There are 7 ways to get from Sierra Leone to Rwanda by car, plane, shuttle, ferry, 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.
Drive to Roberts International Airport, fly to Kigali International Airport
best- Drive from Kenema to Roberts International Airport (ROB)car
- Fly from Roberts International Airport (ROB) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane ROB - KGL
17h 37m$756–1,481Shuttle to Freetown-Lungi International Airport, fly to Kigali International Airport
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Port Loko to Freetown Airport
- Fly from Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane FNA - KGL
15h 49m$521–1,521Drive 7,317.6 km
- Drive from Freetown to Kigalicar 7,317.6 km
6d 5h$1,337–1,932Shuttle to Freetown-Lungi International Airport, fly to Kamembe International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Port Loko to Freetown Airport
- Fly from Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA) to Kamembe International Airport (KME)plane FNA - KME
38h 50m$671–1,821Ferry to Conakry, fly to Kamembe International Airport
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen to Kaloumferry
- Fly from Conakry (CKY) to Kamembe International Airport (KME)plane CKY - KME
45h 30m$653–2,024Ferry to Conakry, fly to Kigali International Airport
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen to Kaloumferry
- Fly from Conakry (CKY) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane CKY - KGL
24h 10m$603–1,824Shuttle to Freetown-Lungi International Airport, fly to Entebbe, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Port Loko to Freetown Airport
- Fly from Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA) to Entebbe (EBB)plane FNA - EBB
- Take the bus from Trinity Bus Terminal to Nyabugogo Bus Stnbus
23h 29m$597–1,611
Roberts International Airport (ROB) to Kigali International Airport (KGL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sierra Leone to Rwanda is to drive and fly which costs $750 - $1,500 and takes 17h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Sierra Leone to Rwanda is to shuttle and fly which takes 15h 49m and costs $500 - $1,600.
The distance between Sierra Leone and Rwanda is 4902 km. The road distance is 7317.6 km.
It takes approximately 17h 37m to get from Sierra Leone to Rwanda, including transfers.
Rwanda is 2h ahead of Sierra Leone. It is currently 5:14 PM in Sierra Leone and 7:14 PM in Rwanda.
Yes, the driving distance between Sierra Leone to Rwanda is 7318 km. It takes approximately 6 days 5h to drive from Sierra Leone to Rwanda.
There are 812+ hotels available in Rwanda.
What companies run services between Sierra Leone and Rwanda?
There is no direct connection from Sierra Leone to Rwanda. However, you can drive to Roberts International Airport (ROB) airport, fly to Kigali International Airport (KGL), walk to Kigali Airport, then take the bus to Kigali. Alternatively, you can drive from Freetown to Kigali in around 6d 5h.
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Roberts International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Accra, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Accra, Lagos, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Conakry to Kamembe International Airport via Lagos, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Conakry to Kamembe International Airport via Abidjan, Lagos, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Conakry to Kamembe International Airport via Lagos, Douala, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Conakry to Kamembe International Airport via Bamako, Lagos, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Conakry to Kigali International Airport via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Conakry to Kigali International Airport via Abidjan, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Conakry to Kigali International Airport via Lagos, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Roberts International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Accra, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Entebbe via Accra, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Roberts International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Entebbe via Roberts International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from Conakry to Kigali International Airport via Lagos, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Shuttle from Port Loko to Freetown Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $21
Shuttle from Port Loko to Freetown Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $21
Shuttle from Port Loko to Freetown Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $21
- 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
- Phone
- +250788351253
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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
- +23276551155
- [email protected]
- Website
- seacoachexpress.com
Ferry from Aberdeen to Kaloum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–420
- Schedules at
- seacoachexpress.com
- Economy
- $100
- Business
- $120
Ferry from Aberdeen to Kaloum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–420
- Schedules at
- seacoachexpress.com
- Economy
- $100
- Business
- $120
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