--- title: "Nairobi (NBO) to Kigali (KGL) flights: who flies it" description: "Kenya Airways and Rwandair Express fly nonstop from NBO to KGL, about 41 flights a week, scheduled at 1h 30m to 1h 40m. See the full timetable and who flies it on 2LNR." canonical: "https://2lnr.com/routes/nbo-kgl" url: "https://2lnr.com/routes/nbo-kgl.md" date_modified: "2026-10-18T05:10:47Z" --- # Nairobi to Kigali (NBO-KGL): nonstop flights and who flies them Kenya Airways and Rwandair Express fly nonstop between Nairobi (NBO) and Kigali (KGL), roughly 41 times a week. The timetable below shows the nonstop scheduled at 1h 30m to 1h 40m for the 471 miles. Schedule last confirmed October 18, 2026. Departure times come from 2LNR's schedule data; confirm with the airline before you book. Updated October 23, 2026. See NBO to KGL on the interactive map [Get started free](https://2lnr.com/login) 41 Flights a week, 4-week average 1h 30m to 1h 40m Scheduled flight time 471 mi Nonstop distance Free To get started ## Nairobi to Kigali flight schedule Scheduled nonstop departures for NBO to KGL starting October 23, 2026, last checked against our schedule feed on October 18, 2026. Airlines retime and cancel flights, so confirm with the airline before you book. Scheduled nonstop departures from Nairobi (NBO) to Kigali (KGL) | Date | Flight | Airline | Departs NBO | Arrives KGL | Duration | Aircraft | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Fri, Oct 23 | KQ 478 | Kenya Airways | 00:05 | 00:35 | 1h 30m | Embraer E190 | | Fri, Oct 23 | WB 464 | Rwandair Express | 05:30 | 06:00 | 1h 30m | De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 | | Fri, Oct 23 | KQ 470 | Kenya Airways | 07:30 | 08:00 | 1h 30m | Embraer E190 | | Fri, Oct 23 | WB 453 | Rwandair Express | 13:00 | 13:30 | 1h 30m | De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 | | Fri, Oct 23 | KQ 472 | Kenya Airways | 13:30 | 14:00 | 1h 30m | Embraer E190 | | Fri, Oct 23 | WB 403 | Rwandair Express | 20:50 | 21:30 | 1h 40m | De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 | | Sat, Oct 24 | WB 464 | Rwandair Express | 05:30 | 06:00 | 1h 30m | 737 | | Sat, Oct 24 | KQ 470 | Kenya Airways | 07:30 | 08:00 | 1h 30m | Embraer E190 | | Sat, Oct 24 | WB 453 | Rwandair Express | 13:00 | 13:30 | 1h 30m | De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 | | Sat, Oct 24 | KQ 474 | Kenya Airways | 18:30 | 19:00 | 1h 30m | Embraer E190 | | Sat, Oct 24 | WB 403 | Rwandair Express | 20:50 | 21:30 | 1h 40m | 737 | | Sun, Oct 25 | KQ 478 | Kenya Airways | 00:05 | 00:35 | 1h 30m | Embraer E190 | | Sun, Oct 25 | WB 464 | Rwandair Express | 05:30 | 06:00 | 1h 30m | De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 | | Sun, Oct 25 | KQ 470 | Kenya Airways | 07:30 | 08:00 | 1h 30m | Embraer E190 | | Sun, Oct 25 | WB 453 | Rwandair Express | 13:00 | 13:30 | 1h 30m | De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 | | Sun, Oct 25 | WB 403 | Rwandair Express | 20:50 | 21:30 | 1h 40m | De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 | | Mon, Oct 26 | KQ 478 | Kenya Airways | 00:05 | 00:35 | 1h 30m | Embraer E190 | | Mon, Oct 26 | WB 464 | Rwandair Express | 05:30 | 06:00 | 1h 30m | 737 | | Mon, Oct 26 | KQ 470 | Kenya Airways | 07:30 | 08:00 | 1h 30m | Embraer E190 | | Mon, Oct 26 | WB 453 | Rwandair Express | 13:00 | 13:30 | 1h 30m | De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 | | Mon, Oct 26 | KQ 474 | Kenya Airways | 18:10 | 18:40 | 1h 30m | Boeing 737-800 | | Mon, Oct 26 | WB 403 | Rwandair Express | 20:50 | 21:30 | 1h 40m | 737 | | Tue, Oct 27 | KQ 478 | Kenya Airways | 00:05 | 00:35 | 1h 30m | Embraer E190 | | Tue, Oct 27 | WB 464 | Rwandair Express | 05:30 | 06:00 | 1h 30m | De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 | | Tue, Oct 27 | KQ 470 | Kenya Airways | 07:30 | 08:00 | 1h 30m | Embraer E190 | | Tue, Oct 27 | WB 453 | Rwandair Express | 13:00 | 13:30 | 1h 30m | De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 | | Tue, Oct 27 | WB 403 | Rwandair Express | 22:20 | 22:59 | 1h 39m | De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 | | Wed, Oct 28 | KQ 478 | Kenya Airways | 00:05 | 00:35 | 1h 30m | Embraer E190 | | Wed, Oct 28 | WB 464 | Rwandair Express | 05:30 | 06:00 | 1h 30m | De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 | | Wed, Oct 28 | KQ 470 | Kenya Airways | 07:30 | 08:00 | 1h 30m | Embraer E190 | | Wed, Oct 28 | WB 453 | Rwandair Express | 13:00 | 13:30 | 1h 30m | De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 | | Wed, Oct 28 | KQ 474 | Kenya Airways | 18:10 | 18:40 | 1h 30m | Embraer E190 | | Wed, Oct 28 | WB 403 | Rwandair Express | 20:50 | 21:30 | 1h 40m | De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 | | Thu, Oct 29 | KQ 478 | Kenya Airways | 00:05 | 00:35 | 1h 30m | Embraer E190 | | Thu, Oct 29 | WB 464 | Rwandair Express | 05:30 | 06:00 | 1h 30m | De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 | | Thu, Oct 29 | KQ 470 | Kenya Airways | 07:30 | 08:00 | 1h 30m | Embraer E190 | | Thu, Oct 29 | WB 453 | Rwandair Express | 13:00 | 13:30 | 1h 30m | De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 | | Thu, Oct 29 | WB 403 | Rwandair Express | 22:20 | 22:59 | 1h 39m | De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 | Showing all 38 scheduled NBO to KGL departures across 7 days with service, starting October 23, 2026. Later dates are on the interactive map. Departure and arrival times are local at their own airport, so an arrival can fall on a different local date than the departure; the duration column is the true elapsed flying time. A dash means the airline hasn't filed that value in the schedule data we hold. Aircraft are the equipment the airline filed, named where the code pins down one type and shown as the family or the bare code where it doesn't. Swaps can happen up to departure. See every NBO to KGL date on the interactive map ## Aircraft on the Nairobi to Kigali nonstop In the schedule table on this page, Rwandair Express flies the De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 and the Boeing 737, and Kenya Airways flies the Embraer E190 and the Boeing 737-800. ## The full NBO to KGL nonstop schedule This page carries the full NBO to KGL nonstop schedule, who operates each departure and how often it runs; the reverse direction is linked below. ### See the schedule Who operates each NBO to KGL nonstop and how often it runs, from 2LNR's schedule data. ### Plan on the map See NBO to KGL on the interactive route map, with schedules, connections, and route statistics. ## Airlines flying Nairobi to Kigali nonstop Carriers operating NBO to KGL nonstop in the current schedule. - [Kenya Airways (KQ) route map](https://2lnr.com/routes/airlines/kq.md)\ [The aircraft KQ flies](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/kq.md) - [Rwandair Express (WB) route map](https://2lnr.com/routes/airlines/wb.md)\ [The aircraft WB flies](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/wb.md) See NBO to KGL on the interactive map → ## Frequently asked questions about NBO to KGL **How long is the flight from Nairobi (NBO) to Kigali (KGL)?** Scheduled flight times from Nairobi (NBO) to Kigali (KGL) run from 1h 30m to 1h 40m across the departures in the schedule table on this page. The nonstop covers about 471 miles, and airlines adjust scheduled times by season, so confirm with the airline before you book. **Which airlines fly nonstop from NBO to KGL?** Kenya Airways and Rwandair Express fly NBO to KGL nonstop. 2LNR doesn't show award or upgrade space for any of them on NBO to KGL, so this page carries the schedule rather than a space claim. **How many flights a week are there from NBO to KGL?** About 41 nonstop flights a week run between Nairobi (NBO) and Kigali (KGL) in the current schedule, operated by Kenya Airways and Rwandair Express. Frequency shifts by season, and the schedule table on this page shows what is scheduled next. **What time do flights from NBO to KGL depart?** Scheduled NBO to KGL nonstops in the next 7 days with service leave between 00:05 and 22:20, local time at Nairobi. The schedule table on this page lists every departure by date, with its arrival time and aircraft. **Which flights operate NBO to KGL nonstop?** In the schedule table on this page, NBO to KGL nonstops fly as WB 403, WB 453, and WB 464 on Rwandair Express, and KQ 470, KQ 472, KQ 474, and KQ 478 on Kenya Airways. The table lists each departure by date with its times and aircraft. **Does 2LNR show upgrade or award space on NBO to KGL?** Not on this route: 2LNR doesn't show award or upgrade space for any airline flying NBO to KGL. The page carries the full NBO to KGL nonstop schedule and who flies each departure, and the reverse direction is linked below. Flying the other way? See [KGL to NBO nonstop flights](https://2lnr.com/routes/kgl-nbo.md). Award seats rather than schedules? See [award availability by airline](https://2lnr.com/awards.md). Looking beyond this route? See [every route from Nairobi (NBO)](https://2lnr.com/routes/nbo.md), or [every route from Kigali (KGL)](https://2lnr.com/routes/kgl.md). Nonstops to Kigali (KGL) from other airports within 150 miles of Nairobi (NBO): - [Merelani (JRO) to Kigali (KGL)](https://2lnr.com/routes/jro-kgl.md), 146 miles from NBO Nonstops from Nairobi (NBO) to other airports within 150 miles of Kigali (KGL): - [Nairobi (NBO) to Bujumbura (BJM)](https://2lnr.com/routes/nbo-bjm.md), 109 miles from KGL Distances are great-circle between the airports, not driving distance. - [How to plan an upgrade by route](https://2lnr.com/guides/upgrade-strategy.md) ## See the full NBO to KGL nonstop schedule Every scheduled departure on this route, with who flies it. 2LNR shows upgrade and award space by date on the carriers it tracks, the next 14 days free on every product and the full horizon on Pro. [Get started free](https://2lnr.com/login)