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DjiboutiNairobi
Distance: 2178 km·Drive time: 29 h 55 min

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Driving from Djibouti to Nairobi takes about via A1. The distance is 2178 km. The straight-line distance is 1603 km. EV charging is available along the route, including in Pumwani. Driving directions

Driving directions

79 · 2178 km
  1. 1 Depart 375 m
  2. 2 Turn right onto Route Nationale الطراق الوطني 9 733 m
  3. 3 Enter rotary straight onto الطراق الوطني 9 6 m
  4. 4 Exit rotary slightly right onto الطراق الوطني 9 16 m
  5. 5 Continue straight onto Route Nationale الطراق الوطني 9 8 km
  6. 6 Enter roundabout straight onto طريق وطني ١١ 9 m
  7. 7 Exit roundabout straight onto طريق وطني ١١ 69 m
  8. 8 Turn straight onto Route Nationale 11 / الطريق الوطني رقم 11 39 km
  9. 9 Continue straight onto Route Randa - Dorra طريق راندا - درة 17 km
  10. 10 Continue straight onto Route Nationale 11 Randa - Dorra طريق راندا - درة 14 km
  11. 11 Continue slightly left onto Route Nationale 11 Randa - Dorra طريق راندا - درة 2 km
  12. 12 Turn straight onto Route Dorra - Balho 38 km
  13. 13 Turn straight onto Route Balho - Éthiopie 22 km
  1. 14 At end of road, turn left 63 km
  2. 15 Turn right onto Djibouti Road طريق جيبوتي 10 km
  3. 16 Keep slightly left onto Djibouti Road طريق جيبوتي 95 km
  4. 17 Turn straight onto Awash - Asseb highway 63 km
  5. 18 Continue straight onto mile logea 9 km
  6. 19 Enter roundabout right 55 m
  7. 20 Exit roundabout right 295 km
  8. 21 Turn right onto Awash - Assab highway 38 km
  9. 22 Turn right onto Awash Fantale 212 m
  10. 23 Turn straight 90 km
  11. 24 Enter roundabout right onto Jara Aba Gada Street 41 m
  12. 25 Exit roundabout right onto Jara Aba Gada Street 4 km
  13. 26 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Nuho Gobana Street 44 m
  14. 27 Exit roundabout right onto Nuho Gobana Street 2 km
  15. 28 Continue straight onto Tokuma Road 109 m
  16. 29 Continue straight onto General Tadese Biru Street 2 km
  17. 30 Enter roundabout straight 25 m
  18. 31 Exit roundabout slightly right 11 km
  19. 32 Enter roundabout right 52 m
  20. 33 Exit roundabout slightly right 118 m
  21. 34 Enter roundabout straight 74 m
  22. 35 Exit roundabout slightly right 93 km
  23. 36 At end of road, turn left onto Koshe Road 4 km
  24. 37 At end of road, turn right onto Addis Ababa to Nairobi road 87 km
  25. 38 Enter roundabout straight onto Addis Ababa to Nairobi road 18 m
  26. 39 Exit roundabout straight onto Addis Ababa to Nairobi road 18 km
  27. 40 Keep slightly right 116 m
  28. 41 Turn straight onto Addis Ababa to Nairobi road 91 km
  29. 42 Enter roundabout slightly right 66 m
  30. 43 Exit roundabout right 207 km
  31. 44 Enter roundabout right 30 m
  32. 45 Exit roundabout straight 135 km
  33. 46 Turn right 18 km
  34. 47 Turn left 12 km
  35. 48 Keep slightly left 354 m
  36. 49 Turn sharp left 6 km
  37. 50 Turn slightly right 12 km
  38. 51 At end of road, turn right onto Marsabit-Moyale Road 9 km
  39. 52 Continue slightly left onto Marsabit-Moyale Road 19 km
  40. 53 Keep slightly left onto Marsabit-Moyale Road 400 km
  41. 54 Turn left onto D490 Ruiri-Isiolo 22 km
  42. 55 Turn right 7 km
  43. 56 At end of road, turn right onto Meru-Maua Road 5 km
  44. 57 Turn left onto Embu-Meru Highway 968 m
  45. 58 Continue straight onto Meru-Nairobi Highway 648 m
  46. 59 Continue right onto Meru-Nairobi Highway 5 km
  47. 60 Continue straight onto Meru-Nairobi Highway 92 km
  48. 61 Continue straight onto Embu-Nairobi Highway 42 km
  49. 62 Take ramp slightly left 357 m
  50. 63 Merge slightly right 83 km
  51. 64 Continue left onto Murang'a Road 22 m
  52. 65 Turn left onto Juja Road 79 m
  53. 66 Turn sharp right 34 m
  54. 67 Continue slightly left onto Park Road 958 m
  55. 68 Enter roundabout left 37 m
  56. 69 Exit roundabout left 32 m
  57. 70 Turn left onto Ring Road Ngara 287 m
  58. 71 Enter rotary straight onto Racecourse Road 123 m
  59. 72 Exit rotary left onto Racecourse Road 761 m
  60. 73 Enter roundabout left onto Haile Selassie Avenue 44 m
  61. 74 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Haile Selassie Avenue 309 m
  62. 75 Enter rotary left onto Haile Selassie Avenue 51 m
  63. 76 Exit rotary left onto Haile Selassie Avenue 851 m
  64. 77 Enter rotary slightly left onto Uhuru Highway 74 m
  65. 78 Exit rotary left onto Uhuru Highway 504 m
  66. 79 Arrive left onto Uhuru Highway

The return trip from Nairobi to Djibouti covers roughly the same distance, 2178 km.

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Questions and answers

Nairobi lies roughly to the south-west of Djibouti.

How far is it from Djibouti to Nairobi?

The distance between Djibouti and Nairobi is 2178 km by road.

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

The drive from Djibouti to Nairobi takes approximately 29 h 55 min by car.

What is the best route from Djibouti to Nairobi?

The fastest route from Djibouti to Nairobi covers 2178 km with a driving time of approximately 29 h 55 min.

What is the shortest route from Djibouti to Nairobi?

The shortest driving route from Djibouti to Nairobi is about 2178 km by road.

Sources

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