There are 6 ways to get from Seattle to Kigali by plane, train, shuttle, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kigali
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Kigali (KGL)plane SEA - KGL
24h 29m$427–1,707Train to Portland International Airport, fly to Kigali
- Take the train from Seattle to Portlandtrain
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Kigali (KGL)plane PDX - KGL
28h 36m$1,005–3,613Fly King County International Airport to Kigali
- Fly from King County International Airport (BFI) to Kigali (KGL)plane BFI - KGL
27h 4m$704–2,704Fly Paine Field County Airport to Kigali
- Fly from Paine Field County Airport (PAE) to Kigali (KGL)plane PAE - KGL
31h 9m$558–1,427Shuttle to Bellingham International Airport, fly to Kigali
- Take a shuttle bus from Seattle, WA - Convention Center to Bellingham Airport
- Fly from Bellingham International Airport (BLI) to Kigali (KGL)plane BLI - KGL
31h 20m$531–2,062Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Entebbe, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Entebbe (EBB)plane SEA - EBB
- Take the bus from Trinity Bus Terminal to Nyabugogo Bus Stnbus
42h 10m$636–1,901
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Kigali (KGL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Kigali is to fly and bus which costs $600 - $1,900 and takes 42h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Kigali is to fly which takes 24h 29m and costs $420 - $1,800.
The distance between Seattle and Kigali is 14340 km.
It takes approximately 24h 29m to get from Seattle to Kigali, including transfers.
Kigali is 9h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 8:33 PM in Seattle and 5:33 AM in Kigali.
There are 970+ hotels available in Kigali.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Kigali, Rwanda?
Turkish Airlines, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Kigali (KGL) twice daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kigali via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kigali via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kigali via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from King County International Airport to Kigali via Portland International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from King County International Airport to Kigali via Portland International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Kigali via Portland International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Kigali via Las Vegas, Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Kigali via Portland International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Kigali via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Kigali via Portland International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kigali via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kigali via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from King County International Airport to Kigali via Portland International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Kigali via Portland International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Kigali via Las Vegas, Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Kigali via Portland International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Kigali via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kigali via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Kigali via Portland International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,900
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Kigali via Las Vegas, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–2,200
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Kigali via Las Vegas, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Kigali via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Entebbe via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Kigali via Portland International Airport, Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 17m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Entebbe via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Entebbe via Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Entebbe via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kigali via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Kigali via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Entebbe via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kigali via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Entebbe via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Entebbe via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 866-235-5247
- shuttle@airporter.com
- Website
- airporter.com
Shuttle from Seattle, WA - Convention Center to Bellingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Schedules at
- airporter.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
- Phone
- +250788351253
- info@volcanoexpress.co.rw
- Website
- 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
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