There are 9 ways to get from Kigali to Chanika by plane, bus, car, ferry, taxi, or shuttle
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Fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Kigali (KGL) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane KGL - DAR
- Take the bus from Dar es Salaam to Handenibus
10h 34m$243–326Bus via Dar es Salaam
cheapest- Take the bus from Nyabugogo Bus Park to Duruma Rdbus
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Dar es Salaambus
- Take the bus from Dar es Salaam to Handenibus
44h 4m$77–123Bus
- Take the bus from Nyabugogo Bus Park to Duruma Rdbus
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Dar es Salaambus
- Take the bus from Dar es Salaam to Handenibus
43h 5mDrive 1,148.4 km
- Drive from Kigali to Chanikacar 1,148.4 km
25h 36m$148–214Fly to Ukunda, drive
- Fly from Kigali (KGL) to Ukunda (UKA)plane KGL - UKA
- Drive from Ukunda (UKA) to Chanikacar
10h 40m$476–856Fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, ferry, bus
- Fly from Kigali (KGL) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane KGL - ZNZ
- Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaamferry
- Take the bus from Dar es Salaam to Handenibus
13h 16m$284–575Fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Kigali (KGL) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane KGL - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Chanikataxi
10h 21m$381–451Fly to Mombasa, bus, Private Transfer , taxi
- Fly from Kigali (KGL) to Mombasa (MBA)plane KGL - MBA
- Take the bus from Mombasa to Tangabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Tanga Airport to Amani hills
- Take the taxi from Amani hills to Chanikataxi
15h 17m$379–635Bus via Kigali Airport
- Take the bus from Kigali to Nairobibus
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Dar es Salaambus
- Take the bus from Dar es Salaam to Handenibus
46h 31m$79–99
Kigali (KGL) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kigali to Chanika is to bus via Kigali Airport which costs $75 - $100 and takes 46h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Kigali to Chanika is to fly and taxi which takes 10h 21m and costs $380 - $460.
No, there is no direct bus from Kigali to Chanika. However, there are services departing from Nyabugogo Bus Park and arriving at Handeni via Nairobi, Ubungo and Dar es Salaam. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 5m.
The distance between Kigali and Chanika is 1422 km. The road distance is 1148.4 km.
The best way to get from Kigali to Chanika without a car is to bus which takes 43h 5m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 34m to get from Kigali to Chanika, including transfers.
Kigali to Chanika bus services, operated by Trinity Express, depart from Nyabugogo Bus Park station.
Kigali to Chanika bus services, operated by Trinity Express, arrive at Duruma Rd station.
Chanika is 1h ahead of Kigali. It is currently 11:24 PM in Kigali and 12:24 AM in Chanika.
Yes, the driving distance between Kigali to Chanika is 1148 km. It takes approximately 25h 36m to drive from Kigali to Chanika.
What companies run services between Kigali, Rwanda and Chanika, Tanga, Tanzania?
You can take a bus from Nyabugogo Bus Park to Handeni via Duruma Rd, Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Ubungo, Gerezani, and Dar es Salaam in around 43h 5m.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Kigali to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–310
Flights from Kigali to Ukunda via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Kigali to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–410
Flights from Kigali to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $275–285
Flights from Kigali to Mombasa via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–380
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Kigali to Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $220–340
Flights from Kigali to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–600
Flights from Kigali to Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–310
- Website
- jambojet.com
Flights from Kigali to Ukunda via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–480
Flights from Kigali to Mombasa via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–340
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Kigali to Mombasa via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
- Phone
- 0716562567
Bus from Dar es Salaam to Handeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +250 788 314 935
- Website
- trinityexpress.rw
Bus from Nyabugogo Bus Park to Duruma Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- trinityexpress.rw
- Phone
- +255 (22) 2860230
- bjuma48@gmail.com
- Website
- dar-express.com
Bus from Nairobi to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- dar-express.com
- Phone
- 0799 933 310
- Website
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Mombasa to Tanga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
- Phone
- +254 718 370 639
- zanzibartours@gmail.com
- Website
- hoteltoursandtransfers.com
Shuttle from Tanga Airport to Amani hills
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Schedules at
- hoteltoursandtransfers.com
- Phone
- +254 724 581902
- Website
- tahmeedexpress.com
Bus from Nairobi to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–39
- Schedules at
- tahmeedexpress.com
- Single
- $20–22
- VIP
- $39
- Business
- $31
- Normal
- $31
- Phone
- 0707 471111
Bus from Kigali to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $51
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +255 696112233
- bookings@tripsiri.com
- Website
- zanfastferries.co.tz
Ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–140
- Schedules at
- zanfastferries.co.tz
- Resident
- $14
- East Africans
- $30
- Non - Resident
- $35–45
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Estimated price
- $45–140
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