Matadi
Matadi is the chief sea port of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the capital of the Kongo Central province, adjacent to the border with Angola.
Matadi is the chief sea port of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the capital of the Kongo Central province, adjacent to the border with Angola. It had a population of 245,862 (2004). Matadi is situated on the left bank of the Congo River, 148 km (92 mi) from the mouth and 8 km (5.0 mi) below the last navigable point before the rapids that make the river impassable for a long stretch upriver.
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Cathedral of Matadi
From Wikivoyage: Matadi, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Where to eat
Hotel Vivi Palace. Hotel Formoza Matadi.
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Getting to Matadi
- Airports
- Antonio Agostinho-Neto (PNR), 209 km · Maya-Maya (BZV), 262 km · Ndjili (FIH), 269 km
- Stations
- Tshimpi Airport, 5 km
- Kinshasa → Matadi265 km · quickest by road, 5h 3m · $27–38
- Pointe Noire → Matadi213 km · quickest by road, 6h 36m · $31–43
- Brazzaville → Matadi267 km · quickest by road, 10h 40m · $36–49
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Matadi
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 Matadi. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThere's no scheduled flights to Matadi, but the small, unpaved, Matadi Tshimpi Airport can handle small charter flights.
- Get inThe road is generally in acceptable condition with many paved sections, however there are rough parts which requires a 4x4 vehicle.
- Get aroundThere are many possibilities like the usage of boda-boda, taxi, bus, and as well railway transport which cross the city.
From Wikivoyage: Matadi, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-03.
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