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 26h 30m on average. On the other hand, flying from Miami to Kigali Intl takes 40h 50m 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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Qatar Airways

Feb 1

JFK

33h 30m

1 stop

KGL

Feb 8

KGL

30h 10m

1 stop

JFK

$802

Qatar Airways

Jan 23

JFK

33h 30m

1 stop

KGL

Feb 2

KGL

29h 40m

1 stop

JFK

$834

Qatar Airways

Jan 25

JFK

20h 15m

1 stop

KGL

Feb 6

KGL

29h 40m

1 stop

JFK

$838

Qatar Airways

Jan 23

JFK

33h 30m

1 stop

KGL

Feb 2

KGL

29h 40m

1 stop

JFK

$840

Qatar Airways

Jan 23

JFK

33h 30m

1 stop

KGL

Feb 5

KGL

22h 40m

1 stop

JFK

$843

Multiple Airlines

Jan 8

JFK

26h 55m

1 stop

KGL

Jan 29

KGL

22h 40m

1 stop

JFK

$899

Kenya Airways

Dec 2

JFK

17h 15m

1 stop

KGL

Dec 8

KGL

17h 55m

1 stop

JFK

$937

Kenya Airways

Jan 11

JFK

35h 25m

1 stop

KGL

Jan 19

KGL

28h 45m

1 stop

JFK

$942

Kenya Airways

Jan 17

JFK

35h 25m

1 stop

KGL

Jan 31

KGL

28h 45m

1 stop

JFK

$952

Kenya Airways

Jan 17

JFK

22h 05m

1 stop

KGL

Jan 30

KGL

33h 55m

1 stop

JFK

$956

Qatar Airways

Feb 1

JFK

26h 00m

2 stops

KGL

Feb 8

KGL

22h 40m

1 stop

JFK

$963

Qatar Airways

Jan 25

JFK

35h 20m

2 stops

KGL

Feb 6

KGL

29h 40m

1 stop

JFK

$970

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

33h 30m1 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

$802Qatar Airways

Mon, Feb 1 - Mon, Feb 8

10:00 pm - 1:45 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

33h 45m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

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

23h 00m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$807Multiple Airlines

Thu, Apr 29 - Mon, May 10

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

20h 10m1 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

$808Qatar Airways

Tue, Mar 30 - Tue, Apr 6

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

33h 30m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

11:20 pm - 8:00 amKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

39h 40m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$849Multiple Airlines

Sat, Feb 27 - Mon, Mar 8

1:35 pm - 1:50 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

17h 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

$937Kenya Airways

Wed, Dec 2 - Tue, Dec 8

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

$937Kenya Airways

Wed, Dec 2 - Sun, Dec 6

8:55 pm - 1:05 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

21h 10m2 stops Abidjan Felix H. Boigny Addis Ababa Bole

1:50 am - 6:55 pmKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

24h 05m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Abidjan Felix H. Boigny

$1,048Ethiopian Air

Sat, Feb 27 - Sun, Mar 7

10:50 pm - 8:30 pmATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson-KGL Kigali Intl

38h 40m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

9:25 pm - 3:00 pmKGL Kigali Intl-ATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

24h 35m2 stops Entebbe Amsterdam Schiphol

$1,061KLM

Thu, Nov 26 - Mon, Dec 7

8:55 pm - 1:05 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

21h 10m2 stops Abidjan Felix H. Boigny Addis Ababa Bole

1:50 am - 6:55 pmKGL Kigali Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

24h 05m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Abidjan Felix H. Boigny

$1,069Ethiopian Air

Wed, Dec 2 - Sun, Dec 6

1:50 pm - 8:20 pmSFO San Francisco-KGL Kigali Intl

20h 30m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

9:25 pm - 11:45 amKGL Kigali Intl-SFO San Francisco

24h 20m2 stops Entebbe Amsterdam Schiphol

$1,132KLM

Tue, Jan 19 - Wed, Jan 27

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4:25 pm - 8:30 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

20h 05m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

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

25h 00m2 stops Entebbe Amsterdam Schiphol

$951Delta

Sun, Nov 15 - Wed, Dec 2

6:49 am - 8:30 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

29h 41m2 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

$955Delta

Sun, Nov 15 - Wed, Dec 2

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

23h 00m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

5:35 pm - 7:40 amKGL Kigali Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

22h 05m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

$987Ethiopian Air

Wed, Nov 11 - Sun, Nov 22

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

23h 00m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

5:35 pm - 7:40 amKGL Kigali Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

22h 05m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

$991Ethiopian Air

Wed, Nov 11 - Sun, Nov 22

6:00 am - 12:35 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

34h 35m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

8:50 am - 5:20 pmKGL Kigali Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

40h 30m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl

$1,095Kenya Airways

Wed, Nov 11 - Sun, Nov 22

6:00 am - 6:40 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

28h 40m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

7:40 pm - 12:50 pmKGL Kigali Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

25h 10m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl

$1,115Kenya Airways

Sun, Nov 15 - Mon, Nov 30

12:31 pm - 7:40 pmDFW Dallas/Fort Worth-KGL Kigali Intl

23h 09m2 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

$1,178Lufthansa

Sun, Nov 15 - Mon, Nov 23

7:00 pm - 8:30 pmDFW Dallas/Fort Worth-KGL Kigali Intl

41h 30m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Amsterdam Schiphol

7:40 pm - 4:50 pmKGL Kigali Intl-DFW Dallas/Fort Worth

29h 10m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Paris Charles de Gaulle

$1,191Multiple Airlines

Sat, Nov 14 - Tue, Nov 24

5:50 pm - 7:40 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

17h 50m1 stop Brussels Bruxelles-National

8:50 pm - 12:10 pmKGL Kigali Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

23h 20m2 stops Entebbe Brussels Bruxelles-National

$1,198Lufthansa

Sun, Nov 15 - Tue, Dec 1

5:45 pm - 7:40 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-KGL Kigali Intl

18h 55m1 stop Brussels Bruxelles-National

8:50 pm - 3:30 pmKGL Kigali Intl-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

25h 40m3 stops Entebbe Brussels Bruxelles-National Zurich

$1,199Multiple Airlines

Sun, Nov 15 - Fri, Nov 20

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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 2/1

9:00 pm-1:30 pm

1 stop33h 30m

Kigali Intl

Mon 2/8

3:50 pm-3:00 pm

1 stop30h 10m

$802

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Thu 4/29

10:00 pm-1:45 pm

1 stop33h 45m

Kigali Intl

Mon 5/10

3:50 pm-8:50 am

1 stop23h 00m

$807

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Tue 3/30

11:20 am-1:30 pm

1 stop20h 10m

Kigali Intl

Tue 4/6

4:20 pm-8:50 am

1 stop22h 30m

$808

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sat 2/27

9:00 pm-1:30 pm

1 stop33h 30m

Kigali Intl

Mon 3/8

11:20 pm-8:00 am

1 stop39h 40m

$849

Quickest round-trip

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 12/2

1:35 pm-1:50 pm

1 stop17h 15m

Kigali Intl

Tue 12/8

7:40 pm-6:35 am

1 stop17h 55m

$937

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 12/2

1:35 pm-8:00 am

1 stop35h 25m

Kigali Intl

Sun 12/6

3:40 am-6:35 am

1 stop33h 55m

$937

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sat 2/27

8:55 pm-1:05 am

2 stops21h 10m

Kigali Intl

Sun 3/7

1:50 am-6:55 pm

2 stops24h 05m

$1,048

AtlantaKigali

ATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson - KGL Kigali Intl

ATLKGL

Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

Thu 11/26

10:50 pm-8:30 pm

1 stop38h 40m

Kigali Intl

Mon 12/7

9:25 pm-3:00 pm

2 stops24h 35m

$1,061

New YorkKigali

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KGL Kigali Intl

JFKKGL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 12/2

8:55 pm-1:05 am

2 stops21h 10m

Kigali Intl

Sun 12/6

1:50 am-6:55 pm

2 stops24h 05m

$1,069

San FranciscoKigali

SFO San Francisco - KGL Kigali Intl

SFOKGL

San Francisco

Tue 1/19

1:50 pm-8:20 pm

1 stop20h 30m

Kigali Intl

Wed 1/27

9:25 pm-11:45 am

2 stops24h 20m

$1,132

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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 33% 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	$513
Best Round-Trip Price	$802
Fastest flight time	17h 15m

The best one-way flight price to Rwanda from United States in the last 5 days is $513 (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 $802 (New York John F Kennedy Intl to Kigali Intl).

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The fastest flight to Rwanda from United States takes 17h 15m (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 $81 with RwandAir, $211 with Ethiopian Air, and $268 with Uganda Airlines.

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 44% 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 15 as of November 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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