There are 7 ways to get from Lusaka to Rwanda by plane, bus, car, or train
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Fly to Kigali
best- Fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Kigali (KGL)plane LUN - KGL
8h 8m$241–497Bus via Tunduma
cheapest- Take the bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to Nakonde Bus Stnbus
- Take the bus from Tunduma Terminal to Berelay Rdbus
- Take the bus from Kampala to Kigalibus
39h 11m$107–166Bus
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Nakondebus
- Take the bus from Tunduma Terminal to Berelay Rdbus
- Take the bus from Kampala to Kigalibus
35h 48mDrive 2,014.4 km
- Drive from Lusaka to Kigalicar 2,014.4 km
37h 49m$296–427Fly to Kamembe
- Fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Kamembe (KME)plane LUN - KME
16h 18m$251–697Fly to Bujumbura, drive
- Fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Bujumbura (BJM)plane LUN - BJM
- Drive from Bujumbura (BJM) to Butarecar
14h 54m$352–981Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Serenjebus
- Take the train from Serenje to Nakondetrain
- Take the bus from Tunduma Terminal to Berelay Rdbus
- Take the bus from Kampala to Kigalibus
46h 28m
Lusaka (LUN) to Kigali (KGL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lusaka to Rwanda is to bus via Tunduma which costs $100 - $170 and takes 39h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Lusaka to Rwanda is to fly which takes 8h 8m and costs $240 - $500.
The distance between Lusaka and Rwanda is 1533 km. The road distance is 2014.4 km.
The best way to get from Lusaka to Rwanda without a car is to bus and train which takes 46h 28m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 8m to get from Lusaka to Rwanda, including transfers.
The best way to get from Lusaka to Rwanda is to fly which takes 8h 8m and costs $240 - $500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 35h 48m.
Yes, the driving distance between Lusaka to Rwanda is 2014 km. It takes approximately 37h 49m to drive from Lusaka to Rwanda.
There are 898+ hotels available in Rwanda.
What companies run services between Lusaka, Zambia and Rwanda?
Rwandair Express, Kenya Airways, and three other airlines fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Kigali (KGL) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lusaka to Kigali via Nakonde, Tunduma Terminal, Berelay Rd, and Kampala in around 35h 48m.
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Lusaka to Kigali via Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–330
Flights from Lusaka to Kigali via Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from Lusaka to Kigali via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–330
Flights from Lusaka to Kamembe via Harare, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Lusaka to Kamembe via Nairobi, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Lusaka to Kamembe via Addis Ababa, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Lusaka to Kamembe via Johannesburg, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from Lusaka to Bujumbura via Harare, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Lusaka to Kigali via Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–330
Flights from Lusaka to Kigali via Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from Lusaka to Kigali via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–330
Flights from Lusaka to Kamembe via Harare, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Lusaka to Kamembe via Nairobi, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Lusaka to Kamembe via Addis Ababa, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Lusaka to Kamembe via Johannesburg, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from Lusaka to Bujumbura via Harare, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Lusaka to Kigali via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–490
Flights from Lusaka to Bujumbura via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Lusaka to Kigali via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Lusaka to Bujumbura via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Lusaka to Bujumbura via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from Serenje to Nakonde
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Phone
- +260 211 247 683
- info@juldanmotors.com
Bus from Lusaka to Nakonde
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
Bus from Lusaka to Serenje
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- srclassiccoachafrica@gmail.com
- Website
- srclassic.com
Bus from Tunduma Terminal to Berelay Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $83
- Schedules at
- srclassic.com
- Phone
- +250788351253
- info@volcanoexpress.co.rw
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kampala to Kigali
- 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 Kampala to Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- trinityexpress.rw
- Phone
- +260 966608267
- jkas@gmail.com
- Website
- jkasbus.com
Bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to Nakonde Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- jkasbus.com
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