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Kikwit · Democratic Republic of the Congo

Car hire and driving in Kikwit

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Democratic Republic of the Congo traffic drives on the right. Picking up at KKW means 3 km (2 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11185210 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648804 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2945964.

Drives from Kikwit

Car rental from Kikwit: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Kikwit to IleboDemocratic Republic of the Congo211 km (131 mi)about 3 h 13 min
Kikwit to Bandundu ProvinceDemocratic Republic of the Congo249 km (155 mi)about 3 h 48 min
Kikwit to TshikapaDemocratic Republic of the Congo267 km (166 mi)about 4 h 5 min
Kikwit to MasinaDemocratic Republic of the Congo387 km (240 mi)about 5 h 54 min
Kikwit to KinshasaDemocratic Republic of the Congo396 km (246 mi)about 6 h 3 min
Kikwit to KanangaDemocratic Republic of the Congo410 km (255 mi)about 6 h 15 min
Kikwit to InkisiDemocratic Republic of the Congo417 km (259 mi)about 6 h 21 min
Kikwit to Mbanza-NgunguDemocratic Republic of the Congo439 km (273 mi)about 6 h 42 min
Kikwit to Mbuji-MayiDemocratic Republic of the Congo542 km (337 mi)about 8 h 16 min
Kikwit to Mwene-DituDemocratic Republic of the Congo557 km (346 mi)about 8 h 30 min
Kikwit to MbandakaDemocratic Republic of the Congo569 km (354 mi)about 8 h 41 min
Kikwit to GandajikaDemocratic Republic of the Congo599 km (372 mi)about 9 h 8 min
Kikwit to LubumbashiDemocratic Republic of the Congo1,204 km (748 mi)about 18 h 21 min
Kikwit to KisanganiDemocratic Republic of the Congo940 km (584 mi)about 14 h 20 min
Kikwit to BukavuDemocratic Republic of the Congo1,148 km (713 mi)about 17 h 30 min
Kikwit to KolweziDemocratic Republic of the Congo967 km (601 mi)about 14 h 44 min
Kikwit to LikasiDemocratic Republic of the Congo1,094 km (680 mi)about 16 h 41 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Kikwit?

The right, as everywhere in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.