There are 7 ways to get from Kigali to Busia by bus, car, plane, or taxi
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Bus via Kampala
best- Take the bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Kampala to Busiabus
12h 31m$13–71Drive 694.2 km
- Drive from Kigali to Busiacar 694.2 km
10h 4m$90–130Fly to Kisumu International Airport, bus
- Fly from Kigali (KGL) to Kisumu International Airport (KIS)plane KGL - KIS
- Take the bus from Kisumu to Busiabus
8h 50m$371–593Bus
- Take the bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Kampala to Busiabus
12h 54mFly to Entebbe, taxi, bus
- Fly from Kigali (KGL) to Entebbe (EBB)plane KGL - EBB
- Take the taxi from Entebbe (EBB) to Kampalataxi
- Take the bus from Kampala to Busiabus
9h 21m$212–312Fly to Eldoret International Airport, bus
- Fly from Kigali (KGL) to Eldoret International Airport (EDL)plane KGL - EDL
- Take the bus from Kapsabet to Mumiasbus
- Take the bus from Mumias to Busiabus
10h 39m$296–774Fly to Nairobi, bus
- Fly from Kigali (KGL) to Nairobi (NBO)plane KGL - NBO
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Busiabus
13h 36m$259–345
Kigali (KGL) to Kisumu International Airport (KIS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kigali to Busia is to bus via Kampala which costs $12 - $75 and takes 12h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Kigali to Busia is to fly and bus which takes 8h 50m and costs $370 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Kigali to Busia. However, there are services departing from Nyabugogo Bus Stn and arriving at Busia via Kampala. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 31m.
The distance between Kigali and Busia is 691 km. The road distance is 694.2 km.
The best way to get from Kigali to Busia without a car is to bus via Kampala which takes 12h 31m and costs $12 - $75.
It takes approximately 12h 31m to get from Kigali to Busia, including transfers.
Kigali to Busia bus services, operated by Trinity Express, depart from Nyabugogo Bus Stn station.
Kigali to Busia bus services, operated by Trinity Express, arrive at Trinity Bus Terminal station.
Busia is 1h ahead of Kigali. It is currently 2:02 PM in Kigali and 3:02 PM in Busia.
Yes, the driving distance between Kigali to Busia is 694 km. It takes approximately 10h 4m to drive from Kigali to Busia.
What companies run services between Kigali, Rwanda and Busia, Kenya?
You can take a bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Busia via Trinity Bus Terminal and Kampala in around 12h 31m.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Kigali to Kisumu International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Kigali to Eldoret International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Kigali to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–340
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Kigali to Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–400
Flights from Kigali to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kigali to Kisumu International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–550
Flights from Kigali to Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $30–230
Flights from Kigali to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–340
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Kigali to Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–400
- Website
- jambojet.com
Flights from Kigali to Kisumu International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–490
Flights from Kigali to Eldoret International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–650
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Kigali to Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–160
Flights from Kigali to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–210
- Website
- airkenya.com
Flights from Kigali to Kisumu International Airport via Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–460
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Kigali to Kisumu International Airport via Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–340
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Kigali to Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–310
- Phone
- +250 788 314 935
- Website
- trinityexpress.rw
Bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminal
- 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 Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 0717073333
- buscareltd@gmail.com
- Website
- bus-car.co.ke
Bus from Kampala to Busia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- http://bus-car.co.ke/?fbclid=IwAR0ue-tmedLmaiQ3pC7R6TuzahIO7p698XH5v32MsQRE75qD18nAkNRKeR4#/
- Normal
- $7
- Business/VIP
- $10
- Phone
- +254 724 581902
- Website
- tahmeedexpress.com
Bus from Kisumu to Busia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–21
- Schedules at
- tahmeedexpress.com
- Single
- $3–21
Bus from Mumias to Busia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–21
- Schedules at
- tahmeedexpress.com
- Single
- $1–21
- Phone
- +254 738 821 122
Bus from Kampala to Busia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- mozaico.co.ke
- Phone
- +254 730 889 000
- info@masheastafrica.com
- Website
- masheastafrica.com
Bus from Kapsabet to Mumias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Schedules at
- masheastafrica.com
- Normal
- $14–21
- Business
- $16–21
- VIP
- $19–27
- Phone
- +254 726 511 628
- info@theguardiancoach.com
- Website
- theguardian.co.ke
Bus from Nairobi to Busia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Schedules at
- theguardian.co.ke
- Book at
- theguardian.co.ke
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Estimated price
- $25–31
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