There are 6 ways to get from Kigali to Melbourne by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Kigali International Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane KGL - MEL
27h 5m$829–2,729Bus to Kamembe International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Rusizi Bus Stnbus
- Fly from Kamembe International Airport (KME) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane KME - MEL
43h 47m$1,250–3,957Fly Kigali International Airport to Avalon Airport, train
- Fly from Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane KGL - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
31h 23m$1,115–3,819Fly Kigali International Airport to Bendigo Airport, train
- Fly from Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Bendigo Airport (BXG)plane KGL - BXG
- Take the train from Bendigo Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
32h 44m$1,128–3,036Bus to Entebbe, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Entebbe (EBB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane EBB - MEL
31h 55m$889–3,015Fly Kigali International Airport to Albury, train
- Fly from Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Albury (ABX)plane KGL - ABX
- Take the train from Albury Station to Southern Crosstrain
33h 51m$1,130–3,875
Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kigali to Melbourne is to fly which costs $800 - $2,800 and takes 27h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Kigali to Melbourne is to fly which takes 27h 5m and costs $800 - $2,800.
The distance between Kigali and Melbourne is 12045 km.
It takes approximately 27h 5m to get from Kigali to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 8h ahead of Kigali. It is currently 8:58 AM in Kigali and 4:58 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5312+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Kigali, Rwanda and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Rwandair Express, Qantas, and South African Airways fly from Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Kamembe International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Kigali International Airport, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Kamembe International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Kigali International Airport, Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Kamembe International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Kigali International Airport, Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,800
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Avalon Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Avalon Airport via Nairobi, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Bendigo Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Bendigo Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Entebbe to Melbourne Airport via Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Entebbe to Melbourne Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Entebbe to Melbourne Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Entebbe to Melbourne Airport via Lilongwe, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Albury via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Albury via Nairobi, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
- Website
- airmauritius.com
Flights from Kamembe International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Kigali International Airport, Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,800
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Bendigo Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $9–13
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Albury Station to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–170
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $35–45
- First
- $45–65
- Sleeper
- $140–170
- Phone
- +250788351253
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Rusizi Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–29
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- $29–90
- Schedules at
- trinityexpress.rw
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