Travel to Lubumbashi
Every way to reach Lubumbashi: 2 modes compared, with fares.
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Lubumbashi is reachable from 21 places across 5 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 5 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €22.89 and the fastest takes 1h 48m door to door. The nearest origin is 110 km away.
How people reach Lubumbashi
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 32 | €22.89 | 1h 48m | 1,113 km | 1 |
| Flight | 13 | €31.41 | 3h 50m | 2,616 km | 4 |
- €22.89 to €31.41Fare range
- 21Places you can arrive from
- 5Countries
- 5Operators
€22.89 to €31.41 for one passenger across the 2 routes priced below, all of them on 4 October 2026. A single figure hides which end of that a journey sits at. Worked out from this corridor rather than held for anybody. The operator sets the price on the day.
The train gets you into Lubumbashi. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Lubumbashi for the night the train gets in
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How far people travel to get here
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 8 | 18% | Likasi, 110 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 12 | 27% | Kolwezi, 243 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 18 | 40% | Gandajika, 670 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 7 | 16% | Nairobi, 1547 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Congo - Kinshasa | 38 | 84% |
| Kenya | 2 | 4% |
| South Africa | 2 | 4% |
| Zambia | 2 | 4% |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 2% |
Stations, airports and ports in Lubumbashi
Lubumbashi
- Mulykap
- Meteo 1
- FBM
Lubumbashi is large, and the road in from FBM can take longer than the last hour of the flight. Cars are not our business.
A car waiting when you land in Lubumbashi
Settled in advance, so the ride into Lubumbashi costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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The cheapest journeys into Lubumbashi
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Likasi to Lubumbashi train | €22.89 | 1h 48m | 110 km |
| Kambove to Lubumbashi train | €26.74 | 2h | 130 km |
| Ndola to Lubumbashi flight | €31.41 | 3h 50m | 191 km |
| Fungurume to Lubumbashi train | €32.79 | 2h 16m | 172 km |
| Kolwezi to Lubumbashi train | €47.09 | 2h 48m | 243 km |
| Bukama to Lubumbashi train | €61.39 | 3h 29m | 326 km |
| Kamina to Lubumbashi train | €77.89 | 4h 31m | 424 km |
| Mbuji-Mayi to Lubumbashi flight | €78.61 | 4h 39m | 748 km |
| Mulongo to Lubumbashi train | €82.84 | 4h 6m | 429 km |
| Kananga to Lubumbashi flight | €88.05 | 4h 44m | 849 km |
| Tshilenge to Lubumbashi train | €96.04 | 4h 52m | 505 km |
| Mwene to Lubumbashi train | €99.34 | 5h 15m | 544 km |
| Gandajika to Lubumbashi train | €121.89 | 6h 1m | 670 km |
| Mwene-Ditu to Lubumbashi train | €122.99 | 6h 25m | 680 km |
| Mbuji-Mayi to Lubumbashi train | €124.64 | 6h | 748 km |
| Kabinda to Lubumbashi train | €126.84 | 6h 46m | 697 km |
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Mulykap
Most of the points near Mulykap open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Popular journeys to Lubumbashi
Common questions about Travel to Lubumbashi
How can I get to Lubumbashi?
Lubumbashi is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 21 places, across 5 countries, on services run by 5 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Lubumbashi?
The cheapest way into Lubumbashi is by train, from €22.89 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 21 origins we sell into Lubumbashi over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Lubumbashi?
The fastest journey into Lubumbashi is by train, at 1h 48m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 110 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Lubumbashi have?
Lubumbashi has 3 named terminals on our network, including 0 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are FBM. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Lubumbashi from within 200 km?
8 of the routes we sell into Lubumbashi start within 200 km. The nearest is Likasi, 110 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or coach beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Lubumbashi in Congo - Kinshasa?
Lubumbashi connects to 21 places on our network across 5 countries the furthest of them 2,616 km away in a straight line. Congo - Kinshasa routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Congo - Kinshasa
The wider region
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Lubumbashi is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Lubumbashi and across Congo - Kinshasa
Day trips that leave Lubumbashi in the morning and cover a good part of Congo - Kinshasa by evening.
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