Check-in and Airport Processing Times      

To help you prepare for your upcoming flight, we’d like to provide you with guidance for arriving at
the airport ahead of your departure.

Check-in counters close 60 minutes before departure for domestic flights and 90 minutes before departure for international flights.

However, passengers are kindly advised to report to the airport 3-4hrs before departure.

Passengers are required to ensure they have all relevant travel documents including valid visas and a
yellow fever vaccination certificate

Operating: Wed, Fri, Sun

Flight number/ Routing

• WB442/KGL-DAR-JRO-KGL

MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• Travelers entering Tanzania including Tanzanians, returning residents, truck drivers/crew, and those in transit through land borders who are;
  

  1. Fully vaccinated1 will be exempted from both RT PCR and Rapid Antigen Test requirements. Travelers will be required to present a valid vaccination certificate with a QR code for verification upon arrival. The only accepted vaccines are those which have been approved by Tanzania and the World Health Organization.
  2. Not fully vaccinated, unvaccinated and those not eligible for vaccination due to their country policies will be required to present a negative COVID-19 RT- PCR or NAATs certificate with QR code obtained within 72 hours before departure.
  3. Not fully vaccinated, unvaccinated and those not eligible for vaccination due to their country policies and have no negative COVID-19 RT- PCR certificate will be tested for COVID 19 upon arrival using a Rapid Antigen Test at their own cost of TZS 23,000 (10 USD) for Tanzania Mainland except children aged 12 years and below and aircraft crew. Positive cases will be further confirmed by RT- PCR for 50 USD. Positive cases will be handled according to Bilateral and Joint Border agreements for ground crossings.

• Travelers in transit by air transport are exempted from both vaccination and COVID-19 testing requirements unless stated otherwise by the conveyance to be used or the countries of their final destinations.
• All departing travelers are advised to seek information before departure from their travel agents regarding COVID-19 requirements of their country of destination or conveyance to be used.

Operating: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu Fri, Sat, Sun

Flight number/ Routing

• WB601/KGL-KME
• WB602/KME-KGL

MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• Before departure
  • Covid-19 testing is no longer a requirement prior to boarding the flight to Rwanda. However, regular Covid-19 testing is encouraged.
  • The Passenger Locator Form is no longer a requirement before departure.

  Arrival

  • An additional COVID test is no longer required upon arrival at Kigali International Airport.
  • Certain meeting venues and national parks require COVID tests. Testing is available at health facilities and other designated sites for 5,000 RWF (or US$5) for rapid antigen tests, and 50,000 RWF (or US$50) for PCR tests (required to access Virunga National Park). Rwandan citizens pay a subsidized cost for PCR tests of 30,000 RWF (or USS30).
  • Face masks are no longer mandatory in Rwanda, but their use is encouraged in public indoor settings
  • In addition, the public is urged to get frequently tested while continuing to observe preventive measures including social distancing and hand hygiene.

  Test results

  • Test results will be shared by SMS or email, and via the online portal accessible at www.rbc.gov.rw. In case of difficulty obtaining results, contact the BC Medical Team on 114 or covid@rbc.gov.rw.

  Departure

  • A COVID test is no longer a requirement to depart Rwanda by air. However, COVID testing (atown cost) is available for all travelers whose final destination requires one at health centres and other designated sites.
  • All Rwandan travellers aged 12 years and above must show proof of full vaccination before departing Rwanda by air. Fully vaccinated for people aged 18 years and above means having two doses and a booster when eligible (administered 3 months after second dose.)
• Transit
  • Passengers transiting through Kigali are no longer required to present a certificate of PCR, or Antigen COVID-19 test, however, they must be required to abide by the particular travel health and COVID-19 related requirements of the destination country.

Operating: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat

Flight number/ Routing

• WB210 KGL – BZV – DLA
• WB211 DLA – BZV – KGL
• WB214 KGL – BGF – BZV
• WB215 BZV- BGF – KGL

MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• Arriving passengers are required to present a certificate of a negative Covid-19 RT-PCR test performed less than 72hours before departure time. Upon arrival, they will have to self-isolate at home for 14 days.
• A second Covid-19 PCR test will be conducted for all arriving passengers at a cost of 40,000 FCFA and results will be shared electronically. 
• Passengers are required to register & pay the cost of RT-PCR test via dedicated platform: www.voyage-congo.com before departure.