There are 5 ways to get from Brussels to Lubumbashi by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Brussels Airport
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)plane BRU - FBM
16h 46m$716–1,121Train to Frankfurt, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)plane FRA - FBM
19h 13m$539–1,474Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)plane AMS - FBM
18h 45m$544–1,746Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)plane CDG - FBM
16h 8m$733–1,327Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)plane DUS - FBM
19h 31m$618–1,633
Brussels Airport (BRU) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Brussels to Lubumbashi is to train and fly which costs $500 - $1,500 and takes 19h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Brussels to Lubumbashi is to train and fly which takes 16h 8m and costs $700 - $1,400.
The distance between Brussels and Lubumbashi is 7321 km.
It takes approximately 16h 46m to get from Brussels to Lubumbashi, including transfers.
There are 29+ hotels available in Lubumbashi.
What companies run services between Brussels, Belgium and Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Ethiopian Airlines flies from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) 3 times a day.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, Kinshasa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 53m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lubumbashi International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, Kinshasa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Kinshasa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–850
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–850
Flights from Frankfurt to Lubumbashi International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Lubumbashi International Airport via Vienna, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, Kinshasa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Zurich, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Vienna, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lubumbashi International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lubumbashi International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Lubumbashi International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Cairo, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lubumbashi International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Cairo, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Lubumbashi International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Lubumbashi International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
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