Trains in Congo - Kinshasa

976 routes and 3 operators. Fares below are the cheapest we currently sell on each.

We sell 976 Trains routes in Congo - Kinshasa, serving 42 places through 3 operators. 0 of those routes cross a border. The cheapest fare is €21.24 and the median route runs 320 km.

Checked October 1, 2026Priced for October 1, 2026One passenger, all fees included

The network

Trains in Congo - Kinshasa, in numbers

What we actually sell, counted rather than claimed.

  • 976Routes we sell
  • 42Places served
  • 3Operators
  • 976Domestic routes
  • 0Cross border routes
  • 320 kmMedian route
  • 1,113 kmLongest route
  • 0Countries
Routes

The busiest Trains routes in Congo - Kinshasa

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

The routes we sell in Congo - Kinshasa, busiest first, priced over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Likasi to Lubumbashi train€21.241h 42m110 km
Lubumbashi to Likasi train€21.241h 41m110 km
Kananga to Mbuji-Mayi train€24.541h 53m132 km
Mbuji-Mayi to Kananga train€24.541h 53m132 km
Kolwezi to Likasi train€26.191h 55m142 km
Likasi to Kolwezi train€26.191h 58m142 km
Kananga to Tshikapa train€36.642h 5m188 km
Tshikapa to Kananga train€36.642h 7m188 km
Kinshasa to Matadi train€41.592h 57m265 km
Matadi to Kinshasa train€41.592h 55m265 km
Kolwezi to Lubumbashi train€43.792h 42m243 km
Lubumbashi to Kolwezi train€43.792h 59m243 km
Mbuji-Mayi to Tshikapa train€55.343h 30m310 km
Tshikapa to Mbuji-Mayi train€55.343h 12m310 km
Kolwezi to Mbuji-Mayi train€96.595h 18m549 km
Mbuji-Mayi to Kolwezi train€96.595h 10m549 km
Kananga to Kolwezi train€110.895h 54m632 km
Kolwezi to Kananga train€110.895h 42m632 km
Likasi to Mbuji-Mayi train€112.545h 55m641 km
Mbuji-Mayi to Likasi train€112.546h 29m641 km
Kolwezi to Tshikapa train€122.446h 59m701 km
Tshikapa to Kolwezi train€122.446h 56m701 km
Kananga to Likasi train€129.047h 25m739 km
Likasi to Kananga train€129.047h 5m739 km
Lubumbashi to Mbuji-Mayi train€140.046h 11m748 km
Mbuji-Mayi to Lubumbashi train€140.046h 20m748 km
Likasi to Tshikapa train€144.447h 17m827 km
Tshikapa to Likasi train€144.447h 47m827 km
Kananga to Lubumbashi train€158.746h 43m849 km
Lubumbashi to Kananga train€158.746h 46m849 km
Lubumbashi to Tshikapa train€163.148h 14m937 km
Tshikapa to Lubumbashi train€163.148h 1m937 km

The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Kinshasa are the half people leave until last.

A guided tour group

Anything to book in Kinshasa before you go?

The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km30031%Fungurume, 41 km
200 to 600 km56458%Kananga, 200 km
600 to 1,500 km11211%Kambove, 622 km
Carriers

Rail operators

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

  • CFU

Train destinations

Common questions about Trains in Congo - Kinshasa

What Trains routes are there in Congo - Kinshasa?

We sell 976 Trains routes in Congo - Kinshasa, serving 42 places, run by 3 operators. Every one of those routes has an operator that actually serves it, so the count is the network we can sell rather than every pair of places on a map.

How much do Trains tickets in Congo - Kinshasa cost?

The cheapest Trains fare in Congo - Kinshasa is €21.24 for one passenger, across the 976 routes we sell there. The median route runs 320 km in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against before comparing it to anywhere else.

Can I travel out of Congo - Kinshasa by Trains?

0 of the Trains routes we sell touching Congo - Kinshasa cross a border and 976 stay inside it, reaching 0 other countries including . Cross border routes are usually the ones where the fare and the journey time differ most between operators.

Which operators run Trains services in Congo - Kinshasa?

3 operators run Trains services on routes we sell in Congo - Kinshasa: CFU, Onatra, SNCC. Each is a real carrier from the published operator catalog, and each has its own fares and conditions. The operator table on this page compares them on speed, flexibility and what is on board.

What is the longest Trains route in Congo - Kinshasa?

The longest Trains route we sell touching Congo - Kinshasa runs from Ilebo to Lubumbashi, 1,113 km in a straight line. The median route in the country is 320 km, so this one is a considerable outlier and the fares on it behave differently from the rest.

Where these numbers come from

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 Catchment, Fares, Distances

Other ways to travel here

The wider region

Kinshasa sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.

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