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$532 Find cheap flights to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

Kinshasa
Kinshasa1 stop$813
Lubumbashi
Lubumbashi2 stops$1,320
Goma
Goma2 stops$1,608

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Flight from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Kinshasa

FAQs - booking Democratic Republic of the Congo flights

  • What are my options if I need to get to the southeast region of DRC?

    If you intend to visit the country's southeastern part, consider taking flights to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM). ATL provides two-stop flights to FBM by United Airlines. Air Link, United Airlines, Lufthansa, Brussels Airlines, Ethiopian Air, and Emirates provide two-stop flights from JFK to FBM. The same airlines provide two-stop or three-stop flights from IAH to FBM. Ethiopian Air provides two - stop flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to FBM.

  • What are the passport and Visa requirements for flights from the United States to DRC?

    Travellers from the USA to DRC require a valid passport and Visa when flying to DRC. The validity of the passport must be at least six months and have at least two pages blank. You can opt for a tourist Visa if visiting for less than 90 dates.

  • Which child seat laws do I need to know before renting a car in DRC?

    Even though child seat laws are not strictly enforced, it is essential to keep these safety tips in mind.  When travelling with children under 7 they must be in child booster seats. This is because the vehicle’s car seat belts keep them safe, in case of an emergency. The seats can be rear facing or forward facing depending on your preference. However, the country does not have front seat restrictions. Children over 12 can seat at any part of the vehicle and have restraints on.

  • What is the best way of getting to Mbuji Mayi?

    Most flights from the United States arrive at Kinshasa or Lubumbashi. From Lubumbashi, you can take a flight to Mbuji Mayi. The average direct flight from FBM to Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM) is 1hr 15min. Alternatively, you can take the train from Lubumbashi to Mwene Ditu. The average train ride takes 2 days and 3hrs. From Mwene Ditu, you would have to take a car to Mbuji Mayi in 2hrs. You can also drive from Lubumbashi to Mbuji Mayi in 17hrs.

  • If I want to visit Boyoma Falls, what is the best way of getting there from the United States?

    If you get flights from the United States, you will arrive at Kinshasa or Lubumbashi. The quickest way to get from Kinshasa to Boyoma Falls is by flight. From FIH, you must take a flight to Kisangani's Bangoka International Airport (FKI). The average flight takes about 2h. Then you will have to take a taxi or drive to Boyoma Falls. When arriving at Lubumbashi's FBM, you must fly to Kisangani. It would be best if you took a taxi from the airport to Boyoma Falls.

  • Are there direct flights from the United States to DRC?

    No. However, you can get one-stop and two-stop flights to DRC from various US airports. Washington Dulles International Airport provides one-stop flights to Kinshasa. Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) provides one-stop flights with layovers in Brussels by Brussels and United Airlines. John F. Kennedy International Airport also provides one-stop flights to Kinshasa with layovers in Brussels.

  • How long is the flight to the Democratic Republic of the Congo?

    An average nonstop flight from the United States to the Democratic Republic of the Congo takes 28h 32m, covering a distance of 7686 miles. The most popular route is Washington, D.C. - Kinshasa with an average flight time of 16h 05m.

  • What is the cheapest flight to the Democratic Republic of the Congo?

    The cheapest ticket to the Democratic Republic of the Congo from the United States found in the last 72 hours was $821. The most popular route is Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl to Kinshasa N'djili and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $831.

  • What are the most popular destinations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Kinshasa (86% of total searches to the Democratic Republic of the Congo). The next most popular destinations are Lubumbashi (12%) and Goma (1%).

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Democratic Republic of the Congo flight deals.
  • A popular destination airports for travellers is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s N’djili International Airport (FIH). LAX provides two-stop or three-stop flights on the route. They are provided by Air France, Delta, and Ethiopian Air.
  •  Travellers in the East Coast area of the United States of America can take flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). Ethiopian Airlines, Delta, Air France, Brussels Airlines, Swiss and Turkish Airlines provide flights to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
  • Travellers in the central part of the United States can take flights from Washington’s Dulles International Airport (IAD). It provides flights to the Democratic Republic of Congo by United Airlines, Brussels, Air France, Swiss, and United Air. You can opt for one-stop or two-stop flights on the route.
  • North Texas travelers can take flights to DRC from Dallas. Delta Airlines provides two-stop flights from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). Air France also provides two-stop flights from DFW to Kinshasa. United Airlines provides two-stop or three-stop flights on the route.
  • If in North East Texas region, an easier alternative would be Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAD). It provides flights to DRC by Brussels Airlines and United flights. Flights on the route can be two-stop or three-stop.
  • When coming from the southeast parts of the United States, you can take flights to DRC from Atlanta. Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International Airport (ATL) provides one-stop or two-stop flights to DRC. They are provided by Delta Airlines and Air France, with layovers in Paris and Munich.
  • If you are from the Northwestern region, consider taking your flight from Seattle Tacoma International Airport (SEA). Air France, Delta Airlines, and Virgin Atlantic provide one - stop or two - stop flights on the route, with layovers in Paris, Vancouver, or Congo Brazzaville.
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Top 5 airlines flying to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from the United States to the Democratic Republic of the Congo? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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DeltaOverall score based on 9630 reviews
7.9Comfort
7.4Food
8.2Boarding
8.0Entertainment
8.6Crew
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The boarding was great. With all the delays I was grateful to get on the plane and headed for home. There was no in flight entertainment. Seats were very uncomfortable! Unfortunately we were seated next to an exit row so there was no recline in our seat. Other than that it was a smooth ride.

6.0 GoodKathy, Jul 2024ANC - SLC
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The boarding was great. With all the delays I was grateful to get on the plane and headed for home. There was no in flight entertainment. Seats were very uncomfortable! Unfortunately we were seated next to an exit row so there was no recline in our seat. Other than that it was a smooth ride.

My flight was cancelled twice and the third time I tried to rebook it online I cancelled the flight because it looked like I would get a refund to my credit card. Instead I now have a credit. I was also on hold for three hours waiting for a representative and then disconnected. I will never fly delta again.

Flight for canceled. Horrible experience.. had to rent a car to drive myself up here.

Flights were terribly delayed. I was at At,anta Airport for over 4 hours waiting for my connection.

My flight consistently said it was on time and the plane didn’t arrive until after 30 minutes after take off and nothing was announced to passengers

The flight was canceled two hours before departure, it took over five hours to rebook us on another flight.

First, the flight was schedule to leave at 12:08. Delayed to 12:38. It is 12:58 and I am sitting at the gate. The staff are not communicating with us (just tell me it’s gonna be five hours if that’s the case, quit hufflepuffing around like you’re trying to board us when the plane isn’t even here and you don’t know where your crew are. I’m still waiting for any communication about the further delay. This is a rebooked flight from a cancelled flight yesterday, when the airline failed to fulfill its fiduciary responsibility to hotel and cover transport for overnight cancelations. Asking about the food on the flight? What food?!? Delta doesn’t serve meals unless you pay for them and you really want me to give delta a high rating for passing out processed snacks (fun size!)? Can we be for real. Delta is cementing itself in history as one of the cheap, stingy, outdated, glory days are over airlines, and it shows. I took this flight knowing delta was going to provide below level service but this is beyond burgers!! I can’t believe a multi billion or dollar company looked straight in my eyes yesterday and I told me this wasn’t their fault and there for the extra cost in hotel and hundreds of dollars in Ubers are MY RESPONSIBILITY. The only thing I am at fault for is believing delta is reputable company worthy of my dollars. I’m not even sure I want to be compensated unless it is cash because I would rather die never traveling again than to put money in their pockets.

The flight was great. The crew were a little terse about the size of my bag. It fit fine.

I know it was not in Deltas fault. But numerous delays and cancelations. I requested a hotel voucher and was told they weren't available. The lady on my hotel shuttle did receive one from American. Why the difference?

Flight was delayed. Had to get rebooked. Diamond medallion but stuck in a crappy seat. Rebooked flight then got delayed again. Then when we finally boarded, we waited another hour for a new crew. Then landed in JFK and sat for another 40 minutes waiting for a crew to come to the gate to be able to deplane. Hot mess all around, which unfortunately is becoming the norm for Delta

We waited in line for more than 30 minutes to go through the check in (after the staff summoned us). Once on the plane we had to wait almost two hours before takeoff. The copilot said that it was not their fault but that the plane had arrived late in the first place and lost the slot to leave again because of the heavy traffic, This is completely understandable in our times, but I would have expected a little bit of pampering from the staff. We received a tiny little cup of water because we complained. Not a coffee, not a cookie, no music on the plane, no plugs to recharge your cellphone. It was very cold inside the plane and someone asked for a blanket for a baby - very harsh answer from the staff, no blankets on this plane. I think they should review their instructions and team spirit as traveling is also the experience, not only getting from A to B. And it’s not fun to interact with staff that doesn’t seem like they are enjoying their job. And as far as I know and judging from the cost of the ticket Brussels Airlines it’s not even a low cost!

Terrible seats. Whoever designed the seats should try taking a long flight in it themselves.

The crew and the flight were excellent, the food might be better!

This was absolutely one of the worst experiences of my life. I came to Europe for a 2 week trip and the airline was probably the most disorganized airline I’ve ever seen in my life. They lost my luggage. I had tracking on it for just such an occasion and told them EXACTLY where it was in the terminal and they somehow failed to get it out on the flight that night, since we were leaving for Switzerland the next day there was no way they would get it to our hotel in time. Seriously, take another airline at any cost. It’s not worth whatever you pay…you’ll end up paying a lot more in the end. My medication is in the bag and I can’t get to it and don’t know how I will get it.

I missed my connecting flight due to long lines at security and immigration. Need improvements

Food quality is deteriorating each time, last year was very good. I avoid the plane food lately.

Been flying on various airlines, all over the world, for 50+ years. The food on Brussels Air was easily the worst I ever endured.

I felt the overall quality of the plane and food service was less than that of their partner airlines, United. An example was wine was served in paper cups in premium economy class. There was no real silverware, napkins or a welcome kit other than a pillow and blanket.

Boarding time was a bit slow causing the flight to not leave right at 5 pm,but other than that it was fine.

I like the frequent mails we get when there is an update. Please keep it up

Awful. They cancelled my seats and demanded $1360 to rebook me

United failed me in cancelling flight to Chicago. Then put me on American Airlines standby to Miami for onward connection to RMO via IST. Standby failed. They looked me for Sunday morning 24 hours late at this point). Made it to Miami but Turkish airlines cancelled my seats and demanded $1360 to rebook the flights for the following day ! I went to United, spent two hours negotiating with Mr Ruis ? Who said he could do anything for me as he could fix problems that United caused in Miami. He suggested I call the 800 number. When I managed to.get through on my 6th call, I was on hold 2 hours and 30 minutes waiting for an agent when the call was cut off by United phone system. I went back to American. At last a lady , who had zero responsibility in this fiasco, helped me to find a replacement flight that night with Polish airlines to RMO through Warsaw at a cost of $968 including bag charge. I booked it with only a few hours to spare. The lady at American helped to recover and redirect my checked suitcase that had arrived in Miami a day earlier United customer service were awful. United partner Turkish airlines were horrendous and took zero responsibility. I ended up being late to my appointment overseas by 45 hours with zero compensation, no food vouchers, no replacement flights until I found one and paid for it myself. I reporting the entire fiasco to the secretary of state for Tennessee for law violations and refusal to remedy and compensate. I now need help to extend the trip by two days but United are not responding to communications

I was flying with Turkish Airlines from Tashkent to Dallas and from Dallas to Tashkent. In both directions the flights were late. I missed my connecting flight from Istanbul to Dallas in Istanbul airport because of that. That led to a no show case with a rental company in Dallas and I lost 460 US dollars. On the way from Dallas to Tashkent with a layover in Istanbul the plane was also late and I almost missed my connecting flight to Tashkent. Then my bag did not arrive with the same plane and only on the next morning flight from Istanbul. I was about to leave Tashkent the same day to Astana in Kazakhstan and then from there for work in Saudi Arabia. Luckily I had an excess in time before the next flight and I manage to get my bag back. Otherwise I would have missed 3 flights automatically because I couldn't travel for work without my bag and all valuables in it. So, overall, very bad experience with Turkish Airlines. Will never use these airlines again.

On my flight the menus showed different food and different was available. I think that was a miscommunication maybe. Other than that flight was wonderful.

Request for “strict vegan” as in the airlines meal selection was not strictly adhered to. My two travelling partners with their Asian vegetarian meals said that their meals were not Asian.

We waited 4 hours in the flight to take off but then the flight was cancelled.

It was ok. This flight was for my 80 year old grandparents and when they arrived to Beirut no wheelchair (as requested) was waiting for them. My grandpa had to pick up his own luggage, he got soooo tired. No one to help him as we submitted the request ahead of time

Terrible seats are very uncomfortable and narrow. Really hard time eating and painful buttons.. crew was very rud not allow anyone to stand not even to go to the toilets

Overnight flight in the old style Business class, but still very good.

I was in business class, without the business class amenities. Large seat with lots of legroom, but no TV or bed. Food was okay, but I did enjoy the Turkish red wine.

At least the delays were short. Business class, even in the new planes is very crowded now with crappy tray tables

There were issues with the first segment but what really bothered me overall is that you rebooked me and put me in a seat away from my wife and then put her in another booking or boarding group. I don't like having to monitor every little thing you guys do in order to get what I paid for in the first place.

See my previous comments. I was probably booked in business but was moved to economy

Delays!!! Serious delays. I was told by a member of staff in LGA that I would miss my DEN to LAX flight connection, so I was put on a later flight. Due to delays I would have been able to have made my original flight, where I was sat in business class - seat 1A: I was put on my original flight but bumped from business - 1A to economy 33C. I want a refund for paying business class but only flying economy

This flight was 2.5 hours delayed due to crew issues. This meant that we arrived after 2 AM. Very very inconvenient and we were not really kept well informed.

The new Airbus A231neo has neat tech but the economy seats are so tight together that I always had my shoulders against one passenger or the other. I was very miffed that Basic Economy REQUIRES check-in of bags other than your personal carry-on; if you want to offer low-cost airline prices and then add services for a fee, just let me carry on my duffel. Hell, I could have put my carry on IN the duffel and called it a day but the gate agent would not let me; I ended up paying $40 for the risk of losing my bag. Not the worst flight, but far from the best.

Brutal delay of 24 hours on first floight the 3 hours in Chicago . Tiny seats , screaming child behind me kicking the seat … couldn’t be worse

No water on the toilets, dirty sits. 4 hours delayed departure.

Horrible! I paid for a straight flight from Chicago to London. A week before trip it changed and now I had a connecting flight. Our flight was delayed an hour and a half because our flight crew was still flying in from CA. Forty passengers ran from one plane to the next. The next United Airlines flight was delayed two to three hours because of mechanical difficulties. They had to ready another plane which took time. I missed my scheduled excursion in London. 😢

Boarding was efficient. Crew was not pleasant and skipped me during a round of beverage service. Older plane with no seat back screens and I couldn’t connect to wifi or their entertainment offerings.

Movie channels was great. Air hostess could be a little more caring

I still cannot find my luggage. I need my luggage.

I did not receive my luggage This airline is not good. My luggage is missing please you guys need to find my luggage. It’s been three days now I cannot get my luggage. This is not a good business I

The cabin crew members were so exceptionally good. They were always respectful to us the passengers and were professional. I also enjoyed the meals.

Bathrooms were absolutely atrocious. Absolutely third world. Unusable. From non-flushing toilets to poor maintenance - missing toilet paper, dirty with mess, etc. Horrifying. Does Ethiopian Airways expect customers to clean the bathroom before use. For sure inconsiderate passengers don't do anything to clear/clean after use.

It might have nothing to do with the airline but the only problem was the long waiting for baggage claim at Entebbe

My entertainment screen wasn't working and they couldn't fix it.

I was a good, but long trip. The airline did a good job. I would use them again.

Choice of Vegetarian Food in Economy class needs overhaul improvement

The food could be better, the beef was quite tough. The crew were friendly and helpful on this flight, which has not being my experience on other Ethiopian flights.

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