Travel to Kinshasa
Every way to reach Kinshasa: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Kinshasa is reachable from 25 places across 12 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 11 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €14.64 and the fastest takes 1h 37m door to door. The nearest origin is 94 km away.
How people reach Kinshasa
Every mode that actually calls at Kinshasa, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 10 | €14.64 | 1h 37m | 265 km | 1 |
| Flight | 35 | €65.63 | 4h 21m | 6,224 km | 10 |
- 25Places you can arrive from
- 25Places you can leave for
- 12Countries
- 11Operators
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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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 6 | 13% | Inkisi, 94 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 7 | 16% | Kenge, 243 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 12 | 27% | Tshikapa, 650 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 20 | 44% | Lubumbashi, 1567 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Kinshasa that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Congo - Kinshasa | 26 | 58% |
| Belgium | 2 | 4% |
| Ethiopia | 2 | 4% |
| France | 2 | 4% |
| Kenya | 2 | 4% |
| Morocco | 2 | 4% |
| Togo | 2 | 4% |
| Türkiye | 2 | 4% |
| South Africa | 2 | 4% |
| Angola | 1 | 2% |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 1 | 2% |
| Chad | 1 | 2% |
Stations, airports and ports in Kinshasa
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Kinshasa
- Kinshasa East railway station
- Gare de Brazzaville
- Site transco
- CCF
- FIH
- The Beach;Brazzaville-Kinshasa
- Le Beach
Kinshasa is large, and the road in from FIH can take longer than the last hour of the flight. Cars are not our business.
A car waiting when you land in Kinshasa
Settled in advance, so the ride into Kinshasa costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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The cheapest journeys into Kinshasa
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inkisi to Kinshasa train | €14.64 | 1h 37m | 94 km |
| Mbanza-Ngungu to Kinshasa train | €17.39 | 1h 43m | 115 km |
| Kimpese to Kinshasa train | €24.54 | 2h 9m | 168 km |
| Kenge to Kinshasa train | €34.99 | 2h 55m | 243 km |
| Matadi to Kinshasa train | €37.74 | 3h 9m | 265 km |
| Mbandaka to Kinshasa flight | €65.63 | 4h 24m | 586 km |
| Tshikapa to Kinshasa flight | €71.53 | 4h 32m | 650 km |
| Luanda to Kinshasa flight | €76.25 | 4h 21m | 551 km |
| Boende to Kinshasa flight | €82.74 | 4h 44m | 765 km |
| Kananga to Kinshasa flight | €86.87 | 4h 47m | 806 km |
| Lodja to Kinshasa flight | €98.08 | 4h 55m | 924 km |
| Mbuji-Mayi to Kinshasa flight | €99.26 | 4h 55m | 938 km |
| Kindu to Kinshasa flight | €123.45 | 5h 7m | 1,187 km |
| Kisangani to Kinshasa flight | €126.99 | 5h 10m | 1,222 km |
| Lubumbashi to Kinshasa flight | €160.03 | 5h 56m | 1,567 km |
| Lomé to Kinshasa flight | €236.14 | 6h 6m | 1,949 km |
A day in Kinshasa hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Kinshasa?
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Popular trips to Kinshasa
Common questions about Travel to Kinshasa
How can I get to Kinshasa?
Kinshasa is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 25 places, across 12 countries, on services run by 11 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 Kinshasa?
The cheapest way into Kinshasa is by Train, from €14.64 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 25 origins we sell into Kinshasa over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Kinshasa?
The fastest journey into Kinshasa is by Train, at 1h 37m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 94 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Kinshasa have?
Kinshasa has 7 named terminals on our network, including 2 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Kinshasa East railway station, Gare de Brazzaville, FIH. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Kinshasa from within 200 km?
6 of the routes we sell into Kinshasa start within 200 km. The nearest is Inkisi, 94 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Kinshasa in Congo - Kinshasa?
Kinshasa connects to 25 places on our network across 12 countries, the furthest of them 6,224 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
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.
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Elsewhere in Congo - Kinshasa
The wider region
The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Kinshasa are the half people leave until last.
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