How long is the flight from United States to Rwanda?

Flight times vary depending on what airport in United States you fly out of and what airport in Rwanda you fly into. For example, flying from Los Angeles Los Angeles to Kigali Intl takes 36h 25m on average. On the other hand, flying from San Francisco to Kigali Intl takes 26h 40m on average. Keep in mind that it’s always quicker to opt for a non-stop flight, so be sure to check momondo if there are any available for your route.

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Flights to Kigali

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Qatar Airways

Sep 7

JFK

26h 55m

1 stop

KGL

Sep 14

KGL

23h 10m

1 stop

JFK

$892

Qatar Airways

Oct 5

JFK

20h 25m

1 stop

KGL

Oct 12

KGL

29h 20m

1 stop

JFK

$893

Kenya Airways

Oct 4

JFK

23h 15m

1 stop

KGL

Oct 13

KGL

28h 35m

1 stop

JFK

$906

Kenya Airways

Oct 20

JFK

23h 15m

1 stop

KGL

Oct 31

KGL

28h 45m

1 stop

JFK

$908

Qatar Airways

Oct 4

JFK

20h 10m

1 stop

KGL

Oct 14

KGL

23h 10m

1 stop

JFK

$914

Qatar Airways

Sep 23

JFK

26h 55m

1 stop

KGL

Sep 30

KGL

23h 10m

1 stop

JFK

$916

Delta

Sep 10

JFK

19h 05m

1 stop

KGL

Sep 19

KGL

26h 30m

2 stops

JFK

$926

Delta

Sep 10

JFK

24h 15m

2 stops

KGL

Sep 18

KGL

24h 00m

2 stops

JFK

$930

Qatar Airways

Sep 9

JFK

23h 35m

1 stop

KGL

Sep 19

KGL

22h 30m

1 stop

JFK

$931

Delta

Sep 10

JFK

24h 15m

2 stops

KGL

Sep 18

KGL

29h 55m

3 stops

JFK

$938

Delta

Sep 10

LGA

24h 30m

2 stops

KGL

Sep 19

KGL

30h 15m

3 stops

LGA

$938

Delta

Aug 17

JFK

41h 50m

2 stops

KGL

Sep 12

KGL

29h 34m

3 stops

JFK

$944

Flights to Cyangugu

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Multiple Airlines

Sep 10

JFK

51h 40m

2 stops

KME

Sep 19

KME

36h 50m

2 stops

JFK

$1,172

Qatar Airways

Sep 10

JFK

49h 50m

3 stops

KME

Sep 19

KME

30h 30m

2 stops

JFK

$1,364

RwandAir

Sep 27

JFK

38h 20m

2 stops

KME

Oct 1

KME

30h 50m

2 stops

JFK

$1,430

Multiple Airlines

Sep 10

EWR

31h 05m

2 stops

KME

Sep 19

KME

35h 45m

2 stops

EWR

$2,161

Multiple Airlines

Sep 10

EWR

31h 05m

2 stops

KME

Sep 19

KME

35h 00m

3 stops

EWR

$2,222

Multiple Airlines

Sep 9

EWR

25h 15m

3 stops

KME

Sep 19

KME

37h 45m

3 stops

EWR

$2,937

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10:00 pm - 6:55 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

26h 55m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

3:50 pm - 9:00 amKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

23h 10m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$892Qatar Airways

Mon, Sep 7 - Mon, Sep 14

10:00 pm - 6:55 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

26h 55m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

3:50 pm - 9:00 amKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

23h 10m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$892Qatar Airways

Wed, Sep 23 - Wed, Sep 30

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

23h 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

$906Kenya Airways

Sun, Oct 4 - Tue, Oct 13

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

23h 15m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

8:50 am - 7:35 amKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

28h 45m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

$908Kenya Airways

Tue, Oct 20 - Sat, Oct 31

4:40 pm - 7:30 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

20h 50m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

8:35 pm - 7:15 pmKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

28h 40m2 stops Entebbe Amsterdam Schiphol

$926Delta

Thu, Sep 10 - Fri, Sep 18

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

1:00 pm - 7:30 pmEWR Newark-KGL Kigali Intl

24h 30m2 stops Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Amsterdam Schiphol

8:35 pm - 10:00 pmKGL Kigali Intl-EWR Newark

31h 25m3 stops Entebbe Amsterdam Schiphol Paris Charles de Gaulle

$962KLM

Thu, Sep 10 - Sat, Sep 19

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

20h 30m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Amsterdam Schiphol

8:35 pm - 2:45 pmKGL Kigali Intl-EWR Newark

24h 10m3 stops Entebbe Amsterdam Schiphol Paris Charles de Gaulle

$978KLM

Thu, Sep 24 - Wed, Sep 30

10:00 pm - 1:05 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

21h 05m2 stops Abidjan Felix H. Boigny Addis Ababa Bole

10:55 am - 8:00 pmKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

39h 05m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Abidjan Felix H. Boigny

$1,001Ethiopian Air

Mon, Aug 31 - Tue, Sep 8

9:35 am - 9:50 amATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson-KGL Kigali Intl

17h 15m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

10:55 am - 8:00 amKGL Kigali Intl-ATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

28h 05m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

$1,006Ethiopian Air

Mon, Nov 2 - Thu, Nov 5

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7:50 pm - 8:55 pmATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson-KGL Kigali Intl

19h 05m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

11:00 pm - 8:25 pmKGL Kigali Intl-ATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

27h 25m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

$1,111KLM

Thu, Aug 13 - Fri, Aug 28

4:59 pm - 8:55 pmATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson-KGL Kigali Intl

21h 56m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Amsterdam Schiphol

11:00 pm - 8:25 pmKGL Kigali Intl-ATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

27h 25m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

$1,111KLM

Thu, Aug 13 - Fri, Aug 28

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

$1,162Multiple Airlines

Tue, Aug 11 - Sun, Aug 16

6:00 am - 6:50 pmDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-KGL Kigali Intl

30h 50m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Brussels Bruxelles-National

8:05 pm - 6:58 pmKGL Kigali Intl-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

28h 53m3 stops Entebbe Brussels Bruxelles-National Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$1,164United Airlines

Fri, Aug 14 - Fri, Aug 28

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

$1,177Turkish Airlines

Wed, Aug 12 - Sat, Sep 5

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

20h 15m1 stop Istanbul

2:05 am - 7:35 pmKGL Kigali Intl-DFW Dallas/Fort Worth

24h 30m2 stops Entebbe Istanbul

$1,189Turkish Airlines

Wed, Aug 12 - Fri, Sep 4

6:00 am - 6:50 pmDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-KGL Kigali Intl

30h 50m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Brussels Bruxelles-National

8:05 pm - 6:58 pmKGL Kigali Intl-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

28h 53m3 stops Entebbe Brussels Bruxelles-National Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$1,218United Airlines

Fri, Aug 14 - Fri, Aug 28

4:00 pm - 6:50 pmDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-KGL Kigali Intl

44h 50m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Brussels Bruxelles-National

8:05 pm - 6:58 pmKGL Kigali Intl-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

28h 53m3 stops Entebbe Brussels Bruxelles-National Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$1,260Multiple Airlines

Thu, Aug 13 - Fri, Aug 28

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

28h 50m1 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

$1,266Kenya Airways

Mon, Aug 10 - Sat, Aug 15

1:45 pm - 7:10 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

23h 25m1 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

$2,009Kenya Airways

Mon, Aug 10 - Sun, Aug 16

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Return

Price

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New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 9/7

10:00 pm-6:55 am

1 stop26h 55m

Kigali Intl

Mon 9/14

3:50 pm-9:00 am

1 stop23h 10m

$892

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 9/23

10:00 pm-6:55 am

1 stop26h 55m

Kigali Intl

Wed 9/30

3:50 pm-9:00 am

1 stop23h 10m

$892

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

Tue 10/13

9:00 am-7:35 am

1 stop28h 35m

$906

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Tue 10/20

1:45 pm-7:00 pm

1 stop23h 15m

Kigali Intl

Sat 10/31

8:50 am-7:35 am

1 stop28h 45m

$908

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Thu 9/10

4:40 pm-7:30 pm

1 stop20h 50m

Kigali Intl

Fri 9/18

8:35 pm-7:15 pm

2 stops28h 40m

$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

NewarkKigali

EWR Newark - KGL Kigali Intl

EWRKGL

Newark

Thu 9/10

1:00 pm-7:30 pm

2 stops24h 30m

Kigali Intl

Sat 9/19

8:35 pm-10:00 pm

3 stops31h 25m

$962

Quickest round-trip

NewarkKigali

EWR Newark - KGL Kigali Intl

EWRKGL

Newark

Thu 9/24

5:00 pm-7:30 pm

2 stops20h 30m

Kigali Intl

Wed 9/30

8:35 pm-2:45 pm

3 stops24h 10m

$978

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 8/31

10:00 pm-1:05 am

2 stops21h 05m

Kigali Intl

Tue 9/8

10:55 am-8:00 pm

2 stops39h 05m

$1,001

AtlantaKigali

ATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson - KGL Kigali Intl

ATLKGL

Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

Mon 11/2

9:35 am-9:50 am

1 stop17h 15m

Kigali Intl

Thu 11/5

10:55 am-8:00 am

2 stops28h 05m

$1,006

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Rwanda flights insights and trends

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What airlines fly to Rwanda?

Ethiopian Air, Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Rwanda from United States according to our data. Ethiopian Air is the first choice among our users, with 31% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Rwanda. Keep in mind that there are 11 different airlines that fly to Rwanda on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Cheapest flights to cities in Rwanda

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Kigali

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Cheap Rwanda flight deals and tips

Summary info about Rwanda flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	$452
Best Round-Trip Price	$892
Fastest flight time	23h 35m

The best one-way flight price to Rwanda 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 Rwanda from United States in the last 5 days is $892 (New York John F Kennedy Intl to Kigali Intl).

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The fastest flight to Rwanda from United States takes 23h 35m (New York John F Kennedy Intl to Kigali Intl).

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Frequently asked questions about flying to Rwanda

What is the cheapest flight to Rwanda?

The cheapest flights to Rwanda recently found by momondo users are $71 with RwandAir, $279 with Ethiopian Air, and $326 with Kenya Airways.

What airlines fly to Rwanda?

Of the 11 airlines that fly to Rwanda, Qatar Airways, Ethiopian Air and United Airlines happen to be the most favored based on our user data. Qatar Airways is the most popular among the three airlines, with 41% of users choosing them for their travels to Rwanda.

What is the most popular airport in Rwanda to fly to?

Kigali Intl is the most popular airport in Rwanda to fly to at the moment. Out of all our users who flew to Rwanda in the past year, 99% of them chose to fly into Kigali’s Kigali Intl airport. Keep in mind that there may be other airports within Rwanda that are also a great option to fly to.

When did momondo last update prices for flights to Rwanda?

Prices for flights to Rwanda refresh daily.

How many operators does momondo search for flights to Rwanda?

The number of operators available for flights to Rwanda is 13 as of August 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly to Rwanda?

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 Rwanda.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Rwanda?

The required travel and health documents for your Rwanda 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 Rwanda. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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momondo compares prices from hundreds of airlines and agents so you can find and book the best deal on flights to Rwanda. Millions of users trust and use momondo every year so you are in good company.

Can I find flights to Rwanda with flexible booking policies on momondo?

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Once you have performed a search in the form on the page, momondo provides useful filters and insights. We can show you the cheapest days and times to fly as well as filter your options to help you make an informed choice when booking flights to Rwanda.

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