There are 6 ways to get from Kigali to Istanbul Airport (IST) by plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Kigali International Airport to Istanbul
best- Fly from Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Istanbul (IST)plane KGL - IST
11h 35m₺25,033–32,033Fly Kigali International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane KGL - SAW
- Take the bus from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Istanbul Airport Busbus
15h 27m₺10,183–37,513Drive to Goma International Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Drive from Kigali to Goma-Airport-GOMcar
- Fly from Goma International Airport (GOM) to Istanbul (IST)plane GOM - IST
14h 30m₺13,967–43,397Bus to Entebbe, fly to Istanbul
- Take the bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Entebbe (EBB) to Istanbul (IST)plane EBB - IST
17h 39m₺16,326–30,905Drive to Kihihi Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Drive from Kigali to Kihihi Airport (KHX)car
- Fly from Kihihi Airport (KHX) to Istanbul (IST)plane KHX - IST
17h 21m₺13,369–41,978Bus, bus to Kasese, fly to Istanbul
- Take the bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Kampala to Kasesebus
- Fly from Kasese (KSE) to Istanbul (IST)plane KSE - IST
29h 11m
Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kigali to Istanbul Airport (IST) is to bus and fly which costs 16.000 ₺ - 31.000 ₺ and takes 17h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Kigali to Istanbul Airport (IST) is to fly which takes 11h 35m and costs 25.000 ₺ - 32.000 ₺.
The distance between Kigali and Istanbul Airport (IST) is 4819 km.
It takes approximately 11h 35m to get from Kigali to Istanbul Airport (IST), including transfers.
Istanbul Airport (IST) is 1h ahead of Kigali. It is currently 3:37 AM in Kigali and 4:37 AM in Istanbul Airport (IST).
There are 4431+ hotels available in Istanbul Airport (IST).
What companies run services between Kigali, Rwanda and Istanbul Airport (IST), Turkey?
Ethiopian Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Istanbul (IST) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Istanbul via Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–38,000
Flights from Entebbe to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–38,000
Flights from Kihihi Airport to Istanbul via Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–40,000
Flights from Kihihi Airport to Istanbul via Kasese, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–41,000
Flights from Kasese to Istanbul via Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–40,000
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Istanbul via Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–38,000
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Istanbul via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–44,000
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–45,000
Flights from Entebbe to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–38,000
Flights from Kihihi Airport to Istanbul via Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–40,000
Flights from Kasese to Istanbul via Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–40,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Istanbul via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–47,000
Flights from Goma International Airport to Istanbul via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–50,000
Flights from Entebbe to Istanbul via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–48,000
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Entebbe to Istanbul via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–37,000
Flights from Kihihi Airport to Istanbul via Entebbe, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–39,000
Flights from Kasese to Istanbul via Entebbe, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–39,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Istanbul via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–44,000
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–45,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–45,000
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Entebbe, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–38,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Addis Ababa, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–48,000
- Website
- nileair.com
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Entebbe, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–38,000
Bus operators
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- [email protected]
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺150–480
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- 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
- ₺950–2,900
- Schedules at
- trinityexpress.rw
Bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺950–2,900
- Schedules at
- trinityexpress.rw
- Phone
- +250788351253
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺320–950
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺320–950
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +256 414-255 426
- [email protected]
- Website
- link.co.ug
Bus from Kampala to Kasese
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- link.co.ug
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