Cheapest€44.39
- Baikotovitchestrian Airlines BA203806:3256m07:28Gemena GMAMbandaka MDK
Door to door 4h 6mCO2 99.9 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Gemena to Mbandaka costs €44.39 at the cheapest and takes 4h 6m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 406 km. Cheapest is by flight, fastest is by flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 406 km
- Fastest
- 4h 6m
- Average
- 4h 8m
- Services per day
- 1
- Cheapest
- €44.39
- CO2 per passenger
- 99.9 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 6m | 56m | 3h 10m | €49.11 | 99.9 kg | 1 |
- 4h 6mFastest, by Flight
- €49.11Cheapest, by Flight
- 99.9 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 406 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Checking the live timetables.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Gemena to Mbandaka | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 | SatSep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €98.67 | €92.77 | €74.48 | €79.79 | €70.94 | €88.05 | €60.32 | €65.04 | €49.11 | €55.60 | €57.96 | €72.71 | €62.68 | €56.19 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €44.39
The flight gets you into Mbandaka. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Looking for somewhere to stay in Mbandaka?
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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When to book Gemena to Mbandaka
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €49.1190 days
- €40.8560 days
- €35.5445 days
- €37.9030 days
- €59.1421 days
- €56.1914 days
- €60.327 days
- €74.483 days
- €98.671 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €35.54.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 178 percent. The most expensive point is €98.67, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €65.04Sun
- €49.11Mon
- €55.60Tue
- €57.96Wed
- €70.94Thu
- €62.68Fri
- €59.14Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €74.48Sep
- €47.93Oct
- €44.39Nov
- €51.47Dec
- €47.34Jan
- €36.72Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 406 km against 394 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Gemena at 06:32 and the last at 06:32, across 1 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Gemena
Air
- GMA
Mbandaka
Air
- MDK
Landing at MDK after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.
Getting from MDK into Mbandaka?
Settled in advance, so the ride into Mbandaka costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baikotovitchestrian Airlines | €44.39 | 4h 6m | 740 km/h | Fixed fare | Not published |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €30.00 | 68% |
| Taxes | €5.40 | 12% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 16% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 4% |
| Total you pay | €44.39 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Mbandaka well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Mbandaka?
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
Check Mbandaka on StasherOr try Bounce
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Questions about Gemena to Mbandaka
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Gemena to Mbandaka?
The fastest journey from Gemena to Mbandaka takes 4h 6m door to door, of which 56m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 4h 8m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Gemena to Mbandaka?
The cheapest fare from Gemena to Mbandaka is €44.39, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €59.14. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Gemena to Mbandaka?
The cheapest way from Gemena to Mbandaka is by flight, at €49.11 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 4h 6m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Gemena to Mbandaka?
Fares from Gemena to Mbandaka bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €35.54. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 178 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Gemena to Mbandaka?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Gemena to Mbandaka, at €49.11. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Gemena to Mbandaka?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Gemena to Mbandaka, at €36.72 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Gemena to Mbandaka?
1 operators sell services from Gemena to Mbandaka across 1 mode: Baikotovitchestrian Airlines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Gemena to Mbandaka?
Every service we sell from Gemena to Mbandaka is direct, with around 1 departures a day and a fastest journey of 4h 6m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Gemena to Mbandaka use?
Services from Gemena to Mbandaka by flight leave from Gemena GMA and arrive at Mbandaka MDK. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Gemena to Mbandaka?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Gemena to Mbandaka allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Gemena to Mbandaka on September 12, 2026: 406 km of route against 394 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €44.39, and 4h 6m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Mbandaka are the half people leave until last.
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Other ways to make this journey
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- 1Countries
- 1Operators
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