There are 5 ways to get from Washington to Rwanda by plane, subway, train, or car
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kigali
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Kigali (KGL)DCA - KGL
20h 45m$1,144–2,653Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Kigali
cheapest- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Kigali (KGL)IAD - KGL
20h 32m$443–1,609Subway 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 Platform
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Goma International Airport (GOM)IAD - GOM
22h 38m$653–1,610Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Kigali
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Kigali (KGL)BWI - KGL
24h 22m$553–1,846Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Bujumbura, drive
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Bujumbura (BJM)IAD - BJM
- Drive from Bujumbura (BJM) to Butare
24h 13m$874–2,143
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Kigali (KGL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Rwanda is to subway and fly which costs $440 - $1,700 and takes 20h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Rwanda is to subway and fly which takes 20h 32m and costs $440 - $1,700.
The distance between Washington and Rwanda is 11637 km.
It takes approximately 20h 45m to get from Washington to Rwanda, including transfers.
Rwanda is 7h ahead of Washington. It is currently 12:33 AM in Washington and 7:33 AM in Rwanda.
There are 962+ hotels available in Rwanda.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Rwanda?
Delta, Kenya Airways, and three other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Kigali (KGL) once daily.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kigali via Newark, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kigali via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Goma International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bujumbura via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,100
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kigali via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kigali via Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kigali via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kigali via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,300
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kigali via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kigali via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kigali via New York JFK, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bujumbura via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bujumbura via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kigali via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,300
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kigali via London Heathrow, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,200
- 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
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $4–200
- Business Class
- $45–230
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
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