There are 4 ways to get from Istanbul to Rwanda by plane or bus
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Fly Istanbul to Kigali International Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane IST - KGL
10h 52m$463–703Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kigali International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane SAW - KGL
15h 17m$233–653Fly Istanbul to Kamembe International Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Kamembe International Airport (KME)plane IST - KME
16h 52m$253–803Fly Istanbul to Bujumbura, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Bujumbura (BJM)plane IST - BJM
- Take the bus from Bujumbura to Nyabugogo Bus Stnbus
20h 58m$294–932
Istanbul (IST) to Kigali International Airport (KGL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Rwanda is to fly which costs $230 - $700 and takes 15h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Rwanda is to fly which takes 10h 52m and costs $460 - $750.
The distance between Istanbul and Rwanda is 4861 km.
It takes approximately 10h 52m to get from Istanbul to Rwanda, including transfers.
Rwanda is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 21:59 in Istanbul and 20:59 in Rwanda.
There are 832+ hotels available in Rwanda.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Rwanda?
Turkish Airlines, Egyptair, and Ethiopian Airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Kigali International Airport (KGL) twice daily.
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Istanbul to Kamembe International Airport via Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Istanbul to Kamembe International Airport via Cairo, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–850
Flights from Istanbul to Kamembe International Airport via Nairobi, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–750
Flights from Istanbul to Bujumbura via Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–900
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kamembe International Airport via Cairo, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–850
Flights from Istanbul to Kamembe International Airport via Nairobi, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Istanbul to Kamembe International Airport via Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Istanbul to Kamembe International Airport via Cairo, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–850
Flights from Istanbul to Bujumbura via Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–900
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kigali International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Beirut, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Istanbul to Bujumbura via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kigali International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–750
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Jeddah, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Istanbul to Bujumbura via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
- Phone
- +250788351253
- info@volcanoexpress.co.rw
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bujumbura to Nyabugogo Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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