Addis Ababa, Ethiopia → Kigali, Rwanda
839 nautical miles · Direction: southwest
The straight-line distance from Addis Ababa to Kigali is 1,553 km (965 miles). Kigali lies roughly southwest of Addis Ababa; the initial great-circle bearing is 218° (SW). It is an international route from Ethiopia to Rwanda.
Addis Ababa (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) sits at 9.0250°N, 38.7469°E; Kigali (Kigali, Rwanda) is at 1.9706°S, 30.1044°E. The initial great-circle bearing is 218° (SW); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~2h 26min | Estimate: 800 km/h + 30 min taxi. Not a schedule; total trip time is longer. |
| 🚗 Road | No estimate | No road estimate |
SnapDistance does not publish a road-distance or driving-time figure for Addis Ababa to Kigali. Although the land is physically connected, a continuous drive would cross several international borders and long corridors where an ordinary road journey cannot be assumed, so a straight-line road estimate would not describe a usable route.
The geographic halfway point of the great-circle path between Addis Ababa and Kigali lies at approximately 3.5372°N, 34.4000°E — the position that is an equal 777 km from each city along that path. It is a geometric midpoint, not a halfway point by road.
Kigali (Africa/Kigali) is 1 hour behind Addis Ababa (Africa/Addis_Ababa) all year; daylight saving does not change the gap.
All distances from Addis Ababa
The straight-line distance from Addis Ababa to Kigali is approximately 1,553 km (965 miles, 839 nautical miles).
Kigali lies roughly southwest of Addis Ababa; the initial great-circle bearing is 218° (SW).
Estimated flight time is about 2h 26min (great-circle distance at 800 km/h plus 30 min for taxi, take-off and landing). It is not an airline schedule; total airport-to-airport trip time is longer.
SnapDistance does not publish a road-distance or driving-time figure for Addis Ababa to Kigali. Although the land is physically connected, a continuous drive would cross several international borders and long corridors where an ordinary road journey cannot be assumed, so a straight-line road estimate would not describe a usable route.
Kigali (Africa/Kigali) is 1 hour behind Addis Ababa (Africa/Addis_Ababa) all year; daylight saving does not change the gap.
Straight-line distance uses the great-circle (Haversine) method. Flight and road figures, where shown, are estimates rather than schedules or live routing. How SnapDistance calculates distances