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 20m on average. On the other hand, flying from Miami to Kigali Intl takes 29h 15m 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

Oct 6

JFK

23h 15m

1 stop

KGL

Oct 20

KGL

28h 35m

1 stop

JFK

$906

Ethiopian Air

Oct 15

EWR

21h 20m

2 stops

KGL

Oct 21

KGL

23h 55m

2 stops

EWR

$952

KLM

Nov 8

ORD

19h 55m

1 stop

KGL

Nov 18

KGL

25h 00m

2 stops

ORD

$952

Delta

Nov 5

ORD

44h 40m

2 stops

KGL

Nov 15

KGL

25h 00m

2 stops

ORD

$957

American Airlines

Oct 4

JFK

20h 10m

1 stop

KGL

Oct 12

KGL

29h 20m

1 stop

JFK

$965

Multiple Airlines

Oct 5

JFK

33h 30m

1 stop

KGL

Oct 19

KGL

29h 20m

1 stop

JFK

$966

Delta

Nov 5

ORD

42h 12m

2 stops

KGL

Nov 15

KGL

27h 55m

3 stops

ORD

$966

Delta

Nov 5

ORD

42h 12m

2 stops

KGL

Nov 15

KGL

34h 29m

3 stops

ORD

$967

American Airlines

Sep 15

IAD

20h 25m

1 stop

KGL

Sep 30

KGL

29h 50m

1 stop

IAD

$968

American Airlines

Oct 12

IAD

34h 30m

1 stop

KGL

Oct 19

KGL

29h 50m

1 stop

IAD

$971

KLM

Nov 2

ORD

41h 55m

2 stops

KGL

Nov 15

KGL

25h 00m

2 stops

ORD

$973

Multiple Airlines

Sep 27

JFK

31h 00m

2 stops

KGL

Oct 3

KGL

24h 45m

2 stops

JFK

$975

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Qatar Airways

Oct 30

JFK

38h 20m

2 stops

KME

Nov 3

KME

37h 40m

2 stops

JFK

$1,468

Qatar Airways

Jan 24

EWR

58h 19m

3 stops

KME

Jan 29

KME

43h 57m

3 stops

EWR

$1,792

Multiple Airlines

Jan 24

EWR

29h 45m

2 stops

KME

Jan 29

KME

36h 15m

3 stops

EWR

$1,828

Multiple Airlines

Jan 24

EWR

29h 45m

2 stops

KME

Jan 29

KME

36h 40m

2 stops

EWR

$2,176

Multiple Airlines

Jan 24

EWR

29h 45m

2 stops

KME

Jan 29

KME

36h 15m

3 stops

EWR

$4,461

Qatar Airways

Jan 24

EWR

58h 19m

3 stops

KME

Jan 29

KME

43h 57m

3 stops

EWR

$9,100

Multiple Airlines

Jan 24

EWR

54h 10m

2 stops

KME

Jan 29

KME

36h 40m

2 stops

EWR

$14,207

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

28h 50m1 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

$906Kenya Airways

Mon, Oct 26 - Sat, Nov 7

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

22h 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

$906Kenya Airways

Sun, Oct 25 - Mon, Nov 2

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

$952Ethiopian Air

Thu, Oct 15 - Wed, Oct 21

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 8 - Wed, Nov 18

3:40 pm - 8:20 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

44h 40m2 stops Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Amsterdam Schiphol

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

25h 00m2 stops Entebbe Amsterdam Schiphol

$957Delta

Thu, Nov 5 - Sun, Nov 15

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

20h 10m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

3:50 pm - 3:10 pmKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

29h 20m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$965American Airlines

Sun, Oct 4 - Mon, Oct 12

10:50 am - 1:30 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

19h 40m1 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

Sun, Feb 7 - Wed, Feb 24

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

34h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

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

31h 05m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$981Qatar Airways

Mon, Feb 8 - Wed, Feb 24

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

$985Ethiopian Air

Mon, Oct 5 - Sun, Oct 18

5:00 pm - 8:55 pmEWR Newark-KGL Kigali Intl

21h 55m2 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

$1,037KLM

Thu, Sep 17 - Sun, Sep 27

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

21h 40m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

11:00 pm - 4:13 pmKGL Kigali Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

24h 13m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

$962KLM

Thu, Sep 3 - Sun, Sep 13

10:15 am - 4:45 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

23h 30m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

1:50 am - 8:15 amKGL Kigali Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

37h 25m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

$1,009Ethiopian Air

Wed, Sep 2 - Thu, Oct 1

10:55 am - 9:40 amIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

16h 45m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

5:40 pm - 8:00 amKGL Kigali Intl-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

21h 20m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

$1,053Ethiopian Air

Thu, Sep 3 - Wed, Dec 2

12:55 pm - 8:55 pmDCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National-KGL Kigali Intl

26h 00m2 stops Boston Logan Intl Amsterdam Schiphol

9:25 pm - 10:24 pmKGL Kigali Intl-DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

31h 59m3 stops Entebbe Amsterdam Schiphol New York John F Kennedy Intl

$1,088Delta

Thu, Sep 3 - Mon, Dec 14

11:00 am - 8:55 pmDCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National-KGL Kigali Intl

27h 55m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Amsterdam Schiphol

9:25 pm - 10:24 pmKGL Kigali Intl-DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

31h 59m3 stops Entebbe Amsterdam Schiphol New York John F Kennedy Intl

$1,088Delta

Thu, Sep 3 - Wed, Dec 2

2:57 pm - 8:55 pmBWI Baltimore/Washington-KGL Kigali Intl

23h 58m2 stops Minneapolis St Paul Amsterdam Schiphol

9:25 pm - 5:27 pmKGL Kigali Intl-BWI Baltimore/Washington

27h 02m3 stops Entebbe Amsterdam Schiphol Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$1,088KLM

Thu, Sep 3 - Wed, Dec 2

1:45 pm - 6:50 pmIAH Houston George Bush Intcntl-KGL Kigali Intl

22h 05m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Brussels Bruxelles-National

8:05 pm - 12:45 amKGL Kigali Intl-IAH Houston George Bush Intcntl

35h 40m3 stops Entebbe Brussels Bruxelles-National Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$1,166United Airlines

Sat, Sep 5 - Sat, Sep 19

10:57 am - 6:50 pmIAH Houston George Bush Intcntl-KGL Kigali Intl

24h 53m2 stops Newark Brussels Bruxelles-National

8:05 pm - 12:45 amKGL Kigali Intl-IAH Houston George Bush Intcntl

35h 40m3 stops Entebbe Brussels Bruxelles-National Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$1,166United Airlines

Sat, Sep 5 - Sat, Sep 19

6:40 pm - 6:50 pmIAH Houston George Bush Intcntl-KGL Kigali Intl

41h 10m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Brussels Bruxelles-National

8:05 pm - 4:40 pmKGL Kigali Intl-IAH Houston George Bush Intcntl

51h 35m3 stops Entebbe Brussels Bruxelles-National Munich Franz Josef Strauss

$1,187Lufthansa

Sat, Sep 5 - Sat, Sep 19

6:40 pm - 6:50 pmIAH Houston George Bush Intcntl-KGL Kigali Intl

41h 10m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Brussels Bruxelles-National

8:05 pm - 12:45 amKGL Kigali Intl-IAH Houston George Bush Intcntl

35h 40m2 stops Brussels Bruxelles-National Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$1,211Lufthansa

Sat, Sep 5 - Sat, Sep 19

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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 10/26

1:45 pm-12:35 am

1 stop28h 50m

Kigali Intl

Sat 11/7

2:50 pm-6:35 am

1 stop22h 45m

$906

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sun 10/25

1:45 pm-6:40 pm

1 stop22h 55m

Kigali Intl

Mon 11/2

2:50 pm-6:35 am

1 stop22h 45m

$906

NewarkKigali

EWR Newark - KGL Kigali Intl

EWRKGL

Newark

Thu 10/15

9:45 pm-1:05 am

2 stops21h 20m

Kigali Intl

Wed 10/21

1:50 am-7:45 pm

2 stops23h 55m

$952

Quickest round-trip

ChicagoKigali

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

ORDKGL

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sun 11/8

4:25 pm-8:20 pm

1 stop19h 55m

Kigali Intl

Wed 11/18

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 11/5

3:40 pm-8:20 pm

2 stops44h 40m

Kigali Intl

Sun 11/15

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

Sun 10/4

11:20 am-1:30 pm

1 stop20h 10m

Kigali Intl

Mon 10/12

3:50 pm-3:10 pm

1 stop29h 20m

$965

Washington, D.C.Kigali

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

IADKGL

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Sun 2/7

10:50 am-1:30 pm

1 stop19h 40m

Kigali Intl

Wed 2/24

3:50 pm-3:55 pm

1 stop31h 05m

$978

Washington, D.C.Kigali

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

IADKGL

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Mon 2/8

8:05 pm-1:30 pm

1 stop34h 25m

Kigali Intl

Wed 2/24

3:50 pm-3:55 pm

1 stop31h 05m

$981

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 10/5

10:00 pm-1:05 am

2 stops21h 05m

Kigali Intl

Sun 10/18

1:50 am-8:00 pm

2 stops24h 10m

$985

NewarkKigali

EWR Newark - KGL Kigali Intl

EWRKGL

Newark

Thu 9/17

5:00 pm-8:55 pm

2 stops21h 55m

Kigali Intl

Sun 9/27

8:35 pm-2:45 pm

3 stops24h 10m

$1,037

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Rwanda flights insights and trends

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What airlines fly to Rwanda?

Qatar Airways, Ethiopian Air and Turkish Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Rwanda from United States according to our data. Qatar Airways 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	$442
Best Round-Trip Price	$906
Fastest flight time	20h 10m

The best one-way flight price to Rwanda from United States in the last 5 days is $442 (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 $906 (New York John F Kennedy Intl to Kigali Intl).

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The fastest flight to Rwanda from United States takes 20h 10m (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 $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 42% 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 September 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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