Kigali at dusk

Kigali

Flights from Bujumbura, the visa file and the stay, arranged from our office.

BJM → KGL · Rwanda · Direct from Bujumbura

Why go

An hour in the air, and the connection that opens most of the rest of this list. Weekend trips, conferences, and the airport a lot of our routings actually leave from.

What to know before you book

  • Movement within the East African Community is straightforward — often a valid passport or ID is enough
  • Many of our long-haul routings connect here, so a night in Kigali can be cheaper than a tight connection
  • The road from Bujumbura is a real option when the flight times do not suit
When to go
Any month. The long rains, March to May, slow the road but not the flights.
Who it suits
Business, conferences, weekends, connections
The routing
Direct from Bujumbura
Airlines
RwandAir

The visa

Type
Light formalities
Typical processing
Same day at the border in most cases
Where to apply
On arrival, or online beforehand
  • East African Community movement is straightforward — a valid passport or ID is often enough
  • Confirm the current rule with us before you travel

See the full document list

Indicative, for a Burundian passport. Requirements move; confirm with us before you pay for anything.

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Photograph: Kigali at dusk by Adrien K, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab)