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Masina

Masina is a municipality (commune) in the Tshangu District of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Masina
Masina · Serge HD (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The place

Masina is a municipality (commune) in the Tshangu District of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Masina

4 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Stade Tata Raphaël

    Stade Tata Raphaël is a multi-purpose stadium in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Originally known as Stade Roi Baudouin when it was inaugurated in 1952 and Stade du 20 Mai in 1967, it was used mostly for football matches.

    8.5 km · multi-purpose stadium in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Tour de l'Échangeur de Limete

    The Limete Tower is a tower located in the commune of Limete in Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

    5.7 km · concrete tower in Kinshasa, DR Congo · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Cardinal Malula University

    Cardinal Malula University is a public university located in Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The institution, named in honor of Joseph-Albert Malula, conducts its instruction primarily in French.

    5.4 km · university in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Université Libre de Kinshasa

    The Université Libre de Kinshasa is a private university in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was established on 15 October 1988.

    5.3 km · university in the DRC · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Go there

Getting to Masina

Airports
Ndjili (FIH), 6 km · Maya-Maya (BZV), 20 km
Stations
N'Djili International Airport, 5.9 km · N'Dolo Airport, 8.5 km
  • Pointe Noire → Masina
    395 km · quickest by air, 6h 37m · $190–290
  • Luanda → Masina
    549 km · quickest by air, 4h 59m · $200–310
  • Luanda (Ícolo e Bengo) → Masina
    549 km · quickest by air, 4h 59m · $210–320
  • From anywhere
    The planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.

Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Masina

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Masina. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inYou might be successful with a 4x4 in the upper northern region (Bangassou - Nia Nia - Isiro) and maybe the axis Kinshasa - Lumumbashi.
  • Get inThere are speed boats that go quickly for a limited number of people, or you can take the barge with local merchants if you have time.
  • Get inAsk to go to , which is the ferry terminal.

From Wikivoyage: Kinshasa, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-07.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    PríncipeST

    7 ways of moving, 13 sources

    1,108 km
  2. 02
    Bwindi Impenetrable National ParkUG

    8 ways of moving, 27 sources

    1,633 km
  3. 03
    Ssese IslandsUG

    11 ways of moving, 14 sources

    1,922 km
  4. 04
    EntebbeUG

    9 ways of moving, 37 sources

    1,958 km
  5. 05
    South Luangwa National Park and MfuweZM

    12 ways of moving, 36 sources

    2,045 km

If you know how people move in Masina – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

Next door to Masina

Masina is 10 km from Kinshasa, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • Barumbucommune in the north of the city of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo9 km
  • Kalamucommune of the city-province of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo8.5 km
  • KisensoA commune in the south of the city of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.7.8 km
  • Ndjilicommune of the district of Tshangu, in the city of Kinshasa, located south of the commune of Masina in the Democratic Republic of Congo5.2 km
  • Ngabacommune in the south of the city of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo8.2 km
  • Lembais a commune of the city of Kinshasa, located in the district of Mont-Amba9.2 km