There are 5 ways to get from Kigali to Sydney by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Kigali International Airport to Sydney International Airport
best- Fly from Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane KGL - SYD
24h 3m$952–2,104Bus to Kamembe International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Rusizi Bus Stnbus
- Fly from Kamembe International Airport (KME) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane KME - SYD
44h 24m$1,423–3,032Fly Kigali International Airport to Newcastle Airport, train
- Fly from Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)plane KGL - NTL
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Central Stationtrain
31h 56m$1,214–2,720Fly Kigali International Airport to Canberra International Airport, bus
- Fly from Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane KGL - CBR
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Stationbus
29h 34m$1,038–3,372Fly Kigali International Airport to Orange Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Orange Airport (OAG)plane KGL - OAG
- Take the bus from Lucknow to Katoombabus
- Take the train from Katoomba Station to Central Stationtrain
32h 41m$1,586–3,419
Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kigali to Sydney is to fly which costs $950 - $2,100 and takes 24h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Kigali to Sydney is to fly which takes 24h 3m and costs $950 - $2,100.
The distance between Kigali and Sydney is 12708 km.
It takes approximately 24h 3m to get from Kigali to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 8h ahead of Kigali. It is currently 4:56 AM in Kigali and 12:56 PM in Sydney.
There are 5148+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Kigali, Rwanda and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
Rwandair Express, Qantas, and three other airlines fly from Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Nairobi, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,100
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Kamembe International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Kigali International Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Kamembe International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Kigali International Airport, Lusaka, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,400
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Orange Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Orange Airport via Nairobi, Suvarnabhumi, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Orange Airport via Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,300
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Orange Airport via Addis Ababa, Suvarnabhumi, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
- Website
- flypelican.com.au
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,700
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney International Airport, Canberra International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 16m
- When
- Wednesday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,100
Flights from Kamembe International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Kigali International Airport, Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Kamembe International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Kigali International Airport, Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,000
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Hamilton Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Train from Katoomba Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- 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
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 02 9516 1300
- [email protected]
- Website
- austwidecoaches.com.au
Bus from Lucknow to Katoomba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- austwidecoaches.com.au
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