There are 6 ways to get from Seattle to Rwanda by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kigali International Airport
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane SEA - KGL
24h 29m$437–1,707Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kamembe
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Kamembe (KME)plane SEA - KME
30h 30m$487–1,907Train to Portland International Airport, fly to Kigali International Airport
- Take the train from Seattle to Portlandtrain
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane PDX - KGL
28h 36m$1,005–3,614Fly King County International Airport to Kigali International Airport
- Fly from King County International Airport (BFI) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane BFI - KGL
27h 4m$704–2,604Fly Paine Field County Airport to Kigali International Airport
- Fly from Paine Field County Airport (PAE) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane PAE - KGL
30h 51m$558–1,827Fly 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 International Airport (KGL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Rwanda is to fly and bus which costs $600 - $1,900 and takes 42h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Rwanda is to fly which takes 24h 29m and costs $430 - $1,800.
The distance between Seattle and Rwanda is 14340 km.
It takes approximately 24h 29m to get from Seattle to Rwanda, including transfers.
Rwanda is 9h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 3:12 PM in Seattle and 12:12 AM in Rwanda.
There are 991+ hotels available in Rwanda.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Rwanda?
Turkish Airlines, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Kigali International Airport (KGL) twice daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kigali International Airport 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 International Airport 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 International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from King County International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Portland International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from King County International Airport to Kigali International Airport 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 International Airport 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 International Airport via Las Vegas, Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kigali International Airport 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 International Airport 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 International Airport via Portland International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Kigali International Airport 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 International Airport via Las Vegas, Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kamembe via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kamembe via Dubai, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Kigali International Airport via Portland International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,400
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Kigali International Airport via Las Vegas, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,700
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Kigali International Airport via Las Vegas, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
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 International Airport via Portland International Airport, Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 17m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Entebbe via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Entebbe via Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Entebbe via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kamembe via Istanbul, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Entebbe via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kigali International Airport 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
- +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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