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Addis AbabaKigali
Distance: 2430 km·Drive time: 32 h 25 min

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Driving from Addis Ababa to Kigali takes about via A2. The distance is 2430 km. The straight-line distance is 1548 km. Driving directions

Driving directions

185 · 2430 km
  1. 1 Depart left 346 m
  2. 2 At end of road, turn right 2 km
  3. 3 Turn right 3 km
  4. 4 Turn left 162 m
  5. 5 At end of road, turn right 63 m
  6. 6 Turn right 52 m
  7. 7 Keep slightly right 334 m
  8. 8 At end of road, turn left onto Ring Road 437 m
  9. 9 Take exit slightly right 345 m
  10. 10 Enter roundabout slightly right 211 m
  11. 11 Exit roundabout straight 11 km
  12. 12 Enter roundabout right 191 m
  13. 13 Exit roundabout right 554 m
  1. 14 Turn slightly left 222 m
  2. 15 Merge slightly left 992 m
  3. 16 Keep slightly right 162 m
  4. 17 Continue straight onto Addis-Adama Expressway 51 km
  5. 18 Take exit slightly right 2 km
  6. 19 At end of road, turn left 3 km
  7. 20 Continue straight 176 km
  8. 21 Enter roundabout straight onto Addis Ababa to Nairobi road 18 m
  9. 22 Exit roundabout straight onto Addis Ababa to Nairobi road 18 km
  10. 23 Keep slightly right 116 m
  11. 24 Turn straight onto Addis Ababa to Nairobi road 91 km
  12. 25 Enter roundabout slightly right 66 m
  13. 26 Exit roundabout right 207 km
  14. 27 Enter roundabout right 30 m
  15. 28 Exit roundabout straight 135 km
  16. 29 Turn right 18 km
  17. 30 Turn left 12 km
  18. 31 Keep slightly left 354 m
  19. 32 Turn sharp left 6 km
  20. 33 Turn slightly right 12 km
  21. 34 At end of road, turn right onto Marsabit-Moyale Road 9 km
  22. 35 Continue slightly left onto Marsabit-Moyale Road 19 km
  23. 36 Keep slightly left onto Marsabit-Moyale Road 423 km
  24. 37 At end of road, turn right 73 km
  25. 38 Turn right onto Naromoru Mweiga Murram Road 19 km
  26. 39 At end of road, turn right 6 km
  27. 40 Turn left 16 km
  28. 41 Continue straight 206 m
  29. 42 Turn right 338 m
  30. 43 Merge slightly left onto Nyeri-Nyahururu Road 50 km
  31. 44 Continue slightly left 532 m
  32. 45 Enter roundabout straight onto Nyeri-Nyahururu Road 35 m
  33. 46 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Nyeri-Nyahururu Road 20 m
  34. 47 Turn straight onto Nyahururu-Nakuru Road 23 km
  35. 48 Continue straight onto Nyeri-Nyahururu Road 24 km
  36. 49 Turn slightly left onto Solai Road 14 km
  37. 50 Enter roundabout slightly left 81 m
  38. 51 Exit roundabout straight 432 m
  39. 52 Merge slightly right onto Old Nairobi Road 2 km
  40. 53 Enter roundabout straight onto Geoffery Kamau Avenue 30 m
  41. 54 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Geoffery Kamau Avenue 2 km
  42. 55 Enter roundabout slightly left onto George Morara Road 105 m
  43. 56 Exit roundabout left onto George Morara Road 866 m
  44. 57 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Nakuru Kisumu Road 51 m
  45. 58 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Nakuru Kisumu Road 102 m
  46. 59 Continue straight onto Nakuru-Kisumu Road 2 km
  47. 60 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Nakuru-Kisumu Road 53 m
  48. 61 Exit roundabout straight onto Nakuru-Kisumu Road 3 km
  49. 62 Continue straight onto Kisumu-Nakuru road 11 km
  50. 63 Continue straight onto Nairobi Road 11 km
  51. 64 Continue straight onto Nakuru - Eldoret Road 3 km
  52. 65 Continue straight onto Nairobi Road 249 m
  53. 66 Continue straight onto Nakuru-Eldoret Rd. 12 km
  54. 67 Continue straight onto Nairobi Road 2 km
  55. 68 Continue straight onto Nakuru - Eldoret Road 9 km
  56. 69 Continue straight onto Nairobi Road 245 m
  57. 70 Take exit slightly left 2 km
  58. 71 Merge slightly right onto Kisumu - Busia Road 9 km
  59. 72 Turn right onto Muhoroni-Fort Ternan-Londiani Rd. 63 km
  60. 73 At end of road, turn right 309 m
  61. 74 Turn straight 11 km
  62. 75 Enter roundabout straight 220 m
  63. 76 Exit roundabout straight 41 km
  64. 77 Enter roundabout left 125 m
  65. 78 Exit roundabout left 268 m
  66. 79 Merge slightly right onto Kakamega Road 414 m
  67. 80 Enter roundabout left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 46 m
  68. 81 Exit roundabout left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 2 km
  69. 82 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 42 m
  70. 83 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 2 km
  71. 84 Enter roundabout left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 49 m
  72. 85 Exit roundabout left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 2 km
  73. 86 Enter roundabout left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 45 m
  74. 87 Exit roundabout left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 2 km
  75. 88 Enter roundabout left 42 m
  76. 89 Exit roundabout slightly left 10 km
  77. 90 Turn slightly left 31 m
  78. 91 Enter roundabout straight 55 m
  79. 92 Exit roundabout straight 33 m
  80. 93 Turn slightly left onto Vihiga-Maragoli Road 10 km
  81. 94 Continue straight onto Kakamega Road 19 km
  82. 95 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Kisumu-Kakamega Road 45 m
  83. 96 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Kisumu-Kakamega Road 2 km
  84. 97 Enter roundabout left onto Kenyatta Avenue 14 m
  85. 98 Exit roundabout left onto Kenyatta Avenue 664 m
  86. 99 Continue straight onto Kakamega-Mumias Road 2 km
  87. 100 Continue straight onto Eshitinji-Esumeiya Road 8 km
  88. 101 Turn straight onto Kakamega-Mumias Road 22 km
  89. 102 Continue straight onto Mumias-Bungoma Road 6 km
  90. 103 Turn left onto Busia-Mumias Road 47 km
  91. 104 Turn right onto Kisumu - Busia Road 4 km
  92. 105 Continue straight onto Kisumu-Busia Road 3 km
  93. 106 Keep slightly left onto Customs Street 2 km
  94. 107 Continue straight onto Jinja Road 7 km
  95. 108 Turn straight onto Namutere - Busia 10 km
  96. 109 Continue slightly left onto Namutere - Busia 71 m
  97. 110 Turn straight onto Bugiri - Namutere 4 km
  98. 111 Turn straight onto Nakalama - Bugiri 4 km
  99. 112 Continue straight onto Namutere - Tororo junction 2 km
  100. 113 Continue straight onto Jinja - Tororo Road 47 km
  101. 114 Continue straight onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 5 km
  102. 115 Enter roundabout straight onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 28 m
  103. 116 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 46 m
  104. 117 Turn straight onto Main Street 685 m
  105. 118 Enter roundabout straight onto Main Street 31 m
  106. 119 Exit roundabout straight onto Main Street 2 km
  107. 120 Turn straight onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 34 km
  108. 121 Enter rotary straight onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 12 m
  109. 122 Exit rotary slightly left onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 2 km
  110. 123 Enter roundabout straight onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 72 m
  111. 124 Exit roundabout left onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 2 km
  112. 125 Enter roundabout straight 48 m
  113. 126 Exit roundabout straight 2 km
  114. 127 Enter roundabout left onto Jinja - Kampala Road 68 m
  115. 128 Exit roundabout straight onto Jinja - Kampala Road 31 km
  116. 129 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Jinja - Kampala Road 61 m
  117. 130 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Jinja - Kampala Road 36 km
  118. 131 Take exit slightly left 344 m
  119. 132 Enter roundabout left onto Northern Bypass 214 m
  120. 133 Exit roundabout straight onto Northern Bypass 21 km
  121. 134 Take exit slightly left onto Northern Bypass 640 m
  122. 135 Enter rotary left 37 m
  123. 136 Exit rotary slightly left 300 m
  124. 137 Enter roundabout straight 102 m
  125. 138 Exit roundabout straight 26 km
  126. 139 Keep slightly left onto Masaka Road 2 km
  127. 140 Continue slightly left onto Masaka Road 3 km
  128. 141 Continue slightly left onto Masaka Road 19 km
  129. 142 Continue left onto Masaka Road 11 km
  130. 143 Continue straight onto Kampala - Masaka Road 35 km
  131. 144 At end of road, turn right onto Kampala - Masaka Road 25 km
  132. 145 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Masaka Bypass 70 m
  133. 146 Exit roundabout left onto Masaka Bypass 7 km
  134. 147 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Mbarara - Masaka Road 109 m
  135. 148 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Mbarara - Masaka Road 6 km
  136. 149 Continue straight onto Mbarara - Masaka Road 125 km
  137. 150 Enter roundabout left onto Mbarara Bypass 41 m
  138. 151 Exit roundabout left onto Mbarara Bypass 3 km
  139. 152 Enter roundabout left onto Mbarara Bypass 47 m
  140. 153 Exit roundabout left onto Mbarara Bypass 2 km
  141. 154 Enter roundabout left onto Mbarara Northern Bypass 32 m
  142. 155 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Mbarara Northern Bypass 4 km
  143. 156 Enter roundabout left onto Mbarara Northern Bypass 34 m
  144. 157 Exit roundabout left onto Mbarara Northern Bypass 2 km
  145. 158 Continue straight onto Mbarara Bypass 3 km
  146. 159 Enter roundabout left onto Kabale - Mbarara Road 31 m
  147. 160 Exit roundabout straight onto Kabale - Mbarara Road 45 km
  148. 161 Continue straight onto Kabale - Mbarara Road 10 km
  149. 162 Continue straight onto New Kampala Road 2 km
  150. 163 Continue straight onto Kabale - Mbarara Road 39 km
  151. 164 Continue straight onto Kabale - Mbarara Road 37 km
  152. 165 At roundabout, take exit left onto Kabale Katuna Kigali Road 204 m
  153. 166 Continue straight onto Kabale - Katuna - Kigali Road 8 km
  154. 167 Continue straight onto Kabale - Katuna - Kigali Road 15 km
  155. 168 Continue straight 29 km
  156. 169 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Kigali-Gatuna Road 34 m
  157. 170 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Kigali-Gatuna Road 40 km
  158. 171 Turn left 2 km
  159. 172 Keep slightly right 536 m
  160. 173 Keep slightly right 775 m
  161. 174 Turn slightly right 92 m
  162. 175 Continue slightly right onto KG 24 Avenue 3 km
  163. 176 Keep slightly left onto KG 24 Avenue 2 km
  164. 177 Turn left onto KG 14 Avenue 2 km
  165. 178 Turn left onto KG 9 Avenue 3 km
  166. 179 Turn left onto KG 274 169 m
  167. 180 Turn right onto KG 270 Street 108 m
  168. 181 Turn left 280 m
  169. 182 Turn right onto KG 267 Street 538 m
  170. 183 Turn right onto KG 16 Avenue 929 m
  171. 184 At end of road, turn right onto KG 17 Avenue 409 m
  172. 185 Arrive left onto KG 17 Avenue

The return trip from Kigali to Addis Ababa covers roughly the same distance, 2430 km.

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Questions and answers

Kigali lies roughly to the south-west of Addis Ababa.

How far is it from Addis Ababa to Kigali?

The distance between Addis Ababa and Kigali is 2430 km by road.

How long does it take to drive from Addis Ababa to Kigali?

The drive from Addis Ababa to Kigali takes approximately 32 h 25 min by car.

What is the best route from Addis Ababa to Kigali?

The fastest route from Addis Ababa to Kigali covers 2430 km with a driving time of approximately 32 h 25 min.

What is the shortest route from Addis Ababa to Kigali?

The shortest driving route from Addis Ababa to Kigali is about 2430 km by road.

Sources

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