How far is it from Kinshasa to Juba?

The distance between Kinshasa and Juba is 3669 km by road.

How long does it take to drive from Kinshasa to Juba?

The drive from Kinshasa to Juba takes approximately 53 h 25 min by car.

What is the best route from Kinshasa to Juba?

The fastest route from Kinshasa to Juba covers 3669 km with a driving time of approximately 53 h 25 min.

Which direction is Juba from Kinshasa?

Juba lies roughly to the north-east of Kinshasa.

Which roads does the route from Kinshasa to Juba follow?

The drive from Kinshasa to Juba mainly follows RN1, RN2, A6. The longest single stretch is 955 km on RN2.

Which towns do you pass between Kinshasa and Juba?

Towns on the route from Kinshasa to Juba include Bushenge, Muhanga, Bunamwaya.

Democratic Republic of the Congo South Sudan

Distance: 3669 kmDrive time: 53 h 25 min

Driving from Kinshasa to Juba takes about 53 h 25 min via RN1. The distance is 3669 km. The straight-line distance is 2039 km. Driving directions

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Driving directions205 · 3669 km

1 Depart left 640 m
2 Turn left 176 m
3 Turn right 49 m
4 Turn left onto Avenue de l’Aérodrome 2 km
5 Turn left onto Boulevard Lumumba 6 km
6 Continue straight 317 km
7 Turn straight 253 km
8 Turn slightly right 21 km
9 Turn left 577 m
10 Turn right 7 km
11 At end of road, turn right 80 km
12 Turn straight 124 km
13 Turn straight 8 km

14 Turn straight 26 km
15 Turn slightly right 2 km
16 Turn right 649 m
17 Turn slightly left 2 km
18 Turn slightly right 74 km
19 At end of road, turn right 13 km
20 Turn right 13 km
21 Turn straight 15 km
22 Turn straight 37 km
23 Turn straight 29 km
24 Turn slightly left 2 km
25 Turn slightly right 5 km
26 Turn straight 7 km
27 Turn straight 8 km
28 Turn straight 24 km
29 Turn slightly left 21 km
30 Enter roundabout right 126 m
31 Exit roundabout slightly right 124 m
32 Enter roundabout straight 40 m
33 Exit roundabout straight 129 km
34 Turn left 45 km
35 Enter rotary right 51 m
36 Exit rotary slightly right 4 km
37 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Inga 34 m
38 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Inga 4 km
39 Continue straight onto Pont Mbujimayi 6 km
40 Turn left 18 km
41 Turn straight 10 km
42 Turn left 25 km
43 Turn slightly left 44 km
44 Turn straight 93 km
45 Turn slightly left 16 km
46 Turn slightly left 107 km
47 Continue straight onto Bac Mokole 126 m
48 Continue straight 17 km
49 At end of road, turn left 727 m
50 Turn right 58 km
51 Turn slightly left 103 km
52 Continue right 536 m
53 Continue straight 2 km
54 At end of road, turn left 16 km
55 Enter roundabout slightly right 80 m
56 Exit roundabout right 2 km
57 Turn right 607 m
58 At end of road, turn right 92 m
59 Continue left 39 m
60 Turn right 88 km
61 Turn slightly right 28 km
62 Turn right 2 km
63 Turn sharp left 3 km
64 Continue right 34 km
65 Turn right 3 km
66 Continue right 121 km
67 Continue left 42 km
68 Turn right 11 km
69 At end of road, turn left 6 km
70 Turn right 598 m
71 Turn right 25 km
72 Turn slightly left 9 km
73 Turn left 145 m
74 Turn left 3 km
75 Turn slightly right 33 km
76 Turn straight 10 km
77 Turn slightly left 12 km
78 Turn right 5 km
79 Turn straight 4 km
80 Turn straight 221 m
81 At end of road, turn left 6 km
82 Turn straight 12 km
83 Turn slightly right 513 m
84 At end of road, turn right 30 m
85 Turn left 264 m
86 Turn left 5 km
87 Turn left 8 km
88 Turn right 7 km
89 Turn slightly left 4 km
90 Turn right 2 km
91 At end of road, turn left 2 km
92 Keep slightly left 830 m
93 At end of road, turn right 79 m
94 Merge slightly left 16 m
95 Turn left 391 m
96 Merge slightly right 540 m
97 Turn sharp right 43 m
98 Turn left 145 m
99 Turn left 587 m
100 Enter rotary right onto Route d'Uvira 112 m
101 Exit rotary right onto Route d'Uvira 2 km
102 Turn right 217 m
103 Turn right 88 m
104 At end of road, turn left 41 m
105 Enter roundabout right 12 m
106 Exit roundabout right 97 m
107 Enter roundabout slightly right 17 m
108 Exit roundabout straight 577 m
109 Turn right onto Avenue Patrice Emery Lumumba 2 km
110 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Patrice Emery Lumumba 18 m
111 Exit roundabout left onto Avenue Patrice Emery Lumumba 849 m
112 Continue right onto Avenue Patrice Emery Lumumba 4 km
113 Merge slightly left 11 km
114 Turn slightly right 18 km
115 Turn slightly right 16 km
116 Turn straight 6 km
117 Turn straight 3 km
118 Turn straight 8 km
119 Turn slightly left 2 km
120 Turn straight 22 km
121 Turn slightly right 14 km
122 Turn slightly right 4 km
123 Turn slightly right 7 km
124 Turn slightly right 5 km
125 Turn slightly right onto NR11 4 km
126 At roundabout, take exit straight 769 m
127 Enter roundabout right 28 m
128 Exit roundabout right 16 km
129 At roundabout, take exit right 6 km
130 Turn slightly left 17 km
131 Turn slightly left 12 km
132 Turn right 25 km
133 Turn straight 3 km
134 Enter roundabout slightly right 23 m
135 Exit roundabout right 47 km
136 Turn left onto Kigali-Gatuna Road 159 m
137 Turn slightly right onto Route Kigali-Gatuna 943 m
138 Merge slightly left onto Kigali-Gatuna Road 49 km
139 Enter roundabout straight 43 m
140 Exit roundabout slightly right 29 km
141 Continue straight onto Kabale - Katuna - Kigali Road 22 km
142 Continue straight onto Kabale Katuna Kigali Road 181 m
143 At roundabout, take exit right onto Kabale - Mbarara Road 75 km
144 Continue straight onto New Kampala Road 2 km
145 Continue straight onto Kabale - Mbarara Road 55 km
146 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Mbarara Bypass 28 m
147 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Mbarara Bypass 3 km
148 Continue straight onto Mbarara Northern Bypass 2 km
149 Enter roundabout left onto Mbarara Nothern Bypass 36 m
150 Exit roundabout sharp left onto Mbarara Nothern Bypass 4 km
151 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Mbarara Bypass 28 m
152 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Mbarara Bypass 2 km
153 Enter roundabout left onto Mbarara Bypass 35 m
154 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Mbarara Bypass 3 km
155 Enter roundabout straight onto Mbarara - Masaka Road 33 m
156 Exit roundabout left onto Mbarara - Masaka Road 130 km
157 Enter roundabout left onto Masaka Bypass 36 m
158 Exit roundabout left onto Masaka Bypass 7 km
159 Enter roundabout left onto Kampala - Masaka Road 54 m
160 Exit roundabout left onto Kampala - Masaka Road 25 km
161 At end of road, turn left onto Kampala - Masaka Road 35 km
162 Continue straight onto Masaka Road 33 km
163 Continue straight onto Kampala - Masaka Road 26 km
164 Enter roundabout straight 25 m
165 Exit roundabout slightly left 295 m
166 Enter rotary slightly left 90 m
167 Exit rotary left 168 m
168 Enter roundabout straight 123 m
169 Exit roundabout slightly left 418 m
170 Continue straight onto Northern Bypass 7 km
171 Take exit slightly left 382 m
172 Enter rotary slightly left onto Bombo Road 25 m
173 Exit rotary slightly left onto Bombo Road 7 km
174 Continue straight onto Gulu - Kampala Road 209 km
175 Continue straight onto Gulu - Kampala Road 90 km
176 Continue straight onto Gulu - Lira - Kampala Road 21 km
177 At roundabout, take exit straight onto Gulu - Lira - Kampala Road 3 km
178 Turn left 2 km
179 Turn left onto Nimule - Gulu Road 2 km
180 Enter roundabout left onto Nimule - Gulu Road 41 m
181 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Nimule - Gulu Road 94 km
182 Continue straight onto Nimule-Gulu Road 14 km
183 Turn straight onto Juba–Nimule Highway 180 km
184 Keep slightly right onto Juba–Nimule Highway 5 km
185 Turn left onto Nile Street 4 km
186 Continue straight onto Juba Bridge 3 km
187 Turn left onto Unity Avenue 121 m
188 Continue slightly right onto Unity Avenue 2 km
189 Enter roundabout right onto Unity Avenue 16 m
190 Exit roundabout right onto Unity Avenue 2 km
191 Enter rotary right onto Customs Road 34 m
192 Exit rotary right onto Customs Road 864 m
193 Enter rotary slightly right onto Gudele Road 90 m
194 Exit rotary right onto Gudele Road 6 km
195 Continue straight onto Kubri Abuba 133 m
196 Continue straight onto Juba-Rumbek-Bentiu Highway 10 km
197 Turn left 2 km
198 Continue straight 168 m
199 Keep slightly right 4 km
200 Continue straight 477 m
201 Keep slightly right 321 m
202 Turn slightly left 5 km
203 Turn left 6 km
204 Turn left 4 km
205 Arrive

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The return trip from Juba to Kinshasa covers roughly the same distance, 3669 km.

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How far is it from Kinshasa to Juba?: The distance between Kinshasa and Juba is 3669 km by road.
How long does it take to drive from Kinshasa to Juba?: The drive from Kinshasa to Juba takes approximately 53 h 25 min by car.
What is the best route from Kinshasa to Juba?: The fastest route from Kinshasa to Juba covers 3669 km with a driving time of approximately 53 h 25 min.
Which direction is Juba from Kinshasa?: Juba lies roughly to the north-east of Kinshasa.
Which roads does the route from Kinshasa to Juba follow?: The drive from Kinshasa to Juba mainly follows RN1, RN2, A6. The longest single stretch is 955 km on RN2.
Which towns do you pass between Kinshasa and Juba?: Towns on the route from Kinshasa to Juba include Bushenge, Muhanga, Bunamwaya.

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