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Book Cheap Rwanda Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights to Rwanda 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals to Rwanda

Thu, Jul 30 - Tue, Aug 18
Ethiopian Air Logo
22:50 - 9:50
JNB
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KGL
11h 00m
1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
2:10 - 13:25
KGL
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JNB
11h 15m
1 stop
R5 922Ethiopian Air
Mon, Jul 20 - Mon, Jul 27
Ethiopian Air Logo
8:20 - 16:45
JNB
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KGL
8h 25m
1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
10:55 - 20:10
KGL
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JNB
9h 15m
1 stop
R6 167Ethiopian Air
Thu, Jul 30 - Tue, Aug 18
Ethiopian Air Logo
22:50 - 9:50
JNB
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KGL
11h 00m
1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
2:10 - 13:25
KGL
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JNB
11h 15m
1 stop
R6 233Ethiopian Air
Thu, Jul 30 - Wed, Aug 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 265RwandAir
Sat, Aug 29 - Sat, Sep 5
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 282RwandAir
Sun, Aug 16 - Fri, Aug 21
Kenya Airways Logo
1:15 - 19:00
JNB
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KGL
17h 45m
1 stop
Kenya Airways Logo
9:00 - 0:15
KGL
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JNB
15h 15m
1 stop
R6 462Kenya Airways
Tue, Jul 21 - Sat, Jul 25
Kenya Airways Logo
12:10 - 8:00
JNB
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KGL
19h 50m
1 stop
Kenya Airways Logo
2:40 - 10:55
KGL
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JNB
8h 15m
1 stop
R6 478Kenya Airways
Thu, Jul 23 - Mon, Jul 27
Ethiopian Air Logo
8:20 - 16:45
JNB
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KGL
8h 25m
1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
10:55 - 20:10
KGL
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JNB
9h 15m
1 stop
R6 511Ethiopian Air
Fri, Aug 14 - Sun, Aug 16
Multiple Airlines Logo
20:40 - 7:00
CPT
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KGL
10h 20m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:35 - 22:45
KGL
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CPT
13h 10m
1 stop
R11 042Multiple Airlines
Fri, Aug 14 - Mon, Aug 17
Multiple Airlines Logo
20:55 - 7:00
CPT
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KGL
10h 05m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
22:30 - 9:45
KGL
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CPT
11h 15m
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R11 140Multiple Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Rwanda

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

What is the cheapest flight to Rwanda?

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

The cheapest ticket to Rwanda from South Africa found in the last 5 days was to Kigali, at R7 383 return. The most popular route is Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB) to Kigali (KGL) and the cheapest return ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was R7 383.

What is the cheapest month to fly from South Africa to Rwanda?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from South Africa to Rwanda, 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 from South Africa to Rwanda is May, when tickets cost R2 421 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is R3 632 and R3 435 respectively.

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

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

The cheapest time of day to fly to Rwanda is generally at night, when retur flights cost R7 663 on average. Morning departures are around 4% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Rwanda is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R8 630.

How far in advance should I book a flight from South Africa to Rwanda?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to Rwanda, 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 on the flight from South Africa to Rwanda, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in Rwanda?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Rwanda is Kigali Intl Airport (KGL), with an average flight price of R4 668.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flightR3 926
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

FAQs - booking Rwanda flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from South Africa to Rwanda?

    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 from South Africa to Rwanda.

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from South Africa to Rwanda?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from South Africa to Rwanda 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 from South Africa to Rwanda?

    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 from South Africa to Rwanda up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Rwanda?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Rwanda is Thursday when return tickets can be as cheap as R7 629. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Monday, when return prices are R8 192 on average.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Rwanda

  • Looking for cheap airfare to Rwanda? 25% of our users found return tickets to Rwanda for the following prices or less: From Johannesburg OR Tambo R8 788
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Rwanda flight deals.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines flying to Rwanda

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from South Africa to Rwanda? 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.
7,8
RwandAirOverall score based on 42 reviews
7,4Food
6,8Entertainment
7,9Boarding
8,0Crew
7,7Comfort
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.

The Boeing 737 MAX on this route, flown in the middle of the night, is an UTTER FAILURE for business travellers. The whole point of business travel is to arrive alert and recover from travel quickly, and this little aeroplane with its quarter recline uncomfortable business seats does nothing for that. It’s a small step up from economy in that you have decent legroom, but that’s it. Absolute margin at the cost of the traveller.

worst was delayed luggage. could see luggage was still in Singapore but they insist I wait till all luggage are unloaded before filing a report. took 2 days to arrive and I had to collect it myself from the airport

Food was really not appealing. There was a blocked sink in the toilet. Toilet is cramped and the wall between the 2 toilets are not secured properly.

Plane was late with no information or announcement … had to walk up n downstairs.., had not communicated this … and ppl had suitcase to carry .

My entertainment screen wasn't working and they couldn't fix it.

It is just ok, the sits are very uncomfortable, the temperature too low and there weren’t blankets. The food is mediocre and there are no screens to watch movies.

Seat in front of my wife was broken so it reclined further than normal and without having to push the recline button so my wife had absolutely no room the entire 17 hour flight. My seat was broken and wouldn't recline at all. Also.. my tray table was sticky and dirty right away before I even used it. Also...the floor in the back of the plane from our row of seats on back was totally soaked and both times we landed water came rushing out of the food/servant area like a flood onto the same already wet carpet. It got everything wet that was placed around our feet...including our shoes and socks.

Same but worse than international. The inter African flights are worse.

I've never been served three bread courses in a single meal before. Was really impressed by the novelty of that.

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

Our luggage was supposed to be checked through from Arusha to Cape Town. We didn't know that it was a self transfer in Johannisburg. Kayak should not have sold this flight combination with out a self transfer alert.

Delayed flight made my day very long, but other than that KQ got me to my destination in good shape.

Flying portion was fine. Below average comfort. We had 2 canceled flights and got stuck in 2 cities which took us 3 days to get home. Kenya hasn’t done anything or even reached out to us after complaining.

We were delayed about 5 hours each way from JFK to Nairobi. On the way out, we sat on the tarmac for 5 hours making for almost 20 hours on the plane. And the seats are so uncomfortable. My bottom has never been so sore on a long flight before. Bring a pad if you can. On the return, we were delayed 5 hours in the airport. It was reported as a 3 hour delay on the board and website but at the gate it was 5 hours. So, we waited with 3 kids in the airport when we could have been at the hotel resting instead. The flight was completely full probably due to the cancelled flight the night before. I wonder if the airline is in such shambles because of their possible impending bankruptcy. The staff were pleasant and the vegan meals we requested were impressive for an airplane tv dinner style tray.

Staff and service on board is always exemplary. Food however could be better.

It has been 1 week since arriving at my destination and I still have not recieved my kite surfing bags. Office will not communicate properly on location or when my bags will arrive. No advice on what to do on luggage that has not arrived in over a week. Simply not happy with Kenya airways at the moment.

I enjoyed the courtesy of the staff, and their professionalism. The food was pretty good and they took great care of us throughout the trip!

They should improve their time management and how to reschedule flights in order to avoid long stopovers

My flight was fine. The stewardess were wonderful. My bag is lost. I am in Madagascar. Please help. Can you help with refund I paid $110. I'm waiting for my sports equipment. Thanks

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