There are 2 ways to get from Kinshasa to Maputo by plane or bus
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Fly
best- Fly from Kinshasa International Airport (FIH) to Maputo International Airport (MPM)FIH - MPM
7h 50m$404–1,181Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Kinshasa to Luanda
- Take the bus from Gamek Terminal to Windhoek
- Take the bus from Windhoek to Johannesburg
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Maputo
2d 23h$161–215
Kinshasa International Airport (FIH) to Maputo International Airport (MPM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kinshasa to Maputo is to bus which costs $160 - $220 and takes 2 days 23h.
The fastest way to get from Kinshasa to Maputo is to fly which takes 7h 50m and costs $400 - $1,200.
The distance between Kinshasa and Maputo is 3037 km.
The best way to get from Kinshasa to Maputo without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 23h and costs $160 - $220.
It takes approximately 7h 50m to get from Kinshasa to Maputo, including transfers.
The best way to get from Kinshasa to Maputo is to fly which takes 7h 50m and costs $400 - $1,200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $160 - $220 and takes 2 days 23h.
Maputo is 1h ahead of Kinshasa. It is currently 8:54 AM in Kinshasa and 9:54 AM in Maputo.
There are 123+ hotels available in Maputo.
What companies run services between Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Maputo, Mozambique?
South African Airways, Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique, and three other airlines fly from Kinshasa International Airport (FIH) to Maputo International Airport (MPM) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kinshasa to Maputo via Luanda, Gamek Terminal, Windhoek, Windhoek, Johannesburg, and Johannesburg in around 2d 23h.
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- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Kinshasa International Airport to Maputo International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Kinshasa International Airport to Maputo International Airport via Lubumbashi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Kinshasa International Airport to Maputo International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- taag.com
Flights from Kinshasa International Airport to Maputo International Airport via Brazzaville, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
- Phone
- +244 923 169 920
- faleconnosco@macontransp.com
- Website
- macontransp.com
Bus from Kinshasa to Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- macontransp.com
- Single
- $14–20
Bus from Gamek Terminal to Windhoek
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- macontransp.com
- Single
- $27–40
- Phone
- +264 81 331 5475
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Windhoek to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $85–110
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/MushimaNamibia/
- Phone
- +27 86 158 9282
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Johannesburg to Maputo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–27
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
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