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There are 2 ways to get from Kitwe to Kinshasa by car, plane, or bus

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Drive, fly
best
1. Drive from Kitwe to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)
2. Fly from Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) to Kinshasa International Airport (FIH)FBM - FIH
5h 33m
$279–497
Bus
cheapest
1. Take the bus from Kitwe to Lusaka
2. Take the bus from Lusaka to Katima Mulilo
3. Take the bus from Katima Mulilo to Windhoek
4. Take the bus from Windhoek to Gamek Terminal
5. Take the bus from Luanda to Kinshasa
3d 4h
$144–191

Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) to Kinshasa International Airport (FIH) flights

18Weekly Planes

3hAverage Duration

$113Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Kitwe to Kinshasa.

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Distance: 1,770.3 km
Duration: 5h 33m

What companies run services between Kitwe, Zambia and Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo?

You can take a bus from Kitwe to Kinshasa via Lusaka, Katima Mulilo, Windhoek, Windhoek, Gamek Terminal, and Luanda in around 3d 4h.

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Kinshasa(opens in a new window), Congo - Kinshasa(opens in a new window)

Kinshasa, formerly named Léopoldville before June 30, 1966, is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Once a site of fishing and trading villages along the Congo River, Kinshasa is now one of the world's fastest-growing megacities. With an estimated population of 16 million residents, it's the most densely populated city in the DRC and the most populous city in Africa. It is Africa's third-largest metropolitan area and the leading economic, political, and cultural center of the DRC. Kinshasa houses several industries, including manufacturing, telecommunications, banking, and entertainment. The city also hosts some of DRC's significant institutional buildings, such as the Palais du Peuple, Palais de la Nation, Court of Cassation, Constitutional Court, Cité de l'Union Africaine, Palais de Marbre, Stade des Martyrs, Immeuble du Gouvernement, Kinshasa Financial Center, and multiple federal departments and agencies.

Things to do in Kinshasa

Lola ya Bonobo(Opens in a new window)

Founded by Claudine Andre in 1994, Lola ya Bonobo is the world's only sanctuary for orphaned bonobos. Since 2002, the sanctuary has been located just south of the suburb of Kimwenza at the Petites Chutes de la Lukaya, Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Livingstone Falls(Opens in a new window)

Livingstone Falls (French, Chutes Livingstone) — named for the explorer David Livingstone — are a succession of enormous rapids on the lower course of the Congo River in west equatorial Africa, downstream from Malebo Pool in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Petites Chutes de la Lukaya(Opens in a new window)

The Petites Chutes de la Lukaya (French; "Small falls of the Lukaya") is a set of small waterfalls on the Lukaya River. They are just south of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They are perhaps 1 m high.

Places to stay in Kinshasa

Amani inn hotel(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

Protea Hotel by Marriott Kinshasa(Opens in a new window)

7.9Good

Mikhael's Hotel(Opens in a new window)

7.9Good

GHS Hotel(Opens in a new window)

7.6Good

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