How far is it from N'Djamena to Nouakchott?

The distance between N'Djamena and Nouakchott is 4352 km by road.

How long does it take to drive from N'Djamena to Nouakchott?

The drive from N'Djamena to Nouakchott takes approximately 61 h 20 min by car.

What is the best route from N'Djamena to Nouakchott?

The fastest route from N'Djamena to Nouakchott covers 4352 km with a driving time of approximately 61 h 20 min.

Which direction is Nouakchott from N'Djamena?

Nouakchott lies roughly to the west of N'Djamena.

Which roads does the route from N'Djamena to Nouakchott follow?

The drive from N'Djamena to Nouakchott mainly follows A3, N 1, RN3. The longest single stretch is 744 km on RN3.

Which towns do you pass between N'Djamena and Nouakchott?

Towns on the route from N'Djamena to Nouakchott include Damaturu, Katsina, Saaba, Aleg.

Chad Mauritania

Distance: 4352 kmDrive time: 61 h 20 min

Driving from N'Djamena to Nouakchott takes about 61 h 20 min via RN3. The distance is 4352 km. The straight-line distance is 3392 km. Driving directions

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Driving directions262 · 4352 km

1 Depart left onto شارع نيميري Avenue Nimery 24 m
2 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Nimery شارع نيميري 593 m
3 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Nimery شارع نيميري 17 m
4 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Nimery شارع نيميري 240 m
5 Enter roundabout slightly right onto الجامع الكبير Grande mosquée 6 m
6 Exit roundabout right onto الجامع الكبير Grande mosquée 249 m
7 Turn left onto Avenue Charles de Gaulle شارع شارل ديغول 648 m
8 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Charles de Gaulle شارع شارل ديغول 13 m
9 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Charles de Gaulle شارع شارل ديغول 4 km
10 Enter rotary right 56 m
11 Exit rotary slightly right 244 m
12 Turn straight onto N'Djamena - Moundou انجامينا - موندو 2 km
13 Enter rotary slightly right 40 m

14 Exit rotary slightly right 3 km
15 Enter roundabout right onto N'Djamena - Lagos - Yaoundé - Niamey 5 m
16 Exit roundabout slightly right onto N'Djamena - Lagos - Yaoundé - Niamey 4 km
17 Enter rotary right onto N'Djamena - Lagos - Yaoundé - Niamey 38 m
18 Exit rotary slightly right onto N'Djamena - Lagos - Yaoundé - Niamey 309 m
19 Continue straight onto Pont Ngueli جسر انكلي 225 m
20 Continue straight onto N1 3 km
21 Continue right onto N1 2 km
22 Turn left 981 m
23 Turn slightly right 28 m
24 Turn left onto Maroua-Kousséri 101 km
25 Continue straight onto Pont de l'Elbeid 2 km
26 Continue straight 137 km
27 Keep slightly right onto Muna Kumburi GDSS 303 m
28 Continue straight onto Kashim Ibrahim Road 4 km
29 Enter roundabout slightly right 66 m
30 Exit roundabout right 2 km
31 Enter roundabout right 4 m
32 Exit roundabout slightly right 287 m
33 Enter roundabout right 57 m
34 Exit roundabout slightly right 903 m
35 Enter roundabout straight onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 63 m
36 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 3 km
37 Keep slightly left onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 3 km
38 Enter roundabout right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 30 m
39 Exit roundabout right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 2 km
40 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 16 m
41 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 123 km
42 Enter roundabout straight onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 36 m
43 Exit roundabout right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 4 km
44 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 80 m
45 Exit roundabout straight onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 3 km
46 Enter roundabout straight onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 30 m
47 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 9 km
48 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 83 m
49 Exit roundabout right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 82 km
50 Enter roundabout slightly right 147 m
51 Exit roundabout right 7 km
52 Enter roundabout slightly right 60 m
53 Exit roundabout right 5 km
54 Enter roundabout right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 122 m
55 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 76 km
56 Take exit right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 237 km
57 Continue slightly right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 32 km
58 Enter roundabout right onto Maiduguri Road 52 m
59 Exit roundabout right onto Maiduguri Road 4 km
60 Turn right onto Wudil Road 2 km
61 Enter roundabout slightly right onto State Road 51 m
62 Exit roundabout right onto State Road 2 km
63 Keep slightly right onto State Road 245 m
64 Turn right onto Obasanjo Road 191 m
65 Keep slightly left onto Obasanjo Road 306 m
66 Enter roundabout right onto City Road 5 m
67 Exit roundabout right onto City Road 2 km
68 Enter roundabout right onto City Road 37 m
69 Exit roundabout straight onto City Road 699 m
70 Enter roundabout straight onto Murtala Mohammed Road 72 m
71 Exit roundabout straight onto Murtala Mohammed Road 526 m
72 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Murtala Mohammed Road 15 m
73 Exit roundabout straight onto Murtala Mohammed Road 3 km
74 Enter roundabout straight onto Katsina Road 114 m
75 Exit roundabout straight onto Katsina Road 10 km
76 Enter roundabout straight 68 m
77 Exit roundabout straight 151 km
78 Enter roundabout slightly right onto IBB Way 23 m
79 Exit roundabout right onto IBB Way 2 km
80 Enter roundabout slightly right onto IBB Way 28 m
81 Exit roundabout right onto IBB Way 788 m
82 Enter roundabout slightly right onto IBB Way 37 m
83 Exit roundabout straight onto IBB Way 3 km
84 Enter roundabout right onto IBB Way 33 m
85 Exit roundabout slightly right onto IBB Way 2 km
86 Enter roundabout slightly right 24 m
87 Exit roundabout right 2 km
88 At end of road, turn left 2 km
89 Enter roundabout slightly right 5 m
90 Exit roundabout straight 3 km
91 Enter roundabout slightly right 32 m
92 Exit roundabout right 81 km
93 Continue straight onto Avenue Seyni Kountche 2 km
94 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Seyni Kountche 20 m
95 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Seyni Kountche 637 m
96 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Mahamadou Tandja 53 m
97 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Mahamadou Tandja 886 m
98 Enter roundabout right onto N18 21 m
99 Exit roundabout right onto N18 620 m
100 Turn left onto Avenue Seyni Kountche 349 m
101 Continue straight onto Route trans-sahélienne 2 km
102 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Route trans-sahélienne 30 m
103 Exit roundabout right onto Route trans-sahélienne 329 m
104 Keep slightly left 18 m
105 Merge slightly left onto Route trans-sahélienne 242 km
106 Turn slightly right 7 km
107 Turn straight 203 km
108 Continue straight onto RN1 71 km
109 Turn straight 45 m
110 Enter roundabout slightly right 20 m
111 Exit roundabout slightly right 41 km
112 Continue straight onto Trans-Saharian Highway 67 km
113 Continue straight onto Trans-Sahelian Highway 22 km
114 Keep slightly right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 2 km
115 Turn slightly right 27 m
116 Keep slightly right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 2 km
117 Enter rotary slightly right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 30 m
118 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 3 km
119 Keep slightly right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 2 km
120 Enter rotary straight onto Avenue des Armées 55 m
121 Exit rotary right onto Avenue des Armées 2 km
122 Continue straight onto Pont de l'Amitié Chine-Niger 2 km
123 Turn right onto Boulevard du Développement 2 km
124 Enter rotary straight onto Boulevard de Gourma 48 m
125 Exit rotary slightly right onto Boulevard de Gourma 6 km
126 Continue straight onto Route Torodi 111 km
127 Continue straight 4 km
128 Continue straight 242 km
129 Keep slightly left 7 km
130 Enter roundabout slightly right 7 m
131 Exit roundabout slightly right 121 km
132 Enter roundabout right 43 m
133 Exit roundabout right 13 km
134 Turn straight onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 295 m
135 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 34 m
136 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 355 m
137 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 29 m
138 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 2 km
139 Enter roundabout straight onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 15 m
140 Exit roundabout straight onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 664 m
141 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 26 m
142 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 2 km
143 At end of road, turn right 21 m
144 Turn left onto Avenue du Président Thomas Sankara 866 m
145 Continue straight onto Avenue d'Oubritenga 562 m
146 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue de la Nation 18 m
147 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue de la Nation 716 m
148 Continue straight onto Avenue Nelson Mandela 233 m
149 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Nelson Mandela 6 m
150 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Nelson Mandela 363 m
151 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Kadiogo 20 m
152 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Kadiogo 463 m
153 Enter rotary straight onto Avenue Kadiogo 16 m
154 Exit rotary straight onto Avenue Kadiogo 3 km
155 Keep slightly left onto Echangeur de l'Ouest 803 m
156 Continue straight onto Avenue Boulmiougou 14 km
157 Turn right 54 m
158 Turn right 42 km
159 Enter roundabout slightly right 8 m
160 Exit roundabout right 30 km
161 Turn straight 10 km
162 Turn straight 54 km
163 Turn straight 79 km
164 Enter roundabout straight 43 m
165 Exit roundabout right 626 m
166 Turn right 535 m
167 Enter roundabout right 45 m
168 Exit roundabout slightly right 95 km
169 Turn straight 11 km
170 Turn straight 26 km
171 Continue straight 37 km
172 Enter roundabout right 27 m
173 Exit roundabout right 8 km
174 Turn sharp left onto Bamako - Fana - Segou - Bla - San - Tominian - Sofara - Sévaré - Mopti 288 m
175 Turn right 11 km
176 Turn slightly right 18 km
177 At roundabout, take exit right 9 km
178 Continue straight 399 m
179 Continue straight 53 km
180 Turn right 420 m
181 Turn left 2 km
182 Turn straight 6 km
183 Turn left 2 km
184 Turn slightly right 575 m
185 Turn straight 10 km
186 At end of road, turn right 2 km
187 Turn straight 6 km
188 Turn right 46 m
189 Turn slightly left 9 km
190 Turn slightly left 6 km
191 Turn slightly left 781 m
192 Continue straight 197 m
193 Turn left 81 m
194 Turn left 475 m
195 Keep slightly left 97 m
196 Turn slightly right 320 m
197 Turn slightly left 2 km
198 Continue straight 2 km
199 Turn slightly right 684 m
200 Turn slightly left 13 km
201 Turn left 2 km
202 Turn straight 522 m
203 At end of road, turn right 22 km
204 Turn left 734 m
205 Turn left 2 km
206 Turn right 5 km
207 Turn sharp left 126 m
208 Turn sharp right 9 km
209 Turn right 19 km
210 Turn right 258 m
211 Keep slightly left 16 km
212 Continue straight 4 km
213 Continue straight 155 m
214 Turn slightly right 36 km
215 At end of road, turn right 7 km
216 Turn slightly right 9 km
217 Keep slightly right 363 m
218 Turn right 6 km
219 Turn left 216 m
220 Keep slightly right 18 m
221 Turn right 3 km
222 At end of road, turn left 101 m
223 Turn right 2 km
224 Turn right 9 km
225 Keep slightly right 23 km
226 Turn right 758 m
227 Turn left 456 m
228 Turn right 3 km
229 At end of road, turn right 202 m
230 Turn sharp left 184 m
231 Turn right 145 m
232 Turn left 154 m
233 Turn right onto كوندورل - فصالة 12 km
234 Continue straight onto كوندورل - فصالة 2 km
235 Continue straight onto كوندورل - فصالة 2 km
236 Turn straight onto كوسانا - كوندورل 14 km
237 Continue slightly left onto طريق باسكنو - كوسانا 23 km
238 Continue straight onto Bassikounou-Koussana الطريق باسكنو-كوسانا 13 km
239 Turn straight onto Bassikounou-Mbera باسكنو-مبرا 745 m
240 Enter roundabout straight 74 m
241 Exit roundabout straight 174 km
242 Turn slightly right 44 m
243 Enter roundabout slightly right 48 m
244 Exit roundabout right 21 km
245 Turn slightly right 40 m
246 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Route de l’Espoir طريق الأمل 42 m
247 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Route de l’Espoir طريق الأمل 339 km
248 Continue slightly left onto Route de l’Espoir طريق الأمل 5 km
249 Continue straight onto Route de l’Espoir طريق الأمل 6 km
250 Continue left onto Route de l’Espoir طريق الأمل 138 km
251 Continue right onto Route de l’Espoir طريق الأمل 552 m
252 At end of road, turn left onto Route de l’Espoir طريق الأمل 135 km
253 Continue straight onto طريق الأمل 17 km
254 Continue straight onto Route de l’Espoir طريق الأمل 197 km
255 Continue straight onto طريق الأمل 96 km
256 Turn right onto Contournement de Boutilimit تجاوز طريق بوتيليميت 5 km
257 At end of road, turn right onto Route de l’Espoir طريق الأمل 150 km
258 Continue straight onto طريق الأمل 3 km
259 Continue straight onto Route de l’Espoir طريق الأمل 2 km
260 Turn left onto Sidi Ould Hanenne 240 m
261 At end of road, turn right onto أحمد ولد جعفر 25 m
262 Arrive left onto أحمد ولد جعفر

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The return trip from Nouakchott to N'Djamena covers roughly the same distance, 4352 km.

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How far is it from N'Djamena to Nouakchott?: The distance between N'Djamena and Nouakchott is 4352 km by road.
How long does it take to drive from N'Djamena to Nouakchott?: The drive from N'Djamena to Nouakchott takes approximately 61 h 20 min by car.
What is the best route from N'Djamena to Nouakchott?: The fastest route from N'Djamena to Nouakchott covers 4352 km with a driving time of approximately 61 h 20 min.
Which direction is Nouakchott from N'Djamena?: Nouakchott lies roughly to the west of N'Djamena.
Which roads does the route from N'Djamena to Nouakchott follow?: The drive from N'Djamena to Nouakchott mainly follows A3, N 1, RN3. The longest single stretch is 744 km on RN3.
Which towns do you pass between N'Djamena and Nouakchott?: Towns on the route from N'Djamena to Nouakchott include Damaturu, Katsina, Saaba, Aleg.

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