The international port is Matadi on the Zaire River. There are services to Antwerp run by Compagnie Maritime Belge and the Compagnie Maritime du Zaire, and to the UK by Elder Dempster Lines and Palm Line. There are rail connections to Dar es Salaam in Tanzania and to Zambia, Zimbabwe , Mozambique and South Africa . The rail link to Lobito in Angola is unreliable due to the unstable political situation. There are connecting roads to surrounding countries, the major routes being through Sudan, Uganda and Zambia.
All areas bordering Rwanda are very dangerous due to the conflict and the refugee situation.
The Kivu area and specifically the areas around Goma should be avoided due to the ongoing conflict. Small planes may be available for charter. Over 1600km of the Zaire River are navigable and there are services from Kinshasa to the upriver ports of Kisangani and Ilebo. This is one of the best ways to travel, but services are unreliable due to fuel shortages. The main internal railway runs from Lubumbashi to Ilebo, with a branch to Kalemie and Kindu, and from Kinshasa to the port of Matadi.