Which airlines fly to Kigali?

Based on our data, the most popular airlines that fly to Kigali from United States are Qatar Airways, Ethiopian Air, Lufthansa and United Airlines. There may also be other airline options depending on where in United States you’re flying from.

RwandAir Flights to Kigali

The most popular airline for flights to Kigali on momondo is RwandAir, which operates 15 flights in this direction every week. Most depart out of Addis Ababa Bole, with the best deal for RwandAir flights to Kigali being $643 (round-trip, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson to Kigali, momondo searches within the last 72 hours). In 43 RwandAir reviews, it is rated 7.9 by momondo users.

Delta Flights to Kigali

Delta (7.8/10, 8,596 reviews) is also a popular choice for flights to Kigali, with deals from as low as $846 from Boston Logan Intl, round-trip. With 3 Delta flights to Kigali on average each week, prices can vary significantly by origin and availability.

How long does it take to fly to Kigali?

Flight times from United States to Kigali vary, but if you’re flying out of Los Angeles and flying into Kigali Intl (one of the most popular routes), then the duration is 36h 05m on average. Another popular route from United States to Kigali is flying from Miami to Kigali Intl, which will take roughly 35h 30m. Keep in mind that layovers or delays could extend your travel time.

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1:45 pm - 7:00 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

23h 15m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

7:40 pm - 7:35 amKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

17h 55m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

$889Kenya Airways

Sun, Oct 18 - Mon, Oct 26

1:45 pm - 12:35 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

27h 50m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

7:40 pm - 6:35 amKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

17h 55m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

$894Kenya Airways

Sun, Nov 22 - Mon, Nov 30

3:55 pm - 9:40 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

34h 45m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Addis Ababa Bole

5:35 pm - 1:35 pmKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

27h 00m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Frankfurt am Main

$900Ethiopian Air

Sun, Nov 22 - Mon, Nov 30

3:55 pm - 9:40 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

34h 45m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Addis Ababa Bole

5:35 pm - 1:35 pmKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

27h 00m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Frankfurt am Main

$921Ethiopian Air

Mon, Nov 16 - Mon, Nov 30

11:20 am - 1:45 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

20h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

9:40 am - 3:00 pmKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

36h 20m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Doha Hamad Intl

$930Qatar Airways

Wed, Oct 28 - Wed, Nov 4

1:20 am - 1:30 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

30h 10m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

5:30 pm - 3:00 pmKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

28h 30m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Doha Hamad Intl

$930Qatar Airways

Mon, Oct 19 - Sun, Nov 1

11:20 am - 1:30 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

20h 10m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

3:50 pm - 3:35 pmKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

29h 45m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$950American Airlines

Sun, Oct 4 - Mon, Oct 26

4:25 pm - 8:20 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

19h 55m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

9:25 pm - 2:25 pmKGL Kigali Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

25h 00m2 stops Entebbe Amsterdam Schiphol

$952KLM

Sun, Nov 1 - Sun, Nov 8

9:40 pm - 1:30 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

33h 50m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

3:50 pm - 8:50 amKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

23h 00m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$953American Airlines

Mon, Mar 15 - Mon, Mar 29

12:55 pm - 8:20 pmLGA New York LaGuardia-KGL Kigali Intl

24h 25m2 stops Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Amsterdam Schiphol

9:25 pm - 9:29 pmKGL Kigali Intl-LGA New York LaGuardia

31h 04m3 stops Entebbe Amsterdam Schiphol Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl

$1,002KLM

Tue, Feb 23 - Sun, Feb 28

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10:00 pm - 4:45 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

36h 45m2 stops Abidjan Felix H. Boigny Addis Ababa Bole

1:50 am - 8:00 pmKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

24h 10m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Abidjan Felix H. Boigny

$990Ethiopian Air

Mon, Sep 28 - Fri, Oct 2

9:45 pm - 4:45 pmEWR Newark-KGL Kigali Intl

37h 00m2 stops Lome Addis Ababa Bole

5:35 pm - 7:45 pmKGL Kigali Intl-EWR Newark

32h 10m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Lome

$992Ethiopian Air

Sun, Sep 27 - Sat, Oct 3

10:55 am - 1:30 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

20h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

5:30 pm - 3:10 pmKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

27h 40m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Doha Hamad Intl

$1,023Qatar Airways

Sun, Sep 27 - Sat, Oct 3

7:00 pm - 8:00 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

31h 00m2 stops Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

8:00 pm - 2:45 pmKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

24h 45m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

$1,047SAUDIA

Mon, Sep 28 - Sat, Oct 3

7:00 pm - 8:00 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

31h 00m2 stops Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

3:00 pm - 2:45 pmKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

29h 45m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

$1,048Multiple Airlines

Sun, Sep 27 - Sat, Oct 3

9:59 pm - 8:55 pmLGA New York LaGuardia-KGL Kigali Intl

40h 56m2 stops Toronto Pearson Intl Amsterdam Schiphol

11:00 pm - 4:00 pmKGL Kigali Intl-LGA New York LaGuardia

23h 00m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

$1,072Delta

Mon, Sep 28 - Sat, Oct 3

4:15 pm - 8:55 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

21h 40m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

9:25 pm - 9:25 amKGL Kigali Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

43h 00m3 stops Entebbe Amsterdam Schiphol Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$1,086Delta

Thu, Sep 24 - Sun, Oct 25

1:45 pm - 2:00 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

18h 15m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

9:00 am - 7:35 amKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

28h 35m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

$1,093Kenya Airways

Sun, Sep 27 - Sat, Oct 3

1:45 pm - 8:00 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

36h 15m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

8:00 pm - 7:35 amKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

17h 35m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

$1,093Kenya Airways

Mon, Sep 28 - Sat, Oct 3

9:30 pm - 6:55 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

27h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

5:30 pm - 3:10 pmKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

27h 40m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Doha Hamad Intl

$1,108Qatar Airways

Mon, Sep 28 - Sat, Oct 3

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New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sun 10/18

1:45 pm-7:00 pm

1 stop23h 15m

Kigali Intl

Mon 10/26

7:40 pm-7:35 am

1 stop17h 55m

$889

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sun 11/22

1:45 pm-12:35 am

1 stop27h 50m

Kigali Intl

Mon 11/30

7:40 pm-6:35 am

1 stop17h 55m

$894

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sun 11/22

3:55 pm-9:40 am

2 stops34h 45m

Kigali Intl

Mon 11/30

5:35 pm-1:35 pm

2 stops27h 00m

$900

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 11/16

3:55 pm-9:40 am

2 stops34h 45m

Kigali Intl

Mon 11/30

5:35 pm-1:35 pm

2 stops27h 00m

$921

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 10/28

11:20 am-1:45 pm

1 stop20h 25m

Kigali Intl

Wed 11/4

9:40 am-3:00 pm

2 stops36h 20m

$930

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 10/19

1:20 am-1:30 pm

1 stop30h 10m

Kigali Intl

Sun 11/1

5:30 pm-3:00 pm

2 stops28h 30m

$930

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sun 10/4

11:20 am-1:30 pm

1 stop20h 10m

Kigali Intl

Mon 10/26

3:50 pm-3:35 pm

1 stop29h 45m

$950

ChicagoKigali

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

ORDKGL

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sun 11/1

4:25 pm-8:20 pm

1 stop19h 55m

Kigali Intl

Sun 11/8

9:25 pm-2:25 pm

2 stops25h 00m

$952

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 3/15

9:40 pm-1:30 pm

1 stop33h 50m

Kigali Intl

Mon 3/29

3:50 pm-8:50 am

1 stop23h 00m

$953

New YorkKigali

LGA New York LaGuardia - KGL Kigali Intl

LGAKGL

New York LaGuardia

Tue 2/23

12:55 pm-8:20 pm

2 stops24h 25m

Kigali Intl

Sun 2/28

9:25 pm-9:29 pm

3 stops31h 04m

$1,002

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What is the cheapest month to fly to Kigali?

If you aren’t able to travel during the month of February, then book flights to Kigali from United States during October instead. Flights to Kigali in October, while not as cheap as those in February, still average around $967.

Cheap Kigali flight deals and tips

Summary info about Kigali flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	$493
Best Round-Trip Price	$889
Fastest flight time	20h 25m
Popular in	December

The best one-way flight price to Kigali from United States in the last 5 days is $493 (New York John F Kennedy Intl to Kigali Intl).

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The best round-trip flight price to Kigali from United States in the last 5 days is $889 (New York John F Kennedy Intl to Kigali Intl).

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The fastest flight to Kigali from United States takes 20h 25m (Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl to Kigali Intl).

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December has the highest demand for flights to Kigali, with a 7% price increase on average.

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Frequently asked questions about flying to Kigali

Is there an alternative airport near Kigali?

Those flying to Kigali could potentially find better pricing at Cyangugu Kamembe Airport (89 mi from Kigali city center) depending on the month and departure airport.

Is there a cheaper alternative to flying into Kigali?

You can find deals at Cyangugu Kamembe Airport for $124 on average, but that price can change based on your departure airport. To save money, try momondo’s Airport-to-Airport Pricing Tool.

When did momondo last update prices for flights to Kigali Intl Airport?

Prices for flights to Kigali Intl Airport refresh daily.

How many operators does momondo search for flights to Kigali Intl Airport?

As of September 2026, there are 14 operators available to choose from for flights to Kigali Intl Airport.

How old do you have to be to fly to Kigali Intl Airport?

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel to Kigali Intl Airport.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Kigali Intl Airport?

The required travel and health documents for your Kigali Intl Airport trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's license and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Kigali Intl Airport. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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