# Distance from Bucharest (BBU) to Kigali (KGL)

> 5,183 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,183 km / 3,220 mi / 2,798 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 174° (south)
- **Return heading**: 356° (north)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Romania) → Rwanda
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 01:46 in Bucharest, it's 00:46 in Kigali)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,562 ft (KGL is higher than BBU)

## Airports

### [Baneasa International Airport (BBU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bbu-bucharest-baneasa-international-airport/1ef266df-565d-61d0-b580-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bucharest, Romania
- ICAO: LRBS
- Timezone: Europe/Bucharest
- Coordinates: 44.500000, 26.100000
- Elevation: 297 ft

### [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kigali, Rwanda
- ICAO: HRYR
- Timezone: Africa/Kigali
- Coordinates: -1.970000, 30.140000
- Elevation: 4,859 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 01:46 in Bucharest, it's 00:46 in Kigali.

## Related

- [Baneasa International Airport (BBU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bbu-bucharest-baneasa-international-airport/1ef266df-565d-61d0-b580-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)