How far is it from Windhoek to Dakar?

The distance between Windhoek and Dakar is 8763 km by road.

How long does it take to drive from Windhoek to Dakar?

The drive from Windhoek to Dakar takes approximately 125 h 35 min by car.

What is the best route from Windhoek to Dakar?

The fastest route from Windhoek to Dakar covers 8763 km with a driving time of approximately 125 h 35 min.

Which direction is Dakar from Windhoek?

Dakar lies roughly to the north-west of Windhoek.

Which roads does the route from Windhoek to Dakar follow?

The drive from Windhoek to Dakar mainly follows EN140, A121-1, N 9. The longest single stretch is 946 km on N 9.

Which towns do you pass between Windhoek and Dakar?

Towns on the route from Windhoek to Dakar include Andulo, Abakaliki, Enugu, Bamako.

Namibia Senegal

Distance: 8763 kmDrive time: 125 h 35 min

Driving from Windhoek to Dakar takes about 125 h 35 min via EN140. The distance is 8763 km. The straight-line distance is 5594 km. Driving directions

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Driving directions463 · 8763 km

1 Depart left onto David Hosea Meroro Road 174 m
2 Turn left onto Simeon Shixungileni Street 2 km
3 Turn right onto Hosea Kutako Drive 4 km
4 Turn slightly left 956 m
5 Turn right 70 m
6 Continue straight 513 m
7 Merge slightly right onto Western Bypass 69 km
8 Continue straight 173 km
9 Enter roundabout left onto Hage Geingob Avenue 37 m
10 Exit roundabout left onto Hage Geingob Avenue 3 km
11 Enter roundabout slightly left 23 m
12 Exit roundabout slightly left 244 km
13 Turn right 56 km

14 Turn right 78 km
15 At end of road, turn right 31 km
16 Continue left 14 km
17 Continue slightly left 12 km
18 Enter roundabout straight 32 m
19 Exit roundabout slightly right 183 km
20 Turn straight 158 km
21 Enter roundabout slightly right 88 m
22 Exit roundabout right 176 km
23 Continue straight 114 km
24 Keep slightly right 24 km
25 Enter roundabout slightly right 49 m
26 Exit roundabout slightly right 4 km
27 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Rua Joaquim Kapango 63 m
28 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Rua Joaquim Kapango 2 km
29 Enter roundabout right onto Rua Joaquim Kapango 43 m
30 Exit roundabout right onto Rua Joaquim Kapango 344 m
31 Enter roundabout right onto Rua Joaquim Kapango 72 m
32 Exit roundabout right onto Rua Joaquim Kapango 7 km
33 At end of road, turn left 27 km
34 Continue straight 10 km
35 Continue straight 80 km
36 Turn slightly left 723 m
37 Turn slightly right 57 m
38 Enter roundabout slightly right 35 m
39 Exit roundabout slightly right 29 m
40 Turn straight 2 km
41 Enter roundabout slightly right 32 m
42 Exit roundabout slightly right 3 km
43 Continue straight 63 km
44 Keep slightly right 103 km
45 Turn right 116 km
46 Continue straight 11 km
47 Turn slightly left 104 m
48 Continue straight 3 km
49 Enter roundabout right 30 m
50 Exit roundabout right 152 m
51 Enter roundabout right 96 m
52 Exit roundabout slightly right 184 m
53 At end of road, turn left 2 km
54 Turn straight 2 km
55 Turn slightly left 49 m
56 Keep slightly right 22 km
57 Turn right 2 km
58 Continue straight onto Lombe-Cota 25 km
59 Continue straight onto Cota-Calandula 22 km
60 Continue straight onto Estrada de Calandula 8 km
61 Enter rotary right 73 m
62 Exit rotary right 88 km
63 Keep slightly left 16 km
64 At end of road, turn right 33 km
65 Turn right 54 km
66 Turn straight 4 km
67 Turn slightly right 149 km
68 Turn slightly right 96 km
69 Continue straight 30 km
70 Turn slightly right 4 km
71 Turn right 6 km
72 Keep slightly left 4 km
73 At end of road, turn left 4 km
74 Turn right 11 km
75 Turn slightly right 8 km
76 Turn right 8 km
77 Keep slightly left 38 m
78 Turn left 44 km
79 Turn slightly right 448 m
80 Turn left 12 km
81 At end of road, turn left 6 km
82 Turn right 3 km
83 Turn slightly left 23 km
84 Turn left 3 km
85 Turn left 8 km
86 At end of road, turn right 267 m
87 Turn right 10 km
88 Turn slightly left 11 km
89 At end of road, turn right 15 km
90 At end of road, turn left 494 m
91 Turn slightly right 2 km
92 Turn left 696 m
93 Turn left 489 m
94 Turn left 117 m
95 Turn left 129 m
96 Keep slightly right 3 km
97 Turn right 4 km
98 Turn right 7 km
99 Continue straight 15 km
100 Turn slightly left 6 km
101 Continue straight onto Bac Mpioka 2 km
102 Continue straight 5 km
103 Turn right 47 km
104 Turn right 179 m
105 Turn slightly left 805 m
106 Keep slightly left 263 m
107 Turn slightly right 15 km
108 Keep slightly left 41 km
109 At roundabout, take exit right onto Avenue Brazzaville 3 km
110 Continue straight 50 km
111 Continue straight onto Avenue Kinkala 6 km
112 Continue straight onto Route du Djoué 5 km
113 Continue straight onto Avenue de l'OUA 2 km
114 Enter roundabout straight onto Avenue de l'OUA 29 m
115 Exit roundabout straight onto Avenue de l'OUA 4 km
116 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard Denis Sassou-Nguesso 125 m
117 Exit rotary straight onto Boulevard Denis Sassou-Nguesso 185 m
118 Continue slightly left onto Boulevard Denis Sassou-Nguesso 2 km
119 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard Alfred Raôul 41 m
120 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard Alfred Raôul 2 km
121 Continue straight onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 2 km
122 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 24 m
123 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 2 km
124 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 9 m
125 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 2 km
126 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 14 m
127 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 2 km
128 Continue straight onto Viaduc Talangaï-Kintélé 8 km
129 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue de Kintélé 39 m
130 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue de Kintélé 860 m
131 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue de Kintélé 65 m
132 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue de Kintélé 7 km
133 Keep right 2 km
134 Turn slightly right 5 km
135 Enter roundabout slightly right 30 m
136 Exit roundabout right 11 km
137 Enter roundabout right 39 m
138 Exit roundabout straight 13 km
139 Enter roundabout right 74 m
140 Exit roundabout slightly right 352 km
141 Enter roundabout right 53 m
142 Exit roundabout right 40 km
143 Enter roundabout right 13 m
144 Exit roundabout slightly right 137 km
145 Turn right 228 km
146 Turn left 168 km
147 Turn slightly left 69 km
148 Turn straight 4 km
149 Turn slightly right 43 m
150 Enter roundabout slightly right 29 m
151 Exit roundabout right 71 km
152 Enter roundabout straight 23 m
153 Exit roundabout right 51 m
154 Turn slightly right 3 km
155 Enter roundabout slightly right 55 m
156 Exit roundabout right 168 m
157 Turn slightly right 20 m
158 Enter roundabout right 65 m
159 Exit roundabout right 31 m
160 Turn straight 811 m
161 Continue left 89 m
162 Turn straight 137 km
163 Turn straight 54 km
164 Turn straight 108 km
165 Enter roundabout right 12 m
166 Exit roundabout right 4 km
167 Keep slightly right 2 km
168 Turn straight 2 km
169 Turn slightly right 107 km
170 Turn right onto Mbalmayo - Ebolowa 36 km
171 Enter roundabout slightly right 94 m
172 Exit roundabout right 7 km
173 Turn straight onto Rue 8.250 4 km
174 Turn slightly right onto Yaoundé-Mbalmayo 89 m
175 Enter rotary straight onto Rue 8.253 15 m
176 Exit rotary straight onto Rue 8.253 3 km
177 Enter roundabout slightly right 28 m
178 Exit roundabout slightly right 2 km
179 At end of road, turn right onto Avenue Max Abé Fouda 2 km
180 Continue straight onto Boulevard de l'OUA 880 m
181 Continue straight onto Boulevard de l' OUA 675 m
182 Enter roundabout straight onto Boulevard de l' OUA 9 m
183 Exit roundabout straight onto Boulevard de l' OUA 463 m
184 Continue straight onto Boulevard de l'OCAM 2 km
185 Continue straight onto Rue 1.001 261 m
186 Continue straight onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972 135 m
187 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972 176 m
188 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972 696 m
189 Enter rotary straight onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972 104 m
190 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972 344 m
191 Continue straight onto Rue 1.011 247 m
192 Continue right onto Avenue Konrad Adenauer 866 m
193 Continue straight onto Rue Albert Ateba Ebe 165 m
194 Continue straight onto Rue Albert Ateba Ebé 461 m
195 Enter rotary slightly right onto Rue Albert Ateba Ebé 85 m
196 Exit rotary slightly right onto Rue Albert Ateba Ebé 637 m
197 Continue straight onto Rue Lamido Rey Bouba Hammoa 3 km
198 Continue straight onto Rue 5.765 670 m
199 Continue straight onto Rue 5.767 7 km
200 Continue straight onto Yaounde - Obala 22 km
201 Continue straight 6 km
202 Continue straight 3 km
203 Turn left 2 km
204 Turn left 17 km
205 Continue straight 336 m
206 Turn straight 20 km
207 Continue straight onto Nationale 4 194 km
208 Continue straight onto Bafoussam-Yaounde 6 km
209 Take exit slightly right onto Bafoussam-Yaounde 321 m
210 Merge slightly right 7 km
211 Continue straight onto Axe Centre Climatique de Bandjoun 533 m
212 Continue straight onto Axe Tradex 349 m
213 Continue straight 2 km
214 Turn straight onto Axe Centre de Visite Technique 642 m
215 Turn straight onto Axe Bansoa Voyage 422 m
216 Continue straight onto Axe Binam Voyage 206 m
217 Continue straight onto Axe (CO.BIE.BAF) 579 m
218 Turn straight onto Axe Gare Routiere 609 m
219 Turn straight onto Axe Ecole publique de Ndiendam I 138 m
220 Continue straight 439 m
221 Continue straight onto Carrefour le Maire 192 m
222 Continue straight 649 m
223 Continue straight onto Boulevard Pachong Adolphe 445 m
224 Enter rotary right onto Avenue du 20 Mai 14 m
225 Exit rotary slightly right onto Avenue du 20 Mai 229 m
226 Enter rotary right onto Avenue Wanko 55 m
227 Exit rotary right onto Avenue Wanko 472 m
228 Enter roundabout right 47 m
229 Exit roundabout right 572 m
230 Enter roundabout right onto Boulevard du Renouveau 27 m
231 Exit roundabout right onto Boulevard du Renouveau 8 km
232 Continue straight onto Bafoussam-Mbouda 2 km
233 Enter rotary right onto Bafoussam-Mbouda 62 m
234 Exit rotary right onto Bafoussam-Mbouda 17 km
235 Turn right 900 m
236 Continue straight 993 m
237 Turn left 5 km
238 At end of road, turn left 6 km
239 Merge slightly left onto Mbouda-Bamenda 27 km
240 Turn left 5 km
241 Turn right 11 km
242 Keep slightly left 770 m
243 Turn left onto Bamenda-Mamfe 2 km
244 Enter roundabout right onto Bamenda-Mamfe 3 m
245 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Bamenda-Mamfe 34 km
246 Keep slightly left onto Bamenda-Mamfe 5 km
247 At end of road, turn left onto Bamenda-Mamfe 9 km
248 Continue slightly left onto N6 Bamenda-Mamfe 2 km
249 Continue slightly right onto N6 Bamenda-Mamfe 429 m
250 Continue slightly left onto N6 Bamenda-Mamfe 3 km
251 Continue slightly left onto Bamenda-Mamfe 38 km
252 Continue right onto Bamenda-Mamfe 11 km
253 Continue straight onto Route Bamenda - Mamfé 16 km
254 Turn left 2 km
255 At end of road, turn left onto Route Mamfé - Eyumodjock 3 km
256 Continue slightly left 512 m
257 Turn slightly right onto Route Mamfé - Eyumodjock 26 km
258 Continue straight onto Route Mamfé - Eyumodjock 16 km
259 Continue straight onto Route Eyumodjock - Ekok 16 km
260 Enter roundabout slightly right 11 m
261 Exit roundabout straight 3 km
262 Continue right 243 m
263 Enter roundabout right 38 m
264 Exit roundabout straight 21 km
265 Turn slightly right 131 m
266 Turn right 53 km
267 Turn left 23 km
268 Enter roundabout straight 37 m
269 Exit roundabout straight 139 km
270 Keep slightly right onto Abakaliki Road 3 km
271 Turn right onto Enugu Onitsha Express Road 17 km
272 Continue straight 84 km
273 Enter roundabout straight 176 m
274 Exit roundabout straight 130 km
275 Take exit slightly right 304 m
276 Merge slightly left onto Benin by pass 7 km
277 Continue straight onto Benin City Bypass 19 km
278 Keep slightly right 251 m
279 Merge slightly left 245 km
280 Exit roundabout straight onto Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway 37 km
281 Continue straight onto Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway 4 km
282 Turn slightly right 592 m
283 Turn right 3 km
284 Take exit slightly right 279 m
285 Keep slightly left 48 m
286 Turn left 2 km
287 Continue straight 2 km
288 Enter roundabout right 41 m
289 Exit roundabout slightly right 252 m
290 Enter roundabout right 29 m
291 Exit roundabout right 401 m
292 Turn right 324 m
293 Turn slightly left 6 km
294 Enter roundabout straight 102 m
295 Exit roundabout straight 64 km
296 Enter roundabout straight 11 m
297 Exit roundabout straight 275 m
298 Enter roundabout slightly right 5 m
299 Exit roundabout straight 751 m
300 Enter roundabout straight 18 m
301 Exit roundabout straight 21 m
302 Turn straight 6 km
303 Enter roundabout straight 20 m
304 Exit roundabout straight 8 km
305 Turn right 293 m
306 Continue straight 17 km
307 Enter roundabout right 72 m
308 Exit roundabout straight 36 km
309 Turn right 7 km
310 At end of road, turn right 7 km
311 At end of road, turn right 345 m
312 Turn left 43 km
313 Continue sharp left 835 m
314 At end of road, turn right 14 km
315 Enter roundabout right 44 m
316 Exit roundabout right 29 km
317 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Rocade Nord-Est 10 m
318 Exit roundabout right onto Rocade Nord-Est 3 km
319 Enter roundabout slightly right 9 m
320 Exit roundabout slightly right 60 km
321 Turn slightly left 81 km
322 Enter roundabout straight 12 m
323 Exit roundabout slightly right 86 km
324 Enter roundabout right onto route de Djougou 39 m
325 Exit roundabout straight onto route de Djougou 73 km
326 Enter roundabout right 97 m
327 Exit roundabout slightly right 6 km
328 Enter roundabout slightly right 22 m
329 Exit roundabout slightly right 3 km
330 Turn straight 109 km
331 Continue straight 108 km
332 Turn straight 33 km
333 Turn right 142 m
334 Turn left 75 km
335 Keep slightly left 7 km
336 Enter roundabout slightly right 7 m
337 Exit roundabout slightly right 121 km
338 Enter roundabout right 43 m
339 Exit roundabout right 13 km
340 Turn straight onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 295 m
341 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 34 m
342 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 355 m
343 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 29 m
344 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 2 km
345 Enter roundabout straight onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 15 m
346 Exit roundabout straight onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 664 m
347 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 26 m
348 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 2 km
349 At end of road, turn right 21 m
350 Turn left onto Avenue du Président Thomas Sankara 866 m
351 Continue straight onto Avenue d'Oubritenga 562 m
352 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue de la Nation 18 m
353 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue de la Nation 716 m
354 Continue straight onto Avenue Nelson Mandela 233 m
355 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Nelson Mandela 6 m
356 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Nelson Mandela 363 m
357 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Kadiogo 20 m
358 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Kadiogo 463 m
359 Enter rotary straight onto Avenue Kadiogo 16 m
360 Exit rotary straight onto Avenue Kadiogo 3 km
361 Keep slightly left onto Echangeur de l'Ouest 803 m
362 Continue straight onto Avenue Boulmiougou 14 km
363 Turn right 54 m
364 Turn right 42 km
365 Enter roundabout slightly right 39 m
366 Exit roundabout slightly right 29 km
367 Enter roundabout right onto N 1 39 m
368 Exit roundabout right onto N 1 118 m
369 Continue straight 86 km
370 Keep slightly right 78 km
371 Turn straight 96 km
372 Turn slightly right 108 m
373 Continue straight 5 km
374 Enter rotary slightly right onto Boulevard de la Révolution 2 m
375 Exit rotary straight onto Boulevard de la Révolution 47 m
376 Continue straight onto Boulevard Félix Houphouët-Boigny 3 km
377 Continue straight onto Boulevard de la Révolution 732 m
378 Turn right onto Avenue du Colonel Jamot 120 km
379 Continue straight 21 km
380 Continue straight onto Bla - Koutiala - Koury - Burkina Faso 5 km
381 Turn left 19 m
382 Turn right 18 m
383 Continue left onto Bla - Koutiala - Koury - Burkina Faso 89 km
384 Enter roundabout slightly right 27 m
385 Exit roundabout slightly right 143 m
386 Turn left 271 m
387 Continue straight 85 km
388 Turn left 16 km
389 Turn right 14 km
390 Turn straight 13 km
391 Turn left 38 km
392 Turn right 3 km
393 Turn left 28 km
394 Turn slightly left 46 km
395 Turn straight onto Bamako - Fana - Segou - Bla - San - Tominian - Sofara - Sévaré - Mopti 42 km
396 Continue straight onto Route de Ségou 480 m
397 Continue straight onto Bamako - Fana - Segou - Bla - San - Tominian - Sofara - Sévaré - Mopti 9 km
398 Continue straight onto Route de Ségou 12 km
399 Enter roundabout right onto Route de Ségou 39 m
400 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Route de Ségou 2 km
401 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue de l'O.U.A. 19 m
402 Exit roundabout straight onto Avenue de l'O.U.A. 6 km
403 Take exit slightly right onto Avenue de l'O.U.A. 385 m
404 Keep slightly left onto Avenue de l'O.U.A. 3 km
405 Continue straight onto Boulevard du Peuple 2 km
406 Keep slightly left 902 m
407 Turn left 174 m
408 Take exit slightly right 277 m
409 Turn straight onto Avenue de la Liberté 3 km
410 Keep slightly right onto Avenue de la Liberté 29 m
411 Turn slightly right onto Bamako - Dakar Transafrican Highway 10 km
412 Enter roundabout straight onto Rue Koné Bourama 23 m
413 Exit roundabout right onto Rue Koné Bourama 2 km
414 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Rue Koné Bourama 8 m
415 Exit roundabout straight onto Rue Koné Bourama 2 km
416 Enter roundabout right onto Rue Koné Bourama 26 m
417 Exit roundabout right onto Rue Koné Bourama 4 km
418 Continue straight onto Mauritanie - Gogui - Nioro du Sahel - Diéma - Bamako 474 m
419 Enter roundabout right onto Mauritanie - Gogui - Nioro du Sahel - Diéma - Bamako 22 m
420 Exit roundabout straight onto Mauritanie - Gogui - Nioro du Sahel - Diéma - Bamako 4 km
421 Turn left 162 m
422 Turn slightly right 131 m
423 At end of road, turn left onto Senegal - Kéniéba - Tambaga - Kita - Kati 21 km
424 Continue straight onto Route Kati - Kita 137 km
425 Turn left 8 km
426 At end of road, turn left 57 km
427 Turn straight onto Kita- Keniéba 186 km
428 Keep slightly left onto Senegal - Kéniéba - Tambaga - Kita - Kati 19 km
429 Continue straight onto Pont de Falémé 293 m
430 Continue straight onto N7 52 km
431 At end of road, turn right onto N7 14 km
432 Enter roundabout straight onto Kedougou Saraya Road 29 m
433 Exit roundabout straight onto Kedougou Saraya Road 43 m
434 Turn slightly right onto N7 30 km
435 Continue straight onto N7 18 km
436 Turn right 227 km
437 Turn left onto Route de Contournement de Tambacounda 10 km
438 At end of road, turn left 207 km
439 Enter roundabout right 38 m
440 Exit roundabout slightly right 2 km
441 Enter roundabout right 41 m
442 Exit roundabout slightly right 61 km
443 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Basile Senghore 28 m
444 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Basile Senghore 50 km
445 Turn straight 8 km
446 Continue straight 7 km
447 Continue straight 15 km
448 Turn left 2 km
449 Take ramp right 2 km
450 Continue straight onto A 1 M'bour - Kaolack 88 km
451 Take exit slightly right 540 m
452 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Route de Diakhaye 32 m
453 Exit roundabout straight onto Route de Diakhaye 2 km
454 Enter roundabout right onto Route de Diakhaye 18 m
455 Exit roundabout right onto Route de Diakhaye 3 km
456 Keep slightly left onto Route de Diakhaye 306 m
457 Continue straight onto Route de Malika 828 m
458 Enter roundabout right onto Route de Malika 53 m
459 Exit roundabout right onto Route de Malika 176 m
460 Turn right 240 m
461 Turn right 96 m
462 Turn right 18 m
463 Arrive

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The return trip from Dakar to Windhoek covers roughly the same distance, 8763 km.

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How far is it from Windhoek to Dakar?: The distance between Windhoek and Dakar is 8763 km by road.
How long does it take to drive from Windhoek to Dakar?: The drive from Windhoek to Dakar takes approximately 125 h 35 min by car.
What is the best route from Windhoek to Dakar?: The fastest route from Windhoek to Dakar covers 8763 km with a driving time of approximately 125 h 35 min.
Which direction is Dakar from Windhoek?: Dakar lies roughly to the north-west of Windhoek.
Which roads does the route from Windhoek to Dakar follow?: The drive from Windhoek to Dakar mainly follows EN140, A121-1, N 9. The longest single stretch is 946 km on N 9.
Which towns do you pass between Windhoek and Dakar?: Towns on the route from Windhoek to Dakar include Andulo, Abakaliki, Enugu, Bamako.

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