There are 3 ways to get from Kigali to Dubai by plane or shuttle
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Fly to Dubai International Airport
best- Fly from Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane KGL - DXB
8h 47mAED 758–2,611Fly to Abu Dhabi, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane KGL - AUH
- Take a shuttle bus from Abu Dhabi Airport to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall
12h 14mAED 744–2,349Fly to Sharjah International Airport
- Fly from Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Sharjah International Airport (SHJ)plane KGL - SHJ
11h 56mAED 876–2,035
Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kigali to Dubai is to fly which costs AED 850 - AED 2100 and takes 11h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Kigali to Dubai is to fly which takes 8h 47m and costs AED 750 - AED 2700.
The distance between Kigali and Dubai is 4091 km.
It takes approximately 8h 47m to get from Kigali to Dubai, including transfers.
Dubai is 2h ahead of Kigali. It is currently 9:15 AM in Kigali and 11:15 AM in Dubai.
There are 17331+ hotels available in Dubai.
What companies run services between Kigali, Rwanda and Dubai, United Arab Emirates?
Rwandair Express, Ethiopian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) 5 times a day.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–3,500
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–3,800
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 700–4,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,800
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–3,000
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 900–3,400
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 700–4,200
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,400
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,100
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,000
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–2,800
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,000
- Website
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Abu Dhabi Airport to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 35–38
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
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