There are 8 ways to get from Los Angeles to Kigali by plane, train, or bus
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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
24h 5m$559–1,714Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Kigali International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane BUR - KGL
34h 52m$508–1,410Fly Long Beach Airport to Kigali International Airport
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane LGB - KGL
30h 18m$957–2,907Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Kigali International Airport
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane SAN - KGL
26h 49m$534–1,873Fly Santa Monica to Kigali International Airport
- Fly from Santa Monica (SMO) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane SMO - KGL
33h$604–2,204Fly 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
33h 21m$523–1,634Train to Ontario International Airport, fly to Kigali International Airport
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane ONT - KGL
36h$613–1,925Fly 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
33h$687–1,706
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Kigali International Airport (KGL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Kigali is to fly and bus which costs $500 - $1,700 and takes 33h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Kigali is to fly which takes 24h 5m and costs $550 - $1,800.
The distance between Los Angeles and Kigali is 15222 km.
It takes approximately 24h 5m to get from Los Angeles to Kigali, including transfers.
Kigali is 9h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 9:13 AM in Los Angeles and 6:13 PM in Kigali.
There are 872+ hotels available in Kigali.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Kigali, Rwanda?
KLM, Turkish Airlines, and three 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 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kigali International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Santa Monica to Kigali International Airport via Las Vegas, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Santa Monica to Kigali International Airport via Las Vegas, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Santa Monica to Kigali International Airport via Phoenix Scottsdale Municipal Apt, Las Vegas, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Istanbul, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
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
- $500–1,700
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Kigali International Airport via Nashville, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Entebbe via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–22
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
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