There are 8 ways to get from Kigali to Bulawayo by plane, bus, train, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Kigali to Bulawayo
best- Fly from Kigali (KGL) to Bulawayo (BUQ)plane KGL - BUQ
8h 43m$249–686Bus via Inter-City Bus Terminus
cheapest- Take the bus from Kigali to Kampalabus
- Take the bus from Berelay Rd to Tunduma Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Nakonde Bus Stn to Inter-City Bus Terminusbus
- Take the bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to RoadPortbus
- Take the bus from RoadPort to Inter-City Bus Terminusbus
2d 7h$184–240Bus
- Take the bus from Kigali to Kampalabus
- Take the bus from Berelay Rd to Tunduma Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Nakonde to Lusakabus
- Take the bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to RoadPortbus
- Take the bus from Harare to Bulawayobus
2d 3hBus, train
- Take the bus from Kigali to Kampalabus
- Take the bus from Berelay Rd to Tunduma Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Nakonde to Lusakabus
- Take the train from Lusaka to Livingstonetrain
- Take the train from Victoria Falls to Bulawayotrain
3dBus to Kamembe, fly to Bulawayo
- Take the bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Rusizi Bus Stnbus
- Fly from Kamembe (KME) to Bulawayo (BUQ)plane KME - BUQ
15h 45mFly Kigali to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport, bus
- Fly from Kigali (KGL) to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI)plane KGL - LVI
- Take the bus from Victoria Falls to Bulawayobus
14h 33m$421–681Drive to Kihihi Airport, fly to Bulawayo
- Drive from Kigali to Kihihi Airport (KHX)car
- Fly from Kihihi Airport (KHX) to Bulawayo (BUQ)plane KHX - BUQ
21h 51m$347–976Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Kigali to Kampalabus
- Take the bus from Berelay Rd to Tunduma Terminalbus
- Take the train from Nakonde to New Kapiri Mposhitrain
- Take the taxi from New Kapiri Mposhi to Kabwetaxi
- Take the train from Kabwe to Livingstonetrain
- Take the train from Victoria Falls to Bulawayotrain
3d 15h
Kigali (KGL) to Bulawayo (BUQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kigali to Bulawayo is to bus via Inter-City Bus Terminus which costs $180 - $240 and takes 2 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from Kigali to Bulawayo is to fly which takes 8h 43m and costs $240 - $700.
The distance between Kigali and Bulawayo is 2046 km.
It takes approximately 8h 43m to get from Kigali to Bulawayo, including transfers.
The best way to get from Kigali to Bulawayo is to fly which takes 8h 43m and costs $240 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 3h.
There are 93+ hotels available in Bulawayo.
What companies run services between Kigali, Rwanda and Bulawayo, Zimbabwe?
Rwandair Express, Fastjet, and two other airlines fly from Kigali (KGL) to Bulawayo (BUQ) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kigali to Bulawayo via Kampala, Berelay Rd, Tunduma Terminal, Nakonde, Lusaka, Inter-City Bus Terminus, RoadPort, and Harare in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- fastjet.com
Flights from Kigali to Bulawayo via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Kigali to Bulawayo via Lusaka, Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Kigali to Bulawayo via Nairobi, Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Kigali to Bulawayo via Nairobi, Victoria Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Kamembe to Bulawayo via Kigali, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Kamembe to Bulawayo via Kigali, Lusaka, Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from Kihihi Airport to Bulawayo via Entebbe, Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Kihihi Airport to Bulawayo via Entebbe, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Kihihi Airport to Bulawayo via Kasese, Entebbe, Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Kigali to Bulawayo via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Kihihi Airport to Bulawayo via Entebbe, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Kigali to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–550
- Website
- proflight-zambia.com
Flights from Kigali to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
- Phone
- +260-765-211826
- info@zrl.com.zm
- Website
- zrl.com.zm
Train from Lusaka to Livingstone
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Schedules at
- zrl.com.zm
- Economy
- $11
- Standard
- $12
- 2nd Class Sleeper
- $16
- Ist Class Sleeper
- $17
Train from Kabwe to Livingstone
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $10–21
- Schedules at
- zrl.com.zm
- Economy
- $14
- Standard
- $15
- 2nd Class Sleeper
- $20
- Ist Class Sleeper
- $21
- Phone
- +263-029-2363521
- pubreloffice@nrz.co.zw
- Website
- nrz.co.zw
Train from Victoria Falls to Bulawayo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- nrz.co.zw
- Economy Class Seat
- $9
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from Nakonde to New Kapiri Mposhi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Phone
- +250788351253
- info@volcanoexpress.co.rw
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kigali to Kampala
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Rusizi Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +250 788 314 935
- Website
- trinityexpress.rw
Bus from Kigali to Kampala
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- trinityexpress.rw
- srclassiccoachafrica@gmail.com
- Website
- srclassic.com
Bus from Berelay Rd to Tunduma Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85
- Schedules at
- srclassic.com
- Phone
- +260 973334200
- juldanmotors@gmail.com
- Website
- juldan-motors.com
Bus from Nakonde to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
- Phone
- +263 78 694 9273
- cagtcoaches@gmail.com
- Website
- cagtours.co.zw
Bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to RoadPort
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–25
- Schedules at
- cagtours.co.zw
- Phone
- +263 71 3800001
- info@bravotours.co.zw
- Website
- bravotours.co.zw
Bus from Harare to Bulawayo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29
- Schedules at
- bravotours.co.zw
- Phone
- +263-775205200
- info@extracity.co.zw
- Website
- extracity.co.zw
Bus from Victoria Falls to Bulawayo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- https://www.extracity.co.zw/
- Phone
- +260 966608267
- jkas@gmail.com
- Website
- jkasbus.com
Bus from Nakonde Bus Stn to Inter-City Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- jkasbus.com
- Phone
- +(263) 77 608 6257
- ask@citybuscoaches.com
- Website
- citybuscoaches.com
Bus from RoadPort to Inter-City Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Website
- https://citybuscoaches.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Estimated price
- $75–95
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