Do I need a bank account to send from Rwanda?

No. You can fund the transfer from your Rwandan mobile money wallet, and your recipient can be paid to their Ugandan wallet. Neither side needs a bank.

What is the Rwandan franc to Ugandan shilling rate?

The live rate is at the top of this page, refreshed within the last 30 minutes. The shilling amount you see is what arrives.

How long does it take?

Mobile money payouts to Uganda land in about a minute, measured over our last 90 days of successful transfers. Ugandan bank payouts take a few minutes.

How much does it cost?

The rate is shown before you send. Mobile money payouts to Uganda carry a fee of USh 1,000 and bank payouts USh 5,400. Eversend to Eversend is free.

Can I send money the other way, Uganda to Rwanda?

Yes. That corridor has its own page with the live UGX to RWF rate and the same measured delivery times.

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🇷🇼🇺🇬RWF → UGX corridor

Send money from Rwanda to Uganda.

The short answer

You can send Rwandan francs to Uganda with Eversend, funded straight from MTN Mobile Money or Airtel Money in Rwanda. The shillings land in a Ugandan MoMo or Airtel wallet in about a minute, measured over our last 90 days, or in a Ugandan bank account in a few. The RWF to UGX rate is shown before you confirm.

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Send RWF → UGXUp to date

You send

FRw

🇷🇼RWF

1 RWF = 2.492 UGXLIVE

fees included · updated in the last 30 min

Recipient gets

123,614

🇺🇬UGX

fee USh 1,000deducted, shown before you send

123,614 UGX more than a typical bank transfer would deliver

Arrives in about a minutemedian 1.1 min, last 90 days

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Today's rate · RWF → UGX

1 RWF = 2.492 UGXUpdated in the last 30 min

The rate refreshes every 30 minutes. The recipient amount you see already includes our commission: what you see is what they get.

Delivery times

How fast money arrives in Uganda.

Delivery depends on how the recipient is paid. These are measured times, not promises.

Mobile money

~1 min

81% land within 5 minutes

To their MTN MoMo or Airtel Money wallet, day or night.

Bank account

~3 min

72% land within 5 minutes

Direct deposit to any major bank in Uganda.

Eversend

Instant

Lands the moment you send

If they have Eversend, the money is theirs the second you confirm.

Medians measured over the last 90 days of real transfers. A first transfer may need a one-time verification.

Send RWF to Uganda in 3 steps.

01

Create your account

Download Eversend and verify your identity once. It takes a few minutes.

02

Add francs from your wallet

Top up from MTN Mobile Money or Airtel Money in Rwanda. No bank account needed on your side either.

03

Send across the border

Pick Uganda, the amount, and how they are paid. The rate and fee show before you confirm.

Where the money lands

Payout methods in Uganda.

Mobile money

Instant payout to the wallets Ugandans use every day.

MTN MoMoAirtel Money

Banks

Direct deposit to any major Ugandan bank.

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RWF → UGX, compared

A typical bank

Eversend

Rate you see

Hidden until it lands

Shown before you send

Transfer fee

Wire fees at both ends

USh 1,000 to mobile money, wallet free

Money arrives

2 to 5 business days

About a minute

Mobile money payout

Not supported

MTN MoMo, Airtel Money

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RWF → UGX questions.

Download Eversend, verify once, and top up from MTN Mobile Money or Airtel Money in Rwanda. Then pick Uganda, enter the amount, and the shillings land in their wallet or bank account.

Cross the border in about a minute.

Top up from your Rwandan wallet and your recipient in Uganda is paid straight away.

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