There are 3 ways to get from Rwanda 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
10h 15m$455–718Bus
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$121–175Bus 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$126–210
Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rwanda to Lubumbashi is to bus which costs $120 - $180 and takes 2 days 19h.
The fastest way to get from Rwanda to Lubumbashi is to fly which takes 10h 15m and costs $450 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Rwanda 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 Rwanda and Lubumbashi is 1130 km.
The best way to get from Rwanda to Lubumbashi without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 19h and costs $120 - $180.
It takes approximately 10h 15m to get from Rwanda to Lubumbashi, including transfers.
Rwanda to Lubumbashi bus services, operated by Trinity Express, depart from Nyabugogo Bus Stn station.
The best way to get from Rwanda to Lubumbashi is to fly which takes 10h 15m and costs $450 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $120 - $180 and takes 2 days 19h.
Rwanda to Lubumbashi bus services, operated by Trinity Express, arrive at Trinity Bus Terminal station.
There are 29+ hotels available in Lubumbashi.
What companies run services between Rwanda and Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Ethiopian Airlines, Kenya Airways, and two other airlines fly from Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) 5 times a day. 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
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–700
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–950
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–850
- 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
- $68
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Lubumbashi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $68
- 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
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- mozaico.co.ke
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