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R4 545 Find Cheap Flights to Kigali

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Cheapest return fare
R6 071
Typical prices: R7 078-R5 649
Kenya Airways
Wed 1/7Tue 7/7
JNB - KGL • 1 stop
Cheapest direct flights
R6 704
Typical prices: R5 601-R7 370
RwandAir
Mon 6/7Mon 13/7
JNB - KGL • Direct
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Cheap Flights to Kigali

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights to Kigali that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals to Kigali

Wed, Jul 1 - Tue, Jul 7
Kenya Airways Logo
17:00 - 0:35
JNB
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KGL
7h 35m
1 stop
Kenya Airways Logo
3:40 - 10:55
KGL
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JNB
7h 15m
1 stop
R6 071Kenya Airways
Mon, Jul 13 - Mon, Jul 20
Kenya Airways Logo
12:10 - 0:35
JNB
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KGL
12h 25m
1 stop
Kenya Airways Logo
20:00 - 10:55
KGL
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JNB
14h 55m
1 stop
R6 153Kenya Airways
Mon, Jun 29 - Wed, Jul 8
Kenya Airways Logo
12:10 - 19:00
JNB
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KGL
6h 50m
1 stop
Kenya Airways Logo
3:40 - 10:55
KGL
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JNB
7h 15m
1 stop
R6 380Kenya Airways
Mon, Jun 29 - Wed, Jul 8
Kenya Airways Logo
17:00 - 0:35
JNB
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KGL
7h 35m
1 stop
Kenya Airways Logo
3:40 - 10:55
KGL
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JNB
7h 15m
1 stop
R6 704Kenya Airways
Sun, Jul 12 - Mon, Jul 20
RwandAir Logo
3:10 - 7:00
JNB
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KGL
3h 50mdirect
RwandAir Logo
22:30 - 2:20
KGL
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JNB
3h 50mdirect
R6 721RwandAir
Wed, Jul 8 - Wed, Jul 15
RwandAir Logo
17:45 - 21:30
JNB
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KGL
3h 45mdirect
RwandAir Logo
22:30 - 2:20
KGL
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JNB
3h 50mdirect
R6 737RwandAir
Wed, Jul 1 - Tue, Jul 7
RwandAir Logo
17:45 - 21:30
JNB
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KGL
3h 45mdirect
RwandAir Logo
22:30 - 2:20
KGL
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JNB
3h 50mdirect
R6 769RwandAir
Wed, Jul 1 - Tue, Jul 7
Kenya Airways Logo
17:00 - 19:00
JNB
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KGL
26h 00m
1 stop
Kenya Airways Logo
9:00 - 10:55
KGL
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JNB
25h 55m
1 stop
R6 867Kenya Airways
Thu, Oct 29 - Thu, Nov 19
RwandAir Logo
17:45 - 21:30
JNB
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KGL
3h 45mdirect
RwandAir Logo
22:30 - 2:20
KGL
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JNB
3h 50mdirect
R6 948RwandAir
Thu, Sep 10 - Sun, Sep 13
Multiple Airlines Logo
13:10 - 21:30
CPT
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KGL
8h 20m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:35 - 22:15
KGL
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CPT
12h 40m
1 stop
R10 941Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Kigali

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to Kigali to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest flight to Kigali?

These are the best round-trip prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 5 days.

In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Kigali was found on the route from Johannesburg, at R6 071 return. The most popular connection is from Cape Town to Kigali and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as R10 941 in the last 3 days.

What is the cheapest day to fly to Kigali?

The average price of all round-trip flights to Kigali clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Kigali is Thursday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as R7 516. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Monday, where round-trip prices are R8 091 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Kigali?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights to Kigali, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights to Kigali is March, where tickets cost R2 857 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and June, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is R5 243 and R5 097 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is July with an average price of R2 127.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Kigali?

The average price for all round-trip flights to Kigali depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Kigali is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost R7 610 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Kigali is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R8 553.

What is a good deal for flights to Kigali?

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to Kigali, 25% of our users found tickets to Kigali for the following prices or less: From Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport R8 761 return.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Kigali?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to Kigali, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

Good to know – Book Cheap Kigali Plane Tickets

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flightR4 545
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 10% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (3% more expensive on average)
Flight from Johannesburg to Kigali

When to book flights to Kigali

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Kigali based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. The information is for flights to Kigali based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking Kigali flights

  • What is the cheapest flight to Kigali?

    In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Kigali was found on the route from Johannesburg, at R6 071 return. The most popular connection is from Cape Town to Kigali and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as R10 941 in the last 3 days.

  • How far is Kigali Intl Airport from central Kigali?

    Kigali Intl Airport is 5 km from the centre of Kigali.

  • What is the name of Kigali’s airport?

    There is only 1 airport in Kigali, called Kigali Intl Airport (KGL). It can also be referred to as Gregoire Kayibanda, Kanombe, or Kigali Intl.

  • How much is a flight to Kigali?

    On average, a flight to Kigali costs R7 146. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost R3 638 and departed from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Kigali?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to Kigali.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to Kigali?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Kigali is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Kigali?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Kigali with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to Kigali?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Kigali up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Kigali

  • Looking for cheap airfare to Kigali? 25% of our users found return tickets to Kigali for the following prices or less: From Johannesburg OR Tambo R10 874
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Kigali flight deals.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines flying to Kigali

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Kigali. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from South Africa to Kigali. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Kigali? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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RwandAirOverall score based on 42 reviews
7,9Boarding
6,8Entertainment
8,0Crew
7,7Comfort
7,4Food
Airline reviews

Because of the long lay over hour, Rwand Air offered a free hotel accomodation and transport. This was highly appreciate d

8,0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jan 2026
KGL - DOH
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Because of the long lay over hour, Rwand Air offered a free hotel accomodation and transport. This was highly appreciate d

Pleasant, relaxed flight. I had 2 seats to myself, which was a bonus. I couldn't find a flight tracker ap so I could know where we were but that's a minor complaint. On the plus side, the passenger announcements did not come through my earphones but were on main speakers only. That was a nice touch.

Flight delayed by 3 hours 45 mins and no explanation given or apology. Rebooked on a flight departing to final destination 48 hrs later and baggage not delivered.

My outbound flight was grounded in Lusaka so we never made it to Paris. DO NOT fly this airline you will be stranded and your plans will be completely disrupted

Inflight entertainment with electronic charging stations can help during a long flight.

The flight was delayed with no notice. No inflight entertainment. Communication is vital in any business.

Poor communication: Flight come directly to kigali , didn’t come via mumbasa. Favouring to Rwandan passenger to move from economic to bussiness class after flight depart. Where they don’t asked other older passenger who need more comfort. Rude staff : chekin airport at Mumbai. Talking in local language (marathi) while serving and no sorry no thank you attitude.

The following is a review for a flight from Johannesburg to Washington, DC with a connection at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and refueling landing at Rome, Italy. The flight was provided by Ethiopian Airlines. There were two of us: me and my wife on this flight. Everything was on time. Enough legroom between the seats, I was able to stretch my legs and sleep for at least some time during the 14 hour second flight (19 hours in total for both flights). Very decent meals that included two lunches and one breakfast on the flight from Addis Ababa to Washington and one lunch on the flight from Johannesburg to Addis Ababa. The lunch choices were beef, chicken and fish, I think the vegetarian option was available as well, accompanied with beans. The breakfast was a choice between egg and pancake, accompanied with a fruit salad. The egg breakfast was awesome, it came with a scrambled egg and a sausage. However, my wife mentioned unusual taste of the pancake breakfast meal, by all means those were not pancakes. What wasn't good: Externally initiated commercials on the infosystem screens, you couldn't turn the screen off. These commercials were accompanied by loud and annoying music, transmitted through the entire cabin. Obviously, there was no escape from this music as well. Additional moment: on the flight from Addis Ababa to Washington, DC, we landed at Rome for refueling. This was totally fine and it was in the flight itinerary. But, the flight attendant asked me to straighten the seat while we were at the steady position during the refueling. I can't rationalize this order except that some people just like to be a boss of some kind. Keeping the light lit in the economy cabin while keeping it dimmed in the first class also didn't improve my and my wife's feelings. Overall, the services were very good and the flight, despite its longevity, went on very smoothly.

It was a good experience - too many times checking at the airport - every time had to remove shoes , belt , laptop etc. that was a bit of exaggerated. The seat had a sharp metal plate -- which torn into my jeans.

Flight was delayed by two hours. This really messed things up because I missed my connecting flight in Addis. I had a meeting in Entebbe which was scrapped because my flight from Addis landed later in the day.

Planes are good. However the entertainement system is slow. The headphones are of low quality and I could hardly hear a movie The movies lack subtitiles

It is nice and great but the houstees crew are all the way back arguing with customers and behavior issues same of the crew i saw that also all the trips were very much butter!

I have my baggage left either in Jeddah or Addis and undelivered to Abuja

The crew was not helping us in the airports ..Very bad experience..the washrooms are not meeting the expectations..need more good service... The hotel service was good but there is a very long wait time which wasted time to go through..

Our first flight was delayed and when we got off that plane, nobody was really helping to direct us to the next gate. It was very frustrating. One staff simply said hurry, which wasn’t helpful. We had to go a long way to get to the next gate. Another issue on the plane itself was the bathrooms were disgusting and filthy and it didn’t seem like anybody was checking on them were cleaning them and it was a long flight. There was urine on the floor and they stunk. Also, the screen in front of my seat did not work, and I tried different headphones and still had no sound. You would think somehow those things are reviewed occasionally for working order.

My recent experience with ASKY Airlines was disappointing. The check-in process was disorganized, and I was provided with inaccurate information regarding baggage requirements, resulting in unforeseen expenses. Additionally, the ground staff demonstrated a lack of professionalism and appeared insufficiently trained to handle passenger needs effectively. Regrettably, this initial encounter has left me reluctant to consider future travel with the airline.

Delays delays making us miss or next connection to IAD hence having to stay additional 24 hrs in Addis Ababa

Horrible airline that charged me $300 for my luggage saying my bag was excess luggage when that flight was super empty. Absolutely ridiculous never flying with them ever again!

Flight was on time. Crew was amazing, minimal announcement interruptions, clean facilities and spaces.

Flight was on time and very comfortable. Staff were friendly and efficient. Food options were good.

Flight delay from Nairobi to JFK causing me to miss my connection. While at NBO waiting more than 5 hours for departure, no Kenyan Air representative made any announcement as to why the delay or when a new time would be given.

Very terrible airline. The flights were delayed for long hours and the customer service is terrible. Never flying with Kenya Airways again.

Overall good experience but for long distances there really needs to be more room.

there really needs to be more room with each seat for such a long flight.

They boarded backwards so our zone meant nothing!!! My TV was broken, the remote was broke, the head set jack was broke! So i was stuck for 15 hours with no form of entertainment!!! The service was ok but they didn't check on us or serve many snacks. They acted like you were a burden when you hit the call button.

Sadly, flights were delayed both ways with no reasons given other than " operational".

The crew was good but the entertainment was poor . All old movies and TV shows and very few of them. Needs current entertainment. Seats too firm. Food just ok. Nice though to have option with upgrade of no one sitting in middle seat

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