There are 6 ways to get from Kigali to Melbourne by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Kigali to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Kigali (KGL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane KGL - MEL
24h 40m$1,029–2,029Fly Kigali to Essendon Fields Airport
cheapest- Fly from Kigali (KGL) to Essendon Fields Airport (MEB)plane KGL - MEB
35h$907–2,707Fly Kigali to Avalon Airport, bus
- Fly from Kigali (KGL) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane KGL - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
29h 20m$1,229–4,229Bus to Kamembe, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Rusizi Bus Stnbus
- Fly from Kamembe (KME) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane KME - MEL
30h 37m$1,250–3,357Fly Kigali to Bendigo Airport, train
- Fly from Kigali (KGL) to Bendigo Airport (BXG)plane KGL - BXG
- Take the train from Bendigo Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
34h 44m$973–3,030Fly Kigali to Albury, train
- Fly from Kigali (KGL) to Albury (ABX)plane KGL - ABX
- Take the train from Albury Station to Southern Crosstrain
31h 51m$1,030–3,075
Kigali (KGL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kigali to Melbourne is to fly which costs $1,000 - $2,100 and takes 24h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Kigali to Melbourne is to fly which takes 24h 40m and costs $1,000 - $2,100.
The distance between Kigali and Melbourne is 12045 km.
It takes approximately 24h 40m to get from Kigali to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 9h ahead of Kigali. It is currently 5:08 PM in Kigali and 2:08 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5345+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Kigali, Rwanda and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Ethiopian Airlines, Singapore Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Kigali (KGL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Kigali to Melbourne Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Kigali to Melbourne Airport via Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Kigali to Melbourne Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,500
Flights from Kigali to Melbourne Airport via Lusaka, Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Kigali to Avalon Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Kigali to Avalon Airport via Nairobi, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Kamembe to Melbourne Airport via Kigali, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Kamembe to Melbourne Airport via Kigali, Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Kigali to Bendigo Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Kigali to Bendigo Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Kigali to Albury via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Kigali to Albury via Nairobi, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Kigali to Albury via Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
- Website
- sharpairlines.com
Flights from Kigali to Essendon Fields Airport via Doha, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Kigali to Essendon Fields Airport via Dubai, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Kigali to Essendon Fields Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney, Launceston, Flinders Island
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Kigali to Essendon Fields Airport via Doha, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Kigali to Essendon Fields Airport via Dubai, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Kigali to Melbourne Airport via Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Bendigo Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $9–13
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Albury Station to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–170
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $35–45
- First
- $45–65
- Sleeper
- $140–170
- Phone
- 1300 759 287
- info@skybus.com.au
- Website
- skybus.com.au
Bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28
- Website
- https://www.skybus.com.au
- Schedules at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/timetables/
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
- Phone
- +250788351253
- info@volcanoexpress.co.rw
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Rusizi Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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