There are 7 ways to get from Freetown to Kigali by taxi, plane, car, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to Freetown-Lungi International Airport, fly to Kigali International Airport
best- Take the taxi from Freetown to Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA)taxi
- Fly from Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane FNA - KGL
14h 49m$542–1,450Ferry to Conakry, fly to Kigali International Airport
cheapest- Take the ferry from Aberdeen to Kaloumferry
- Fly from Conakry (CKY) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane CKY - KGL
30h 38m$533–1,579Drive 7,526.5 km
- Drive from Freetown to Kigalicar 7,526.5 km
5d 18h$1,030–1,488Drive to Roberts International Airport, fly to Kigali International Airport
- Drive from Freetown to Roberts International Airport (ROB)car
- Fly from Roberts International Airport (ROB) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane ROB - KGL
20h 15m$558–1,413Taxi to Freetown-Lungi International Airport, fly to Entebbe, bus
- Take the taxi from Freetown to Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA)taxi
- Fly from Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA) to Entebbe (EBB)plane FNA - EBB
- Take the bus from Trinity Bus Terminal to Nyabugogo Bus Stnbus
22h 35m$671–1,844Taxi to Freetown-Lungi International Airport, fly to Kamembe International Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Freetown to Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA)taxi
- Fly from Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA) to Kamembe International Airport (KME)plane FNA - KME
- Take the bus from Rusizi Bus Stn to Nyabugogo Bus Stnbus
29h 26m$606–1,570Taxi to Freetown-Lungi International Airport, fly to Kihihi Airport, drive
- Take the taxi from Freetown to Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA)taxi
- Fly from Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA) to Kihihi Airport (KHX)plane FNA - KHX
- Drive from Kihihi Airport (KHX) to Kigalicar
23h 6m$719–1,894
Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA) to Kigali International Airport (KGL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Freetown to Kigali is to ferry and fly which costs $500 - $1,600 and takes 30h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Freetown to Kigali is to taxi and fly which takes 14h 49m and costs $500 - $1,500.
The distance between Freetown and Kigali is 5136 km. The road distance is 7526.5 km.
It takes approximately 14h 49m to get from Freetown to Kigali, including transfers.
Kigali is 2h ahead of Freetown. It is currently 2:20 AM in Freetown and 4:20 AM in Kigali.
Yes, the driving distance between Freetown to Kigali is 7526 km. It takes approximately 5 days 18h to drive from Freetown to Kigali.
There are 886+ hotels available in Kigali.
What companies run services between Freetown, Sierra Leone and Kigali, Rwanda?
There is no direct connection from Freetown to Kigali. However, you can take the taxi to Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA) airport, fly to Kigali International Airport (KGL), walk to Kigali Airport, then take the bus to Kigali. Alternatively, you can drive from Freetown to Kigali in around 5d 18h.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Conakry to Kigali International Airport via Roberts International Airport, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Conakry to Kigali International Airport via Abidjan, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Thursday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Conakry to Kigali International Airport via Abidjan, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Roberts International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Accra, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Conakry to Kigali International Airport via Roberts International Airport, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Conakry to Kigali International Airport via Abidjan, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Conakry to Kigali International Airport via Abidjan, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Roberts International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Accra, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Roberts International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Accra, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Entebbe via Accra, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Conakry to Kigali International Airport via Roberts International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Roberts International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Entebbe via Roberts International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
- Website
- aerolinkuganda.com
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Kihihi Airport via Accra, Nairobi, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Kihihi Airport via Roberts International Airport, Addis Ababa, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
- 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
- [email protected]
- 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
Bus from Rusizi Bus Stn to Nyabugogo Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +23276551155
- [email protected]
- Website
- seacoachexpress.com
Ferry from Aberdeen to Kaloum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–380
- Schedules at
- seacoachexpress.com
- Economy
- $100
- Business
- $120
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Estimated price
- $40–50
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