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 to Kigali Intl takes 30h 16m on average. On the other hand, flying from San Francisco to Kigali Intl takes 20h 30m 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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Kenya Airways

Nov 23

JFK

21h 55m

1 stop

KGL

Nov 30

KGL

22h 45m

1 stop

JFK

$901

Kenya Airways

Oct 4

JFK

23h 15m

1 stop

KGL

Oct 11

KGL

17h 35m

1 stop

JFK

$916

Kenya Airways

Dec 1

JFK

35h 15m

1 stop

KGL

Dec 15

KGL

33h 55m

1 stop

JFK

$946

Delta

Oct 25

ORD

19h 55m

1 stop

KGL

Nov 4

KGL

25h 00m

2 stops

ORD

$952

Kenya Airways

Feb 8

JFK

21h 55m

1 stop

KGL

Feb 25

KGL

28h 45m

1 stop

JFK

$955

Delta

Oct 22

ORD

43h 01m

2 stops

KGL

Nov 4

KGL

25h 00m

2 stops

ORD

$957

Kenya Airways

Feb 7

JFK

17h 05m

1 stop

KGL

Feb 24

KGL

33h 55m

1 stop

JFK

$960

KLM

Nov 1

ORD

19h 55m

1 stop

KGL

Nov 30

KGL

29h 37m

3 stops

ORD

$962

Delta

Oct 22

ORD

43h 01m

2 stops

KGL

Nov 4

KGL

31h 05m

3 stops

ORD

$966

Delta

Nov 5

ORD

42h 20m

2 stops

KGL

Nov 15

KGL

34h 34m

3 stops

ORD

$967

American Airlines

Oct 12

JFK

33h 30m

1 stop

KGL

Nov 9

KGL

23h 10m

1 stop

JFK

$968

Delta

Oct 28

ORD

65h 00m

2 stops

KGL

Nov 4

KGL

25h 00m

2 stops

ORD

$968

Flights to Cyangugu

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Qatar Airways

Oct 30

JFK

38h 20m

2 stops

KME

Nov 3

KME

37h 40m

2 stops

JFK

$1,468

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1:45 pm - 6:40 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

21h 55m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

2:50 pm - 6:35 amKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

22h 45m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

$901Kenya Airways

Mon, Nov 23 - Mon, Nov 30

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

$916Kenya Airways

Sun, Oct 4 - Sun, Oct 11

5:25 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

$952Delta

Sun, Oct 25 - Wed, Nov 4

5:29 pm - 7:30 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

43h 01m2 stops Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Amsterdam Schiphol

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

25h 00m2 stops Entebbe Amsterdam Schiphol

$957Delta

Thu, Oct 22 - Wed, Nov 4

10:00 pm - 1:30 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

33h 30m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

3:50 pm - 8:00 amKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

23h 10m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$968American Airlines

Mon, Oct 12 - Mon, Nov 9

8:05 pm - 1:30 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

34h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

3:50 pm - 4:55 pmKGL Kigali Intl-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

31h 05m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$971American Airlines

Mon, Jan 25 - Mon, Mar 15

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

20h 00m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

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

30h 10m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$975Qatar Airways

Sun, Feb 7 - Wed, Feb 24

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

20h 00m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

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

30h 10m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$975Qatar Airways

Tue, Feb 9 - Wed, Feb 24

9:45 am - 4:45 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

23h 00m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

5:40 pm - 7:40 amKGL Kigali Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

22h 00m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

$978Ethiopian Air

Thu, Nov 5 - Sun, Nov 15

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

21h 20m2 stops Lome Addis Ababa Bole

1:50 am - 7:45 pmKGL Kigali Intl-EWR Newark

23h 55m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Lome

$978Ethiopian Air

Tue, Sep 1 - Thu, Sep 3

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

20h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

11:20 pm - 3:10 pmKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

21h 50m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$948RwandAir

Mon, Aug 24 - Mon, Sep 21

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

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

$950Ethiopian Air

Mon, Aug 24 - Sun, Sep 20

10:40 am - 1:30 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

20h 50m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

3:50 pm - 3:55 pmKGL Kigali Intl-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

31h 05m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$978Qatar Airways

Tue, Aug 25 - Mon, Dec 14

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

21h 20m2 stops Lome Addis Ababa Bole

10:40 am - 8:55 amKGL Kigali Intl-EWR Newark

28h 15m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

$1,029Ethiopian Air

Sun, Aug 23 - Tue, Aug 25

6:10 pm - 6:50 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

18h 40m1 stop Brussels Bruxelles-National

8:05 pm - 1:00 pmKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

22h 55m2 stops Entebbe Brussels Bruxelles-National

$1,101Brussels Airlines

Mon, Aug 24 - Mon, Sep 21

9:45 am - 6:50 pmEWR Newark-KGL Kigali Intl

27h 05m2 stops London Heathrow Brussels Bruxelles-National

8:05 pm - 1:10 pmKGL Kigali Intl-EWR Newark

23h 05m2 stops Entebbe Brussels Bruxelles-National

$1,114Brussels Airlines

Mon, Aug 24 - Mon, Sep 21

9:00 pm - 6:55 amIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

27h 55m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

11:20 pm - 3:55 pmKGL Kigali Intl-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

23h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,143Qatar Airways

Wed, Aug 26 - Mon, Dec 14

5:30 pm - 8:55 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

21h 25m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

9:25 pm - 3:45 pmKGL Kigali Intl-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

25h 20m2 stops Entebbe Amsterdam Schiphol

$1,150KLM

Thu, Aug 27 - Mon, Dec 14

5:30 pm - 8:55 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

21h 25m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

9:25 pm - 3:45 pmKGL Kigali Intl-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

25h 20m2 stops Entebbe Amsterdam Schiphol

$1,150KLM

Tue, Aug 25 - Mon, Dec 14

5:30 pm - 8:55 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

21h 25m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

9:25 pm - 3:45 pmKGL Kigali Intl-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

25h 20m2 stops Entebbe Amsterdam Schiphol

$1,150Delta

Thu, Aug 27 - Mon, Dec 14

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Depart

Return

Price

Cheapest round-trip

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 11/23

1:45 pm-6:40 pm

1 stop21h 55m

Kigali Intl

Mon 11/30

2:50 pm-6:35 am

1 stop22h 45m

$901

Quickest round-trip

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

Sun 10/11

8:00 pm-7:35 am

1 stop17h 35m

$916

ChicagoKigali

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

ORDKGL

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sun 10/25

5:25 pm-8:20 pm

1 stop19h 55m

Kigali Intl

Wed 11/4

9:25 pm-2:25 pm

2 stops25h 00m

$952

ChicagoKigali

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

ORDKGL

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Thu 10/22

5:29 pm-7:30 pm

2 stops43h 01m

Kigali Intl

Wed 11/4

9:25 pm-2:25 pm

2 stops25h 00m

$957

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 10/12

10:00 pm-1:30 pm

1 stop33h 30m

Kigali Intl

Mon 11/9

3:50 pm-8:00 am

1 stop23h 10m

$968

Washington, D.C.Kigali

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

IADKGL

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Mon 1/25

8:05 pm-1:30 pm

1 stop34h 25m

Kigali Intl

Mon 3/15

3:50 pm-4:55 pm

1 stop31h 05m

$971

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sun 2/7

10:30 am-1:30 pm

1 stop20h 00m

Kigali Intl

Wed 2/24

3:50 pm-3:00 pm

1 stop30h 10m

$975

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Tue 2/9

10:30 am-1:30 pm

1 stop20h 00m

Kigali Intl

Wed 2/24

3:50 pm-3:00 pm

1 stop30h 10m

$975

ChicagoKigali

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

ORDKGL

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Thu 11/5

9:45 am-4:45 pm

1 stop23h 00m

Kigali Intl

Sun 11/15

5:40 pm-7:40 am

2 stops22h 00m

$978

NewarkKigali

EWR Newark - KGL Kigali Intl

EWRKGL

Newark

Tue 9/1

9:45 pm-1:05 am

2 stops21h 20m

Kigali Intl

Thu 9/3

1:50 am-7:45 pm

2 stops23h 55m

$978

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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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Cheap Rwanda flight deals and tips

Summary info about Rwanda flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	$454
Best Round-Trip Price	$901
Fastest flight time	20h 25m

The best one-way flight price to Rwanda from United States in the last 5 days is $454 (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 $901 (New York John F Kennedy Intl to Kigali Intl).

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The fastest flight to Rwanda from United States takes 20h 25m (Washington, D.C. Dulles 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 $306 with Salam Air.

What airlines fly to Rwanda?

Of the 11 airlines that fly to Rwanda, Qatar Airways, Ethiopian Air and Lufthansa happen to be the most favored based on our user data. Qatar Airways is the most popular among the three airlines, with 43% 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 14 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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Why should I use momondo to find a flight deal to Rwanda?

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?

Yes. momondo enables you to select and highlight flights to Rwanda with this policy.

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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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