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 51m$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 18m$540–1,478Train 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 30m$545–1,747Train 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$734–1,328Train, 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$569–1,435
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 18m.
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 51m to get from Brussels to Lubumbashi, including transfers.
Lubumbashi is 1h ahead of Brussels. It is currently 9:13 AM in Brussels and 10:13 AM in Lubumbashi.
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 25m
- 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 5m
- 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 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–850
Flights from Frankfurt to Lubumbashi International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Lubumbashi International Airport via Vienna, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- 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 Vienna, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Zurich, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- 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 Hurghada, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Cairo, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 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 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 Hurghada, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Cairo, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 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
- $130–220
- 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
- $70–110
- 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
- $75–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- 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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