There are 5 ways to get from Kigali to Tokyo by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Kigali to Tokyo International Airport
best- Fly from Kigali (KGL) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane KGL - HND
20h 31m¥80,699–250,929Fly Kigali to Narita International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Kigali (KGL) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane KGL - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
23h 26m¥67,809–215,609Fly Kigali to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Kigali (KGL) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane KGL - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
26h 47m¥79,209–232,859Fly Kigali to Ibaraki Airport, train
- Fly from Kigali (KGL) to Ibaraki Airport (IBR)plane KGL - IBR
- Take the train from Ishioka to Tōkyō Stationtrain
26h 55m¥82,409–242,009Bus to Entebbe, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Entebbe (EBB) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane EBB - HND
29h 56m¥86,686–280,591
Kigali (KGL) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kigali to Tokyo is to fly and train which costs ¥65000 - ¥220000 and takes 23h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Kigali to Tokyo is to fly which takes 20h 31m and costs ¥80000 - ¥260000.
The distance between Kigali and Tokyo is 11937 km.
It takes approximately 20h 31m to get from Kigali to Tokyo, including transfers.
Tokyo is 7h ahead of Kigali. It is currently 8:19 PM in Kigali and 3:19 AM in Tokyo.
There are 3939+ hotels available in Tokyo.
What companies run services between Kigali, Rwanda and Tokyo, Japan?
Rwandair Express, Japan Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Kigali (KGL) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) once daily.
Airlines
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Kigali to Tokyo International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–340,000
Flights from Kigali to Tokyo International Airport via Doha, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–250,000
Flights from Kigali to Narita International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–210,000
Flights from Kigali to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Doha, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–320,000
Flights from Entebbe to Tokyo International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–370,000
Flights from Entebbe to Tokyo International Airport via Doha, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–270,000
- Website
- aerok.com
Flights from Kigali to Ibaraki Airport via Doha, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–230,000
Flights from Kigali to Ibaraki Airport via Addis Ababa, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–300,000
Flights from Kigali to Ibaraki Airport via Dubai, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–280,000
Flights from Kigali to Ibaraki Airport via Entebbe, Dubai, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–280,000
- Website
- starflyer.jp
Flights from Kigali to Tokyo International Airport via Doha, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–250,000
Flights from Entebbe to Tokyo International Airport via Doha, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–270,000
Flights from Entebbe to Tokyo International Airport via Dubai, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–280,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Kigali to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Doha, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–220,000
Flights from Kigali to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Doha, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–230,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Kigali to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Doha, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–220,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Kigali to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Doha, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–230,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Entebbe to Tokyo International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–280,000
Train operators
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–5,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ¥4,300–5,500
- Ordinary Car
- ¥2,700–3,400
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Nagoya Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–12,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥8,500–12,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥9,500–12,000
- Green seat
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Ishioka to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–3,900
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥3,400–3,900
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,800–3,900
- Green Seat
- ¥3,900–5,500
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Ishioka to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–1,800
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Bus operators
- 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
- ¥3,200–10,000
- 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
- ¥1,000–3,200
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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