There are 5 ways to get from Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to Kigali by plane, bus, or car
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Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Kigali International Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane LAX - KGL
21h 30m$621–1,744Bus to San Diego International Airport, fly to Kigali International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diegobus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane SAN - KGL
26h 40m$610–2,005Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Kamembe International Airport, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Kamembe International Airport (KME)plane LAX - KME
- Take the bus from Rusizi Bus Stn to Nyabugogo Bus Stnbus
30h 46m$631–1,751Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Entebbe, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Entebbe (EBB)plane LAX - EBB
- Take the bus from Trinity Bus Terminal to Nyabugogo Bus Stnbus
30h 30m$761–1,790Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Mwanza Airport, drive
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Mwanza Airport (MWZ)plane LAX - MWZ
- Drive from Mwanza Airport (MWZ) to Kigalicar
39h 9m$759–2,060
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Kigali International Airport (KGL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to Kigali is to fly which costs $600 - $1,800 and takes 21h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to Kigali is to fly which takes 21h 30m and costs $600 - $1,800.
The distance between Los Angeles Airport (LAX) and Kigali is 15198 km.
It takes approximately 21h 30m to get from Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to Kigali, including transfers.
Kigali is 9h ahead of Los Angeles Airport (LAX). It is currently 1:02 AM in Los Angeles Airport (LAX) and 10:02 AM in Kigali.
There are 921+ hotels available in Kigali.
What companies run services between Los Angeles Airport (LAX), USA and Kigali, Rwanda?
KLM, Turkish Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Kigali International Airport (KGL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kigali International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Istanbul, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Entebbe via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Entebbe via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Istanbul, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- charterlines.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Mwanza Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Mwanza Airport via Istanbul, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Mwanza Airport via London Heathrow, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Mwanza Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Entebbe via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Mwanza Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Mwanza Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,300
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Entebbe via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
- Phone
- (858) 430-8440
- [email protected]
- Website
- gorelaxsan.com
Bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- gorelaxsan.com
- Phone
- (323)-776-5467
- [email protected]
- Website
- LAX LINQ
Bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- LAX LINQ
- Phone
- +250788351253
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Rusizi Bus Stn to Nyabugogo Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Trinity Bus Terminal to Nyabugogo Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +250 788 314 935
- Website
- trinityexpress.rw
Bus from Trinity Bus Terminal to Nyabugogo Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–65
- Schedules at
- trinityexpress.rw
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