bus, fly, drive
best- Take the bus from Gapco - Post Office to Entebbe Town
- Fly from Entebbe (EBB) to Kigali (KGL)EBB - KGL
- Drive from Kigali (KGL) to Kirundo
4h 38mBus, drive via Kigali
cheapest- Take the bus from Kampala to Kigali
- Drive from Kigali to Kirundo
10h 29m$17–24Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Kampala to Kigali
- Drive from Kigali to Kirundo
9h 36m$21–83Drive 597.4 km
- Drive from Kampala to Kirundo597.4 km
8h 40m$90–129Bus, drive via Butare
- Take the bus from Kampala to Kigali
- Take the bus from Kigali to Huye
- Drive from Huye to Kirundo
12h 55m$26–88
Entebbe (EBB) to Kigali (KGL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kampala to Kirundo is to bus and drive via Kigali which costs $17 - $24 and takes 10h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Kampala to Kirundo is to drive which takes 8h 40m and costs $85 - $130.
The distance between Kampala and Kirundo is 482 km. The road distance is 597.4 km.
It takes approximately 4h 38m to get from Kampala to Kirundo, including transfers.
Kirundo is 1h behind Kampala. It is currently 10:02 AM in Kampala and 9:02 AM in Kirundo.
Yes, the driving distance between Kampala to Kirundo is 597 km. It takes approximately 8h 40m to drive from Kampala to Kirundo.
What companies run services between Kampala, Uganda and Kirundo, Burundi?
There is no direct connection from Kampala to Kirundo. However, you can take the bus to Entebbe Town, take the taxi to Entebbe (EBB) airport, fly to Kigali (KGL), then drive to Kirundo. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kampala to Kirundo via Kigali in around 9h 36m.
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- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Entebbe to Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–210
- Website
- auricair.com
Flights from Entebbe to Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–420
- 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 Kampala to Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–14
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Kigali to Huye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +250 788 314 935
- Website
- trinityexpress.rw
Bus from Kampala to Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- trinityexpress.rw
- srclassiccoachafrica@gmail.com
- Website
- srclassic.com
Bus from Kampala to Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- srclassic.com
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