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Note: Travel is not advised outside Kinshasa and the government-controlled town of Lubumbashi. Visitors should not enter the country from Rwanda or Uganda, and should avoid all eastern areas which remain under rebel control. For further information contact the relevant authority.
AIR: Airlines serving the Democratic Republic of Congo include Lignes Aériennes Congolaises (6V), Air Afrique, Air Gabon, Business Aviation, Ethiopian Airlines, KLM, Kenya Airways, South African Airways and Air Zimbabwe.
Approximate flight times: From Kinshasa to London is 10 hours 30 minutes including stopover in Brussels.
International airports: Kinshasa (N’Djili) (FIH) is 25km (15 miles) southeast of the city. Coaches run to and from the city. Taxis are available. Airport facilities include 24-hour bank/bureau de change, post office, restaurant and car hire (Avis, Budget, Europcar, InterRent and Hertz), but all services may well be erratic and unreliable.
Departure tax: None.
SEA/RIVER: 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; these are not running at present, owing to political instability.
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.
ROAD: Most of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s borders are closed or very dangerous. Even in peacetime, the roads are mostly in bad condition and impassable in the rainy season. There are connecting roads to surrounding countries, the major routes being through Sudan, Uganda and Zambia.
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