--- title: Kigali to Entebbe Cheap Flights – Find Deals description: Compare live Kigali–Entebbe flight options across airlines and booking sites. Recent 48-hour lows: one-way RF 328,889; return RF 451,696. Checked 25 Aug 2026; fares and availability change. canonical: https://mubboo.flights/rw/flights/kigali-to-entebbe inLanguage: en-RW currency: rwf contentType: flight-route structuredData: Article, BreadcrumbList, FAQPage updatedAt: 25 Aug 2026 reviewedAt: 20 Aug 2026 datePublished: 2026-08-25 dateModified: 2026-08-25 evidenceCount: 8 --- # Kigali → Entebbe ## Answer first Kigali to Entebbe needs no visa: Uganda's visa-abolition list names Rwanda. RwandAir's timetable shows three direct departures every day, the shortest timed at one hour. Plan the Ugandan road leg rather than the flight — Entebbe sits forty-two kilometres from Kampala, and the airport publishes a fixed taxi price into the city. ### Observed fares - One-way from: RF 328,889 (Travel date 3 Sept 2026) - Return from: RF 451,696 (Travel date 24 Sept 2026, Return date 30 Sept 2026) - Observed in searches from the past 48 hours; checked 25 Aug 2026. The dates shown are travel dates, not a forecast. These are not live or guaranteed fares. Search your exact trip for current availability and final prices. ## Route facts - Origin: Kigali (KGL) - Destination: Entebbe (EBB) - Market: Rwanda - Currency: RWF - Published content tier: premium ## Planning points ### Which of the three daily departures suits a Kampala meeting? - Recommendation: Take the 08:20 departure when the meeting is in Kampala the same day, and keep the 01:00 flight for the days when you need the whole working morning on the Ugandan side. - Rationale: RwandAir's published timetable lists departures at 01:00, 08:20 and an evening slot, all timed at an hour or just over. The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority puts the drive from the airport to Kampala at about forty minutes in normal conditions, with heavy traffic in the morning and evening hours. - Trade-off: The 08:20 flight lands you into Kampala's morning traffic, which the airport itself flags as the worst of the day. The 01:00 departure avoids it but costs you a night. Source: RwandAir — https://booking.rwandair.com/en/flight-schedule; Uganda Civil Aviation Authority — https://caa.go.ug/entebbe-international-airport/ ### Should the airport taxi to Kampala be budgeted before the ticket? - Recommendation: Set the Kampala transfer aside as a separate line in the trip budget before comparing fares, because it is a published, fixed number rather than something that moves with your search. - Rationale: Entebbe's operator states that hiring a taxi to Kampala costs US $40 or 100,000 Uganda Shillings, and that the journey takes about forty minutes on a forty-two-kilometre road. Very few airport transfers in the region are published as a flat figure like this. - Trade-off: A fixed published price removes the haggling, but it also means the transfer does not get cheaper when the flight does — on a short hop it can rival the fare itself. Source: Uganda Civil Aviation Authority — https://caa.go.ug/entebbe-international-airport/ ### How much document preparation does this route really need? - Recommendation: Carry the passport and nothing else: Uganda's own immigration directorate lists Rwanda among the countries whose nationals travel without a visa, so no application, fee or portal stands between you and the flight. - Rationale: The Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control publishes a visa-exempt list headed by the statement that nationals from the listed countries and regions, with whom Uganda has visa abolition agreements, do not require a visa to travel to Uganda. Rwanda appears on that list. - Trade-off: No visa is not the same as no checks. The exemption covers the entry permission only; the immigration officer at Entebbe still decides admission on the day. Source: Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control, Uganda — https://immigration.go.ug/services/visa-exempt-countries ## Published route research ### What RwandAir's timetable shows RwandAir's published schedule for the checked week lists three direct Kigali–Entebbe departures on every single day. The 01:00 service is flown by a De Havilland Dash 8-400 and timed at one hour and five minutes. The two later departures, at 08:20 and in the evening, are Boeing 737 services timed at one hour flat. Source: RwandAir — https://booking.rwandair.com/en/flight-schedule ### Travelling on a Rwandan passport Uganda's Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control publishes a visa-exempt list. Its heading states that nationals from the listed countries and regions, with whom Uganda has visa abolition agreements, do not require a visa to travel to Uganda. Rwanda is on that list, alongside Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi and South Sudan. Source: Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control, Uganda — https://immigration.go.ug/services/visa-exempt-countries ### From Entebbe to Kampala The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority publishes the numbers for this leg. The airport is connected to Kampala by a forty-two-kilometre all-weather road with an 80 km/h limit, and the journey normally takes some forty minutes by car. Heavy traffic is experienced in the morning and evening hours, so a tight afternoon appointment deserves an earlier flight. Source: Uganda Civil Aviation Authority — https://caa.go.ug/entebbe-international-airport/ ### Finding a taxi at Entebbe Look for yellow-band cars for hire. The airport states that each taxi carries an identification number and the inscription "AIRPORT TAXI" in black letters, and that vehicles park at the Arrivals ground level. Note the number when you get in. Hiring a taxi to Kampala costs US $40 or 100,000 Uganda Shillings. Source: Uganda Civil Aviation Authority — https://caa.go.ug/entebbe-international-airport/ ### Choosing between the three departures The 01:00 flight puts you in Kampala before the working day starts, at the price of a night. The 08:20 arrives into the morning traffic the airport warns about. The evening departure is the one that turns a Kampala day trip into a same-day return without an overnight bill. Source: RwandAir — https://booking.rwandair.com/en/flight-schedule; Uganda Civil Aviation Authority — https://caa.go.ug/entebbe-international-airport/ ### Mubboo's verdict on this hop Book by departure time, not by carrier — one airline flies it and the fare spread across the day is the only lever you have. Then treat the Kampala transfer as part of the ticket price, because on a one-hour flight a published US $40 taxi is not a rounding error. The paperwork side asks nothing of you at all. Source: RwandAir — https://booking.rwandair.com/en/flight-schedule; Uganda Civil Aviation Authority — https://caa.go.ug/entebbe-international-airport/; Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control, Uganda — https://immigration.go.ug/services/visa-exempt-countries ### Travel scenarios #### Trader buying stock in Kampala and returning the same week - Question: Does flying beat the bus once the Kampala transfer is added? - Recommendation: Fly the 08:20 out and the evening service back, and price the two airport taxis into the trip alongside the fare. - Why: The flight is timed at one hour, but the airport's own figures add forty minutes and a published US $40 taxi at the Ugandan end, so the door-to-door total is what decides this, not the sector time. - Trade-off: Goods change the arithmetic. Hand luggage keeps the advantage; anything that needs the hold gives back much of the hour you bought. Source: RwandAir — https://booking.rwandair.com/en/flight-schedule; Uganda Civil Aviation Authority — https://caa.go.ug/entebbe-international-airport/ #### Student travelling to a Ugandan university at the start of term - Question: How do I keep the whole trip cheap when I am carrying a term's luggage? - Recommendation: Take the Remera bus line to the terminal at 163 RWF, fly the cheapest of the three slots, and share the Kampala taxi with another student on the same flight. - Why: Kigali Bus Services publishes the airport line fares, and Entebbe's published taxi price is per hire rather than per head, so splitting it is the one saving available on the Ugandan side. - Trade-off: The cheapest slot is often the 01:00, which means no bus to the terminal and a night without sleep before term starts. Source: Kigali Bus Services — https://kigalibusservices.rw/routes/; Uganda Civil Aviation Authority — https://caa.go.ug/entebbe-international-airport/ #### Parent flying to relatives in Kampala with a young child - Question: Which departure is kindest with a child in tow? - Recommendation: Take the 08:20 flight and accept the traffic, because it is the only slot that lands in daylight with the whole day still ahead of you. - Why: Entebbe's operator flags heavy traffic in the morning and evening hours on the Kampala road, and the alternative departures land either in the middle of the night or after dark. - Trade-off: Morning traffic can stretch the forty-minute drive considerably, so a child who slept through the flight will be awake for the slowest part of the journey. Source: RwandAir — https://booking.rwandair.com/en/flight-schedule; Uganda Civil Aviation Authority — https://caa.go.ug/entebbe-international-airport/ #### Employee sent to a single Kampala meeting - Question: Can this be done without an overnight stay? - Recommendation: Book the 08:20 out and the evening return, and hold the meeting close to the Entebbe road rather than deep in the city. - Why: Three departures a day on RwandAir's timetable make the same-day return real, and the airport's forty-minute road estimate is what sets the meeting window at each end. - Trade-off: A same-day return leaves no slack: one delayed flight or one bad traffic hour on a forty-two-kilometre road removes the meeting, not just the comfort. Source: RwandAir — https://booking.rwandair.com/en/flight-schedule; Uganda Civil Aviation Authority — https://caa.go.ug/entebbe-international-airport/ #### First-time flyer making an international trip on a Rwandan passport - Question: What do I actually have to arrange before I go? - Recommendation: Arrange nothing beyond a valid passport and the ride to the terminal, then buy the Kampala taxi at the published price on arrival. - Why: Uganda's immigration directorate lists Rwanda under its visa abolition agreements, and Entebbe publishes both the taxi price and where the licensed cars park, so both unknowns are answered before departure. - Trade-off: Travelling with no preparation works here and nowhere near as well elsewhere in the region, so this route is a poor guide to what the next trip will ask of you. Source: Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control, Uganda — https://immigration.go.ug/services/visa-exempt-countries; Uganda Civil Aviation Authority — https://caa.go.ug/entebbe-international-airport/ ### Route essentials - RwandAir's published timetable lists three direct Kigali–Entebbe departures on each day of the checked week. (Source: RwandAir — https://booking.rwandair.com/en/flight-schedule) - The 01:00 departure is timed at one hour and five minutes on a De Havilland Dash 8-400; the 08:20 and evening departures are timed at one hour on Boeing 737 equipment. (Source: RwandAir — https://booking.rwandair.com/en/flight-schedule) - Uganda's immigration directorate lists Rwanda among the countries whose nationals do not require a visa to travel to Uganda under a visa abolition agreement. (Source: Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control, Uganda — https://immigration.go.ug/services/visa-exempt-countries) - Entebbe International Airport is connected to Kampala by a forty-two-kilometre all-weather road with an 80 km/h limit, and the journey normally takes about forty minutes by car. (Source: Uganda Civil Aviation Authority — https://caa.go.ug/entebbe-international-airport/) - Hiring a taxi from Entebbe International Airport to Kampala costs US $40 or 100,000 Uganda Shillings, and the airport taxis park at the Arrivals ground level. (Source: Uganda Civil Aviation Authority — https://caa.go.ug/entebbe-international-airport/) - Kigali Bus Services operates a route calling at Kanombe Airport 1 and Kanombe Airport 2, with fares paid by smart card. (Source: Kigali Bus Services — https://kigalibusservices.rw/routes/; Kigali Bus Services — https://kigalibusservices.rw/fares/) - Prices and times in the search are provider data at the moment of the search, and the provider confirms the final amount. (Source: Mubboo Flights — https://mubboo.flights/llms.txt) ### Getting to Kigali International Airport #### City centre and Nyabugogo - Kigali Bus Services runs the Kibaya–Kanombe–Chez Lando–Kacyiru–Nyabugogo route at 517 RWF, the longest of the airport-serving lines. - ATAK Taxis and Volkswagen Mobility Solutions hold the licensed ranks at the terminal and run around the clock in both directions. - For the 01:00 departure, book a taxi the evening before — no bus on this corridor runs at that hour. Source: Kigali Bus Services — https://kigalibusservices.rw/routes/; Rwanda Airports Company — https://rac.co.rw/stores-and-duty-free-shops #### Remera and Gisimenti - The Kibaya–Kanombe to Remera Taxi Park line is 163 RWF, the cheapest way to the terminal from anywhere in the city. - A short hop by car; the licensed airport ranks work the same way in reverse on arrival. - Remera is the natural staging point for the 08:20 flight — the line is short enough that one missed bus does not cost you check-in. Source: Kigali Bus Services — https://kigalibusservices.rw/routes/; Rwanda Airports Company — https://rac.co.rw/stores-and-duty-free-shops #### Kicukiro and Nyanza - The Kibaya–Kanombe–Kicukiro–Nyanza Taxi Park line is 310 RWF and calls at both Kanombe Airport stops. - Kicukiro sits on the same side of the city as the runway, so a car ride avoids crossing the centre entirely. - Use the bus for the evening departure and a taxi for the overnight one; the fare difference is small next to the risk. Source: Kigali Bus Services — https://kigalibusservices.rw/routes/; Rwanda Airports Company — https://rac.co.rw/stores-and-duty-free-shops #### Kacyiru, Kimihurura and Chez Lando - Served by the Nyabugogo airport line, which calls at Chez Lando and Kacyiru before turning towards Kanombe. - The northern hills add climbing time in both directions, which matters more at rush hour than the distance does. - Give yourself one bus earlier than the timetable suggests; this line is the longest of the three and absorbs delays badly. Source: Kigali Bus Services — https://kigalibusservices.rw/routes/ #### Kanombe and Kibaya - The airport stops are on the doorstep: Kanombe Airport 1 and Kanombe Airport 2 are served in both directions on every airport line. - Close enough that a taxi is a convenience rather than a necessity, even for the 01:00 slot. - Living close makes the one-hour flight feel like a bus ride — use the time saved on check-in, not on leaving later. Source: Kigali Bus Services — https://kigalibusservices.rw/routes/; Rwanda Airports Company — https://rac.co.rw/stores-and-duty-free-shops ## Kigali to Entebbe: common questions ### Do Rwandans need a visa for Uganda? No. Uganda's Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control lists Rwanda among the countries whose nationals do not require a visa under a visa abolition agreement. Bring the passport; there is no fee, form or portal for this trip. Source: Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control, Uganda — https://immigration.go.ug/services/visa-exempt-countries ### How long is the flight from Kigali to Entebbe? RwandAir's timetable puts the two Boeing 737 services at one hour and the overnight Dash 8-400 at one hour and five minutes. It is the shortest international sector sold out of Kigali. Source: RwandAir — https://booking.rwandair.com/en/flight-schedule ### How many flights a day are there? Three, every day of the checked week, all listed as direct on RwandAir's own published timetable. Departures fall at 01:00, at 08:20 and in the evening, so the day is genuinely covered rather than served once. Source: RwandAir — https://booking.rwandair.com/en/flight-schedule ### What does a taxi from Entebbe to Kampala cost? The airport publishes the figure: US $40 or 100,000 Uganda Shillings, for a journey of about forty minutes. That is unusual — most regional airports leave the transfer to negotiation. Source: Uganda Civil Aviation Authority — https://caa.go.ug/entebbe-international-airport/ ### How do I recognise a genuine airport taxi at Entebbe? Look for the yellow band. Each licensed car carries an identification number and the inscription "AIRPORT TAXI" in black letters, and they park at the Arrivals ground level. Note the number before you set off. Source: Uganda Civil Aviation Authority — https://caa.go.ug/entebbe-international-airport/ ### How far is Entebbe airport from Kampala? Forty-two kilometres on an all-weather road with an 80 km/h limit, normally about forty minutes by car. The airport warns that heavy traffic builds in the morning and evening hours, so plan around your landing time. Source: Uganda Civil Aviation Authority — https://caa.go.ug/entebbe-international-airport/ ### Is the airport in Kampala? No. Uganda's international airport is at Entebbe, on Lake Victoria, and Kampala is a separate city forty-two kilometres up the road. Book accommodation for the city you actually need, not for the airport code. Source: Uganda Civil Aviation Authority — https://caa.go.ug/entebbe-international-airport/ ### Which bus goes to Kigali International Airport? Kigali Bus Services runs three lines calling at Kanombe Airport 1 and Kanombe Airport 2: the Downtown line at 363 RWF, the Nyabugogo line at 517 RWF and the Remera Taxi Park line at 163 RWF. Source: Kigali Bus Services — https://kigalibusservices.rw/routes/ ### How do I pay for the airport bus in Kigali? By smart card. Kigali Bus Services states that all its fares are paid using smart cards, and it sells a daily airport pass at 600 RwF for unlimited trips to and from the airport on the day of purchase. Source: Kigali Bus Services — https://kigalibusservices.rw/fares/ ### Is hand luggage enough for a Kampala trip? On a one-hour sector it usually is, and it removes the bag wait at Entebbe before a forty-minute road transfer. Baggage rights differ by fare type, so confirm the allowance with the provider before paying. Source: RwandAir — https://booking.rwandair.com/en/flight-schedule; Mubboo Flights — https://mubboo.flights/llms.txt ### Can I do Kampala and back in one day? Yes, using the 08:20 out and the evening return, with the road time counted twice. Eighty minutes of driving plus two check-ins is the real constraint, not the two one-hour flights. Source: RwandAir — https://booking.rwandair.com/en/flight-schedule; Uganda Civil Aviation Authority — https://caa.go.ug/entebbe-international-airport/ ### Who handles a change after I have paid? The provider that took the payment — the airline or the agency. Mubboo compares and forwards you; refunds and changes stay with whoever issued the ticket. Source: Mubboo Flights — https://mubboo.flights/llms.txt ## Sources and checks - [RwandAir published timetable, Kigali to Entebbe](https://booking.rwandair.com/en/flight-schedule) — RwandAir; checked 2026-08-20 - [Visa Exempt Countries or Regions](https://immigration.go.ug/services/visa-exempt-countries) — Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control, Uganda; checked 2026-08-20 - [Entebbe International Airport — transportation to and from the city centre](https://caa.go.ug/entebbe-international-airport/) — Uganda Civil Aviation Authority; checked 2026-08-20 - [Kigali International Airport — airport transport services](https://rac.co.rw/stores-and-duty-free-shops) — Rwanda Airports Company; checked 2026-08-20 - [Kigali Bus Services route list and airport stops](https://kigalibusservices.rw/routes/) — Kigali Bus Services; checked 2026-08-20 - [Kigali Bus Services fares and airport passes](https://kigalibusservices.rw/fares/) — Kigali Bus Services; checked 2026-08-20 - [Mubboo search method and price freshness](https://mubboo.flights/llms.txt) — Mubboo Flights; checked 2026-08-20 - [Photo on Pexels](https://www.pexels.com/photo/aerial-view-of-kampala-with-prominent-mosque-38101663/) — josh_ dago__; checked 2026-08-20 ## Method and booking boundary Departure counts, aircraft and timings were read off RwandAir's own published timetable for a full week. 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