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BamakoDakar
Distance: 1240 km·Drive time: 18 h 10 min

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Driving from Bamako to Dakar takes about via RN24. The distance is 1240 km. The straight-line distance is 1035 km. Driving directions

Driving directions

56 · 1240 km
  1. 1 Depart 12 m
  2. 2 Turn right onto Avenue de la Liberté 4 km
  3. 3 Keep slightly right onto Avenue de la Liberté 29 m
  4. 4 Turn slightly right onto Bamako - Dakar Transafrican Highway 10 km
  5. 5 Enter roundabout straight onto Rue Koné Bourama 23 m
  6. 6 Exit roundabout right onto Rue Koné Bourama 2 km
  7. 7 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Rue Koné Bourama 8 m
  8. 8 Exit roundabout straight onto Rue Koné Bourama 2 km
  9. 9 Enter roundabout right onto Rue Koné Bourama 26 m
  10. 10 Exit roundabout right onto Rue Koné Bourama 4 km
  11. 11 Continue straight onto Mauritanie - Gogui - Nioro du Sahel - Diéma - Bamako 474 m
  12. 12 Enter roundabout right onto Mauritanie - Gogui - Nioro du Sahel - Diéma - Bamako 22 m
  13. 13 Exit roundabout straight onto Mauritanie - Gogui - Nioro du Sahel - Diéma - Bamako 4 km
  1. 14 Turn left 162 m
  2. 15 Turn slightly right 131 m
  3. 16 At end of road, turn left onto Senegal - Kéniéba - Tambaga - Kita - Kati 21 km
  4. 17 Continue straight onto Route Kati - Kita 137 km
  5. 18 Turn left 8 km
  6. 19 At end of road, turn left 57 km
  7. 20 Turn straight onto Kita- Keniéba 186 km
  8. 21 Keep slightly left onto Senegal - Kéniéba - Tambaga - Kita - Kati 19 km
  9. 22 Continue straight onto Pont de Falémé 293 m
  10. 23 Continue straight onto N7 52 km
  11. 24 At end of road, turn right onto N7 14 km
  12. 25 Enter roundabout straight onto Kedougou Saraya Road 29 m
  13. 26 Exit roundabout straight onto Kedougou Saraya Road 43 m
  14. 27 Turn slightly right onto N7 30 km
  15. 28 Continue straight onto N7 18 km
  16. 29 Turn right 227 km
  17. 30 Turn left onto Route de Contournement de Tambacounda 10 km
  18. 31 At end of road, turn left 207 km
  19. 32 Enter roundabout right 38 m
  20. 33 Exit roundabout slightly right 2 km
  21. 34 Enter roundabout right 41 m
  22. 35 Exit roundabout slightly right 61 km
  23. 36 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Basile Senghore 28 m
  24. 37 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Basile Senghore 50 km
  25. 38 Turn straight 8 km
  26. 39 Continue straight 7 km
  27. 40 Continue straight 15 km
  28. 41 Turn left 2 km
  29. 42 Take ramp right 2 km
  30. 43 Continue straight onto A 1 M'bour - Kaolack 88 km
  31. 44 Take exit slightly right 540 m
  32. 45 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Route de Diakhaye 32 m
  33. 46 Exit roundabout straight onto Route de Diakhaye 2 km
  34. 47 Enter roundabout right onto Route de Diakhaye 18 m
  35. 48 Exit roundabout right onto Route de Diakhaye 3 km
  36. 49 Keep slightly left onto Route de Diakhaye 306 m
  37. 50 Continue straight onto Route de Malika 828 m
  38. 51 Enter roundabout right onto Route de Malika 53 m
  39. 52 Exit roundabout right onto Route de Malika 176 m
  40. 53 Turn right 240 m
  41. 54 Turn right 96 m
  42. 55 Turn right 18 m
  43. 56 Arrive

The return trip from Dakar to Bamako covers roughly the same distance, 1240 km.

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Questions and answers

Dakar lies roughly to the west of Bamako.

How far is it from Bamako to Dakar?

The distance between Bamako and Dakar is 1240 km by road.

How long does it take to drive from Bamako to Dakar?

The drive from Bamako to Dakar takes approximately 18 h 10 min by car.

What is the best route from Bamako to Dakar?

The fastest route from Bamako to Dakar covers 1240 km with a driving time of approximately 18 h 10 min.

What is the shortest route from Bamako to Dakar?

The shortest driving route from Bamako to Dakar is about 1240 km by road.

Sources

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