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 22h 05m on average. On the other hand, flying from Miami to Kigali Intl takes 28h 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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Kenya Airways

Feb 22

JFK

35h 15m

1 stop

KGL

Mar 2

KGL

28h 45m

1 stop

JFK

$890

Kenya Airways

Oct 26

JFK

36h 15m

1 stop

KGL

Nov 2

KGL

17h 55m

1 stop

JFK

$894

Kenya Airways

Feb 8

JFK

27h 50m

1 stop

KGL

Feb 18

KGL

28h 45m

1 stop

JFK

$901

Ethiopian Air

Oct 26

JFK

34h 45m

2 stops

KGL

Nov 2

KGL

27h 00m

2 stops

JFK

$906

Kenya Airways

Dec 1

JFK

35h 15m

1 stop

KGL

Dec 10

KGL

28h 45m

1 stop

JFK

$923

Kenya Airways

Jan 17

JFK

17h 05m

1 stop

KGL

Mar 30

KGL

28h 35m

1 stop

JFK

$938

KLM

Oct 25

ORD

19h 55m

1 stop

KGL

Nov 1

KGL

25h 00m

2 stops

ORD

$952

Ethiopian Air

Oct 25

EWR

20h 50m

1 stop

KGL

Nov 1

KGL

36h 15m

2 stops

EWR

$953

Ethiopian Air

Nov 20

EWR

20h 50m

2 stops

KGL

Nov 29

KGL

36h 15m

3 stops

EWR

$954

Ethiopian Air

Oct 23

EWR

21h 20m

2 stops

KGL

Oct 30

KGL

35h 00m

2 stops

EWR

$955

Delta

Oct 25

ORD

30h 20m

2 stops

KGL

Nov 1

KGL

25h 00m

2 stops

ORD

$957

RwandAir

Sep 21

JFK

20h 50m

1 stop

KGL

Sep 30

KGL

21h 50m

1 stop

JFK

$962

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

$1,450

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1:45 pm - 8:00 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

35h 15m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

8:50 am - 6:35 amKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

28h 45m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

$890Kenya Airways

Mon, Feb 22 - Tue, Mar 2

1:45 pm - 8:00 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

36h 15m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

7:40 pm - 6:35 amKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

17h 55m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

$894Kenya Airways

Mon, Oct 26 - Mon, Nov 2

4:55 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

$906Ethiopian Air

Mon, Oct 26 - Mon, Nov 2

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

$952KLM

Sun, Oct 25 - Sun, Nov 1

10:15 pm - 1:05 amEWR Newark-KGL Kigali Intl

20h 50m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

5:40 pm - 10:55 pmKGL Kigali Intl-EWR Newark

36h 15m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Porto

$953Ethiopian Air

Sun, Oct 25 - Sun, Nov 1

7:00 am - 8:20 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

30h 20m2 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

Sun, Oct 25 - Sun, Nov 1

10:55 am - 1:45 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

20h 50m1 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

$962RwandAir

Mon, Sep 21 - Wed, Sep 30

11:40 pm - 8:20 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

38h 40m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

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

24h 35m2 stops Entebbe Amsterdam Schiphol

$984KLM

Mon, Oct 26 - Mon, Nov 2

9:30 pm - 6:55 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

27h 25m1 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

$1,056RwandAir

Mon, Sep 28 - Sat, Oct 3

9:40 am - 8:20 pmDCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National-KGL Kigali Intl

27h 40m2 stops Boston Logan Intl Amsterdam Schiphol

9:25 pm - 11:04 pmKGL Kigali Intl-DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

32h 39m3 stops Entebbe Amsterdam Schiphol New York John F Kennedy Intl

$1,087Delta

Sun, Dec 27 - Sun, Jan 17

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9:50 pm - 9:40 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

29h 50m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Addis Ababa Bole

5:35 pm - 1:35 pmKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

26h 00m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Frankfurt am Main

$961Ethiopian Air

Thu, Sep 17 - Sun, Sep 27

9:15 pm - 8:55 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

17h 40m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

11:00 pm - 12:32 pmKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

19h 32m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

$984KLM

Thu, Sep 17 - Sun, Sep 27

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

$988Ethiopian Air

Thu, Sep 17 - Sat, Sep 26

5:30 pm - 8:55 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

21h 25m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Amsterdam Schiphol

11:00 pm - 2:35 pmKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

21h 35m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

$1,004KLM

Thu, Sep 17 - Sun, Sep 27

7:20 pm - 1:45 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

35h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

8:00 am - 3:05 pmKGL Kigali Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

38h 05m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Doha Hamad Intl

$1,102Qatar Airways

Thu, Sep 17 - Thu, Sep 24

4:35 pm - 1:30 pmBOS Boston Logan Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

38h 55m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

1:00 am - 2:40 pmKGL Kigali Intl-BOS Boston Logan Intl

43h 40m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$1,118Multiple Airlines

Sat, Sep 12 - Fri, Sep 25

5:10 pm - 8:55 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

20h 45m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Amsterdam Schiphol

9:00 am - 3:10 pmKGL Kigali Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

37h 10m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Paris Charles de Gaulle

$1,138Multiple Airlines

Thu, Sep 17 - Thu, Sep 24

6:00 pm - 6:50 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

17h 50m1 stop Brussels Bruxelles-National

8:05 pm - 12:00 pmKGL Kigali Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

22h 55m2 stops Entebbe Brussels Bruxelles-National

$1,146Lufthansa

Thu, Sep 17 - Thu, Sep 24

6:35 pm - 6:50 pmEWR Newark-KGL Kigali Intl

18h 15m1 stop Brussels Bruxelles-National

7:55 pm - 1:10 pmKGL Kigali Intl-EWR Newark

23h 15m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Brussels Bruxelles-National

$1,151Lufthansa

Thu, Sep 17 - Sun, Sep 27

7:20 pm - 1:45 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

35h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

8:00 am - 3:05 pmKGL Kigali Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

38h 05m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Doha Hamad Intl

$1,157Qatar Airways

Thu, Sep 17 - Thu, Sep 24

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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 2/22

1:45 pm-8:00 am

1 stop35h 15m

Kigali Intl

Tue 3/2

8:50 am-6:35 am

1 stop28h 45m

$890

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-8:00 am

1 stop36h 15m

Kigali Intl

Mon 11/2

7:40 pm-6:35 am

1 stop17h 55m

$894

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 10/26

4:55 pm-9:40 am

2 stops34h 45m

Kigali Intl

Mon 11/2

5:35 pm-1:35 pm

2 stops27h 00m

$906

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

Sun 11/1

9:25 pm-2:25 pm

2 stops25h 00m

$952

NewarkKigali

EWR Newark - KGL Kigali Intl

EWRKGL

Newark

Sun 10/25

10:15 pm-1:05 am

1 stop20h 50m

Kigali Intl

Sun 11/1

5:40 pm-10:55 pm

2 stops36h 15m

$953

ChicagoKigali

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

ORDKGL

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sun 10/25

7:00 am-8:20 pm

2 stops30h 20m

Kigali Intl

Sun 11/1

9:25 pm-2:25 pm

2 stops25h 00m

$957

Quickest round-trip

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 9/21

10:55 am-1:45 pm

1 stop20h 50m

Kigali Intl

Wed 9/30

11:20 pm-3:10 pm

1 stop21h 50m

$962

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 10/26

11:40 pm-8:20 pm

1 stop38h 40m

Kigali Intl

Mon 11/2

9:25 pm-3:00 pm

2 stops24h 35m

$984

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 9/28

9:30 pm-6:55 am

1 stop27h 25m

Kigali Intl

Sat 10/3

4:20 pm-8:50 am

1 stop22h 30m

$1,056

Washington, D.C.Kigali

DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National - KGL Kigali Intl

DCAKGL

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Sun 12/27

9:40 am-8:20 pm

2 stops27h 40m

Kigali Intl

Sun 1/17

9:25 pm-11:04 pm

3 stops32h 39m

$1,087

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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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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	$890
Fastest flight time	22h 05m

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 $890 (New York John F Kennedy Intl to Kigali Intl).

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The fastest flight to Rwanda from United States takes 22h 05m (Seattle/Tacoma 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 $81 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 United Airlines 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 13 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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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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