There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Rwanda by plane or bus
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Fly Melbourne Airport to Kigali International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane MEL - KGL
25h 34m$441–1,221Fly Melbourne Airport to Entebbe, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Entebbe (EBB)plane MEL - EBB
- Take the bus from Trinity Bus Terminal to Nyabugogo Bus Stnbus
31h 19m$408–1,112Fly Melbourne Airport to Kamembe International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kamembe International Airport (KME)plane MEL - KME
34h 59m$571–1,621Fly Melbourne Airport to Bujumbura, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Bujumbura (BJM)plane MEL - BJM
- Take the bus from Bujumbura to Nyabugogo Bus Stnbus
30h 20m$492–1,350Fly Essendon Fields Airport to Kigali International Airport
- Fly from Essendon Fields Airport (MEB) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane MEB - KGL
38h 1m$755–1,505
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kigali International Airport (KGL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Rwanda is to fly and bus which costs $400 - $1,200 and takes 31h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Rwanda is to fly which takes 25h 34m and costs $440 - $1,300.
The distance between Melbourne and Rwanda is 12046 km.
It takes approximately 25h 34m to get from Melbourne to Rwanda, including transfers.
Rwanda is 9h behind Melbourne. It is currently 5:39 PM in Melbourne and 8:39 AM in Rwanda.
There are 835+ hotels available in Rwanda.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Rwanda?
Virgin Australia, Rwandair Express, and six other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kigali International Airport (KGL) twice daily.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kigali International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kigali International Airport via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Doha, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Sydney, Johannesburg, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Kigali International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,500
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Kigali International Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Melbourne Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Entebbe via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Entebbe via Adelaide, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kigali International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kigali International Airport via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Doha, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Dubai, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Sydney, Johannesburg, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Kigali International Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Melbourne Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Entebbe via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kigali International Airport via Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bujumbura via Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bujumbura via Suvarnabhumi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Kigali International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Entebbe via Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Entebbe via Abu Dhabi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kigali International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Kigali International Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Melbourne Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Entebbe via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Entebbe via Adelaide, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kigali International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bujumbura via Abu Dhabi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bujumbura via Suvarnabhumi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bujumbura via Doha, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bujumbura via Dubai, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Entebbe via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Entebbe via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- 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
- $550–1,400
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Entebbe via Abu Dhabi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,000
- Phone
- +250788351253
- info@volcanoexpress.co.rw
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bujumbura to Nyabugogo Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- 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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