How far is it from Niamey to Kigali?

The distance between Niamey and Kigali is 4756 km by road.

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

The drive from Niamey to Kigali takes approximately 78 h 40 min by car.

What is the best route from Niamey to Kigali?

The fastest route from Niamey to Kigali covers 4756 km with a driving time of approximately 78 h 40 min.

Which direction is Kigali from Niamey?

Kigali lies roughly to the south-east of Niamey.

Which roads does the route from Niamey to Kigali follow?

The drive from Niamey to Kigali mainly follows N9, RN 1, RN23. The longest single stretch is 509 km on RN23.

Which towns do you pass between Niamey and Kigali?

Towns on the route from Niamey to Kigali include Kano, Damaturu, Mukingo.

Niger Rwanda

Distance: 4756 kmDrive time: 78 h 40 min

Driving from Niamey to Kigali takes about 78 h 40 min via RN 1. The distance is 4756 km. The straight-line distance is 3536 km. Driving directions

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Driving directions242 · 4756 km

1 Depart right 176 m
2 Keep slightly right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 250 m
3 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 34 m
4 Exit rotary slightly right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 456 m
5 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 33 m
6 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 205 m
7 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 32 m
8 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 842 m
9 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 28 m
10 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 2 km
11 Enter rotary slightly right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 39 m
12 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 2 km
13 Turn right 42 m

14 Keep slightly right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 3 km
15 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 34 m
16 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 2 km
17 Keep slightly right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 2 km
18 Turn left 32 m
19 Keep slightly right onto Trans-Sahelian Highway 49 km
20 Continue straight onto Trans-Saharian Highway 80 km
21 Enter roundabout slightly right 23 m
22 Exit roundabout slightly right 67 km
23 Continue right onto RN1 6 km
24 Turn straight onto Trans-Saharian Highway 209 km
25 Turn slightly right 241 km
26 Keep slightly right onto Route trans-sahélienne 956 m
27 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Route trans-sahélienne 36 m
28 Exit roundabout right onto Route trans-sahélienne 2 km
29 Continue straight onto Avenue Seyni Kountche 342 m
30 Turn right onto N18 386 m
31 Continue slightly left onto N18 234 m
32 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Mahamadou Tandja 49 m
33 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Mahamadou Tandja 886 m
34 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Seyni Kountche 21 m
35 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Seyni Kountche 637 m
36 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Seyni Kountche 19 m
37 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Seyni Kountche 45 km
38 Continue straight 38 km
39 Enter roundabout right 33 m
40 Exit roundabout right 3 km
41 Enter roundabout straight 39 m
42 Exit roundabout right 2 km
43 Turn right 2 km
44 Enter roundabout right 24 m
45 Exit roundabout right 2 km
46 Enter roundabout right 26 m
47 Exit roundabout straight 3 km
48 Enter roundabout right 36 m
49 Exit roundabout straight 793 m
50 Enter roundabout slightly right 28 m
51 Exit roundabout right 2 km
52 Enter roundabout straight 15 m
53 Exit roundabout straight 151 km
54 Enter roundabout straight 51 m
55 Exit roundabout straight 10 km
56 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Murtala Mohammed Road 5 m
57 Exit roundabout straight onto Murtala Mohammed Road 3 km
58 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Murtala Mohammed Road 45 m
59 Exit roundabout straight onto Murtala Mohammed Road 518 m
60 Enter roundabout straight onto City Road 14 m
61 Exit roundabout straight onto City Road 709 m
62 Enter roundabout straight onto City Road 8 m
63 Exit roundabout slightly right onto City Road 2 km
64 Continue straight onto City Road 589 m
65 Enter roundabout slightly right 66 m
66 Exit roundabout right 241 m
67 Turn right 3 km
68 Keep slightly right onto Zaria Road 234 m
69 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Maiduguri Road 82 m
70 Exit roundabout right onto Maiduguri Road 6 km
71 Enter roundabout right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 43 m
72 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 31 km
73 Continue slightly right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 223 km
74 Continue straight onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 15 km
75 Keep slightly left 27 m
76 Turn left 76 km
77 Enter roundabout slightly right 18 m
78 Exit roundabout right 5 km
79 Enter roundabout right 64 m
80 Exit roundabout right 7 km
81 Enter roundabout right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 45 m
82 Exit roundabout right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 82 km
83 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 69 m
84 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 9 km
85 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 37 m
86 Exit roundabout straight onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 3 km
87 Enter roundabout right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 78 m
88 Exit roundabout straight onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 4 km
89 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 41 m
90 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 123 km
91 Enter roundabout right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 22 m
92 Exit roundabout right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 2 km
93 Enter roundabout right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 28 m
94 Exit roundabout right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 5 km
95 Enter roundabout straight 75 m
96 Exit roundabout right 886 m
97 Enter roundabout slightly right 28 m
98 Exit roundabout right 657 m
99 Enter roundabout right 37 m
100 Exit roundabout right 3 km
101 Turn right 68 km
102 Turn right 14 km
103 Turn left 49 km
104 Turn right 421 m
105 At end of road, turn left 26 m
106 Turn right 2 km
107 Continue straight 11 km
108 Turn slightly right 3 km
109 Turn right onto Maroua-Kousséri 72 km
110 Turn left 3 km
111 Turn right 380 m
112 Turn sharp left onto Avenue Kakatare 2 km
113 At end of road, turn left 89 m
114 At roundabout, take exit right 367 m
115 Turn left onto Route de Maga 3 km
116 Turn straight onto Maroua-Pouss 314 m
117 Turn slightly right 33 km
118 Turn left 32 km
119 Turn straight 3 km
120 Turn straight 41 km
121 Turn slightly left 3 km
122 At roundabout, take exit slightly right 3 km
123 Merge slightly right 6 km
124 Turn straight 10 km
125 At end of road, turn right onto Kelo - Djuman - Bongor 69 km
126 Continue straight onto Pont de Djuman 480 m
127 Continue straight onto Kelo - Djuman - Bongor 63 km
128 Enter roundabout slightly right 47 m
129 Exit roundabout right 95 km
130 Continue straight 2 km
131 Turn right 663 m
132 Turn slightly right 2 km
133 Merge slightly left onto Route Moundou - Ngoundere 3 km
134 Enter roundabout straight onto Route Goudron Mota 45 m
135 Exit roundabout right onto Route Goudron Mota 3 km
136 Continue straight onto Goudron Mota غودرن متا 3 km
137 Turn right 15 m
138 Keep slightly left 3 km
139 At end of road, turn right onto Route Moundou - Doba - Sarh 938 m
140 Continue straight onto Route nationale Moundou - Sarh 23 km
141 Turn slightly right 25 km
142 Keep slightly right 89 km
143 Continue straight 43 km
144 Keep slightly left 152 km
145 Enter roundabout right 22 m
146 Exit roundabout right 7 km
147 Turn straight 286 km
148 Turn straight onto Avenue de l'Indépendance 12 km
149 Enter rotary right onto Avenue du Tchad 78 m
150 Exit rotary right onto Avenue du Tchad 257 m
151 Turn right onto Rue du Docteur Cureau 307 m
152 Turn left 22 m
153 Continue left onto Ferry Bangui-Zongo 3 km
154 Continue straight 192 m
155 Turn right 37 km
156 Turn slightly left 191 m
157 Keep slightly left 40 km
158 At end of road, turn left 104 km
159 Turn sharp right 19 km
160 Continue straight 36 m
161 Continue straight 87 km
162 Keep slightly right 17 km
163 At end of road, turn left 811 m
164 Keep slightly right 10 km
165 Turn slightly left 5 km
166 Turn straight 3 km
167 Keep slightly left 12 km
168 Continue straight onto Lisala-Gbadolite 14 km
169 Continue left onto Lisala-Gbadolite 52 km
170 Continue slightly left onto Lisala-Gbadolite 38 km
171 Continue right onto Lisala-Gbadolite 77 km
172 Turn left 26 km
173 Turn straight 25 km
174 Turn slightly left 4 km
175 Turn slightly right 16 km
176 Turn slightly right 4 km
177 Turn right 57 km
178 Turn right 2 km
179 Turn slightly left 12 km
180 Enter roundabout right 41 m
181 Exit roundabout slightly right 44 km
182 Turn straight 29 km
183 Turn right 7 km
184 Continue straight onto Bac Bokata 745 m
185 Continue straight 15 km
186 Continue straight 5 km
187 Turn slightly left 3 km
188 Continue right 18 km
189 At end of road, turn left 136 km
190 At end of road, turn left 48 m
191 Continue straight onto Bac Basoko 900 m
192 Continue slightly right 81 km
193 Turn right 30 km
194 Turn slightly left 13 km
195 Continue straight 19 km
196 Turn left 98 km
197 Turn slightly left 10 km
198 Continue straight onto Bac Simi simi 474 m
199 Continue straight 14 km
200 Continue straight onto Avenue Munyororo 22 km
201 Keep slightly right 424 km
202 Enter roundabout right 54 m
203 Exit roundabout right 57 km
204 Turn left 81 km
205 Turn right 17 km
206 Turn left 10 km
207 Turn slightly right 6 km
208 Turn left 23 km
209 Turn slightly left 9 km
210 At end of road, turn right 5 km
211 Turn left 8 km
212 Turn left 25 km
213 Enter roundabout slightly right 10 m
214 Exit roundabout slightly right 470 m
215 Enter roundabout right onto Boulevard Kanyamuhanga 111 m
216 Exit roundabout right onto Boulevard Kanyamuhanga 434 m
217 Enter rotary right 160 m
218 Exit rotary right 37 m
219 Continue straight 2 km
220 Continue straight onto Avenue de la Corniche 662 m
221 Turn right 2 km
222 Continue straight onto Avenue de l'Indépendance 10 km
223 Continue straight onto Avenue de l'Indépendance 5 km
224 Continue straight onto Ruhengeri-Gisenyi Road 42 km
225 Continue straight onto Musanze - Rubavu Road 27 km
226 Turn straight 51 km
227 Turn slightly left 17 km
228 At end of road, turn left 4 km
229 Turn right onto KN 91 Street 453 m
230 Keep slightly left onto KN 91 Street 94 m
231 Turn straight onto KN 5 Avenue 510 m
232 Turn straight onto Avenue KN 2 2 km
233 Enter roundabout right 164 m
234 Exit roundabout right 3 km
235 Enter roundabout right onto KN 3 Road 52 m
236 Exit roundabout slightly right onto KN 3 Road 5 km
237 Enter rotary slightly right onto KG 1 Avenue 106 m
238 Exit rotary right onto KG 1 Avenue 2 km
239 Enter roundabout straight onto KG 11 Avenue 36 m
240 Exit roundabout slightly right onto KG 11 Avenue 282 m
241 Turn left onto KG 17 Avenue 651 m
242 Arrive right onto KG 17 Avenue

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The return trip from Kigali to Niamey covers roughly the same distance, 4756 km.

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How far is it from Niamey to Kigali?: The distance between Niamey and Kigali is 4756 km by road.
How long does it take to drive from Niamey to Kigali?: The drive from Niamey to Kigali takes approximately 78 h 40 min by car.
What is the best route from Niamey to Kigali?: The fastest route from Niamey to Kigali covers 4756 km with a driving time of approximately 78 h 40 min.
Which direction is Kigali from Niamey?: Kigali lies roughly to the south-east of Niamey.
Which roads does the route from Niamey to Kigali follow?: The drive from Niamey to Kigali mainly follows N9, RN 1, RN23. The longest single stretch is 509 km on RN23.
Which towns do you pass between Niamey and Kigali?: Towns on the route from Niamey to Kigali include Kano, Damaturu, Mukingo.

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