There are 5 ways to get from Uganda to Lubumbashi by plane, bus, car, or train
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Fly
best- Fly from Entebbe (EBB) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)plane EBB - FBM
8h 7m$444–667Bus via Kobil Petro Station
cheapest- Take the bus from Kampala to Dar es Salaambus
- Take the bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Lubumbashibus
2d 17h$127–159Bus
- Take the bus from Kampala to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Lubumbashibus
2d 11h$131–134Drive 2,212.6 km
- Drive from Buganda to Lubumbashicar 2,212.6 km
39h 12m$331–478Bus, train
- Take the bus from Kampala to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Dar es salaam to Mbeyatrain
- Take the bus from Mbeya to Lubumbashibus
2d 18h
Entebbe (EBB) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Uganda to Lubumbashi is to bus via Kobil Petro Station which costs $120 - $160 and takes 2 days 17h.
The fastest way to get from Uganda to Lubumbashi is to fly which takes 8h 7m and costs $440 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Uganda to Lubumbashi. However, there are services departing from Kampala and arriving at Lubumbashi via Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
The distance between Uganda and Lubumbashi is 1455 km. The road distance is 2212.6 km.
The best way to get from Uganda to Lubumbashi without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 11h and costs $131 - $135.
It takes approximately 8h 7m to get from Uganda to Lubumbashi, including transfers.
Uganda to Lubumbashi bus services, operated by SR Classic Coach, depart from Kampala station.
The best way to get from Uganda to Lubumbashi is to fly which takes 8h 7m and costs $440 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $131 - $135 and takes 2 days 11h.
Uganda to Lubumbashi bus services, operated by SR Classic Coach, arrive at Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal station.
Lubumbashi is 1h behind Uganda. It is currently 11:02 PM in Uganda and 10:02 PM in Lubumbashi.
What companies run services between Uganda and Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Kenya Airways, Ethiopian Airlines, and Uganda Airlines fly from Entebbe (EBB) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Buganda to Lubumbashi via Kampala and Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Entebbe to Lubumbashi International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–550
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Entebbe to Lubumbashi International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–650
Flights from Entebbe to Lubumbashi International Airport via Kinshasa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–900
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from Dar es salaam to Mbeya
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $16–19
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Mukuba M1
- $16–19
- Mukuba M2
- $18
- 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
Bus from Kampala to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $46
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Mbeya to Lubumbashi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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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More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between Uganda to Lubumbashi is 2213 km. It takes approximately 39h 12m to drive from Uganda to Lubumbashi.
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