How far is it from Nouakchott to Kigali?

The distance between Nouakchott and Kigali is 7337 km by road.

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

The drive from Nouakchott to Kigali takes approximately 118 h 20 min by car.

What is the best route from Nouakchott to Kigali?

The fastest route from Nouakchott to Kigali covers 7337 km with a driving time of approximately 118 h 20 min.

Which direction is Kigali from Nouakchott?

Kigali lies roughly to the east of Nouakchott.

Which roads does the route from Nouakchott to Kigali follow?

The drive from Nouakchott to Kigali mainly follows RN3, N 4, A3. The longest single stretch is 1083 km on RN3.

Which towns do you pass between Nouakchott and Kigali?

Towns on the route from Nouakchott to Kigali include Kano, Maiduguri, Mukingo.

Mauritania Rwanda

Distance: 7337 kmDrive time: 118 h 20 min

Driving from Nouakchott to Kigali takes about 118 h 20 min via RN3. The distance is 7337 km. The straight-line distance is 5514 km. Driving directions

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Driving directions367 · 7337 km

1 Depart right onto أحمد ولد جعفر 25 m
2 Turn left onto Sidi Ould Hanenne 240 m
3 At end of road, turn right onto Route de l’Espoir طريق الأمل 2 km
4 Continue straight onto طريق الأمل 3 km
5 Continue straight onto Route de l’Espoir طريق الأمل 150 km
6 Turn left onto Contournement de Boutilimit تجاوز طريق بوتيليميت 5 km
7 Continue left onto Contournement de Boutilimit تجاوز طريق بوتيليميت 34 m
8 Merge slightly right onto طريق الأمل 96 km
9 Continue straight onto Route de l’Espoir طريق الأمل 197 km
10 Continue straight onto طريق الأمل 17 km
11 Continue straight onto Route de l’Espoir طريق الأمل 135 km
12 Continue right onto Route de l’Espoir طريق الأمل 552 m
13 Continue left onto Route de l’Espoir طريق الأمل 138 km

14 Continue right onto Route de l’Espoir طريق الأمل 349 km
15 Enter roundabout slightly right 5 m
16 Exit roundabout right 21 km
17 Enter roundabout right 53 m
18 Exit roundabout right 174 km
19 Turn slightly right 55 m
20 Enter roundabout straight onto Bassikounou-Mbera باسكنو-مبرا 40 m
21 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Bassikounou-Mbera باسكنو-مبرا 593 m
22 Continue slightly right onto Bassikounou-Mbera باسكنو-مبرا 147 m
23 Turn straight onto Bassikounou-Koussana الطريق باسكنو-كوسانا 2 km
24 Continue slightly left onto Bassikounou-Koussana الطريق باسكنو-كوسانا 11 km
25 Continue straight onto طريق باسكنو - كوسانا 23 km
26 Continue slightly right onto كوسانا - كوندورل 14 km
27 Turn straight onto كوندورل - فصالة 14 km
28 Turn left 154 m
29 Turn right 145 m
30 Turn left 184 m
31 Turn sharp right 202 m
32 Turn left 121 m
33 Turn right 3 km
34 Turn left 456 m
35 Turn right 758 m
36 Turn left 31 km
37 Turn left 2 km
38 Turn left 101 m
39 Turn right 3 km
40 Turn right 6 km
41 Turn left 16 km
42 Turn left 675 m
43 Keep slightly right 18 km
44 Turn left 9 km
45 Turn straight 9 km
46 Turn slightly left 155 m
47 Continue straight 21 km
48 At end of road, turn left 19 km
49 Turn left 9 km
50 Turn sharp left 126 m
51 Turn sharp right 5 km
52 Turn left 2 km
53 Turn right 734 m
54 Turn right 7 km
55 Keep slightly right 9 km
56 Turn left 3 km
57 Turn left 5 km
58 Turn left 6 km
59 Turn straight 750 m
60 Turn straight 10 km
61 Turn slightly right 3 km
62 Turn slightly left 572 m
63 Turn right 81 m
64 Turn right 138 m
65 Turn left 59 m
66 Continue straight 781 m
67 Continue slightly right 471 m
68 Turn straight 7 km
69 Keep slightly right 10 km
70 Turn slightly left 5 km
71 Turn left 5 km
72 Turn slightly right 7 km
73 Turn right 6 km
74 Keep slightly left 646 m
75 At end of road, turn right onto Segou - Djenné - Sofara 11 m
76 Turn slightly right 252 m
77 Turn slightly left 157 m
78 Turn slightly left 121 m
79 Turn slightly right 187 m
80 Turn slightly left 53 km
81 Continue straight 399 m
82 Continue straight 9 km
83 At roundabout, take exit left 28 km
84 Keep slightly right 677 m
85 At end of road, turn left onto Bamako - Fana - Segou - Bla - San - Tominian - Sofara - Sévaré - Mopti 288 m
86 Turn sharp right 8 km
87 Enter roundabout right 31 m
88 Exit roundabout straight 37 km
89 Continue straight 131 km
90 Enter roundabout right 39 m
91 Exit roundabout right 2 km
92 Enter roundabout straight 5 m
93 Exit roundabout straight 139 km
94 Keep slightly right 33 km
95 Enter roundabout right 67 m
96 Exit roundabout straight 42 km
97 At end of road, turn right 53 m
98 Keep slightly right 14 km
99 Keep slightly left onto Avenue Kadiogo 4 km
100 Enter rotary straight onto Avenue Kadiogo 29 m
101 Exit rotary straight onto Avenue Kadiogo 465 m
102 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue du Yatenga 7 m
103 Exit roundabout straight onto Avenue du Yatenga 123 m
104 Merge slightly left onto Avenue Nelson Mandela 243 m
105 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Nelson Mandela 31 m
106 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Nelson Mandela 228 m
107 Continue straight onto Avenue de la Nation 715 m
108 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue d'Oubritenga 33 m
109 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue d'Oubritenga 560 m
110 Continue straight onto Avenue du Président Thomas Sankara 885 m
111 Keep slightly right onto Avenue du Président Thomas Sankara 2 km
112 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 21 m
113 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 661 m
114 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 29 m
115 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 2 km
116 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 29 m
117 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 354 m
118 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 35 m
119 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 288 m
120 Continue straight onto Echangeur de l´Est 2 km
121 Continue straight onto Avenue Zamsé 12 km
122 Enter roundabout right 50 m
123 Exit roundabout right 121 km
124 Enter roundabout slightly right 26 m
125 Exit roundabout slightly right 7 km
126 Keep slightly right 75 km
127 Turn slightly left 172 km
128 Continue straight 92 km
129 Continue straight onto Route Torodi 20 km
130 Continue straight onto Boulevard de Gourma 113 m
131 Keep slightly right onto Boulevard de Gourma 6 km
132 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard du Développement 51 m
133 Exit rotary slightly right onto Boulevard du Développement 3 km
134 Continue straight onto Pont de l'Amitié Chine-Niger 591 m
135 Continue straight onto Avenue des Armées 2 km
136 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 12 m
137 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 2 km
138 Turn right 42 m
139 Keep slightly right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 3 km
140 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 34 m
141 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 2 km
142 Keep slightly right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 2 km
143 Turn left 32 m
144 Keep slightly right onto Trans-Sahelian Highway 49 km
145 Continue straight onto Trans-Saharian Highway 80 km
146 Enter roundabout slightly right 23 m
147 Exit roundabout slightly right 67 km
148 Continue right onto RN1 6 km
149 Turn straight onto Trans-Saharian Highway 209 km
150 Turn slightly right 241 km
151 Keep slightly right onto Route trans-sahélienne 956 m
152 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Route trans-sahélienne 36 m
153 Exit roundabout right onto Route trans-sahélienne 2 km
154 Continue straight onto Avenue Seyni Kountche 342 m
155 Turn right onto N18 386 m
156 Continue slightly left onto N18 234 m
157 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Mahamadou Tandja 49 m
158 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Mahamadou Tandja 886 m
159 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Seyni Kountche 21 m
160 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Seyni Kountche 637 m
161 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Seyni Kountche 19 m
162 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Seyni Kountche 45 km
163 Continue straight 38 km
164 Enter roundabout right 33 m
165 Exit roundabout right 3 km
166 Enter roundabout straight 39 m
167 Exit roundabout right 2 km
168 Turn right 2 km
169 Enter roundabout right 24 m
170 Exit roundabout right 2 km
171 Enter roundabout right 26 m
172 Exit roundabout straight 3 km
173 Enter roundabout right 36 m
174 Exit roundabout straight 793 m
175 Enter roundabout slightly right 28 m
176 Exit roundabout right 2 km
177 Enter roundabout straight 15 m
178 Exit roundabout straight 151 km
179 Enter roundabout straight 51 m
180 Exit roundabout straight 10 km
181 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Murtala Mohammed Road 5 m
182 Exit roundabout straight onto Murtala Mohammed Road 3 km
183 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Murtala Mohammed Road 45 m
184 Exit roundabout straight onto Murtala Mohammed Road 518 m
185 Enter roundabout straight onto City Road 14 m
186 Exit roundabout straight onto City Road 709 m
187 Enter roundabout straight onto City Road 8 m
188 Exit roundabout slightly right onto City Road 2 km
189 Continue straight onto City Road 589 m
190 Enter roundabout slightly right 66 m
191 Exit roundabout right 241 m
192 Turn right 3 km
193 Keep slightly right onto Zaria Road 234 m
194 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Maiduguri Road 82 m
195 Exit roundabout right onto Maiduguri Road 6 km
196 Enter roundabout right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 43 m
197 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 31 km
198 Continue slightly right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 223 km
199 Continue straight onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 15 km
200 Keep slightly left 27 m
201 Turn left 76 km
202 Enter roundabout slightly right 18 m
203 Exit roundabout right 5 km
204 Enter roundabout right 64 m
205 Exit roundabout right 7 km
206 Enter roundabout right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 45 m
207 Exit roundabout right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 82 km
208 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 69 m
209 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 9 km
210 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 37 m
211 Exit roundabout straight onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 3 km
212 Enter roundabout right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 78 m
213 Exit roundabout straight onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 4 km
214 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 41 m
215 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 123 km
216 Enter roundabout right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 22 m
217 Exit roundabout right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 2 km
218 Enter roundabout right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 28 m
219 Exit roundabout right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 5 km
220 Enter roundabout straight 75 m
221 Exit roundabout right 886 m
222 Enter roundabout slightly right 28 m
223 Exit roundabout right 657 m
224 Enter roundabout right 37 m
225 Exit roundabout right 3 km
226 Turn right 68 km
227 Turn right 14 km
228 Turn left 49 km
229 Turn right 421 m
230 At end of road, turn left 26 m
231 Turn right 2 km
232 Continue straight 11 km
233 Turn slightly right 3 km
234 Turn right onto Maroua-Kousséri 72 km
235 Turn left 3 km
236 Turn right 380 m
237 Turn sharp left onto Avenue Kakatare 2 km
238 At end of road, turn left 89 m
239 At roundabout, take exit right 367 m
240 Turn left onto Route de Maga 3 km
241 Turn straight onto Maroua-Pouss 314 m
242 Turn slightly right 33 km
243 Turn left 32 km
244 Turn straight 3 km
245 Turn straight 41 km
246 Turn slightly left 3 km
247 At roundabout, take exit slightly right 3 km
248 Merge slightly right 6 km
249 Turn straight 10 km
250 At end of road, turn right onto Kelo - Djuman - Bongor 69 km
251 Continue straight onto Pont de Djuman 480 m
252 Continue straight onto Kelo - Djuman - Bongor 63 km
253 Enter roundabout slightly right 47 m
254 Exit roundabout right 95 km
255 Continue straight 2 km
256 Turn right 663 m
257 Turn slightly right 2 km
258 Merge slightly left onto Route Moundou - Ngoundere 3 km
259 Enter roundabout straight onto Route Goudron Mota 45 m
260 Exit roundabout right onto Route Goudron Mota 3 km
261 Continue straight onto Goudron Mota غودرن متا 3 km
262 Turn right 15 m
263 Keep slightly left 3 km
264 At end of road, turn right onto Route Moundou - Doba - Sarh 938 m
265 Continue straight onto Route nationale Moundou - Sarh 23 km
266 Turn slightly right 25 km
267 Keep slightly right 89 km
268 Continue straight 43 km
269 Keep slightly left 152 km
270 Enter roundabout right 22 m
271 Exit roundabout right 7 km
272 Turn straight 286 km
273 Turn straight onto Avenue de l'Indépendance 12 km
274 Enter rotary right onto Avenue du Tchad 78 m
275 Exit rotary right onto Avenue du Tchad 257 m
276 Turn right onto Rue du Docteur Cureau 307 m
277 Turn left 22 m
278 Continue left onto Ferry Bangui-Zongo 3 km
279 Continue straight 192 m
280 Turn right 37 km
281 Turn slightly left 191 m
282 Keep slightly left 40 km
283 At end of road, turn left 104 km
284 Turn sharp right 19 km
285 Continue straight 36 m
286 Continue straight 87 km
287 Keep slightly right 17 km
288 At end of road, turn left 811 m
289 Keep slightly right 10 km
290 Turn slightly left 5 km
291 Turn straight 3 km
292 Keep slightly left 12 km
293 Continue straight onto Lisala-Gbadolite 14 km
294 Continue left onto Lisala-Gbadolite 52 km
295 Continue slightly left onto Lisala-Gbadolite 38 km
296 Continue right onto Lisala-Gbadolite 77 km
297 Turn left 26 km
298 Turn straight 25 km
299 Turn slightly left 4 km
300 Turn slightly right 16 km
301 Turn slightly right 4 km
302 Turn right 57 km
303 Turn right 2 km
304 Turn slightly left 12 km
305 Enter roundabout right 41 m
306 Exit roundabout slightly right 44 km
307 Turn straight 29 km
308 Turn right 7 km
309 Continue straight onto Bac Bokata 745 m
310 Continue straight 15 km
311 Continue straight 5 km
312 Turn slightly left 3 km
313 Continue right 18 km
314 At end of road, turn left 136 km
315 At end of road, turn left 48 m
316 Continue straight onto Bac Basoko 900 m
317 Continue slightly right 81 km
318 Turn right 30 km
319 Turn slightly left 13 km
320 Continue straight 19 km
321 Turn left 98 km
322 Turn slightly left 10 km
323 Continue straight onto Bac Simi simi 474 m
324 Continue straight 14 km
325 Continue straight onto Avenue Munyororo 22 km
326 Keep slightly right 424 km
327 Enter roundabout right 54 m
328 Exit roundabout right 57 km
329 Turn left 81 km
330 Turn right 17 km
331 Turn left 10 km
332 Turn slightly right 6 km
333 Turn left 23 km
334 Turn slightly left 9 km
335 At end of road, turn right 5 km
336 Turn left 8 km
337 Turn left 25 km
338 Enter roundabout slightly right 10 m
339 Exit roundabout slightly right 470 m
340 Enter roundabout right onto Boulevard Kanyamuhanga 111 m
341 Exit roundabout right onto Boulevard Kanyamuhanga 434 m
342 Enter rotary right 160 m
343 Exit rotary right 37 m
344 Continue straight 2 km
345 Continue straight onto Avenue de la Corniche 662 m
346 Turn right 2 km
347 Continue straight onto Avenue de l'Indépendance 10 km
348 Continue straight onto Avenue de l'Indépendance 5 km
349 Continue straight onto Ruhengeri-Gisenyi Road 42 km
350 Continue straight onto Musanze - Rubavu Road 27 km
351 Turn straight 51 km
352 Turn slightly left 17 km
353 At end of road, turn left 4 km
354 Turn right onto KN 91 Street 453 m
355 Keep slightly left onto KN 91 Street 94 m
356 Turn straight onto KN 5 Avenue 510 m
357 Turn straight onto Avenue KN 2 2 km
358 Enter roundabout right 164 m
359 Exit roundabout right 3 km
360 Enter roundabout right onto KN 3 Road 52 m
361 Exit roundabout slightly right onto KN 3 Road 5 km
362 Enter rotary slightly right onto KG 1 Avenue 106 m
363 Exit rotary right onto KG 1 Avenue 2 km
364 Enter roundabout straight onto KG 11 Avenue 36 m
365 Exit roundabout slightly right onto KG 11 Avenue 282 m
366 Turn left onto KG 17 Avenue 651 m
367 Arrive right onto KG 17 Avenue

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The return trip from Kigali to Nouakchott covers roughly the same distance, 7337 km.

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How far is it from Nouakchott to Kigali?: The distance between Nouakchott and Kigali is 7337 km by road.
How long does it take to drive from Nouakchott to Kigali?: The drive from Nouakchott to Kigali takes approximately 118 h 20 min by car.
What is the best route from Nouakchott to Kigali?: The fastest route from Nouakchott to Kigali covers 7337 km with a driving time of approximately 118 h 20 min.
Which direction is Kigali from Nouakchott?: Kigali lies roughly to the east of Nouakchott.
Which roads does the route from Nouakchott to Kigali follow?: The drive from Nouakchott to Kigali mainly follows RN3, N 4, A3. The longest single stretch is 1083 km on RN3.
Which towns do you pass between Nouakchott and Kigali?: Towns on the route from Nouakchott to Kigali include Kano, Maiduguri, Mukingo.

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