There are 5 ways to get from Washington to Rwanda by plane, subway, or train
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kigali International Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane DCA - KGL
21h 50m$1,054–3,685Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Kigali International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane JFK - KGL
24h 35m$546–1,052Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Kigali International Airport
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane IAD - KGL
20h 32m$553–2,009Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Goma International Airport
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Goma International Airport (GOM)plane IAD - GOM
22h 43m$803–2,310Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Kamembe International Airport
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Kamembe International Airport (KME)plane IAD - KME
29h 47m$653–1,809
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Kigali International Airport (KGL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Rwanda is to train and fly which costs $500 - $1,100 and takes 24h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Rwanda is to subway and fly which takes 20h 32m and costs $550 - $2,100.
The distance between Washington and Rwanda is 11637 km.
It takes approximately 21h 50m to get from Washington to Rwanda, including transfers.
Rwanda is 6h ahead of Washington. It is currently 1:09 AM in Washington and 7:09 AM in Rwanda.
There are 859+ hotels available in Rwanda.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Rwanda?
Delta, Kenya Airways, and two other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Kigali International Airport (KGL) 6 times a week.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kigali International Airport via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Brussels, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Addis Ababa, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kigali International Airport via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Accra, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Brussels, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Addis Ababa, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kigali International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Goma International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $30–300
- Business Class
- $95–350
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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