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Travel to Congo

Flying to Congo

Airlines serving Congo (Dem Rep) include Air France, Air Gabon, Cameroon Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Kenya Airways, KLM and South African Airways.

Flight times:

From London to Kinshasa is 10 hours 30 minutes including stopover in Brussels.

Departure tax:

CDF500.

Travel by rail

In peacetime, there are rail services to Dar es Salaam in Tanzania and Lobito in Angola; and connections to Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Africa.

Ferry operators:

The international port is Matadi on the Congo River. There are no passenger services to or from Matadi at present. Ferries usually operate across the Congo River from Brazzaville to Kinshasa, although services are sporadic at present. In peacetime, there are ferries along the Oubangui River to the Central African Republic.

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