There are 4 ways to get from London to Lubumbashi by plane, train, or car
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)plane LHR - FBM
16h 41m$579–1,559Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Lubumbashi International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)plane LGW - FBM
15h 54m$530–1,449Fly London City Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)plane LCY - FBM
19h 43m$767–2,021Fly London Heathrow Airport to Ndola, drive
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Ndola (NLA)plane LHR - NLA
- Drive from Ndola (NLA) to Lubumbashicar
19h 24m$600–1,597
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from London to Lubumbashi is to train and fly which costs $500 - $1,500 and takes 15h 54m.
The fastest way to get from London to Lubumbashi is to train and fly which takes 15h 54m and costs $500 - $1,500.
The distance between London and Lubumbashi is 7547 km.
It takes approximately 16h 41m to get from London to Lubumbashi, including transfers.
Lubumbashi is 2h ahead of London. It is currently 8:49 PM in London and 10:49 PM in Lubumbashi.
There are 29+ hotels available in Lubumbashi.
What companies run services between London, England and Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Ethiopian Airlines, Kenya Airways, and four other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) 3 times a day.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kinshasa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from London City Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Zurich, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from London City Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from London City Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Geneva, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from London City Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Madrid, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from London City Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Luxembourg, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kinshasa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ndola via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from London City Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ndola via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from London City Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ndola via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ndola via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ndola via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Gatwick Express
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