There are 6 ways to get from Kansas City to Kigali by plane, car, 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 Kansas City to Kigali International Airport
best- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane MCI - KGL
29h 6m$651–2,401Bus to Springfield-Branson National Airport, fly to Kigali International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Kansas City to Springfieldbus
- Fly from Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane SGF - KGL
30h 43m$563–1,885Drive to Manhattan Regional Airport, fly to Kigali International Airport
- Drive from Kansas City to Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK)car
- Fly from Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane MHK - KGL
28h 27m$572–1,932Bus to Joplin Regional Airport, fly to Kigali International Airport
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Joplinbus
- Fly from Joplin Regional Airport (JLN) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane JLN - KGL
32h 13m$609–1,980Fly Kansas City to Entebbe, bus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Entebbe (EBB)plane MCI - EBB
- Take the bus from Trinity Bus Terminal to Nyabugogo Bus Stnbus
35h 36m$628–2,292Train to Kirksville Regional Airport, fly to Kigali International Airport
- Take the train from Kansas City to La Plata Stationtrain
- Fly from Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane IRK - KGL
29h 18m$649–2,044
Kansas City (MCI) to Kigali International Airport (KGL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kansas City to Kigali is to bus and fly which costs $550 - $1,900 and takes 30h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Kansas City to Kigali is to drive and fly which takes 28h 27m and costs $550 - $2,000.
The distance between Kansas City and Kigali is 13127 km.
It takes approximately 29h 6m to get from Kansas City to Kigali, including transfers.
Kigali is 8h ahead of Kansas City. It is currently 2:18 AM in Kansas City and 10:18 AM in Kigali.
There are 832+ hotels available in Kigali.
What companies run services between Kansas City, MO, USA and Kigali, Rwanda?
Delta, Rwandair Express, and three other airlines fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Kigali International Airport (KGL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Manhattan Regional Airport to Kigali International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Manhattan Regional Airport to Kigali International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Joplin Regional Airport to Kigali International Airport via Houston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Joplin Regional Airport to Kigali International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Kansas City to Entebbe via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 44m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Springfield-Branson National Airport to Kigali International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Kirksville Regional Airport to Kigali International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Kirksville Regional Airport to Kigali International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Kansas City to Kigali International Airport via New York JFK, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Kansas City to Kigali International Airport via Washington Dulles, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Kansas City to Kigali International Airport via New York JFK, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Kansas City to Kigali International Airport via Washington Dulles, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 47m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Kansas City to Kigali International Airport via Washington Dulles, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,300
Flights from Manhattan Regional Airport to Kigali International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Manhattan Regional Airport to Kigali International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Springfield-Branson National Airport to Kigali International Airport via Atlanta, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Springfield-Branson National Airport to Kigali International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Kansas City to Kigali International Airport via Washington Dulles, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,300
Flights from Kansas City to Kigali International Airport via Newark, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,400
Flights from Manhattan Regional Airport to Kigali International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 9m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,800
Flights from Joplin Regional Airport to Kigali International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 14m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,800
Flights from Springfield-Branson National Airport to Kigali International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,800
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Kansas City to Kigali International Airport via Washington Dulles, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,300
Flights from Joplin Regional Airport to Kigali International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 44m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Kansas City to Entebbe via Washington Dulles, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Manhattan Regional Airport to Kigali International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Joplin Regional Airport to Kigali International Airport via Houston, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Kansas City to Entebbe via New York JFK, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manhattan Regional Airport to Kigali International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Joplin Regional Airport to Kigali International Airport via Houston, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from Kansas City to Entebbe via New York JFK, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Kansas City to Entebbe via Washington Dulles, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 22m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kansas City to La Plata Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Kansas City to Joplin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $40–65
Bus from Kansas City to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $45–65
- 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
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