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 34h 21m 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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Ethiopian Air

Nov 9

JFK

34h 45m

2 stops

KGL

Nov 16

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

Kenya Airways

Nov 1

JFK

22h 05m

1 stop

KGL

Nov 11

KGL

33h 55m

1 stop

JFK

$894

Kenya Airways

Nov 1

JFK

17h 15m

1 stop

KGL

Nov 12

KGL

28h 45m

1 stop

JFK

$895

Kenya Airways

Oct 18

JFK

23h 15m

1 stop

KGL

Nov 1

KGL

28h 45m

1 stop

JFK

$929

Ethiopian Air

Nov 25

JFK

34h 45m

2 stops

KGL

Dec 1

KGL

24h 05m

2 stops

JFK

$944

Delta

Nov 17

ORD

27h 51m

2 stops

KGL

Dec 16

KGL

25h 00m

2 stops

ORD

$955

American Airlines

Mar 1

IAD

34h 25m

1 stop

KGL

Mar 15

KGL

31h 05m

1 stop

IAD

$956

Delta

Nov 26

ORD

42h 30m

2 stops

KGL

Dec 9

KGL

27h 39m

3 stops

ORD

$965

Delta

Nov 25

ORD

63h 55m

2 stops

KGL

Dec 9

KGL

25h 00m

2 stops

ORD

$966

Qatar Airways

Nov 9

JFK

20h 25m

1 stop

KGL

Nov 16

KGL

28h 30m

2 stops

JFK

$967

Delta

Nov 25

ORD

64h 58m

2 stops

KGL

Dec 9

KGL

30h 50m

3 stops

ORD

$970

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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

Mon, Nov 9 - Mon, Nov 16

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

Mon, Nov 23 - Mon, Nov 30

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 17 - Sun, Nov 22

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

35h 25m1 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

$894Kenya Airways

Mon, Nov 9 - Mon, Nov 16

1:35 pm - 8:20 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

46h 45m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Amsterdam Schiphol

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

25h 00m2 stops Entebbe Amsterdam Schiphol

$955Delta

Thu, Nov 26 - Wed, Dec 9

8:45 am - 8:20 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

27h 35m2 stops New York LaGuardia Amsterdam Schiphol

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

25h 00m2 stops Entebbe Amsterdam Schiphol

$955Delta

Tue, Nov 24 - Wed, Dec 9

10:20 am - 1:45 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

20h 25m1 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

$967Qatar Airways

Mon, Nov 9 - Mon, Nov 16

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

$967Qatar Airways

Tue, Nov 17 - Mon, Nov 23

10:35 pm - 8:30 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

38h 55m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

9:25 pm - 7:20 pmKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

28h 55m2 stops Entebbe Amsterdam Schiphol

$983KLM

Mon, Nov 23 - Mon, Nov 30

3:50 pm - 8:30 pmATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson-KGL Kigali Intl

21h 40m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

11:40 pm - 1:35 pmKGL Kigali Intl-ATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

20h 55m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

$1,061KLM

Tue, Nov 10 - Wed, Nov 18

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

28h 45m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

$929Kenya Airways

Sun, Oct 18 - Sun, Nov 1

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

21h 40m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

11:40 pm - 3:25 pmKGL Kigali Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

22h 45m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

$950KLM

Thu, Oct 15 - Wed, Oct 28

1:55 pm - 8:55 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

24h 00m2 stops Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Amsterdam Schiphol

11:40 pm - 3:25 pmKGL Kigali Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

22h 45m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

$955KLM

Thu, Oct 15 - Wed, Oct 28

11:20 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

$994Qatar Airways

Sun, Oct 18 - Sun, Nov 1

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

20h 10m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

1:00 am - 4:00 pmKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

45h 00m3 stops Entebbe Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Doha Hamad Intl

$1,010Qatar Airways

Sun, Oct 18 - Sat, Oct 31

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

$1,043American Airlines

Sun, Oct 18 - Wed, Oct 21

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

36h 15m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

8:10 pm - 7:35 amKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

17h 25m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

$1,067Kenya Airways

Sun, Oct 18 - Thu, Oct 22

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

16h 45m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

5:35 pm - 8:55 amKGL Kigali Intl-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

21h 20m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

$1,080Ethiopian Air

Wed, Oct 14 - Mon, Apr 12

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

16h 45m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

1:50 am - 7:30 pmKGL Kigali Intl-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

23h 40m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Lome

$1,091Ethiopian Air

Tue, Oct 13 - Sun, Apr 11

7:00 pm - 8:00 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

31h 00m2 stops Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

8:00 pm - 2:45 pmKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

24h 45m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

$1,171SAUDIA

Sun, Oct 18 - Wed, Oct 21

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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 11/9

3:55 pm-9:40 am

2 stops34h 45m

Kigali Intl

Mon 11/16

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

Mon 11/23

3:55 pm-9:40 am

2 stops34h 45m

Kigali Intl

Mon 11/30

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

1:35 pm-12:35 am

1 stop28h 00m

Kigali Intl

Sun 11/22

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 11/9

1:35 pm-8:00 am

1 stop35h 25m

Kigali Intl

Mon 11/16

8:50 am-6:35 am

1 stop28h 45m

$894

ChicagoKigali

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

ORDKGL

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Thu 11/26

1:35 pm-8:20 pm

2 stops46h 45m

Kigali Intl

Wed 12/9

9:25 pm-2:25 pm

2 stops25h 00m

$955

ChicagoKigali

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

ORDKGL

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Tue 11/24

8:45 am-8:20 pm

2 stops27h 35m

Kigali Intl

Wed 12/9

9:25 pm-2:25 pm

2 stops25h 00m

$955

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 11/9

10:20 am-1:45 pm

1 stop20h 25m

Kigali Intl

Mon 11/16

5:30 pm-3:00 pm

2 stops28h 30m

$967

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

$967

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 11/23

10:35 pm-8:30 pm

1 stop38h 55m

Kigali Intl

Mon 11/30

9:25 pm-7:20 pm

2 stops28h 55m

$983

Quickest round-trip

AtlantaKigali

ATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson - KGL Kigali Intl

ATLKGL

Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

Tue 11/10

3:50 pm-8:30 pm

1 stop21h 40m

Kigali Intl

Wed 11/18

11:40 pm-1:35 pm

1 stop20h 55m

$1,061

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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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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	28h 30m

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 28h 30m (Phoenix Sky Harbor 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, $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.

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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