There are 5 ways to get from Kigali to Mbale by bus, taxi, car, or plane
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Bus, taxi
best- Take the bus from Kigali to Kampalabus
- Take the bus from Kampala to Malababus
- Take the taxi from Malaba to Mbaletaxi
14h 37m$59–127Drive 720.4 km
- Drive from Kigali to Mbalecar 720.4 km
10h 29m$108–156Fly 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 Malababus
- Take the taxi from Malaba to Mbaletaxi
8h 59m$238–368Fly to Kisumu International Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from Kigali (KGL) to Kisumu International Airport (KIS)plane KGL - KIS
- Take the bus from Kisumu to Busiabus
- Drive from Busia to Mbalecar
9h 29m$382–610Fly to Eldoret International Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from Kigali (KGL) to Eldoret International Airport (EDL)plane KGL - EDL
- Take the bus from Eldoret to Malababus
- Drive from Malaba to Mbalecar
10h 1m$233–675
Kigali (KGL) to Entebbe (EBB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kigali to Mbale is to bus and taxi which costs $55 - $130 and takes 14h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Kigali to Mbale is to fly and taxi and bus which takes 8h 59m and costs $230 - $370.
The distance between Kigali and Mbale is 775 km. The road distance is 720.4 km.
The best way to get from Kigali to Mbale without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 14h 37m and costs $55 - $130.
It takes approximately 14h 37m to get from Kigali to Mbale, including transfers.
Mbale is 1h ahead of Kigali. It is currently 2:56 PM in Kigali and 3:56 PM in Mbale.
Yes, the driving distance between Kigali to Mbale is 720 km. It takes approximately 10h 29m to drive from Kigali to Mbale.
There are 25+ hotels available in Mbale.
What companies run services between Kigali, Rwanda and Mbale, Uganda?
There is no direct connection from Kigali to Mbale. However, you can take the bus to Kampala, walk to Kampala, take the bus to Malaba, then take the taxi to Mbale. Alternatively, you can drive from Kigali to Mbale in around 10h 29m.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Kigali to Kisumu International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Kigali to Eldoret International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Kigali to Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–420
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kigali to Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $30–230
Flights from Kigali to Kisumu International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–550
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Kigali to Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–420
- Website
- jambojet.com
Flights from Kigali to Kisumu International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–430
Flights from Kigali to Eldoret International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Kigali to Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–190
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Kigali to Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–300
- Website
- auricair.com
Flights from Kigali to Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–360
- Website
- flysafarilink.com
Flights from Kigali to Kisumu International Airport via Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–400
- Phone
- +250788351253
- info@volcanoexpress.co.rw
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kigali to Kampala
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–14
- 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
- Phone
- 0717073333
- buscareltd@gmail.com
- Website
- bus-car.co.ke
Bus from Kampala to Malaba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- http://bus-car.co.ke/?fbclid=IwAR0ue-tmedLmaiQ3pC7R6TuzahIO7p698XH5v32MsQRE75qD18nAkNRKeR4#/
- Normal
- $8
- Business/VIP
- $11
- Phone
- 0724 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 Eldoret to Malaba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–21
- Schedules at
- tahmeedexpress.com
- Single
- $3–21
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- $25–55
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