# Distance from Nepalgunj (KEP) to Kigali (KGL)

> 6,432 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,432 km / 3,996 mi / 3,473 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 248° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 55° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Rwanda
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -3.75h (When it's 23:38 in Nepalgunj, it's 19:53 in Kigali)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,319 ft (KGL is higher than KEP)

## Airports

### [Nepalgunj Airport (KEP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kep-nepalgunj-nepalgunj-airport/1ef266df-f320-6f30-adc3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nepalgunj, Nepal
- ICAO: VNNG
- Timezone: Asia/Kathmandu
- Coordinates: 28.100000, 81.670000
- Elevation: 540 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 23:38 in Nepalgunj, it's 19:53 in Kigali.
The 3.75-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Nepalgunj Airport (KEP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kep-nepalgunj-nepalgunj-airport/1ef266df-f320-6f30-adc3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)