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Democratic Republic of the CongoKenya

KinshasaNairobi
Distance: 3599 km·Drive time: 51 h 25 min

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Driving from Kinshasa to Nairobi takes about via RN1. The distance is 3599 km. The straight-line distance is 2409 km. EV charging is available along the route, including in Nairobi. Driving directions

Driving directions

175 · 3599 km
  1. 1 Depart left 640 m
  2. 2 Turn left 176 m
  3. 3 Turn right 49 m
  4. 4 Turn left onto Avenue de l’Aérodrome 2 km
  5. 5 Turn left onto Boulevard Lumumba 6 km
  6. 6 Continue straight 317 km
  7. 7 Turn straight 253 km
  8. 8 Turn slightly right 21 km
  9. 9 Turn left 577 m
  10. 10 Turn right 7 km
  11. 11 At end of road, turn right 80 km
  12. 12 Turn straight 124 km
  13. 13 Turn straight 8 km
  1. 14 Turn straight 26 km
  2. 15 Turn slightly right 2 km
  3. 16 Turn right 649 m
  4. 17 Turn slightly left 2 km
  5. 18 Turn slightly right 74 km
  6. 19 At end of road, turn right 13 km
  7. 20 Turn right 13 km
  8. 21 Turn straight 15 km
  9. 22 Turn straight 37 km
  10. 23 Turn straight 29 km
  11. 24 Turn slightly left 2 km
  12. 25 Turn slightly right 5 km
  13. 26 Turn straight 7 km
  14. 27 Turn straight 8 km
  15. 28 Turn straight 24 km
  16. 29 Turn slightly left 21 km
  17. 30 Enter roundabout right 126 m
  18. 31 Exit roundabout slightly right 124 m
  19. 32 Enter roundabout straight 40 m
  20. 33 Exit roundabout straight 129 km
  21. 34 Turn left 45 km
  22. 35 Enter rotary right 51 m
  23. 36 Exit rotary slightly right 4 km
  24. 37 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Inga 34 m
  25. 38 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Inga 4 km
  26. 39 Continue straight onto Pont Mbujimayi 6 km
  27. 40 Turn left 18 km
  28. 41 Turn straight 10 km
  29. 42 Turn left 25 km
  30. 43 Turn slightly left 44 km
  31. 44 Turn straight 93 km
  32. 45 Turn slightly left 16 km
  33. 46 Turn slightly left 107 km
  34. 47 Continue straight onto Bac Mokole 126 m
  35. 48 Continue straight 17 km
  36. 49 At end of road, turn left 727 m
  37. 50 Turn right 58 km
  38. 51 Turn slightly left 103 km
  39. 52 Continue right 536 m
  40. 53 Continue straight 2 km
  41. 54 At end of road, turn left 16 km
  42. 55 Enter roundabout slightly right 80 m
  43. 56 Exit roundabout right 2 km
  44. 57 Turn right 607 m
  45. 58 At end of road, turn right 92 m
  46. 59 Continue left 39 m
  47. 60 Turn right 88 km
  48. 61 Turn slightly right 28 km
  49. 62 Turn right 2 km
  50. 63 Turn sharp left 3 km
  51. 64 Continue right 34 km
  52. 65 Turn right 3 km
  53. 66 Continue right 121 km
  54. 67 Continue left 42 km
  55. 68 Turn right 11 km
  56. 69 At end of road, turn left 6 km
  57. 70 Turn right 598 m
  58. 71 Turn right 25 km
  59. 72 Turn slightly left 9 km
  60. 73 Turn left 145 m
  61. 74 Turn left 3 km
  62. 75 Turn slightly right 33 km
  63. 76 Turn straight 10 km
  64. 77 Turn slightly left 12 km
  65. 78 Turn right 5 km
  66. 79 Turn straight 8 km
  67. 80 Turn slightly left 3 km
  68. 81 Turn right 4 km
  69. 82 Turn slightly right 8 km
  70. 83 Turn left 87 m
  71. 84 Turn left 42 m
  72. 85 Turn right 6 km
  73. 86 Turn slightly right 17 km
  74. 87 At end of road, turn right 337 m
  75. 88 Turn slightly left 672 m
  76. 89 Turn straight 12 km
  77. 90 Turn left 18 km
  78. 91 Turn left 375 m
  79. 92 Turn left 690 m
  80. 93 Continue straight 2 km
  81. 94 Continue straight 863 m
  82. 95 Enter roundabout slightly right 5 m
  83. 96 Exit roundabout slightly right 8 km
  84. 97 Continue straight 40 km
  85. 98 Turn left 4 km
  86. 99 Turn sharp right 679 m
  87. 100 Turn left 5 km
  88. 101 Turn left 10 km
  89. 102 Turn slightly right 8 km
  90. 103 At end of road, turn right 4 km
  91. 104 Turn right 636 m
  92. 105 Turn slightly right 280 m
  93. 106 Turn straight 4 km
  94. 107 Keep slightly left 28 km
  95. 108 Turn straight 9 km
  96. 109 Turn right 3 km
  97. 110 Turn straight 62 km
  98. 111 Turn straight 2 km
  99. 112 Turn straight 63 km
  100. 113 Turn straight 5 km
  101. 114 Continue straight 34 km
  102. 115 Continue right 26 km
  103. 116 At end of road, turn right 69 km
  104. 117 Turn left 28 km
  105. 118 Turn right 3 km
  106. 119 Keep slightly left 344 m
  107. 120 Turn sharp right 50 m
  108. 121 Turn left 429 m
  109. 122 Keep slightly left 3 km
  110. 123 At end of road, turn right 122 km
  111. 124 Enter roundabout left onto Nyerere Road 96 m
  112. 125 Exit roundabout left onto Nyerere Road 34 km
  113. 126 Continue straight onto Geita Road 23 km
  114. 127 Enter roundabout straight onto Geita Road 36 m
  115. 128 Exit roundabout left onto Geita Road 44 km
  116. 129 Enter roundabout left 65 m
  117. 130 Exit roundabout left 17 km
  118. 131 Turn right onto Julius Nyerere Road 110 km
  119. 132 Keep slightly left 77 km
  120. 133 Enter roundabout slightly left 67 m
  121. 134 Exit roundabout slightly left 516 m
  122. 135 Turn straight 64 km
  123. 136 Turn straight 14 km
  124. 137 Turn straight 7 km
  125. 138 Continue straight 80 km
  126. 139 Turn straight onto Rongo-Kisii Road 3 km
  127. 140 Keep slightly left onto Rongo-Kisii Road 2 km
  128. 141 Keep slightly right onto Rongo-Kisii Road 55 m
  129. 142 Enter roundabout left onto Rongo-Kisii Road 39 m
  130. 143 Exit roundabout straight onto Rongo-Kisii Road 581 m
  131. 144 Merge slightly right onto A1 Kisii-Keroka-Sotik-Litein-Chemosit-A12 Kericho 20 km
  132. 145 Continue straight onto Birongo-Kisii Road 5 km
  133. 146 Continue slightly right onto Birongo-Kisii Road 5 km
  134. 147 Continue straight onto A1 Kisii-Keroka-Sotik-Litein-Chemosit-A12 Kericho 3 km
  135. 148 Keep slightly right onto A1 Kisii-Keroka-Sotik-Litein-Chemosit-A12 Kericho 25 km
  136. 149 Turn right onto Kaplong-Narok-Maai Road 30 km
  137. 150 Continue straight onto Kamandura Mai-Mahiu Narok Road 2 km
  138. 151 Continue straight onto Kaplong-Narok-Maai Road 29 km
  139. 152 Continue slightly right onto Kaplong-Narok-Maai Road 139 km
  140. 153 At end of road, turn right onto Limuru-Maimahiu Road 11 km
  141. 154 Continue straight onto Limuru-Maimahiu Rd. 10 km
  142. 155 Continue straight onto Kamandura-Maai Mahiu-Narok Road 334 m
  143. 156 Continue straight onto Limuru Road 119 m
  144. 157 Turn sharp right onto Eldoret-Malaba Road 377 m
  145. 158 Take ramp slightly right onto Eldoret-Malaba Road 8 km
  146. 159 Continue straight onto Nairobi-Nakuru Road 9 km
  147. 160 Continue straight onto Waiyaki Way 2 km
  148. 161 Continue straight onto Nairobi-Nakuru Road 2 km
  149. 162 Continue straight onto Waiyaki Way 5 km
  150. 163 Continue straight onto Nairobi Expressway 2 km
  151. 164 Continue straight onto Waiyaki Way 143 m
  152. 165 Keep slightly left onto Waiyaki Way 2 km
  153. 166 Continue straight onto Chiromo Road 2 km
  154. 167 Keep slightly left onto Chiromo Road 529 m
  155. 168 Continue straight onto Uhuru Highway 856 m
  156. 169 Enter rotary slightly left onto Uhuru Highway 40 m
  157. 170 Exit rotary left onto Uhuru Highway 553 m
  158. 171 Enter rotary slightly left onto Uhuru Highway 56 m
  159. 172 Exit rotary left onto Uhuru Highway 719 m
  160. 173 Enter rotary slightly left onto Uhuru Highway 117 m
  161. 174 Exit rotary left onto Uhuru Highway 504 m
  162. 175 Arrive left onto Uhuru Highway

The return trip from Nairobi to Kinshasa covers roughly the same distance, 3599 km.

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Questions and answers

Nairobi lies roughly to the east of Kinshasa.

How far is it from Kinshasa to Nairobi?

The distance between Kinshasa and Nairobi is 3599 km by road.

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

The drive from Kinshasa to Nairobi takes approximately 51 h 25 min by car.

What is the best route from Kinshasa to Nairobi?

The fastest route from Kinshasa to Nairobi covers 3599 km with a driving time of approximately 51 h 25 min.

What is the shortest route from Kinshasa to Nairobi?

The shortest driving route from Kinshasa to Nairobi is about 3599 km by road.

Sources

Distance and drive time are computed from OpenStreetMap road data with the OSRM routing engine. Updated .