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, United Airlines and Lufthansa. There may also be other airline options depending on where in United States you’re flying from.

KLM Flights to Kigali

The most popular airline for flights to Kigali on momondo is KLM, which operates 12 flights in this direction every week. Most depart out of Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl, with the best deal for KLM flights to Kigali being $638 (round-trip, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson to Kigali, momondo searches within the last 72 hours). In 1,558 KLM reviews, it is rated 7.8 by momondo users.

RwandAir Flights to Kigali

RwandAir (7.8/10, 42 reviews) is also a popular choice for flights to Kigali, with deals from as low as $643 from Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson, round-trip. With 18 RwandAir 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 26h 50m on average. Another popular route from United States to Kigali is flying from San Francisco to Kigali Intl, which will take roughly 25h 20m. Keep in mind that layovers or delays could extend your travel time.

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1:45 pm - 7:55 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

36h 10m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

3:40 am - 7:35 amKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

33h 55m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

$905Kenya Airways

Tue, Oct 13 - Mon, Oct 26

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

23h 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

$910Kenya Airways

Sun, Oct 4 - Mon, Oct 19

5:00 pm - 8:20 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

20h 20m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

9:25 pm - 3:00 pmKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

24h 35m2 stops Entebbe Amsterdam Schiphol

$926KLM

Sat, Nov 14 - Sun, Nov 22

6:25 pm - 7:30 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

19h 05m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

8:35 pm - 5:05 pmKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

26h 30m2 stops Entebbe Amsterdam Schiphol

$926Delta

Thu, Sep 10 - Sat, Sep 19

1:20 am - 6:55 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

23h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

4:20 pm - 8:50 amKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

22h 30m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$931Qatar Airways

Wed, Sep 9 - Sat, Sep 19

10:00 am - 8:20 pmLGA New York LaGuardia-KGL Kigali Intl

27h 20m2 stops Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Amsterdam Schiphol

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

31h 00m3 stops Entebbe Amsterdam Schiphol Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl

$934KLM

Sat, Nov 14 - Sun, Nov 22

5:12 pm - 7:30 pmLGA New York LaGuardia-KGL Kigali Intl

44h 18m2 stops Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl Amsterdam Schiphol

8:35 pm - 7:57 amKGL Kigali Intl-LGA New York LaGuardia

41h 22m3 stops Entebbe Amsterdam Schiphol Toronto Pearson Intl

$937Delta

Wed, Sep 9 - Wed, Sep 16

9:00 pm - 9:30 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

41h 30m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

11:20 pm - 3:00 pmKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

22h 40m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$967Qatar Airways

Sun, Jan 24 - Mon, Feb 1

9:00 pm - 1:30 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

34h 30m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

3:50 pm - 3:40 pmKGL Kigali Intl-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

29h 50m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$974American Airlines

Mon, Sep 7 - Mon, Sep 21

4:40 pm - 2:40 amBOS Boston Logan Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

28h 00m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Cairo

3:20 am - 2:40 pmKGL Kigali Intl-BOS Boston Logan Intl

41h 20m3 stops Entebbe Cairo Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$1,011Etihad Airways

Sun, Sep 27 - Sat, Oct 3

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9:45 pm - 1:05 amEWR Newark-KGL Kigali Intl

21h 20m2 stops Lome Addis Ababa Bole

10:40 am - 7:45 pmKGL Kigali Intl-EWR Newark

39h 05m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Lome

$1,029Ethiopian Air

Tue, Aug 18 - Wed, Aug 26

11:40 pm - 1:30 pmDFW Dallas/Fort Worth-KGL Kigali Intl

30h 50m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

11:20 pm - 3:40 pmKGL Kigali Intl-DFW Dallas/Fort Worth

23h 20m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,073Qatar Airways

Mon, Aug 17 - Mon, Oct 12

11:40 pm - 1:30 pmDFW Dallas/Fort Worth-KGL Kigali Intl

30h 50m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

11:20 pm - 3:40 pmKGL Kigali Intl-DFW Dallas/Fort Worth

23h 20m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,076Qatar Airways

Mon, Aug 17 - Mon, Oct 12

5:00 pm - 7:30 pmEWR Newark-KGL Kigali Intl

20h 30m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Amsterdam Schiphol

11:00 pm - 2:45 pmKGL Kigali Intl-EWR Newark

21h 45m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Paris Charles de Gaulle

$1,105Multiple Airlines

Tue, Aug 18 - Wed, Aug 26

9:30 pm - 12:45 amDFW Dallas/Fort Worth-KGL Kigali Intl

20h 15m1 stop Istanbul

1:40 am - 12:45 pmKGL Kigali Intl-DFW Dallas/Fort Worth

42h 05m2 stops Entebbe Istanbul

$1,117Turkish Airlines

Wed, Aug 19 - Wed, Sep 2

11:56 am - 6:50 pmDFW Dallas/Fort Worth-KGL Kigali Intl

23h 54m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Brussels Bruxelles-National

8:05 pm - 10:28 pmKGL Kigali Intl-DFW Dallas/Fort Worth

33h 23m3 stops Entebbe Brussels Bruxelles-National Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,152Lufthansa

Mon, Aug 17 - Mon, Oct 12

11:56 am - 6:50 pmDFW Dallas/Fort Worth-KGL Kigali Intl

23h 54m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Brussels Bruxelles-National

8:05 pm - 4:57 pmKGL Kigali Intl-DFW Dallas/Fort Worth

27h 52m3 stops Entebbe Brussels Bruxelles-National Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,153Lufthansa

Mon, Aug 17 - Mon, Oct 12

6:45 am - 12:45 amDFW Dallas/Fort Worth-KGL Kigali Intl

35h 00m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Istanbul

1:40 am - 12:45 pmKGL Kigali Intl-DFW Dallas/Fort Worth

42h 05m2 stops Entebbe Istanbul

$1,180Turkish Airlines

Wed, Aug 19 - Wed, Sep 2

4:30 pm - 7:30 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

21h 00m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Amsterdam Schiphol

11:00 pm - 12:29 pmKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

19h 29m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

$1,203Multiple Airlines

Tue, Aug 18 - Wed, Aug 26

9:45 pm - 1:05 amEWR Newark-KGL Kigali Intl

21h 20m2 stops Lome Addis Ababa Bole

10:40 am - 7:45 pmKGL Kigali Intl-EWR Newark

39h 05m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Lome

$1,270Ethiopian Air

Tue, Aug 18 - Wed, Aug 26

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New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Tue 10/13

1:45 pm-7:55 am

1 stop36h 10m

Kigali Intl

Mon 10/26

3:40 am-7:35 am

1 stop33h 55m

$905

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New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sun 10/4

1:45 pm-7:00 pm

1 stop23h 15m

Kigali Intl

Mon 10/19

8:00 pm-7:35 am

1 stop17h 35m

$910

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sat 11/14

5:00 pm-8:20 pm

1 stop20h 20m

Kigali Intl

Sun 11/22

9:25 pm-3:00 pm

2 stops24h 35m

$926

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Thu 9/10

6:25 pm-7:30 pm

1 stop19h 05m

Kigali Intl

Sat 9/19

8:35 pm-5:05 pm

2 stops26h 30m

$926

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 9/9

1:20 am-6:55 am

1 stop23h 35m

Kigali Intl

Sat 9/19

4:20 pm-8:50 am

1 stop22h 30m

$931

New YorkKigali

LGA New York LaGuardia - KGL Kigali Intl

LGAKGL

New York LaGuardia

Sat 11/14

10:00 am-8:20 pm

2 stops27h 20m

Kigali Intl

Sun 11/22

9:25 pm-9:25 pm

3 stops31h 00m

$934

New YorkKigali

LGA New York LaGuardia - KGL Kigali Intl

LGAKGL

New York LaGuardia

Wed 9/9

5:12 pm-7:30 pm

2 stops44h 18m

Kigali Intl

Wed 9/16

8:35 pm-7:57 am

3 stops41h 22m

$937

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sun 1/24

9:00 pm-9:30 pm

2 stops41h 30m

Kigali Intl

Mon 2/1

11:20 pm-3:00 pm

1 stop22h 40m

$967

Washington, D.C.Kigali

IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

IADKGL

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Mon 9/7

9:00 pm-1:30 pm

1 stop34h 30m

Kigali Intl

Mon 9/21

3:50 pm-3:40 pm

1 stop29h 50m

$974

BostonKigali

BOS Boston Logan Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

BOSKGL

Boston Logan Intl

Sun 9/27

4:40 pm-2:40 am

2 stops28h 00m

Kigali Intl

Sat 10/3

3:20 am-2:40 pm

3 stops41h 20m

$1,011

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What is the cheapest month to fly to Kigali?

If you aren’t able to travel during the month of October, then book flights to Kigali from United States during February instead. Flights to Kigali in February, while not as cheap as those in October, still average around $909.

Cheap Kigali flight deals and tips

Summary info about Kigali flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	$452
Best Round-Trip Price	$905
Fastest flight time	20h 50m
Popular in	December

The best one-way flight price to Kigali from United States in the last 5 days is $452 (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 $905 (New York John F Kennedy Intl to Kigali Intl).

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The fastest flight to Kigali from United States takes 20h 50m (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 $134 on average, but that price can change based on your departure airport. To save money, try momondo’s Airport-to-Airport Pricing Tool.

What is the absolute cheapest flight to Kigali?

The best deal found on momondo in the last two weeks was a flight to Kigali from Kigali for $127. This is 6% cheaper than most flight deals to Kigali. To find the cheapest price to Kigali from your area, use 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 August 2026, there are 13 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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