There are 4 ways to get from Karonga to Kigali by bus, shuttle, plane, or car
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Bus, Private Transfer to Mbeya Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Karonga to Songwebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Malawi border to Mbeya Airport
- Fly from Mbeya Airport (MBI) to Kigali (KGL)plane MBI - KGL
15h 15mDrive to Iringa Airport, fly
cheapest- Drive from Karonga to Iringa Airport (IRI)car
- Fly from Iringa Airport (IRI) to Kigali (KGL)plane IRI - KGL
17h 33m$285–673Bus, Private Transfer
- Take the bus from Karonga to Songwebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Malawi border to Tunduma
- Take the bus from Tunduma Terminal to Berelay Rdbus
- Take the bus from Trinity Bus Terminal to Nyabugogo Bus Stnbus
25h 47mDrive to Songea, fly
- Drive from Karonga to Songea (SGX)car
- Fly from Songea (SGX) to Kigali (KGL)plane SGX - KGL
16h 54m$304–700
Mbeya Airport (MBI) to Kigali (KGL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Karonga to Kigali is to drive and fly which costs $280 - $700 and takes 17h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Karonga to Kigali is to drive and fly which takes 16h 54m and costs $300 - $700.
The distance between Karonga and Kigali is 1208 km.
The best way to get from Karonga to Kigali without a car is to bus and Private Transfer which takes 25h 47m and costs .
It takes approximately 15h 15m to get from Karonga to Kigali, including transfers.
There are 990+ hotels available in Kigali.
What companies run services between Karonga, Northern Region, Malawi and Kigali, Rwanda?
There is no direct connection from Karonga to Kigali. However, you can take the bus to Songwe, walk to Malawi border, take the shuttle to Mbeya Airport, walk to Mbeya Airport (MBI) airport, fly to Kigali (KGL), walk to Kigali Airport, then take the bus to Kigali. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Karonga to Nyabugogo Bus Stn via Songwe, Malawi border, Tunduma, Tunduma Terminal, Berelay Rd, and Trinity Bus Terminal in around 25h 47m.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Mbeya Airport to Kigali via Dar es Salaam, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Iringa Airport to Kigali via Dar es Salaam, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Songea to Kigali via Dar es Salaam, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Iringa Airport to Kigali via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Songea to Kigali via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Bus from Karonga to Songwe
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- captaintours.websites.co.in
- Phone
- +254 718 370 639
- zanzibartours@gmail.com
- Website
- hoteltoursandtransfers.com
Shuttle from Malawi border to Mbeya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $60–180
- Schedules at
- hoteltoursandtransfers.com
Shuttle from Malawi border to Tunduma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $60–180
- Schedules at
- hoteltoursandtransfers.com
- srclassiccoachafrica@gmail.com
- Website
- srclassic.com
Bus from Tunduma Terminal to Berelay Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $81
- Schedules at
- srclassic.com
- 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
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