There are 7 ways to get from Wellington to Rwanda by plane, car ferry, train, bus, or car
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Fly Wellington to Kigali
best- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Kigali (KGL)plane WLG - KGL
28h 46m$704–2,113Fly Wellington to Entebbe, bus
cheapest- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Entebbe (EBB)plane WLG - EBB
- Take the bus from Trinity Bus Terminal to Nyabugogo Bus Stnbus
39h 6m$683–2,107Fly Wellington to Kamembe
- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Kamembe (KME)plane WLG - KME
39h 1m$754–2,213Car ferry to Picton, fly to Kigali
- Take the car ferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry
- Fly from Picton (PCN) to Kigali (KGL)plane PCN - KGL
39h 25m$744–2,382Train to Auckland, fly to Kigali
- Take the train from Wellington to Papakuratrain
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Kigali (KGL)plane AKL - KGL
38h 34m$856–2,186Car ferry to Woodbourne Airport, fly to Kigali
- Take the car ferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry
- Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Kigali (KGL)plane BHE - KGL
39h$1,044–3,283Fly Wellington to Kihihi Airport, drive
- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Kihihi Airport (KHX)plane WLG - KHX
- Drive from Kihihi Airport (KHX) to Musanzecar
38h$772–1,741
Wellington (WLG) to Kigali (KGL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wellington to Rwanda is to fly and drive which costs $750 - $1,800 and takes 38h.
The fastest way to get from Wellington to Rwanda is to fly which takes 28h 46m and costs $700 - $2,200.
The distance between Wellington and Rwanda is 14043 km.
It takes approximately 28h 46m to get from Wellington to Rwanda, including transfers.
Rwanda is 11h behind Wellington. It is currently 12:10 AM in Wellington and 1:10 PM in Rwanda.
There are 932+ hotels available in Rwanda.
What companies run services between Wellington, New Zealand and Rwanda?
Air New Zealand, Qatar Airways, and three other airlines fly from Wellington (WLG) to Kigali (KGL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Wellington to Kigali via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Wellington to Kigali via Auckland, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Wellington to Kigali via Melbourne, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Wellington to Kigali via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Wellington to Kamembe via Sydney, Johannesburg, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Wellington to Kamembe via Auckland, Doha, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Picton to Kigali via Wellington, Melbourne, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Picton to Kigali via Wellington, Auckland, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Picton to Kigali via Wellington, Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Auckland to Kigali via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Auckland to Kigali via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Wellington to Entebbe via Auckland, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Wellington to Entebbe via Melbourne, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Kigali via Auckland, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Kigali via Auckland, Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,900
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Wellington to Kigali via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Wellington to Kigali via Auckland, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Wellington to Kigali via Melbourne, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Wellington to Kigali via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Wellington to Kamembe via Sydney, Johannesburg, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Wellington to Kamembe via Auckland, Doha, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Picton to Kigali via Wellington, Melbourne, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Picton to Kigali via Wellington, Auckland, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Picton to Kigali via Wellington, Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Auckland to Kigali via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Auckland to Kigali via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Wellington to Entebbe via Auckland, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Wellington to Entebbe via Melbourne, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Kigali via Auckland, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
- Website
- aerolinkuganda.com
Flights from Wellington to Kihihi Airport via Melbourne, Dubai, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Wellington to Kihihi Airport via Brisbane, Dubai, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Wellington to Kihihi Airport via Sydney, Johannesburg, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Wellington to Kihihi Airport via Christchurch, Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,700
Flights from Wellington to Kihihi Airport via Brisbane, Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,700
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Wellington to Entebbe via Melbourne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Wellington to Entebbe via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Auckland to Kigali via Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,300
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Kigali via Auckland, Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,900
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from Wellington to Entebbe via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Phone
- +64 4495 0775
- bookings@greatjourneysnz.com
- Website
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
Train from Wellington to Papakura
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–180
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
- 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
- Phone
- 0800 844 844
- bookings@bluebridge.co.nz
- Website
- bluebridge.co.nz
Car ferry from Wellington to Picton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
- Website
- https://www.bluebridge.co.nz/
- Walk On Passenger
- $40–75
- Passenger with Car
- $120–260
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