How far is it from Lilongwe to Niamey?

The distance between Lilongwe and Niamey is 7573 km by road.

How long does it take to drive from Lilongwe to Niamey?

The drive from Lilongwe to Niamey takes approximately 102 h 50 min by car.

What is the best route from Lilongwe to Niamey?

The fastest route from Lilongwe to Niamey covers 7573 km with a driving time of approximately 102 h 50 min.

Which direction is Niamey from Lilongwe?

Niamey lies roughly to the north-west of Lilongwe.

Which roads does the route from Lilongwe to Niamey follow?

The drive from Lilongwe to Niamey mainly follows RN1, RN 2, N9. The longest single stretch is 1370 km on RN1.

Which towns do you pass between Lilongwe and Niamey?

Towns on the route from Lilongwe to Niamey include Chambishi, Mbouda, Abuja.

Malawi Niger

Distance: 7573 kmDrive time: 102 h 50 min

Driving from Lilongwe to Niamey takes about 102 h 50 min via RN1. The distance is 7573 km. The straight-line distance is 4640 km. Driving directions

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1 Depart left 14 m
2 Turn sharp right 141 m
3 Keep slightly right 3 km
4 Turn right 389 m
5 At end of road, turn right 2 km
6 Turn left 642 m
7 Turn right 5 km
8 Turn left 25 km
9 Turn straight 86 km
10 Continue straight onto Great East Road 16 km
11 Continue straight onto Umodzi Highway 9 km
12 Continue straight onto Great East Road 83 km
13 Enter roundabout slightly left 49 m

14 Exit roundabout left 161 km
15 Continue straight onto Great East Road 269 km
16 Continue straight onto Great East Road 45 km
17 Keep slightly left onto Great East Road 5 km
18 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Great East Road 62 m
19 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Great East Road 2 km
20 Continue slightly left onto Great East Road 427 m
21 Enter rotary slightly left onto Great East Road 57 m
22 Exit rotary slightly left onto Great East Road 3 km
23 Keep slightly left onto Great East Road 385 m
24 Enter rotary straight onto Katima Mulilo Road 109 m
25 Exit rotary straight onto Katima Mulilo Road 394 m
26 Turn right onto Zambezi Road 568 m
27 Turn left onto Kasangula Road 5 km
28 Enter rotary slightly left onto Great North Road 100 m
29 Exit rotary left onto Great North Road 2 km
30 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Great North Road 62 m
31 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Great North Road 4 km
32 Enter rotary slightly left onto Great North Road 42 m
33 Exit rotary slightly left onto Great North Road 2 km
34 Enter roundabout straight onto Great North Road 39 m
35 Exit roundabout left onto Great North Road 131 km
36 Continue straight onto Great North Road 63 km
37 Turn straight 79 km
38 Turn left onto Fisenge Bypass 33 km
39 Enter roundabout slightly left 75 m
40 Exit roundabout straight 951 m
41 Take ramp slightly left 54 m
42 Merge slightly right onto Ndola - Kitwe Dual-Carriageway 35 km
43 Enter roundabout slightly left 46 m
44 Exit roundabout left 4 km
45 Turn left onto Oxford Road 370 m
46 Turn right onto Independence Avenue 714 m
47 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Independence Avenue 53 m
48 Exit roundabout straight onto Independence Avenue 2 km
49 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Independence Avenue 25 m
50 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Independence Avenue 132 m
51 Enter roundabout left onto Independence Avenue 34 m
52 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Independence Avenue 48 km
53 Enter roundabout left 33 m
54 Exit roundabout slightly left 2 km
55 Enter roundabout left 43 m
56 Exit roundabout slightly left 499 m
57 Enter roundabout straight 28 m
58 Exit roundabout slightly left 39 km
59 Turn right 254 m
60 Continue straight 158 m
61 Keep slightly left 215 m
62 Turn left 7 m
63 Keep slightly left 21 m
64 Keep slightly right 8 km
65 Continue straight 91 km
66 At end of road, turn left onto Avenue Lumumba 188 m
67 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Lumumba 41 m
68 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Lumumba 3 km
69 Continue straight onto Place de l'Identité Katangaise 6 km
70 Continue straight onto Route de Likasi 79 km
71 Continue straight onto Route de LUBUMBASHI 10 km
72 Continue straight onto Route de Kanianina 26 km
73 Turn left 130 m
74 Enter roundabout right onto Boulevard de L'inderpendance 23 m
75 Exit roundabout right onto Boulevard de L'inderpendance 2 km
76 Enter roundabout straight 21 m
77 Exit roundabout straight 61 km
78 Continue straight 36 km
79 Turn right 6 km
80 Turn left 14 km
81 At end of road, turn right 47 km
82 Turn slightly left 10 km
83 Turn straight 28 km
84 Merge slightly right 9 km
85 Turn right 6 km
86 Merge slightly right 4 km
87 Enter roundabout right 25 m
88 Exit roundabout right 63 km
89 Turn slightly left 41 km
90 Turn straight 143 km
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92 Exit roundabout slightly right 44 km
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95 Turn slightly left 20 km
96 Turn left 19 km
97 Turn slightly right 6 km
98 Turn left 2 km
99 Turn right 2 km
100 At end of road, turn left 11 km
101 Continue left 3 km
102 Turn slightly right 21 km
103 Turn straight 46 km
104 Turn right 41 m
105 Continue left 5 km
106 Turn slightly right 219 m
107 Turn slightly right 39 m
108 Enter roundabout slightly right 30 m
109 Exit roundabout slightly right 26 km
110 Turn right 17 km
111 Turn straight 5 km
112 Turn straight 76 km
113 Turn straight 50 km
114 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Inga 29 m
115 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Inga 4 km
116 Enter rotary slightly right onto Avenue Inga 57 m
117 Exit rotary right onto Avenue Inga 17 km
118 Turn slightly left 156 km
119 Enter roundabout straight 69 m
120 Exit roundabout slightly right 115 m
121 Enter roundabout right 20 m
122 Exit roundabout slightly right 22 km
123 Turn slightly right 3 km
124 Turn slightly right 19 km
125 Turn straight 70 km
126 Turn straight 13 km
127 Turn straight 5 km
128 Turn slightly left 28 km
129 Turn left 13 km
130 Turn left 68 km
131 Turn straight 6 km
132 Turn slightly left 2 km
133 Continue left 2 km
134 Turn right onto Rond-point 3 heures 10 m
135 Continue left onto Rond-point 3 heures 13 m
136 Turn right 34 km
137 Turn straight 203 km
138 Turn left 7 km
139 Turn left 15 km
140 Keep slightly left 7 km
141 Turn left 64 km
142 Turn straight 140 km
143 Turn straight 239 km
144 Turn straight 121 km
145 Continue left onto Boulevard Lumumba 6 km
146 Continue straight onto Pont Matete 929 m
147 Continue straight 240 m
148 Continue U-turn 324 m
149 Continue straight 253 m
150 Take exit sharp right 73 m
151 Enter roundabout straight 46 m
152 Exit roundabout straight 5 km
153 Enter roundabout straight 79 m
154 Exit roundabout right 10 km
155 Keep slightly left onto Avenue By Pass 491 m
156 Merge slightly right onto Route de Matadi 16 km
157 Turn straight 86 km
158 Turn right 191 m
159 Turn slightly right 88 m
160 Turn slightly left 14 km
161 Turn left 11 km
162 Turn left 3 km
163 Turn sharp right 13 km
164 At end of road, turn right 23 km
165 Turn left 3 km
166 Keep slightly right 24 km
167 At end of road, turn right 15 km
168 Turn slightly left 6 km
169 Continue straight onto Bac Mpioka 2 km
170 Continue straight 5 km
171 Turn right 47 km
172 Turn right 179 m
173 Turn slightly left 805 m
174 Keep slightly left 263 m
175 Turn slightly right 15 km
176 Keep slightly left 41 km
177 At roundabout, take exit right onto Avenue Brazzaville 3 km
178 Continue straight 50 km
179 Continue straight onto Avenue Kinkala 6 km
180 Continue straight onto Route du Djoué 5 km
181 Continue straight onto Avenue de l'OUA 2 km
182 Enter roundabout straight onto Avenue de l'OUA 29 m
183 Exit roundabout straight onto Avenue de l'OUA 4 km
184 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard Denis Sassou-Nguesso 125 m
185 Exit rotary straight onto Boulevard Denis Sassou-Nguesso 185 m
186 Continue slightly left onto Boulevard Denis Sassou-Nguesso 2 km
187 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard Alfred Raôul 41 m
188 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard Alfred Raôul 2 km
189 Continue straight onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 2 km
190 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 24 m
191 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 2 km
192 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 9 m
193 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 2 km
194 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 14 m
195 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 2 km
196 Continue straight onto Viaduc Talangaï-Kintélé 8 km
197 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue de Kintélé 39 m
198 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue de Kintélé 860 m
199 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue de Kintélé 65 m
200 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue de Kintélé 7 km
201 Keep right 2 km
202 Turn slightly right 5 km
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207 Enter roundabout right 74 m
208 Exit roundabout slightly right 352 km
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215 Turn slightly left 69 km
216 Turn straight 4 km
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228 Turn straight 811 m
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230 Turn straight 137 km
231 Turn straight 54 km
232 Turn straight 108 km
233 Enter roundabout right 12 m
234 Exit roundabout right 4 km
235 Keep slightly right 2 km
236 Turn straight 2 km
237 Turn slightly right 107 km
238 Turn right onto Mbalmayo - Ebolowa 36 km
239 Enter roundabout slightly right 94 m
240 Exit roundabout right 7 km
241 Turn straight onto Rue 8.250 4 km
242 Turn slightly right onto Yaoundé-Mbalmayo 89 m
243 Enter rotary straight onto Rue 8.253 15 m
244 Exit rotary straight onto Rue 8.253 3 km
245 Enter roundabout slightly right 28 m
246 Exit roundabout slightly right 2 km
247 At end of road, turn right onto Avenue Max Abé Fouda 2 km
248 Continue straight onto Boulevard de l'OUA 880 m
249 Continue straight onto Boulevard de l' OUA 675 m
250 Enter roundabout straight onto Boulevard de l' OUA 9 m
251 Exit roundabout straight onto Boulevard de l' OUA 463 m
252 Continue straight onto Boulevard de l'OCAM 2 km
253 Continue straight onto Rue 1.001 261 m
254 Continue straight onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972 135 m
255 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972 176 m
256 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972 696 m
257 Enter rotary straight onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972 104 m
258 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972 344 m
259 Continue straight onto Rue 1.011 247 m
260 Continue right onto Avenue Konrad Adenauer 866 m
261 Continue straight onto Rue Albert Ateba Ebe 165 m
262 Continue straight onto Rue Albert Ateba Ebé 461 m
263 Enter rotary slightly right onto Rue Albert Ateba Ebé 85 m
264 Exit rotary slightly right onto Rue Albert Ateba Ebé 637 m
265 Continue straight onto Rue Lamido Rey Bouba Hammoa 3 km
266 Continue straight onto Rue 5.765 670 m
267 Continue straight onto Rue 5.767 7 km
268 Continue straight onto Yaounde - Obala 22 km
269 Continue straight 6 km
270 Continue straight 3 km
271 Turn left 2 km
272 Turn left 17 km
273 Continue straight 336 m
274 Turn straight 20 km
275 Continue straight onto Nationale 4 194 km
276 Continue straight onto Bafoussam-Yaounde 6 km
277 Take exit slightly right onto Bafoussam-Yaounde 321 m
278 Merge slightly right 7 km
279 Continue straight onto Axe Centre Climatique de Bandjoun 533 m
280 Continue straight onto Axe Tradex 349 m
281 Continue straight 2 km
282 Turn straight onto Axe Centre de Visite Technique 642 m
283 Turn straight onto Axe Bansoa Voyage 422 m
284 Continue straight onto Axe Binam Voyage 206 m
285 Continue straight onto Axe (CO.BIE.BAF) 579 m
286 Turn straight onto Axe Gare Routiere 609 m
287 Turn straight onto Axe Ecole publique de Ndiendam I 138 m
288 Continue straight 439 m
289 Continue straight onto Carrefour le Maire 192 m
290 Continue straight 649 m
291 Continue straight onto Boulevard Pachong Adolphe 445 m
292 Enter rotary right onto Avenue du 20 Mai 14 m
293 Exit rotary slightly right onto Avenue du 20 Mai 229 m
294 Enter rotary right onto Avenue Wanko 55 m
295 Exit rotary right onto Avenue Wanko 472 m
296 Enter roundabout right 47 m
297 Exit roundabout right 572 m
298 Enter roundabout right onto Boulevard du Renouveau 27 m
299 Exit roundabout right onto Boulevard du Renouveau 8 km
300 Continue straight onto Bafoussam-Mbouda 2 km
301 Enter rotary right onto Bafoussam-Mbouda 62 m
302 Exit rotary right onto Bafoussam-Mbouda 17 km
303 Turn right 900 m
304 Continue straight 993 m
305 Turn left 5 km
306 At end of road, turn left 6 km
307 Merge slightly left onto Mbouda-Bamenda 27 km
308 Turn left 5 km
309 Turn right 11 km
310 Keep slightly left 770 m
311 Turn left onto Bamenda-Mamfe 2 km
312 Enter roundabout right onto Bamenda-Mamfe 3 m
313 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Bamenda-Mamfe 34 km
314 Keep slightly left onto Bamenda-Mamfe 5 km
315 At end of road, turn left onto Bamenda-Mamfe 9 km
316 Continue slightly left onto N6 Bamenda-Mamfe 2 km
317 Continue slightly right onto N6 Bamenda-Mamfe 429 m
318 Continue slightly left onto N6 Bamenda-Mamfe 3 km
319 Continue slightly left onto Bamenda-Mamfe 38 km
320 Continue right onto Bamenda-Mamfe 11 km
321 Continue straight onto Route Bamenda - Mamfé 16 km
322 Turn left 2 km
323 At end of road, turn left onto Route Mamfé - Eyumodjock 3 km
324 Continue slightly left 512 m
325 Turn slightly right onto Route Mamfé - Eyumodjock 26 km
326 Continue straight onto Route Mamfé - Eyumodjock 16 km
327 Continue straight onto Route Eyumodjock - Ekok 16 km
328 Enter roundabout slightly right 11 m
329 Exit roundabout straight 3 km
330 Continue right 243 m
331 Enter roundabout right 38 m
332 Exit roundabout straight 21 km
333 Turn slightly right 131 m
334 Turn right 83 km
335 Turn left 4 km
336 Enter roundabout right 30 m
337 Exit roundabout right 4 km
338 Enter roundabout slightly right 26 m
339 Exit roundabout right 7 km
340 At roundabout, take exit straight 12 km
341 At roundabout, take exit left 54 km
342 Turn slightly left 27 km
343 At end of road, turn left 7 km
344 Turn right 58 km
345 Enter roundabout slightly right 43 m
346 Exit roundabout right 90 km
347 Enter roundabout straight onto Makurdi-Jos 54 m
348 Exit roundabout straight onto Makurdi-Jos 8 km
349 Enter roundabout slightly right 25 m
350 Exit roundabout straight 48 km
351 Turn straight 12 km
352 Enter roundabout straight 32 m
353 Exit roundabout slightly right 66 km
354 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Abuja-Keffi Expressway 28 m
355 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Abuja-Keffi Expressway 45 km
356 Keep slightly left onto Abuja-Keffi Expressway 6 km
357 Keep slightly right 2 km
358 Enter rotary straight onto Yakubu Gowon Crescent 34 m
359 Exit rotary straight onto Yakubu Gowon Crescent 742 m
360 Enter rotary slightly right onto Murtala Mohammed Expressway 43 m
361 Exit rotary straight onto Murtala Mohammed Expressway 372 m
362 Take exit slightly left 102 m
363 Merge slightly left onto Murtala Mohammed Expressway 33 km
364 Take exit slightly right 68 m
365 Merge slightly right onto Murtala Mohammed Expressway 2 km
366 Turn right 5 km
367 Turn right onto Abuja-Kaduna Highway 784 m
368 Continue U-turn onto Abuja-Kaduna Highway 766 m
369 Keep slightly right 2 km
370 Turn right 38 m
371 Continue right 41 km
372 Turn slightly right onto Federal Road F.126 Zungeru - Izom 71 km
373 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Minna-Zungeru Road 51 m
374 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Minna-Zungeru Road 3 km
375 Enter roundabout right onto Federal Road F.126 Zungeru - Izom 41 m
376 Exit roundabout right onto Federal Road F.126 Zungeru - Izom 885 m
377 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Federal Road F.126 Zungeru - Izom 21 m
378 Exit roundabout straight onto Federal Road F.126 Zungeru - Izom 539 m
379 Enter roundabout straight onto Federal Road F.126 Zungeru - Izom 15 m
380 Exit roundabout straight onto Federal Road F.126 Zungeru - Izom 508 m
381 Enter roundabout right onto Federal Road F.126 Zungeru - Izom 32 m
382 Exit roundabout right onto Federal Road F.126 Zungeru - Izom 60 km
383 Continue straight onto Federal Road F215 Owo - Tegina 33 km
384 At end of road, turn left 3 km
385 Keep slightly right 93 km
386 Enter roundabout straight 22 m
387 Exit roundabout slightly right 3 km
388 Enter roundabout slightly right 38 m
389 Exit roundabout slightly right 179 km
390 Enter roundabout straight 8 m
391 Exit roundabout slightly right 2 km
392 Turn left 62 km
393 Turn left 2 km
394 At end of road, turn left 643 m
395 Enter roundabout right 16 m
396 Exit roundabout straight 43 km
397 At end of road, turn left 16 km
398 Turn right 14 km
399 At end of road, turn left 3 km
400 At end of road, turn right 134 km
401 Enter roundabout right 37 m
402 Exit roundabout right 41 km
403 Continue straight onto Trans-Saharian Highway 67 km
404 Continue straight onto Trans-Sahelian Highway 22 km
405 Keep slightly right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 2 km
406 Turn slightly right 27 m
407 Keep slightly right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 2 km
408 Enter rotary slightly right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 30 m
409 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 3 km
410 Keep slightly right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 2 km
411 Enter rotary straight onto Boulevard de la Liberté 13 m
412 Exit rotary slightly right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 2 km
413 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 28 m
414 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 844 m
415 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 28 m
416 Exit rotary slightly right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 207 m
417 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 33 m
418 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 453 m
419 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 37 m
420 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 247 m
421 Turn right 32 m
422 Turn right 101 m
423 Arrive left

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How far is it from Lilongwe to Niamey?: The distance between Lilongwe and Niamey is 7573 km by road.
How long does it take to drive from Lilongwe to Niamey?: The drive from Lilongwe to Niamey takes approximately 102 h 50 min by car.
What is the best route from Lilongwe to Niamey?: The fastest route from Lilongwe to Niamey covers 7573 km with a driving time of approximately 102 h 50 min.
Which direction is Niamey from Lilongwe?: Niamey lies roughly to the north-west of Lilongwe.
Which roads does the route from Lilongwe to Niamey follow?: The drive from Lilongwe to Niamey mainly follows RN1, RN 2, N9. The longest single stretch is 1370 km on RN1.
Which towns do you pass between Lilongwe and Niamey?: Towns on the route from Lilongwe to Niamey include Chambishi, Mbouda, Abuja.

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