It is inset approximately 350 metres (1,150 ft) from the Ishasha River, which is the Uganda-Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) border locally, and is 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) from the town of Ishasha, Democratic Republic of the Congo, across the river in the DRC.

[1] The border point is a designated end of the Rukungiri–Kihihi–Ishasha–Kanungu Road, which partially forms the boundary of the Ishasha Sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park.

[3] The town of Kihihi is approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) by road, southeast of Ishasha border crossing.

[5] Rukungiri, the nearest large town is located approximately 58 kilometres (36 mi) by road, southeast of Ishasha border post.

[1] The station is the location of a UNHCR transit centre for refugees fleeing violence in eastern DRC.