There are 3 ways to get from Kigali to London by plane or train
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Fly to London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from Kigali International Airport (KGL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane KGL - LHR
12h 8m£311–736Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane KGL - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to London Eustontrain
17h 56m£211–791Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Kigali International Airport (KGL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane KGL - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
14h 46m£285–636
Kigali International Airport (KGL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kigali to London is to fly and train which costs £210 - £800 and takes 17h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Kigali to London is to fly which takes 12h 8m and costs £310 - £750.
The distance between Kigali and London is 4149 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 8m to get from Kigali to London, including transfers.
London is 1h behind Kigali. It is currently 4:35 AM in Kigali and 3:35 AM in London.
There are 21964+ hotels available in London.
What companies run services between Kigali, Rwanda and London, England?
Rwandair Express, Kenya Airways, and Ethiopian Airlines fly from Kigali International Airport (KGL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) 3 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Entebbe, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Nairobi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–750
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Kigali International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330–850
Flights from Kigali International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–700
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Nairobi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £280–750
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Kigali International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–750
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Kigali International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- £360–900
Flights from Kigali International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–800
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from Kigali International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £270–600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £230–650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Nairobi, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–800
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–28
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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