Democratic Republic of Congo: Travelling

Entry Requirements

Check IATA Travel Website for visa requirements and health advices.

Airport	Distance	Taxi	Bus	Train	Car Rental
Kinshasa - N'Djili Intl, DR of Congo (FIH)	27 km / 16.5 miles	40 minutes - USD 40	Available	N/a	Available

Health Precautions: There are no specific vaccination requirements to enter DRC (except for vaccine against yellow fever, which is required for arriving travelers from all countries if travelers is younger than 9 months of age). Nevertheless, WHO and foreign ministries of various countries recommend the following vaccines before entering the country: Hepatitis A, Polio, Malaria, Typhoid, Hepatitis B, and Rabies.
For Further Information on Sanitary Conditions: CDC - Health Information for Travelers to DRC
For Further Information on Safety Conditions: U.S. Department of State - DRC Travel Information
Government of Canada - DRC Travel Advice
OSAC - DRC Crime and Safety Report

Police	112
Ambulance	118

Time and Time Difference: It is %T:%M %A In Kinshasa (GMT+1)
It is %T:%M %A In Lubumbashi (GMT+2)
Summer Time Period: None

Time zone

Type of Climate: The DRC spans a vast territory, and has two main kinds of climate: equatorial (in the central area crossed by the equator), here, it is hot and humid all year round with no dry season, and this region is occupied by the second vastest rain forest in the world after the Amazon; tropical (in the areas below and above the equator), in these areas it is also hot all year round, but with a short dry season whose period changes according to the location: from December to February (boreal winter) north of the equator, and from June to September (austral winter) south of the equator.
For further information: AccuWeather

Climate

Domestic Currency: Congolese Franc
ISO Code: CDF
Possible Means of Payment: The country is highly dollarized, and U.S. dollars are accepted as cash alongside the CDF for virtually all transactions. Some credit cards are accepted in Kinshasa.

Official Language: French
Other Languages Spoken: It is estimated that a total of 242 languages are spoken in the country. Four indigenous languages have the status of national language: Kituba (also referred to as "Kikongo"), Lingala, Swahili and Tshiluba.
Business Language: English

Any Comment About This Content? Report It to Us.