How far is it from Gaborone to Nouakchott?

The distance between Gaborone and Nouakchott is 9605 km by road.

How long does it take to drive from Gaborone to Nouakchott?

The drive from Gaborone to Nouakchott takes approximately 135 h 40 min by car.

What is the best route from Gaborone to Nouakchott?

The fastest route from Gaborone to Nouakchott covers 9605 km with a driving time of approximately 135 h 40 min.

Which direction is Nouakchott from Gaborone?

Nouakchott lies roughly to the north-west of Gaborone.

Which roads does the route from Gaborone to Nouakchott follow?

The drive from Gaborone to Nouakchott mainly follows EN140, N2, A121-1. The longest single stretch is 978 km on N2.

Which towns do you pass between Gaborone and Nouakchott?

Towns on the route from Gaborone to Nouakchott include Cuíto, Damba, Mbouda, Abakaliki, Saaba.

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Distance: 9605 kmDrive time: 135 h 40 min

Driving from Gaborone to Nouakchott takes about 135 h 40 min via EN140. The distance is 9605 km. The straight-line distance is 6571 km. Driving directions

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Driving directions480 · 9605 km

1 Depart left 95 m
2 At end of road, turn left 12 m
3 Turn right onto President's Drive 285 m
4 Turn left 157 m
5 Turn straight onto Nelson Mandela Drive 359 m
6 Turn right onto Molepolole Road 767 m
7 Turn left onto New Lobatse Road 3 km
8 Turn right onto Kudumatse Road 76 km
9 Enter roundabout straight 79 m
10 Exit roundabout slightly left 7 km
11 Turn right onto Trans-Kalahari Corridor 71 km
12 Continue straight onto Sir Seretse Khama Avenue 3 km
13 Turn slightly left onto Sir Seretse Karma Highway 42 m

14 Enter roundabout slightly left 52 m
15 Exit roundabout slightly left 463 km
16 Take exit slightly left 241 m
17 Merge slightly right onto Trans-Kalahari Corridor 165 km
18 Continue straight 238 m
19 Turn left onto Trans-Kalahari Corridor 105 km
20 Turn right 388 km
21 Enter rotary left onto Okavango Road 25 m
22 Exit rotary left onto Okavango Road 3 km
23 Turn right onto Tsumeb - Grootfontein Highway 56 km
24 Turn right 66 km
25 Turn right 56 km
26 Turn right 78 km
27 At end of road, turn right 31 km
28 Continue left 14 km
29 Continue slightly left 12 km
30 Enter roundabout straight 32 m
31 Exit roundabout slightly right 183 km
32 Turn straight 158 km
33 Enter roundabout slightly right 88 m
34 Exit roundabout right 176 km
35 Continue straight 114 km
36 Keep slightly right 24 km
37 Enter roundabout slightly right 49 m
38 Exit roundabout slightly right 4 km
39 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Rua Joaquim Kapango 63 m
40 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Rua Joaquim Kapango 2 km
41 Enter roundabout right onto Rua Joaquim Kapango 43 m
42 Exit roundabout right onto Rua Joaquim Kapango 344 m
43 Enter roundabout right onto Rua Joaquim Kapango 72 m
44 Exit roundabout right onto Rua Joaquim Kapango 7 km
45 At end of road, turn left 27 km
46 Continue straight 10 km
47 Continue straight 80 km
48 Turn slightly left 723 m
49 Turn slightly right 57 m
50 Enter roundabout slightly right 35 m
51 Exit roundabout slightly right 29 m
52 Turn straight 2 km
53 Enter roundabout slightly right 32 m
54 Exit roundabout slightly right 3 km
55 Continue straight 63 km
56 Keep slightly right 103 km
57 Turn right 116 km
58 Continue straight 11 km
59 Turn slightly left 104 m
60 Continue straight 3 km
61 Enter roundabout right 30 m
62 Exit roundabout right 152 m
63 Enter roundabout right 96 m
64 Exit roundabout slightly right 184 m
65 At end of road, turn left 2 km
66 Turn straight 2 km
67 Turn slightly left 49 m
68 Keep slightly right 22 km
69 Turn right 2 km
70 Continue straight onto Lombe-Cota 25 km
71 Continue straight onto Cota-Calandula 22 km
72 Continue straight onto Estrada de Calandula 8 km
73 Enter rotary right 73 m
74 Exit rotary right 88 km
75 Keep slightly left 16 km
76 At end of road, turn right 33 km
77 Turn right 54 km
78 Turn straight 4 km
79 Turn slightly right 149 km
80 Turn slightly right 96 km
81 Continue straight 30 km
82 Turn slightly right 4 km
83 Turn right 6 km
84 Keep slightly left 4 km
85 At end of road, turn left 4 km
86 Turn right 11 km
87 Turn slightly right 8 km
88 Turn right 8 km
89 Keep slightly left 38 m
90 Turn left 44 km
91 Turn slightly right 448 m
92 Turn left 12 km
93 At end of road, turn left 6 km
94 Turn right 3 km
95 Turn slightly left 23 km
96 Turn left 3 km
97 Turn left 8 km
98 At end of road, turn right 267 m
99 Turn right 10 km
100 Turn slightly left 11 km
101 At end of road, turn right 15 km
102 At end of road, turn left 494 m
103 Turn slightly right 2 km
104 Turn left 696 m
105 Turn left 489 m
106 Turn left 117 m
107 Turn left 129 m
108 Keep slightly right 3 km
109 Turn right 4 km
110 Turn right 7 km
111 Continue straight 15 km
112 Turn slightly left 6 km
113 Continue straight onto Bac Mpioka 2 km
114 Continue straight 5 km
115 Turn right 47 km
116 Turn right 179 m
117 Turn slightly left 805 m
118 Keep slightly left 263 m
119 Turn slightly right 15 km
120 Keep slightly left 41 km
121 At roundabout, take exit right onto Avenue Brazzaville 3 km
122 Continue straight 50 km
123 Continue straight onto Avenue Kinkala 6 km
124 Continue straight onto Route du Djoué 5 km
125 Continue straight onto Avenue de l'OUA 2 km
126 Enter roundabout straight onto Avenue de l'OUA 29 m
127 Exit roundabout straight onto Avenue de l'OUA 4 km
128 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard Denis Sassou-Nguesso 125 m
129 Exit rotary straight onto Boulevard Denis Sassou-Nguesso 185 m
130 Continue slightly left onto Boulevard Denis Sassou-Nguesso 2 km
131 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard Alfred Raôul 41 m
132 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard Alfred Raôul 2 km
133 Continue straight onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 2 km
134 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 24 m
135 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 2 km
136 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 9 m
137 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 2 km
138 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 14 m
139 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 2 km
140 Continue straight onto Viaduc Talangaï-Kintélé 8 km
141 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue de Kintélé 39 m
142 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue de Kintélé 860 m
143 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue de Kintélé 65 m
144 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue de Kintélé 7 km
145 Keep right 2 km
146 Turn slightly right 5 km
147 Enter roundabout slightly right 30 m
148 Exit roundabout right 11 km
149 Enter roundabout right 39 m
150 Exit roundabout straight 13 km
151 Enter roundabout right 74 m
152 Exit roundabout slightly right 352 km
153 Enter roundabout right 53 m
154 Exit roundabout right 40 km
155 Enter roundabout right 13 m
156 Exit roundabout slightly right 137 km
157 Turn right 228 km
158 Turn left 168 km
159 Turn slightly left 69 km
160 Turn straight 4 km
161 Turn slightly right 43 m
162 Enter roundabout slightly right 29 m
163 Exit roundabout right 71 km
164 Enter roundabout straight 23 m
165 Exit roundabout right 51 m
166 Turn slightly right 3 km
167 Enter roundabout slightly right 55 m
168 Exit roundabout right 168 m
169 Turn slightly right 20 m
170 Enter roundabout right 65 m
171 Exit roundabout right 31 m
172 Turn straight 811 m
173 Continue left 89 m
174 Turn straight 137 km
175 Turn straight 54 km
176 Turn straight 108 km
177 Enter roundabout right 12 m
178 Exit roundabout right 4 km
179 Keep slightly right 2 km
180 Turn straight 2 km
181 Turn slightly right 107 km
182 Turn right onto Mbalmayo - Ebolowa 36 km
183 Enter roundabout slightly right 94 m
184 Exit roundabout right 7 km
185 Turn straight onto Rue 8.250 4 km
186 Turn slightly right onto Yaoundé-Mbalmayo 89 m
187 Enter rotary straight onto Rue 8.253 15 m
188 Exit rotary straight onto Rue 8.253 3 km
189 Enter roundabout slightly right 28 m
190 Exit roundabout slightly right 2 km
191 At end of road, turn right onto Avenue Max Abé Fouda 2 km
192 Continue straight onto Boulevard de l'OUA 880 m
193 Continue straight onto Boulevard de l' OUA 675 m
194 Enter roundabout straight onto Boulevard de l' OUA 9 m
195 Exit roundabout straight onto Boulevard de l' OUA 463 m
196 Continue straight onto Boulevard de l'OCAM 2 km
197 Continue straight onto Rue 1.001 261 m
198 Continue straight onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972 135 m
199 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972 176 m
200 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972 696 m
201 Enter rotary straight onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972 104 m
202 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972 344 m
203 Continue straight onto Rue 1.011 247 m
204 Continue right onto Avenue Konrad Adenauer 866 m
205 Continue straight onto Rue Albert Ateba Ebe 165 m
206 Continue straight onto Rue Albert Ateba Ebé 461 m
207 Enter rotary slightly right onto Rue Albert Ateba Ebé 85 m
208 Exit rotary slightly right onto Rue Albert Ateba Ebé 637 m
209 Continue straight onto Rue Lamido Rey Bouba Hammoa 3 km
210 Continue straight onto Rue 5.765 670 m
211 Continue straight onto Rue 5.767 7 km
212 Continue straight onto Yaounde - Obala 22 km
213 Continue straight 6 km
214 Continue straight 3 km
215 Turn left 2 km
216 Turn left 17 km
217 Continue straight 336 m
218 Turn straight 20 km
219 Continue straight onto Nationale 4 194 km
220 Continue straight onto Bafoussam-Yaounde 6 km
221 Take exit slightly right onto Bafoussam-Yaounde 321 m
222 Merge slightly right 7 km
223 Continue straight onto Axe Centre Climatique de Bandjoun 533 m
224 Continue straight onto Axe Tradex 349 m
225 Continue straight 2 km
226 Turn straight onto Axe Centre de Visite Technique 642 m
227 Turn straight onto Axe Bansoa Voyage 422 m
228 Continue straight onto Axe Binam Voyage 206 m
229 Continue straight onto Axe (CO.BIE.BAF) 579 m
230 Turn straight onto Axe Gare Routiere 609 m
231 Turn straight onto Axe Ecole publique de Ndiendam I 138 m
232 Continue straight 439 m
233 Continue straight onto Carrefour le Maire 192 m
234 Continue straight 649 m
235 Continue straight onto Boulevard Pachong Adolphe 445 m
236 Enter rotary right onto Avenue du 20 Mai 14 m
237 Exit rotary slightly right onto Avenue du 20 Mai 229 m
238 Enter rotary right onto Avenue Wanko 55 m
239 Exit rotary right onto Avenue Wanko 472 m
240 Enter roundabout right 47 m
241 Exit roundabout right 572 m
242 Enter roundabout right onto Boulevard du Renouveau 27 m
243 Exit roundabout right onto Boulevard du Renouveau 8 km
244 Continue straight onto Bafoussam-Mbouda 2 km
245 Enter rotary right onto Bafoussam-Mbouda 62 m
246 Exit rotary right onto Bafoussam-Mbouda 17 km
247 Turn right 900 m
248 Continue straight 993 m
249 Turn left 5 km
250 At end of road, turn left 6 km
251 Merge slightly left onto Mbouda-Bamenda 27 km
252 Turn left 5 km
253 Turn right 11 km
254 Keep slightly left 770 m
255 Turn left onto Bamenda-Mamfe 2 km
256 Enter roundabout right onto Bamenda-Mamfe 3 m
257 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Bamenda-Mamfe 34 km
258 Keep slightly left onto Bamenda-Mamfe 5 km
259 At end of road, turn left onto Bamenda-Mamfe 9 km
260 Continue slightly left onto N6 Bamenda-Mamfe 2 km
261 Continue slightly right onto N6 Bamenda-Mamfe 429 m
262 Continue slightly left onto N6 Bamenda-Mamfe 3 km
263 Continue slightly left onto Bamenda-Mamfe 38 km
264 Continue right onto Bamenda-Mamfe 11 km
265 Continue straight onto Route Bamenda - Mamfé 16 km
266 Turn left 2 km
267 At end of road, turn left onto Route Mamfé - Eyumodjock 3 km
268 Continue slightly left 512 m
269 Turn slightly right onto Route Mamfé - Eyumodjock 26 km
270 Continue straight onto Route Mamfé - Eyumodjock 16 km
271 Continue straight onto Route Eyumodjock - Ekok 16 km
272 Enter roundabout slightly right 11 m
273 Exit roundabout straight 3 km
274 Continue right 243 m
275 Enter roundabout right 38 m
276 Exit roundabout straight 21 km
277 Turn slightly right 131 m
278 Turn right 53 km
279 Turn left 23 km
280 Enter roundabout straight 37 m
281 Exit roundabout straight 139 km
282 Keep slightly right onto Abakaliki Road 3 km
283 Turn right onto Enugu Onitsha Express Road 17 km
284 Continue straight 84 km
285 Enter roundabout straight 176 m
286 Exit roundabout straight 130 km
287 Take exit slightly right 304 m
288 Merge slightly left onto Benin by pass 7 km
289 Continue straight onto Benin City Bypass 19 km
290 Keep slightly right 251 m
291 Merge slightly left 245 km
292 Exit roundabout straight onto Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway 37 km
293 Continue straight onto Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway 4 km
294 Turn slightly right 592 m
295 Turn right 3 km
296 Take exit slightly right 279 m
297 Keep slightly left 48 m
298 Turn left 2 km
299 Continue straight 2 km
300 Enter roundabout right 41 m
301 Exit roundabout slightly right 252 m
302 Enter roundabout right 29 m
303 Exit roundabout right 401 m
304 Turn right 324 m
305 Turn slightly left 6 km
306 Enter roundabout straight 102 m
307 Exit roundabout straight 64 km
308 Enter roundabout straight 11 m
309 Exit roundabout straight 275 m
310 Enter roundabout slightly right 5 m
311 Exit roundabout straight 751 m
312 Enter roundabout straight 18 m
313 Exit roundabout straight 21 m
314 Turn straight 6 km
315 Enter roundabout straight 20 m
316 Exit roundabout straight 8 km
317 Turn right 293 m
318 Continue straight 17 km
319 Enter roundabout right 72 m
320 Exit roundabout straight 36 km
321 Turn right 7 km
322 At end of road, turn right 7 km
323 At end of road, turn right 345 m
324 Turn left 43 km
325 Continue sharp left 835 m
326 At end of road, turn right 14 km
327 Enter roundabout right 44 m
328 Exit roundabout right 29 km
329 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Rocade Nord-Est 10 m
330 Exit roundabout right onto Rocade Nord-Est 3 km
331 Enter roundabout slightly right 9 m
332 Exit roundabout slightly right 60 km
333 Turn slightly left 81 km
334 Enter roundabout straight 12 m
335 Exit roundabout slightly right 86 km
336 Enter roundabout right onto route de Djougou 39 m
337 Exit roundabout straight onto route de Djougou 73 km
338 Enter roundabout right 97 m
339 Exit roundabout slightly right 6 km
340 Enter roundabout slightly right 22 m
341 Exit roundabout slightly right 3 km
342 Turn straight 109 km
343 Continue straight 108 km
344 Turn straight 33 km
345 Turn right 142 m
346 Turn left 75 km
347 Keep slightly left 7 km
348 Enter roundabout slightly right 7 m
349 Exit roundabout slightly right 121 km
350 Enter roundabout right 43 m
351 Exit roundabout right 13 km
352 Turn straight onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 295 m
353 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 34 m
354 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 355 m
355 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 29 m
356 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 2 km
357 Enter roundabout straight onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 15 m
358 Exit roundabout straight onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 664 m
359 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 26 m
360 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 2 km
361 At end of road, turn right 21 m
362 Turn left onto Avenue du Président Thomas Sankara 866 m
363 Continue straight onto Avenue d'Oubritenga 562 m
364 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue de la Nation 18 m
365 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue de la Nation 716 m
366 Continue straight onto Avenue Nelson Mandela 233 m
367 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Nelson Mandela 6 m
368 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Nelson Mandela 363 m
369 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Kadiogo 20 m
370 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Kadiogo 463 m
371 Enter rotary straight onto Avenue Kadiogo 16 m
372 Exit rotary straight onto Avenue Kadiogo 3 km
373 Keep slightly left onto Echangeur de l'Ouest 803 m
374 Continue straight onto Avenue Boulmiougou 14 km
375 Turn right 54 m
376 Turn right 42 km
377 Enter roundabout slightly right 8 m
378 Exit roundabout right 30 km
379 Turn straight 10 km
380 Turn straight 54 km
381 Turn straight 79 km
382 Enter roundabout straight 43 m
383 Exit roundabout right 626 m
384 Turn right 535 m
385 Enter roundabout right 45 m
386 Exit roundabout slightly right 95 km
387 Turn straight 11 km
388 Turn straight 26 km
389 Continue straight 37 km
390 Enter roundabout right 27 m
391 Exit roundabout right 8 km
392 Turn sharp left onto Bamako - Fana - Segou - Bla - San - Tominian - Sofara - Sévaré - Mopti 288 m
393 Turn right 11 km
394 Turn slightly right 18 km
395 At roundabout, take exit right 9 km
396 Continue straight 399 m
397 Continue straight 53 km
398 Turn right 420 m
399 Turn left 2 km
400 Turn straight 6 km
401 Turn left 2 km
402 Turn slightly right 575 m
403 Turn straight 10 km
404 At end of road, turn right 2 km
405 Turn straight 6 km
406 Turn right 46 m
407 Turn slightly left 9 km
408 Turn slightly left 6 km
409 Turn slightly left 781 m
410 Continue straight 197 m
411 Turn left 81 m
412 Turn left 475 m
413 Keep slightly left 97 m
414 Turn slightly right 320 m
415 Turn slightly left 2 km
416 Continue straight 2 km
417 Turn slightly right 684 m
418 Turn slightly left 13 km
419 Turn left 2 km
420 Turn straight 522 m
421 At end of road, turn right 22 km
422 Turn left 734 m
423 Turn left 2 km
424 Turn right 5 km
425 Turn sharp left 126 m
426 Turn sharp right 9 km
427 Turn right 19 km
428 Turn right 258 m
429 Keep slightly left 16 km
430 Continue straight 4 km
431 Continue straight 155 m
432 Turn slightly right 36 km
433 At end of road, turn right 7 km
434 Turn slightly right 9 km
435 Keep slightly right 363 m
436 Turn right 6 km
437 Turn left 216 m
438 Keep slightly right 18 m
439 Turn right 3 km
440 At end of road, turn left 101 m
441 Turn right 2 km
442 Turn right 9 km
443 Keep slightly right 23 km
444 Turn right 758 m
445 Turn left 456 m
446 Turn right 3 km
447 At end of road, turn right 202 m
448 Turn sharp left 184 m
449 Turn right 145 m
450 Turn left 154 m
451 Turn right onto كوندورل - فصالة 12 km
452 Continue straight onto كوندورل - فصالة 2 km
453 Continue straight onto كوندورل - فصالة 2 km
454 Turn straight onto كوسانا - كوندورل 14 km
455 Continue slightly left onto طريق باسكنو - كوسانا 23 km
456 Continue straight onto Bassikounou-Koussana الطريق باسكنو-كوسانا 13 km
457 Turn straight onto Bassikounou-Mbera باسكنو-مبرا 745 m
458 Enter roundabout straight 74 m
459 Exit roundabout straight 174 km
460 Turn slightly right 44 m
461 Enter roundabout slightly right 48 m
462 Exit roundabout right 21 km
463 Turn slightly right 40 m
464 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Route de l’Espoir طريق الأمل 42 m
465 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Route de l’Espoir طريق الأمل 339 km
466 Continue slightly left onto Route de l’Espoir طريق الأمل 5 km
467 Continue straight onto Route de l’Espoir طريق الأمل 6 km
468 Continue left onto Route de l’Espoir طريق الأمل 138 km
469 Continue right onto Route de l’Espoir طريق الأمل 552 m
470 At end of road, turn left onto Route de l’Espoir طريق الأمل 135 km
471 Continue straight onto طريق الأمل 17 km
472 Continue straight onto Route de l’Espoir طريق الأمل 197 km
473 Continue straight onto طريق الأمل 96 km
474 Turn right onto Contournement de Boutilimit تجاوز طريق بوتيليميت 5 km
475 At end of road, turn right onto Route de l’Espoir طريق الأمل 150 km
476 Continue straight onto طريق الأمل 3 km
477 Continue straight onto Route de l’Espoir طريق الأمل 2 km
478 Turn left onto Sidi Ould Hanenne 240 m
479 At end of road, turn right onto أحمد ولد جعفر 25 m
480 Arrive left onto أحمد ولد جعفر

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How far is it from Gaborone to Nouakchott?: The distance between Gaborone and Nouakchott is 9605 km by road.
How long does it take to drive from Gaborone to Nouakchott?: The drive from Gaborone to Nouakchott takes approximately 135 h 40 min by car.
What is the best route from Gaborone to Nouakchott?: The fastest route from Gaborone to Nouakchott covers 9605 km with a driving time of approximately 135 h 40 min.
Which direction is Nouakchott from Gaborone?: Nouakchott lies roughly to the north-west of Gaborone.
Which roads does the route from Gaborone to Nouakchott follow?: The drive from Gaborone to Nouakchott mainly follows EN140, N2, A121-1. The longest single stretch is 978 km on N2.
Which towns do you pass between Gaborone and Nouakchott?: Towns on the route from Gaborone to Nouakchott include Cuíto, Damba, Mbouda, Abakaliki, Saaba.

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