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Find cheap flights to the Democratic Republic of the Congo from $486

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

Kinshasa
Kinshasa1 stop$798
Lubumbashi
Lubumbashi2 stops$1,587
Goma
Goma2 stops$1,497

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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 27h 16m, covering a distance of 7680 miles. The most popular route is Dallas - Kinshasa with an average flight time of 24h 35m.

  • 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 $798. The most popular route is Dallas/Fort Worth to Kinshasa N'djili and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $1,184.

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

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Kinshasa (88% of total searches to the Democratic Republic of the Congo). The next most popular destinations are Lubumbashi (9%) and Goma (3%).

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    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a given destination and date is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

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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 10585 reviews
7.4Food
8.2Boarding
8.6Crew
8.0Entertainment
7.9Comfort
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Paid premium for Delta only to be on safe but tired old 767 with ancient cabin in mediocre condition. Poor wifi and horrible inflight entertainment. Hardly a premium experience. Should have flown SW and had fun flight crew and no pretense

6.0 GoodPeter, May 2024SLC - HNL
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Paid premium for Delta only to be on safe but tired old 767 with ancient cabin in mediocre condition. Poor wifi and horrible inflight entertainment. Hardly a premium experience. Should have flown SW and had fun flight crew and no pretense

Our flight to Zurich was delayed by almost 3 hours, so we missed our next flight. There was no indication it would be delayed this much. We were told the gate had changed and then it apparently took over 2 hours to load the "catering" on the plane. We were not compensated in any way for the trouble.

Rated entertainment as Mediocre as there were major problems with the Infotainment system that took probably a half hour for them to fix.

Your crew could maybe answer the call bell at least one of the times I pressed it. I pressed it first time with 2.5 hours left in our flight bc my partner was hungry and wanted a sandwich. We finally got the sandwich with 40 mins left in the flight.

Half the bathrooms assigned to economy were out of action

Delta crushed it. Flight attendant in first was attentive and just never stopped. Honestly one of the best domestic flights I’ve been on.

They were an hour late and they didn’t have my wheelchair for me

The Flight crew didn’t serve us until about 1.5 hours into the flight because of turbulence but after it ended it was fine to move around. They served us water only and snacks and then NEVER, NOT ONE TIME came through to collect trash until right before landing about 1.5 hours later. There was absolutely no need for that. They crew was just standing around talking and visiting with each other and really never tried to see if we might want something besides water or even try to come pick up trash. This is VERY unusual for a Delta flight but it was not what I would have expected for a 4 hour flight.

The 1st class male crew member was very pleasant - the short female with round glasses , maybe in 50’s had no personality- never spoke when delivering my food, drink, & never smiled the whole trip! In fact looked annoyed when the boarding proses was happening- I would never hire this woman - unfriendly . Have never dealt with a crew member like her-

5-hour delay due to storms in Tanoa and airspace restricted by Miami traffic controllers.

My only issue was my meal was inedible except for the sides.

The check in was horrible. I stood in line for 1 hour to check in with an Air France ticket. Then I was told I had to go to Delta counter onstead to check in instead. It made no sense.

They charge me for luggage which is was included on the ticket

Business class in the second leg - CDG-EVN was a disaster.

worst experience ever i choose my seat in advance and also have my seat selected in my boarding and the they told me that my seat has been changed without notify me

I have used Air France and KLM many times it will help if they change their menu's feel like it's been the same for years!!!, Especially the breakfast. Overall the flight was good and enjoyable.

No bording was given for next trip on same carrier, food was very moderate.

No birding was given for next trip on same carrier, food was very moderate.

We transited through Chad and what was supposed to be a 1hr 20 minutes transit time lasted over 4hrs. We didn't get regular updates until we complained. After a 10hr flight from Paris no form of refreshment given and finally arrived Abuja over 6hrs later and none of my bags came

Lost luggage, 2 bags were badly damaged and one of the bags came open.

Fantastic. Smooth boarding with an infant. Never experienced it with any other carriers.

This was a flight operated by Lufthansa. See me prior comments, which were meant for this experience. The CSA, Ashley, should be reprimanded if not fired for incompetence, being rude, and very, very slow. She was whispering to other CSAs, blaming my flight change on others, unable to give me a seat assignment, telling me could not help without offering any advice (I travel 200,000 miles a year and am a consultant to the airlines, so I know how this gets done PRETTY DAMN WELL). Then, she gave me literally the worst seat on the airline (yes, there were other seats open) - the one right next to the bathroom that was so bad the other PAX next to me left to move to another seat. My seat kept getting rammed (3x) by the crew with their carts (no turbulence to speak of), other passengers grabbing the seat to get in or out of the bathroom, and listening to the bathroom flush all night.

This was a Lufthansa flight, not United. The CSA at the counter, Ashley, was not only incompetent, but quite rude. Me and two other PAX waited over 7 minutes standing in front of her and another CSA and they ignored us. We joked that we must have accidently taken invisibility pills. She could have at least said "I'll be with you in a moment, I'm currently....". I could go on about how rude she and the other CSAs were (whispering, not communicating with me, blaming the situation on others, etc.). She would not work for me. Then, she gave me literally the worst seat on the plane. the worst. My seat kept getting bumped (rammed twice by the crew with their carts and about every 5 minutes by someone using the bathroom), listening to the bathroom all night, crowded seat, etc.

My seat was broken. WiFi didn’t work. Gate crew at HOU were rude and condescending. Treated all the passengers badly. Bad experience, United.

First flight of the day… MINIMUM FUEL! 15 minute landing delay at HOU due to fog turned into a 2+ hour delay! Rather than circle, they had to divert to another city to refuel! Sat on tarmac at Austin to refuel. We ALL missed our connections! The crew, including pilots, were clueless. Crew was really a mess. At HOU, Untied employees were exceedingly rude to all. It was pitiful.

Food wasn’t very good, old business seating configuration on an old A340

An hour and a half late is UNACCEPTABLE. The negative impact to our family is unconscionable. And for the price we were forced to pay...

Standard flight experience, but there is only power at the seat to row 20 on the aircraft, on my initial check in it did not say that was the case

Not a fan of the diagonal partially enclosed business class seats or how they have to be converted to beds manually by crew. I prefer more isolation and user control for switching to lie flat.

No lounge access with “United First” ticket. False alarm about late flight, jeopardizing connection. Wrong meal. Loose power socket would not hold plug, could not charge device. In-flight access to text messaging did not work. Toilet seat on plane would not stay up.

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.

The crew were extremely unfriendly. The plane was dirty and the entertainment system did not work, so they did not even give out earphones to anyone.

The flight was one hour late. The food is mediocre and the screen was broken

Flight was smooth but unnecessary long because we had to refuel at FCO Rome. Air hostesses service and response to call light could be better. Both planes were old with broken seat arms and toilets. Why Africans had to be given the farthest Gates is what baffles me and why we have to pay for Aisle seats I found really strange. Is there ever an end to ripping people off even after paying over $2300 for one seat.

Luggage delayed for one day. I called customer service, and they had no info and no empathy. Boarding was very disorganized and chaotic. We went nearly 7 hours with no food or snacks on the flight. This is not an airline that has respect for its passengers.

Same but worse than international. The inter African flights are worse.

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

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.

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

in the front - higher class of business - sitting in the same seat (with one empty in the middle) is not acceptable any more. need the business class to be as we paid for.

my husband's monitor did not work. there was a visibly ill family in my husband's row.

There was a two hour delay because of incompetence in scheduling fuel truck. Further, upon arrival in Roanoke, hand baggage was sent to baggage claim. We carry hand baggage because it contains valuable or sensitive materials that we do not want going through the baggage system. This is very poor and United needs to perform better.

Pros: "The crew are doing amazing job and making sure we all stay safe."
Cons: "What could have been better is us; the travelers/passengers. We need to follow every protocol and or precess or procedure put in place by our government and the airlines. United Airline is doing great job keeping us safe while we travel."
Pros: "thanks to the paid upgrading we got 2 seats in the front of the cabin (row 5)"
Cons: "there was NO organisation at all during boarding: the people just stood in line, not respecting 1,5m. Also at the airport security waiting lines no attention to social distancing was respected. At arrival the off-boarding was in groups of 8th rows, not really helpfull either. A big disappointment versus the flight we had from BXL to PORTO !"
Pros: "Crew was very nice. Chocolates were very nice."
Cons: "Come on guys for the price of the ticked you could have served us something more than a sandwich."

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