There are 5 ways to get from Mbeya to Rwanda by plane, taxi, bus, or car
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Fly Mbeya Airport to Kigali
best- Fly from Mbeya Airport (MBI) to Kigali (KGL)plane MBI - KGL
10h 29m$245–739Drive 1,107.8 km
cheapest- Drive from Mbeya to Kigalicar 1,107.8 km
28h 21m$143–206Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Mbeya to Tunduma Terminaltaxi
- Take the bus from Tunduma Terminal to Berelay Rdbus
- Take the bus from Kampala to Kigalibus
23h 39m$148–218Fly Mbeya Airport to Kamembe
- Fly from Mbeya Airport (MBI) to Kamembe (KME)plane MBI - KME
16h 49m$226–634Drive to Iringa Airport, fly to Kigali
- Drive from Mbeya to Iringa Airport (IRI)car
- Fly from Iringa Airport (IRI) to Kigali (KGL)plane IRI - KGL
15h 33m$255–714
Mbeya Airport (MBI) to Kigali (KGL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mbeya to Rwanda is to drive which costs $140 - $210 and takes 28h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Mbeya to Rwanda is to fly which takes 10h 29m and costs $240 - $750.
The distance between Mbeya and Rwanda is 869 km. The road distance is 1107.8 km.
The best way to get from Mbeya to Rwanda without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 23h 39m and costs $140 - $220.
It takes approximately 10h 29m to get from Mbeya to Rwanda, including transfers.
Rwanda is 1h behind Mbeya. It is currently 6:07 PM in Mbeya and 5:07 PM in Rwanda.
Yes, the driving distance between Mbeya to Rwanda is 1108 km. It takes approximately 28h 21m to drive from Mbeya to Rwanda.
There are 889+ hotels available in Rwanda.
What companies run services between Mbeya, Tanzania and Rwanda?
Air Tanzania and Kenya Airways fly from Mbeya Airport (MBI) to Kigali (KGL) 5 times a week.
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Mbeya Airport to Kamembe via Dar es Salaam, Nairobi, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Iringa Airport to Kigali via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Iringa Airport to Kigali via Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Mbeya Airport to Kigali via Dar es Salaam, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Iringa Airport to Kigali via Dar es Salaam, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
- srclassiccoachafrica@gmail.com
- Website
- srclassic.com
Bus from Tunduma Terminal to Berelay Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $84
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Estimated price
- $55–70
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