There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Kigali by plane or bus
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Fly Melbourne Airport to Kigali
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kigali (KGL)plane MEL - KGL
25h 59m$721–1,421Fly Melbourne Airport to Kamembe, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kamembe (KME)plane MEL - KME
- Take the bus from Rusizi Bus Stn to Nyabugogo Bus Stnbus
41h$585–1,741Fly Essendon Fields Airport to Kigali
- Fly from Essendon Fields Airport (MEB) to Kigali (KGL)plane MEB - KGL
32h 20m$655–2,005Fly Melbourne Airport to Entebbe, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Entebbe (EBB)plane MEL - EBB
- Take the bus from Trinity Bus Terminal to Nyabugogo Bus Stnbus
33h 39m$650–1,914
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kigali (KGL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Kigali is to fly which costs $700 - $1,500 and takes 25h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Kigali is to fly which takes 25h 59m and costs $700 - $1,500.
The distance between Melbourne and Kigali is 12046 km.
It takes approximately 25h 59m to get from Melbourne to Kigali, including transfers.
Kigali is 9h behind Melbourne. It is currently 5:28 AM in Melbourne and 8:28 PM in Kigali.
There are 932+ hotels available in Kigali.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Kigali, Rwanda?
Virgin Australia, Rwandair Express, and six other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kigali (KGL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kigali via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kigali via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kamembe via Doha, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kamembe via Sydney, Johannesburg, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Kigali via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Kigali via Flinders Island, Launceston, Melbourne Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Entebbe via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Entebbe via Adelaide, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kigali via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kigali via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kamembe via Doha, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kamembe via Dubai, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kamembe via Sydney, Johannesburg, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Kigali via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Kigali via Flinders Island, Launceston, Melbourne Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Entebbe via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kigali via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Kigali via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Kigali via Flinders Island, Launceston, Melbourne Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Entebbe via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Entebbe via Adelaide, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kigali via Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Kigali via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Entebbe via Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Entebbe via Abu Dhabi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kigali via Abu Dhabi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Entebbe via Abu Dhabi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Entebbe via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Entebbe via Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Entebbe via Abu Dhabi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
- Phone
- +250788351253
- info@volcanoexpress.co.rw
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Rusizi Bus Stn to Nyabugogo Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Trinity Bus Terminal to Nyabugogo Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +250 788 314 935
- Website
- trinityexpress.rw
Bus from Trinity Bus Terminal to Nyabugogo Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–65
- Schedules at
- trinityexpress.rw
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