There are 3 ways to get from Kigali to Harare by plane or bus
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Fly
best- Fly from Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE)plane KGL - HRE
6h 52m$231–625Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Kampala to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to RoadPortbus
2d 23h$129–182Bus via Dar es Salaam
- Take the bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Kampala to Dar es Salaambus
- Take the bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to RoadPortbus
3d 3h$134–217
Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kigali to Harare is to bus which costs $120 - $190 and takes 2 days 23h.
The fastest way to get from Kigali to Harare is to fly which takes 6h 52m and costs $230 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Kigali to Harare. However, there are services departing from Nyabugogo Bus Stn and arriving at RoadPort via Numak Complex, Kampala and Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 23h.
The distance between Kigali and Harare is 1801 km.
The best way to get from Kigali to Harare without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 23h and costs $120 - $190.
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from Kigali to Harare, including transfers.
Kigali to Harare bus services, operated by Trinity Express, depart from Nyabugogo Bus Stn station.
The best way to get from Kigali to Harare is to fly which takes 6h 52m and costs $230 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $120 - $190 and takes 2 days 23h.
Kigali to Harare bus services, operated by Trinity Express, arrive at Trinity Bus Terminal station.
There are 325+ hotels available in Harare.
What companies run services between Kigali, Rwanda and Harare, Zimbabwe?
Rwandair Express, Qatar Airways, and four other airlines fly from Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to RoadPort via Trinity Bus Terminal, Numak Complex, Kisenyi Taxi Park, Kampala, and Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal in around 2d 23h.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–600
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–750
- Phone
- +250 788 314 935
- Website
- trinityexpress.rw
Bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–65
- Schedules at
- trinityexpress.rw
Bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–65
- Schedules at
- trinityexpress.rw
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