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NairobiLilongwe
Distance: 1983 km·Drive time: 28 h 15 min

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Driving from Nairobi to Lilongwe takes about via T5. The distance is 1983 km. The straight-line distance is 1458 km. EV charging is available along the route, including in Lang'ata. Driving directions

Driving directions

68 · 1983 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 42 m
  40. 53 Exit roundabout slightly left 350 km
  41. 54 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Kamuzu Procession Road 40 m
  42. 55 Exit roundabout straight onto Kamuzu Procession Road 3 km
  43. 56 Enter rotary straight 117 m
  44. 57 Exit rotary slightly left 2 km
  45. 58 Enter roundabout straight onto Lilongwe Bypass 7 m
  46. 59 Exit roundabout straight onto Lilongwe Bypass 4 km
  47. 60 Enter roundabout slightly left 98 m
  48. 61 Exit roundabout straight 863 m
  49. 62 Turn left 995 m
  50. 63 Turn right 2 km
  51. 64 Turn slightly right 2 km
  52. 65 Keep slightly right 347 m
  53. 66 Turn left 795 m
  54. 67 Turn right 14 m
  55. 68 Arrive right

The return trip from Lilongwe to Nairobi covers roughly the same distance, 1983 km.

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Questions and answers

Lilongwe lies roughly to the south of Nairobi.

How far is it from Nairobi to Lilongwe?

The distance between Nairobi and Lilongwe is 1983 km by road.

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

The drive from Nairobi to Lilongwe takes approximately 28 h 15 min by car.

What is the best route from Nairobi to Lilongwe?

The fastest route from Nairobi to Lilongwe covers 1983 km with a driving time of approximately 28 h 15 min.

What is the shortest route from Nairobi to Lilongwe?

The shortest driving route from Nairobi to Lilongwe is about 1983 km by road.

Sources

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