There are 5 ways to get from Kigali to Zimbabwe by plane, bus, train, or taxi
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Fly to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
best- Fly from Kigali (KGL) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE)plane KGL - HRE
6h 56m$225–498Bus via Tunduma
cheapest- Take the bus from Kigali to Kampalabus
- Take the bus from Berelay Rd to Tunduma Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Nakonde Bus Stn to Inter-City Bus Terminusbus
- Take the bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to RoadPortbus
2d$135–191Bus
- Take the bus from Kigali to Kampalabus
- Take the bus from Berelay Rd to Tunduma Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Nakonde to Lusakabus
- Take the bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to RoadPortbus
44h 49mFly to Bulawayo
- Fly from Kigali (KGL) to Bulawayo (BUQ)plane KGL - BUQ
9h 48m$289–786Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Kigali to Kampalabus
- Take the bus from Berelay Rd to Tunduma Terminalbus
- Take the train from Nakonde to New Kapiri Mposhitrain
- Take the taxi from New Kapiri Mposhi to Kabwetaxi
- Take the train from Kabwe to Lusakatrain
- Take the bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to RoadPortbus
2d 13h
Kigali (KGL) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kigali to Zimbabwe is to bus via Tunduma which costs $130 - $200 and takes 2 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Kigali to Zimbabwe is to fly which takes 6h 56m and costs $220 - $500.
The distance between Kigali and Zimbabwe is 1795 km.
The best way to get from Kigali to Zimbabwe without a car is to bus and train and taxi which takes 2 days 13h and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 56m to get from Kigali to Zimbabwe, including transfers.
The best way to get from Kigali to Zimbabwe is to fly which takes 6h 56m and costs $220 - $500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 44h 49m.
There are 297+ hotels available in Zimbabwe.
What companies run services between Kigali, Rwanda and Zimbabwe?
Rwandair Express, Kenya Airways, and three other airlines fly from Kigali (KGL) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kigali to RoadPort via Kampala, Berelay Rd, Tunduma Terminal, Nakonde, Lusaka, and Inter-City Bus Terminus in around 44h 49m.
- Website
- fastjet.com
Flights from Kigali to Bulawayo via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Kigali to Bulawayo via Nairobi, Victoria Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Kigali to Bulawayo via Nairobi, Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Kigali to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Kigali to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from Kigali to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Kigali to Bulawayo via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Kigali to Bulawayo via Nairobi, Ndola
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from Nakonde to New Kapiri Mposhi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Phone
- +260-765-211826
- info@zrl.com.zm
- Website
- zrl.com.zm
Train from Kabwe to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- zrl.com.zm
- Phone
- +250788351253
- info@volcanoexpress.co.rw
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kigali to Kampala
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–15
- 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
- srclassiccoachafrica@gmail.com
- Website
- srclassic.com
Bus from Berelay Rd to Tunduma Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $86
- Schedules at
- srclassic.com
- Phone
- +260 973334200
- juldanmotors@gmail.com
- Website
- juldan-motors.com
Bus from Nakonde to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
- Phone
- +263 78 694 9273
- cagtcoaches@gmail.com
- Website
- cagtours.co.zw
Bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to RoadPort
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–25
- Schedules at
- cagtours.co.zw
- Phone
- +260 966608267
- jkas@gmail.com
- Website
- jkasbus.com
Bus from Nakonde Bus Stn to Inter-City Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- jkasbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Estimated price
- $75–95
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