There are 9 ways to get from South Africa to Kasumbalesa by plane, taxi, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Johannesburg International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)plane JNB - FBM
- Take the taxi from Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) to Kasumbalesataxi
4h 20m$360–535Bus, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Johanneburg to Kitwebus
- Drive from Kitwe to Kasumbalesacar
28h 24m$47–54Drive 2,013.6 km
- Drive from Johannesburg to Kasumbalesacar 2,013.6 km
23h 53m$281–406Fly Johannesburg International Airport to Ndola, drive
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Ndola (NLA)plane JNB - NLA
- Drive from Ndola (NLA) to Kasumbalesacar
5h 1m$343–440Fly Pietermaritzburg to Lubumbashi International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Pietermaritzburg (PZB) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)plane PZB - FBM
- Take the taxi from Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) to Kasumbalesataxi
5h 58m$372–892Fly Port Elizabeth to Lubumbashi International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Port Elizabeth (PLZ) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)plane PLZ - FBM
- Take the taxi from Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) to Kasumbalesataxi
6h 39m$394–944Fly Johannesburg International Airport to Solwezi, drive
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Solwezi (SLI)plane JNB - SLI
- Drive from Solwezi (SLI) to Kasumbalesacar
7h 51m$190–485Bus, drive via Ndola
- Take the bus from 156 Pritchard St to Central Bus Stnbus
- Take the bus from Ndola to Kitwebus
- Drive from Kitwe to Kasumbalesacar
30h 20mBus, taxi
- Take the bus from Park Station to Lubumbashibus
- Take the taxi from Lubumbashi to Kasumbalesataxi
34h 8m$195–215
Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from South Africa to Kasumbalesa is to bus and drive which costs $45 - $55 and takes 28h 24m.
The fastest way to get from South Africa to Kasumbalesa is to fly and taxi which takes 4h 20m and costs $360 - $550.
The distance between South Africa and Kasumbalesa is 1744 km. The road distance is 2013.6 km.
The best way to get from South Africa to Kasumbalesa without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 34h 8m and costs $190 - $220.
It takes approximately 4h 20m to get from South Africa to Kasumbalesa, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between South Africa to Kasumbalesa is 2014 km. It takes approximately 23h 53m to drive from South Africa to Kasumbalesa.
There are two+ hotels available in Kasumbalesa.
What companies run services between South Africa and Kasumbalesa, Democratic Republic of the Congo?
There is no direct connection from South Africa to Kasumbalesa. However, you can take the taxi to Johannesburg-Airport-JNB airport, fly to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM), then take the taxi to Kasumbalesa. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Johanneburg to Kasumbalesa via Kitwe in around 28h 24m.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–400
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Ndola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–340
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Lubumbashi International Airport via Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
Flights from Port Elizabeth to Lubumbashi International Airport via Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–900
- Website
- proflight-zambia.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Ndola via Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–750
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Solwezi via Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–290
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Lubumbashi International Airport via Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Port Elizabeth to Lubumbashi International Airport via Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Ndola via Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–700
- Phone
- +260 973334200
- juldanmotors@gmail.com
- Website
- Juldan Motors
Bus from Johanneburg to Kitwe
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $33
- Website
- Juldan Motors
Bus from Ndola to Kitwe
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Juldan Motors
- Phone
- +260 97 9568820
- Website
- likili-motorways.com
Bus from 156 Pritchard St to Central Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +255 22 213 4567
- info@srclassiccoach.co.tz
- Website
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Park Station to Lubumbashi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Estimated price
- $100–140
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