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NairobiMaputo
Distance: 3836 km·Drive time: 53 h 15 min

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Driving from Nairobi to Maputo takes about via N1. The distance is 3836 km. The straight-line distance is 2738 km. EV charging is available along the route, including in Lang'ata. Driving directions

Driving directions

84 · 3836 km
  1. 1 Depart left onto Uhuru Highway 219 m
  2. 2 Enter rotary left onto Uhuru Highway 147 m
  3. 3 Exit rotary left onto Uhuru Highway 719 m
  4. 4 Enter rotary slightly left onto Uhuru Highway 46 m
  5. 5 Exit rotary left onto Uhuru Highway 136 m
  6. 6 Take exit slightly left 451 m
  7. 7 Merge slightly left onto Nairobi Expressway 9 km
  8. 8 Take exit slightly left 413 m
  9. 9 Merge slightly left onto Mombasa Road 15 km
  10. 10 Keep slightly left onto Mombasa Road 934 m
  11. 11 Keep slightly left onto Nairobi-Namanga Road 773 m
  12. 12 Continue straight onto Namanga Road 16 km
  13. 13 Continue straight onto Nairobi-Namanga Road 120 km
  1. 14 Continue straight onto Arusha Road 100 km
  2. 15 Turn right 74 m
  3. 16 Turn straight onto Northwest Arusha Bypass Road 6 km
  4. 17 Enter rotary straight 84 m
  5. 18 Exit rotary straight 169 km
  6. 19 Continue left 6 km
  7. 20 At end of road, turn left 53 km
  8. 21 Turn straight 26 km
  9. 22 Enter roundabout left 39 m
  10. 23 Exit roundabout slightly left 38 m
  11. 24 Turn slightly left 154 km
  12. 25 Enter roundabout straight onto Arusha Road 54 m
  13. 26 Exit roundabout straight onto Arusha Road 639 m
  14. 27 Enter rotary left 44 m
  15. 28 Exit rotary straight 3 km
  16. 29 Enter roundabout straight 25 m
  17. 30 Exit roundabout slightly left 2 km
  18. 31 Enter rotary straight 38 m
  19. 32 Exit rotary straight 235 km
  20. 33 Turn straight 5 km
  21. 34 Enter roundabout left 55 m
  22. 35 Exit roundabout straight 6 km
  23. 36 Keep slightly left onto Dodoma Highway 7 km
  24. 37 Turn left 182 m
  25. 38 Turn right 925 m
  26. 39 Continue straight 800 m
  27. 40 Turn left onto Utalii Road 24 m
  28. 41 Turn right 348 m
  29. 42 Keep slightly left 479 m
  30. 43 At end of road, turn right 229 m
  31. 44 Turn left 157 m
  32. 45 At end of road, turn right 160 km
  33. 46 Keep slightly right 161 km
  34. 47 Continue left 42 km
  35. 48 Turn slightly left 62 km
  36. 49 Continue straight 46 km
  37. 50 Enter roundabout slightly left 40 m
  38. 51 Exit roundabout slightly left 222 km
  39. 52 Enter roundabout slightly left 2 m
  40. 53 Exit roundabout left 596 m
  41. 54 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Glyn Jones Road 21 m
  42. 55 Exit roundabout left onto Glyn Jones Road 628 m
  43. 56 Enter roundabout left 31 m
  44. 57 Exit roundabout left 30 km
  45. 58 Turn straight 13 km
  46. 59 Turn right 293 km
  47. 60 Merge left 6 km
  48. 61 Turn right 144 km
  49. 62 Turn left 5 km
  50. 63 Turn right 62 km
  51. 64 At end of road, turn right 58 km
  52. 65 Continue straight 113 km
  53. 66 Enter rotary straight 17 m
  54. 67 Exit rotary straight 15 km
  55. 68 Enter roundabout slightly left 36 m
  56. 69 Exit roundabout slightly left 2 km
  57. 70 Turn straight onto Kilometro_18 84 km
  58. 71 Enter roundabout slightly left 47 m
  59. 72 Exit roundabout straight 270 km
  60. 73 Turn left 21 km
  61. 74 Enter rotary straight 154 m
  62. 75 Exit rotary straight 66 km
  63. 76 Take exit slightly left 256 m
  64. 77 Merge slightly right 65 m
  65. 78 Continue straight 260 km
  66. 79 Keep slightly right 757 km
  67. 80 Turn right 791 m
  68. 81 Keep slightly left 11 km
  69. 82 Turn left 8 km
  70. 83 Turn left 5 km
  71. 84 Arrive

The return trip from Maputo to Nairobi covers roughly the same distance, 3836 km.

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Questions and answers

Maputo lies roughly to the south of Nairobi.

How far is it from Nairobi to Maputo?

The distance between Nairobi and Maputo is 3836 km by road.

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

The drive from Nairobi to Maputo takes approximately 53 h 15 min by car.

What is the best route from Nairobi to Maputo?

The fastest route from Nairobi to Maputo covers 3836 km with a driving time of approximately 53 h 15 min.

What is the shortest route from Nairobi to Maputo?

The shortest driving route from Nairobi to Maputo is about 3836 km by road.

Sources

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