There are 3 ways to get from Kigali to Lubumbashi by plane or bus
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Fly
best- Fly from Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)plane KGL - FBM
7h 25m$385–718Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Kampala to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Lubumbashibus
2d 19h$122–176Bus via Dar es Salaam
- Take the bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Kampala to Dar es Salaambus
- Take the bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Lubumbashibus
2d 23h$132–211
Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kigali to Lubumbashi is to bus which costs $120 - $180 and takes 2 days 19h.
The fastest way to get from Kigali to Lubumbashi is to fly which takes 7h 25m and costs $380 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Kigali to Lubumbashi. However, there are services departing from Nyabugogo Bus Stn and arriving at Lubumbashi via Numak Complex, Kampala and Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
The distance between Kigali and Lubumbashi is 1130 km.
The best way to get from Kigali to Lubumbashi without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 19h and costs $120 - $180.
It takes approximately 7h 25m to get from Kigali to Lubumbashi, including transfers.
Kigali to Lubumbashi bus services, operated by Trinity Express, depart from Nyabugogo Bus Stn station.
The best way to get from Kigali to Lubumbashi is to fly which takes 7h 25m and costs $380 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $120 - $180 and takes 2 days 19h.
Kigali to Lubumbashi bus services, operated by Trinity Express, arrive at Trinity Bus Terminal station.
There are 32+ hotels available in Lubumbashi.
What companies run services between Kigali, Rwanda and Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Kenya Airways and Ethiopian Airlines fly from Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Lubumbashi via Trinity Bus Terminal, Numak Complex, Kisenyi Taxi Park, Kampala, and Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal in around 2d 19h.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–700
- Phone
- +250 788 314 935
- Website
- trinityexpress.rw
Bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–65
- Schedules at
- trinityexpress.rw
Bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–65
- Schedules at
- trinityexpress.rw
- Phone
- +250788351253
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +255 22 213 4567
- [email protected]
- Website
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Kampala to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $46
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Lubumbashi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $69
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Lubumbashi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $69
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
- Phone
- +254 701 110011
- Website
- mozaico.co.ke
Bus from Kampala to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- mozaico.co.ke
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