# Distance from Kigali (KGL) to Moscow (SVO)

> 6,476 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,476 km / 4,024 mi / 3,497 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 5° (north)
- **Return heading**: 189° (south)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Rwanda) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 01:08 in Kigali, it's 02:08 in Moscow)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,237 ft (SVO is lower than KGL)

## Airports

### [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://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

### [Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)](https://flightduration.online/airport/svo-moscow-sheremetyevo-international-airport/1ef266df-ebce-685e-8d3f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Moscow, Russia
- ICAO: UUEE
- Timezone: Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates: 55.970000, 37.410000
- Elevation: 622 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 01:08 in Kigali, it's 02:08 in Moscow.

## Related

- [Kigali International Airport (KGL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kgl-kigali-kigali-international-airport/1ef266de-ed97-6010-83f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)](https://flightduration.online/airport/svo-moscow-sheremetyevo-international-airport/1ef266df-ebce-685e-8d3f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)