Bwindi National Park Uganda is located about 478 kilometers from the capital city – Kampala and can take between 7 to 8 hours of driving. The journey is mostly on a smooth surface and a dirt murram road for the last part into the forest. Bwindi National Park can also be accessed from Queen Elizabeth National Park, diving through the Ishasha sector with 3 to 4 hours of driving.
Daily buses operate from Kampala to Kabale, Kisoro as well as Rukungiri via Kihihi. From those towns, you can easily connect to Bwindi National Park or arrange with a local guide to pick you up. The park can also be accessed by air, flying from Entebbe airport to Kihihi or Kisoro airstrip on a domestic flight. Aero link is a domestic operator with daily flights to Kisoro (only in the morning) and Kihihi airstrips of Bwindi. Below are the flight schedules and times;
Flight times to Bwindi
From | To | Depart | Arrive |
Entebbe | Kisoro | 07:45AM | 08:55AM |
Kisoro | Entebbe | 09:10AM | 11:25AM |
Entebbe | Kihihi | 07:00 AM | 08:45AM |
Kihihi | Entebbe | 09:45AM | 11:25AM |
Entebbe | Kihihi | 12:45PM | 01:55PM |
Kihihi | Entebbe | 02:05PM | 03:55PM |
Those who may want to visit Buhoma may take on the charter planes and land off from Kayonza airstrip.