There are 5 ways to get from Zimbabwe to Kigali by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
best- Fly from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) to Kigali (KGL)plane HRE - KGL
3h 46m$225–498Bus via Tunduma
cheapest- Take the bus from RoadPort to Inter-City Bus Terminusbus
- Take the bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to Nakonde Bus Stnbus
- Take the bus from Tunduma Terminal to Berelay Rdbus
- Take the bus from Kampala to Kigalibus
2d$133–194Bus
- Take the bus from RoadPort to Inter-City Bus Terminusbus
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Nakondebus
- Take the bus from Tunduma Terminal to Berelay Rdbus
- Take the bus from Kampala to Kigalibus
44h 48mFly from Bulawayo
- Fly from Bulawayo (BUQ) to Kigali (KGL)plane BUQ - KGL
7h 2m$289–785Bus, train
- Take the bus from RoadPort to Inter-City Bus Terminusbus
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Serenjebus
- Take the train from Serenje to Nakondetrain
- Take the bus from Tunduma Terminal to Berelay Rdbus
- Take the bus from Kampala to Kigalibus
2d 7h
Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) to Kigali (KGL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zimbabwe to Kigali is to bus via Tunduma which costs $130 - $200 and takes 2 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Zimbabwe to Kigali is to fly which takes 3h 46m and costs $220 - $500.
The distance between Zimbabwe and Kigali is 1796 km.
The best way to get from Zimbabwe to Kigali without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 7h and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 46m to get from Zimbabwe to Kigali, including transfers.
The best way to get from Zimbabwe to Kigali is to fly which takes 3h 46m and costs $220 - $500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 44h 48m.
There are 945+ hotels available in Kigali.
What companies run services between Zimbabwe and Kigali, Rwanda?
Rwandair Express and Kenya Airways fly from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) to Kigali (KGL) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from RoadPort to Kigali via Inter-City Bus Terminus, Lusaka, Nakonde, Tunduma Terminal, Berelay Rd, and Kampala in around 44h 48m.
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Bulawayo to Kigali via Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Bulawayo to Kigali via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–850
Flights from Bulawayo to Kigali via Victoria Falls, Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Kigali via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Bulawayo to Kigali via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from Serenje to Nakonde
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Phone
- +263 78 694 9273
- cagtcoaches@gmail.com
- Website
- cagtours.co.zw
Bus from RoadPort to Inter-City Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–25
- Schedules at
- cagtours.co.zw
- Phone
- +260 973334200
- juldanmotors@gmail.com
- Website
- juldan-motors.com
Bus from Lusaka to Nakonde
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
Bus from Lusaka to Serenje
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
- srclassiccoachafrica@gmail.com
- Website
- srclassic.com
Bus from Tunduma Terminal to Berelay Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85
- Schedules at
- srclassic.com
- Phone
- +250788351253
- info@volcanoexpress.co.rw
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kampala to Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–15
- 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
- Phone
- +260 966608267
- jkas@gmail.com
- Website
- jkasbus.com
Bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to Nakonde Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- jkasbus.com
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