Travel to Burundi
Flying to Burundi
The national airline is Air Burundi (www.flyairburundi.com). If travelling from the UK, options include flights with Kenya Airways (www.kenya-airways.com) via Nairobi or Ethiopian Airlines (www.ethiopianairlines.com) via Addis Ababa. Travellers coming from the USA usually need to make at least two stopovers.
Flight times:
From London - 13 hours (including stopover); New York - 23 hours (including stopovers).
Departure tax:
US$20.
Travel by rail
Getting to Burundi by boat
Ferry operators:
Cargo/passenger ferries ply Lake Tanganyika between Kigoma (Tanzania) and Mpulungu (Zambia), calling at various ports including Bujumbura, when political conditions permit. There are normally some ferries to Kalemi (Congo, Dem Rep) and to Kigoma (Tanzania). The MV Mwongozo ferry sails along Lake Tanganyika between Bujumbura and Kigoma. There are three classes. Ferries can often be delayed depending on the cargo being loaded or unloaded.
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