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 25h 15m on average. On the other hand, flying from Miami to Kigali Intl takes 35h 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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Ethiopian Air

Nov 10

JFK

34h 45m

2 stops

KGL

Nov 18

KGL

27h 00m

2 stops

JFK

$889

Ethiopian Air

Nov 17

JFK

34h 45m

2 stops

KGL

Nov 23

KGL

27h 00m

2 stops

JFK

$891

Ethiopian Air

Nov 10

JFK

34h 45m

2 stops

KGL

Nov 24

KGL

27h 00m

2 stops

JFK

$892

Kenya Airways

Nov 17

JFK

28h 00m

1 stop

KGL

Nov 22

KGL

33h 55m

1 stop

JFK

$894

Kenya Airways

Nov 9

JFK

28h 00m

1 stop

KGL

Nov 23

KGL

22h 45m

1 stop

JFK

$895

Ethiopian Air

Nov 9

JFK

34h 45m

2 stops

KGL

Nov 23

KGL

27h 00m

2 stops

JFK

$916

Ethiopian Air

Oct 19

JFK

29h 50m

2 stops

KGL

Nov 8

KGL

27h 00m

2 stops

JFK

$917

Kenya Airways

Nov 6

JFK

35h 25m

1 stop

KGL

Nov 9

KGL

22h 45m

1 stop

JFK

$919

Ethiopian Air

Nov 19

JFK

34h 45m

2 stops

KGL

Nov 26

KGL

27h 00m

2 stops

JFK

$920

Qatar Airways

Feb 8

JFK

20h 15m

1 stop

KGL

Feb 23

KGL

45h 00m

3 stops

JFK

$923

American Airlines

Nov 10

JFK

20h 10m

1 stop

KGL

Nov 18

KGL

23h 10m

1 stop

JFK

$950

American Airlines

Feb 8

JFK

33h 30m

1 stop

KGL

Feb 22

KGL

30h 10m

1 stop

JFK

$953

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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

$889Ethiopian Air

Tue, Nov 10 - Wed, Nov 18

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

$891Ethiopian Air

Tue, Nov 17 - Mon, Nov 23

1:35 pm - 8:00 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

35h 25m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

3:40 am - 6:35 amKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

33h 55m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

$894Kenya Airways

Tue, Nov 10 - Mon, Nov 23

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

28h 00m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

3:40 am - 6:35 amKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

33h 55m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

$894Kenya Airways

Tue, Nov 3 - Mon, Nov 9

9:00 pm - 6:55 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

26h 55m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

5:30 pm - 8:10 amKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

45h 40m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Doha Hamad Intl

$923Qatar Airways

Mon, Feb 8 - Wed, Feb 24

10:20 am - 1:30 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

20h 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

$923Qatar Airways

Tue, Nov 17 - Mon, Nov 23

10:20 am - 1:30 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

20h 10m1 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

$950American Airlines

Tue, Nov 10 - Wed, Nov 18

9:00 pm - 1:30 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

33h 30m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

3:50 pm - 8:10 amKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

23h 20m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$953American Airlines

Mon, Feb 8 - Wed, Feb 24

6:23 am - 8:20 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

29h 57m2 stops Minneapolis St Paul Amsterdam Schiphol

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

25h 00m2 stops Entebbe Amsterdam Schiphol

$954Delta

Sun, Nov 22 - Wed, Nov 25

6:23 am - 8:20 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

29h 57m2 stops Minneapolis St Paul Amsterdam Schiphol

9:25 pm - 6:14 pmKGL Kigali Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

28h 49m3 stops Entebbe Amsterdam Schiphol Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

$959Delta

Sun, Nov 22 - Wed, Nov 25

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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

$989Ethiopian Air

Sat, Oct 10 - Fri, Oct 16

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

5:35 pm - 8:00 pmKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

32h 25m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Abidjan Felix H. Boigny

$991Ethiopian Air

Sat, Oct 10 - Fri, Oct 16

4:20 pm - 8:55 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

21h 35m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

11:00 pm - 2:30 pmKGL Kigali Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

22h 30m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

$1,001KLM

Fri, Oct 9 - Sun, Oct 18

3:05 pm - 8:55 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

22h 50m2 stops Boston Logan Intl Amsterdam Schiphol

11:00 pm - 2:30 pmKGL Kigali Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

22h 30m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

$1,005Delta

Fri, Oct 9 - Sun, Oct 18

3:05 pm - 8:55 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

22h 50m2 stops Boston Logan Intl Amsterdam Schiphol

11:00 pm - 9:27 pmKGL Kigali Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

29h 27m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Minneapolis St Paul

$1,015Delta

Fri, Oct 9 - Sun, Oct 18

4:20 pm - 8:55 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

21h 35m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

11:00 pm - 2:15 pmKGL Kigali Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

22h 15m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

$1,053KLM

Fri, Oct 9 - Sat, Oct 17

5:55 pm - 6:50 pmDFW Dallas/Fort Worth-KGL Kigali Intl

41h 55m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Brussels Bruxelles-National

8:50 pm - 6:33 pmKGL Kigali Intl-DFW Dallas/Fort Worth

29h 43m3 stops Entebbe Brussels Bruxelles-National Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,174Multiple Airlines

Tue, Oct 13 - Fri, Nov 13

1:20 pm - 9:30 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

25h 10m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

8:00 am - 8:35 amKGL Kigali Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

31h 35m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$1,189Multiple Airlines

Fri, Oct 9 - Thu, Oct 15

9:20 am - 6:50 pmDFW Dallas/Fort Worth-KGL Kigali Intl

50h 30m3 stops Newark Venice Marco Polo Brussels Bruxelles-National

8:50 pm - 8:43 pmKGL Kigali Intl-DFW Dallas/Fort Worth

31h 53m3 stops Entebbe Brussels Bruxelles-National Newark

$1,211Brussels Airlines

Tue, Oct 13 - Fri, Nov 13

11:15 am - 6:50 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

24h 35m2 stops Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Brussels Bruxelles-National

7:55 pm - 10:28 pmKGL Kigali Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

33h 33m3 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Brussels Bruxelles-National Newark

$1,288United Airlines

Fri, Oct 9 - Sun, Oct 18

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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

Tue 11/10

3:55 pm-9:40 am

2 stops34h 45m

Kigali Intl

Wed 11/18

5:35 pm-1:35 pm

2 stops27h 00m

$889

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Tue 11/17

3:55 pm-9:40 am

2 stops34h 45m

Kigali Intl

Mon 11/23

5:35 pm-1:35 pm

2 stops27h 00m

$891

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Tue 11/10

1:35 pm-8:00 am

1 stop35h 25m

Kigali Intl

Mon 11/23

3:40 am-6:35 am

1 stop33h 55m

$894

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Tue 11/3

1:35 pm-12:35 am

1 stop28h 00m

Kigali Intl

Mon 11/9

3:40 am-6:35 am

1 stop33h 55m

$894

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 2/8

9:00 pm-6:55 am

1 stop26h 55m

Kigali Intl

Wed 2/24

5:30 pm-8:10 am

2 stops45h 40m

$923

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Tue 11/17

10:20 am-1:30 pm

1 stop20h 10m

Kigali Intl

Mon 11/23

5:30 pm-3:00 pm

2 stops28h 30m

$923

Quickest round-trip

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Tue 11/10

10:20 am-1:30 pm

1 stop20h 10m

Kigali Intl

Wed 11/18

3:50 pm-8:00 am

1 stop23h 10m

$950

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 2/8

9:00 pm-1:30 pm

1 stop33h 30m

Kigali Intl

Wed 2/24

3:50 pm-8:10 am

1 stop23h 20m

$953

ChicagoKigali

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

ORDKGL

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sun 11/22

6:23 am-8:20 pm

2 stops29h 57m

Kigali Intl

Wed 11/25

9:25 pm-2:25 pm

2 stops25h 00m

$954

ChicagoKigali

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

ORDKGL

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sun 11/22

6:23 am-8:20 pm

2 stops29h 57m

Kigali Intl

Wed 11/25

9:25 pm-6:14 pm

3 stops28h 49m

$959

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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 34% 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	$461
Best Round-Trip Price	$889
Fastest flight time	23h 45m

The best one-way flight price to Rwanda from United States in the last 5 days is $461 (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 $889 (New York John F Kennedy Intl to Kigali Intl).

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The fastest flight to Rwanda from United States takes 23h 45m (Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson 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 $81 with RwandAir, $304 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 United Airlines 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 October 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.

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