There are 5 ways to get from Sydney to Kigali by plane, car, or bus
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Fly Sydney International Airport to Kigali International Airport
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane SYD - KGL
23h 8m$614–1,417Fly Sydney International Airport to Goma International Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Goma International Airport (GOM)plane SYD - GOM
- Drive from Goma-Airport-GOM to Kigalicar
29h 24m$503–1,246Drive to Orange Airport, fly to Kigali International Airport
- Drive from Sydney to Orange-Airport-OAGcar
- Fly from Orange Airport (OAG) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane OAG - KGL
26h 23m$833–1,847Fly Sydney International Airport to Kamembe International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Kamembe International Airport (KME)plane SYD - KME
- Take the bus from Rusizi Bus Stn to Nyabugogo Bus Stnbus
37h 34m$628–1,737Fly Sydney International Airport to Entebbe, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Entebbe (EBB)plane SYD - EBB
- Take the bus from Trinity Bus Terminal to Nyabugogo Bus Stnbus
32h 18m$893–1,311
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Kigali International Airport (KGL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Kigali is to fly and drive which costs $500 - $1,300 and takes 29h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Kigali is to fly which takes 23h 8m and costs $600 - $1,500.
The distance between Sydney and Kigali is 12710 km.
It takes approximately 23h 8m to get from Sydney to Kigali, including transfers.
Kigali is 8h behind Sydney. It is currently 10:19 AM in Sydney and 2:19 AM in Kigali.
There are 886+ hotels available in Kigali.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Kigali, Rwanda?
Virgin Australia, Rwandair Express, and four other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Kigali International Airport (KGL) twice daily.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Orange Airport to Kigali International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Orange Airport to Kigali International Airport via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,800
Flights from Orange Airport to Kigali International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Orange Airport to Kigali International Airport via Melbourne, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Doha, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Johannesburg, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Entebbe via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Orange Airport to Kigali International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Orange Airport to Kigali International Airport via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,800
Flights from Orange Airport to Kigali International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Orange Airport to Kigali International Airport via Melbourne, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Doha, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Johannesburg, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Dubai, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Entebbe via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Goma International Airport via Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Goma International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Goma International Airport via Dubai, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Goma International Airport via Doha, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Goma International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Entebbe via Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,600
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Entebbe via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Entebbe via Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,600
- 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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