There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Rwanda by plane, car, or bus
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Fly to Goma International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Goma International Airport (GOM)MEL - GOM
28h 55m$413–1,214Fly to Kigali
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kigali (KGL)MEL - KGL
25h 59m$403–1,213Fly to Kamembe
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kamembe (KME)MEL - KME
36h 9m$563–1,813Fly to Bujumbura, drive
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Bujumbura (BJM)MEL - BJM
- Drive from Bujumbura (BJM) to Butare
27h 35m$534–1,647Fly to Entebbe, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Entebbe (EBB)MEL - EBB
- Take the bus from Kampala to Kigali
34h 24m$593–1,307
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Goma International Airport (GOM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Rwanda is to fly and bus which costs $550 - $1,400 and takes 34h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Rwanda is to fly which takes 25h 59m and costs $400 - $1,300.
The distance between Melbourne and Rwanda is 12137 km.
It takes approximately 28h 55m to get from Melbourne to Rwanda, including transfers.
Rwanda is 9h behind Melbourne. It is currently 11:40 PM in Melbourne and 2:40 PM in Rwanda.
There are 962+ hotels available in Rwanda.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Rwanda?
Singapore Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Goma International Airport (GOM) twice daily.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Goma International Airport via Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Goma International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Goma International Airport via Doha, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Goma International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kigali via Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bujumbura via Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Entebbe via Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kigali via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kigali via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kamembe via Doha, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 41h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kamembe via Sydney, Johannesburg, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bujumbura via Doha, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Entebbe via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Entebbe via Adelaide, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kigali via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kigali via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kamembe via Doha, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 41h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kamembe via Dubai, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kamembe via Sydney, Johannesburg, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Entebbe via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- 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
- $390–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bujumbura via Abu Dhabi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bujumbura via Suvarnabhumi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bujumbura via Doha, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Entebbe via Abu Dhabi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kigali via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Entebbe via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Entebbe via Adelaide, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Entebbe via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- 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
- $500–1,300
- 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
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