There are 7 ways to get from Tokyo to Kigali by plane, train, car, or bus
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Fly Tokyo International Airport to Kigali
best- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kigali (KGL)plane HND - KGL
24h 4m$555–1,406Fly Tokyo International Airport to Entebbe, bus
cheapest- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Entebbe (EBB)plane HND - EBB
- Take the bus from Kampala to Kigalibus
32h 20m$505–1,500Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Kigali
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Kigali (KGL)plane NRT - KGL
24h 18m$518–1,336Fly Tokyo International Airport to Goma International Airport, drive
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Goma International Airport (GOM)plane HND - GOM
- Drive from Goma-Airport-GOM to Kigalicar
28h 30m$624–1,535Train to Ibaraki Airport, fly to Kigali
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Ishiokatrain
- Fly from Ibaraki Airport (IBR) to Kigali (KGL)plane IBR - KGL
29h 5m$599–1,576Fly Tokyo International Airport to Bujumbura, bus
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Bujumbura (BJM)plane HND - BJM
- Take the bus from Bujumbura to Nyabugogo Bus Stnbus
31h 45mTrain to Narita International Airport, fly to Entebbe, bus
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Entebbe (EBB)plane NRT - EBB
- Take the bus from Kampala to Kigalibus
32h 43m$528–1,330
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kigali (KGL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Kigali is to train and fly and bus which costs $500 - $1,400 and takes 32h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Kigali is to fly which takes 24h 4m and costs $550 - $1,500.
The distance between Tokyo and Kigali is 11937 km.
It takes approximately 24h 4m to get from Tokyo to Kigali, including transfers.
Kigali is 7h behind Tokyo. It is currently 3:17 AM in Tokyo and 8:17 PM in Kigali.
There are 898+ hotels available in Kigali.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Kigali, Rwanda?
Japan Airlines, Qatar Airways, and three other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kigali (KGL) twice daily.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kigali via Suvarnabhumi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kigali via Shanghai Pudong, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to Kigali via Suvarnabhumi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Goma International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Goma International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Goma International Airport via Beijing Capital, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Goma International Airport via Hong Kong, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Goma International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Goma International Airport via Delhi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Ibaraki Airport to Kigali via Incheon, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Ibaraki Airport to Kigali via Shanghai Pudong, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Bujumbura via Shanghai Pudong, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Bujumbura via Beijing Capital, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Entebbe via Suvarnabhumi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kigali via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Narita International Airport to Kigali via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Ibaraki Airport to Kigali via Shanghai Pudong, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Ibaraki Airport to Kigali via Incheon, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Entebbe via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to Entebbe via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Kigali via Suvarnabhumi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Bujumbura via Suvarnabhumi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Entebbe via Suvarnabhumi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Entebbe via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Narita International Airport to Entebbe via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Ibaraki Airport to Kigali via Incheon, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Entebbe via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–3,100
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- $28–35
- Ordinary Car
- $17–22
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Ishioka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- $22–25
- Reserved Seat
- $18–25
- Green Seat
- $24–35
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Ishioka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- 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
Bus from Bujumbura to Nyabugogo Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- 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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