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Distance: 656 km·Drive time: 9 h

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Driving from Nairobi to Kampala takes about via A1. The distance is 656 km. The straight-line distance is 504 km. EV charging is available along the route, including in Nairobi. Driving directions

Driving directions

123 · 656 km
  1. 1 Depart left onto Uhuru Highway 219 m
  2. 2 Enter rotary left onto Uhuru Highway 58 m
  3. 3 Exit rotary left onto Uhuru Highway 549 m
  4. 4 Enter rotary left onto Uhuru Highway 47 m
  5. 5 Exit rotary straight onto Uhuru Highway 734 m
  6. 6 Continue straight onto Chiromo Road 2 km
  7. 7 Keep slightly right onto Westlands Roundabout 29 m
  8. 8 Turn right onto Waiyaki Way 263 m
  9. 9 Keep slightly left onto Waiyaki Way 2 km
  10. 10 Continue straight onto Nairobi Expressway 2 km
  11. 11 Continue straight onto Nairobi expressway 361 m
  12. 12 Continue straight onto Waiyaki Way 3 km
  13. 13 Keep slightly right onto Waiyaki Way 160 m
  1. 14 Keep slightly left onto Waiyaki Way 6 km
  2. 15 Continue straight onto A104 9 km
  3. 16 Continue straight onto Eldoret-Malaba Road 8 km
  4. 17 Take exit slightly left 300 m
  5. 18 Merge slightly right onto Kamandura-Maai Mahiu-Narok Road 102 m
  6. 19 Continue straight onto Limuru-Maimahiu Rd. 10 km
  7. 20 Continue straight onto Limuru-Maimahiu Road 11 km
  8. 21 Continue straight onto Naivasha-Mai Mahiu-Limuru Road 15 km
  9. 22 Continue straight onto Naivasha-Mai Mahiu-Limuru Rd. 15 km
  10. 23 Continue straight onto Naivasha-Mai Mahiu-Limuru Road 8 km
  11. 24 Enter roundabout straight onto Naivasha-Mai Mahiu-Limuru Road 52 m
  12. 25 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Naivasha-Mai Mahiu-Limuru Road 517 m
  13. 26 Take exit slightly left onto Naivasha-Mai Mahiu 520 m
  14. 27 Merge slightly right onto Nairobi - Nakuru Road 839 m
  15. 28 Continue straight onto Nairobi-Nakuru Road 26 km
  16. 29 Continue straight onto Old Nairobi Road 39 km
  17. 30 Enter roundabout straight onto Geoffery Kamau Avenue 30 m
  18. 31 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Geoffery Kamau Avenue 2 km
  19. 32 Enter roundabout slightly left onto George Morara Road 105 m
  20. 33 Exit roundabout left onto George Morara Road 866 m
  21. 34 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Nakuru Kisumu Road 51 m
  22. 35 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Nakuru Kisumu Road 102 m
  23. 36 Continue straight onto Nakuru-Kisumu Road 2 km
  24. 37 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Nakuru-Kisumu Road 53 m
  25. 38 Exit roundabout straight onto Nakuru-Kisumu Road 3 km
  26. 39 Continue straight onto Kisumu-Nakuru road 11 km
  27. 40 Continue straight onto Nairobi Road 11 km
  28. 41 Continue straight onto Nakuru - Eldoret Road 3 km
  29. 42 Continue straight onto Nairobi Road 249 m
  30. 43 Continue straight onto Nakuru-Eldoret Rd. 12 km
  31. 44 Continue straight onto Nairobi Road 2 km
  32. 45 Continue straight onto Nakuru - Eldoret Road 9 km
  33. 46 Continue straight onto Nairobi Road 245 m
  34. 47 Take exit slightly left 2 km
  35. 48 Merge slightly right onto Kisumu - Busia Road 9 km
  36. 49 Turn right onto Muhoroni-Fort Ternan-Londiani Rd. 63 km
  37. 50 At end of road, turn right 309 m
  38. 51 Turn straight 11 km
  39. 52 Enter roundabout straight 220 m
  40. 53 Exit roundabout straight 41 km
  41. 54 Enter roundabout left 125 m
  42. 55 Exit roundabout left 268 m
  43. 56 Merge slightly right onto Kakamega Road 414 m
  44. 57 Enter roundabout left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 46 m
  45. 58 Exit roundabout left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 2 km
  46. 59 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 42 m
  47. 60 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 2 km
  48. 61 Enter roundabout left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 49 m
  49. 62 Exit roundabout left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 2 km
  50. 63 Enter roundabout left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 45 m
  51. 64 Exit roundabout left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 2 km
  52. 65 Enter roundabout left 42 m
  53. 66 Exit roundabout slightly left 10 km
  54. 67 Turn slightly left 31 m
  55. 68 Enter roundabout straight 55 m
  56. 69 Exit roundabout straight 33 m
  57. 70 Turn slightly left onto Vihiga-Maragoli Road 10 km
  58. 71 Continue straight onto Kakamega Road 19 km
  59. 72 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Kisumu-Kakamega Road 45 m
  60. 73 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Kisumu-Kakamega Road 2 km
  61. 74 Enter roundabout left onto Kenyatta Avenue 14 m
  62. 75 Exit roundabout left onto Kenyatta Avenue 664 m
  63. 76 Continue straight onto Kakamega-Mumias Road 2 km
  64. 77 Continue straight onto Eshitinji-Esumeiya Road 8 km
  65. 78 Turn straight onto Kakamega-Mumias Road 22 km
  66. 79 Continue straight onto Mumias-Bungoma Road 6 km
  67. 80 Turn left onto Busia-Mumias Road 47 km
  68. 81 Turn right onto Kisumu - Busia Road 4 km
  69. 82 Continue straight onto Kisumu-Busia Road 3 km
  70. 83 Keep slightly left onto Customs Street 2 km
  71. 84 Continue straight onto Jinja Road 7 km
  72. 85 Turn straight onto Namutere - Busia 10 km
  73. 86 Continue slightly left onto Namutere - Busia 71 m
  74. 87 Turn straight onto Bugiri - Namutere 4 km
  75. 88 Turn straight onto Nakalama - Bugiri 4 km
  76. 89 Continue straight onto Namutere - Tororo junction 2 km
  77. 90 Continue straight onto Jinja - Tororo Road 47 km
  78. 91 Continue straight onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 5 km
  79. 92 Enter roundabout straight onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 28 m
  80. 93 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 46 m
  81. 94 Turn straight onto Main Street 685 m
  82. 95 Enter roundabout straight onto Main Street 31 m
  83. 96 Exit roundabout straight onto Main Street 2 km
  84. 97 Turn straight onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 34 km
  85. 98 Enter rotary straight onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 12 m
  86. 99 Exit rotary slightly left onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 2 km
  87. 100 Enter roundabout straight onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 72 m
  88. 101 Exit roundabout left onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 2 km
  89. 102 Enter roundabout straight 48 m
  90. 103 Exit roundabout straight 2 km
  91. 104 Enter roundabout left onto Jinja - Kampala Road 68 m
  92. 105 Exit roundabout straight onto Jinja - Kampala Road 31 km
  93. 106 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Jinja - Kampala Road 61 m
  94. 107 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Jinja - Kampala Road 44 km
  95. 108 Enter rotary left onto Jinja Road 59 m
  96. 109 Exit rotary slightly left onto Jinja Road 280 m
  97. 110 Turn right onto Access Road 49 m
  98. 111 Continue straight onto Yusuf Lule Road 278 m
  99. 112 Enter rotary straight onto Nile Avenue 13 m
  100. 113 Exit rotary left onto Nile Avenue 376 m
  101. 114 Enter rotary straight onto Nile Avenue 42 m
  102. 115 Exit rotary slightly left onto Nile Avenue 777 m
  103. 116 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Speke Road 62 m
  104. 117 Exit roundabout left onto Speke Road 133 m
  105. 118 Enter roundabout left onto Nakasero Road 60 m
  106. 119 Exit roundabout left onto Nakasero Road 152 m
  107. 120 Turn sharp right 34 m
  108. 121 Continue slightly left onto Nehru Avenue 131 m
  109. 122 Turn right 38 m
  110. 123 Arrive right

The return trip from Kampala to Nairobi covers roughly the same distance, 656 km.

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Questions and answers

Kampala lies roughly to the west of Nairobi.

How far is it from Nairobi to Kampala?

The distance between Nairobi and Kampala is 656 km by road.

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

The drive from Nairobi to Kampala takes approximately 9 h by car.

What is the best route from Nairobi to Kampala?

The fastest route from Nairobi to Kampala covers 656 km with a driving time of approximately 9 h.

What is the shortest route from Nairobi to Kampala?

The shortest driving route from Nairobi to Kampala is about 656 km by road.

Sources

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