There are 4 ways to get from Dubai to Lubumbashi by plane, shuttle, or car
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Fly Dubai International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport
best- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)plane DXB - FBM
11h 32m$425–1,119Shuttle to Abu Dhabi, fly to Lubumbashi International Airport
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)plane AUH - FBM
14h 32m$345–930Fly Sharjah International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport
- Fly from Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)plane SHJ - FBM
14h 4m$479–1,326Fly Dubai International Airport to Ndola, drive
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Ndola (NLA)plane DXB - NLA
- Drive from Ndola (NLA) to Lubumbashicar
15h 25m$346–1,257
Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dubai to Lubumbashi is to shuttle and fly which costs $340 - $950 and takes 14h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Dubai to Lubumbashi is to fly which takes 11h 32m and costs $420 - $1,200.
The distance between Dubai and Lubumbashi is 5112 km.
It takes approximately 11h 32m to get from Dubai to Lubumbashi, including transfers.
Lubumbashi is 2h behind Dubai. It is currently 10:46 AM in Dubai and 8:46 AM in Lubumbashi.
There are 29+ hotels available in Lubumbashi.
What companies run services between Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Kenya Airways, Ethiopian Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) 5 times a day.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
Flights from Sharjah International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Lubumbashi International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Ndola via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Lubumbashi International Airport via Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Lubumbashi International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Ndola via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Lubumbashi International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Dar es Salaam, Ndola
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Ndola via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Ndola via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
- Website
- proflight-zambia.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Ndola via Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
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