There are 6 ways to get from Kigali to Melbourne by plane, train, or bus
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 Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane KGL - MEL
25h 50m$1,329–2,129Bus to Entebbe, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Entebbe (EBB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane EBB - MEL
33h 20m$939–2,415Fly 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
30h 3m$1,513–5,513Bus 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
31h 22m$1,050–3,357Fly 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
32h 26m$1,238–3,175Fly 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
33h 22m$1,419–4,119
Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kigali to Melbourne is to fly which costs $1,300 - $2,200 and takes 25h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Kigali to Melbourne is to fly which takes 25h 50m and costs $1,300 - $2,200.
The distance between Kigali and Melbourne is 12045 km.
It takes approximately 25h 50m to get from Kigali to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 9h ahead of Kigali. It is currently 10:42 AM in Kigali and 7:42 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5511+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Kigali, Rwanda and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Ethiopian Airlines, Singapore Airlines, and two other airlines 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
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Avalon Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Avalon Airport via Nairobi, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Kamembe International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Kigali International Airport, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Kamembe International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Kigali International Airport, Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Albury via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Albury via Nairobi, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Albury via Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,000
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Bendigo Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,100
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Bendigo Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Entebbe to Melbourne Airport via Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Entebbe to Melbourne Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Entebbe to Melbourne Airport via Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Entebbe to Melbourne Airport via Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- V-Line
Train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Bendigo Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
Train from Albury Station to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–170
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $35–50
- First
- $55–65
- Sleeper
- $150–170
- 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
- $28–90
- Schedules at
- trinityexpress.rw
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