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PretoriaLusaka
Distance: 1658 km·Drive time: 19 h 15 min

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Driving from Pretoria to Lusaka takes about via A4. The distance is 1658 km. The straight-line distance is 1160 km. EV charging is available along the route, including in Pretoria. Driving directions

Driving directions

70 · 1658 km
  1. 1 Depart right onto Church Square 242 m
  2. 2 Turn sharp left 78 m
  3. 3 Turn sharp right onto Bank Lane 108 m
  4. 4 Turn right onto Pretorius Street 76 m
  5. 5 Turn left onto Paul Kruger Street 300 m
  6. 6 Turn left onto Nana Sita Street 2 km
  7. 7 Turn straight onto Nelson Mandela Drive 129 m
  8. 8 Turn right onto Francis Baard Street 6 km
  9. 9 Take ramp straight 353 m
  10. 10 Keep slightly left 2 km
  11. 11 Merge slightly right 142 km
  12. 12 Keep slightly right 221 km
  13. 13 Enter roundabout slightly left 56 m
  1. 14 Exit roundabout slightly left 5 km
  2. 15 Enter roundabout slightly left 19 m
  3. 16 Exit roundabout slightly left 104 km
  4. 17 Keep slightly right 2 km
  5. 18 Continue straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway 325 m
  6. 19 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway 47 m
  7. 20 Exit roundabout left onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway 885 m
  8. 21 Enter roundabout left onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway 84 m
  9. 22 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway 5 km
  10. 23 Enter roundabout straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway 95 m
  11. 24 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway 281 km
  12. 25 Enter roundabout left onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway 49 m
  13. 26 Exit roundabout left onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway 2 km
  14. 27 Continue straight onto Robert Mugabe Way 868 m
  15. 28 Turn left onto Josiah Tongogara Road 5 km
  16. 29 Continue straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Road 146 km
  17. 30 Enter roundabout left 29 m
  18. 31 Exit roundabout slightly left 3 km
  19. 32 Take exit slightly left 201 m
  20. 33 Merge slightly right 132 km
  21. 34 Enter roundabout left onto Simon Mazorodze Road 50 m
  22. 35 Exit roundabout left onto Simon Mazorodze Road 6 km
  23. 36 Take exit straight 188 m
  24. 37 Continue straight onto Abdel Gamal Nasser Road 3 km
  25. 38 Continue straight onto Prince Edward Street 4 km
  26. 39 Continue straight onto King George Road 2 km
  27. 40 Turn left onto Nemakonde Way 7 km
  28. 41 Enter roundabout straight 95 m
  29. 42 Exit roundabout straight 340 km
  30. 43 Keep slightly left 2 km
  31. 44 Continue straight onto Chirundu Bridge 434 m
  32. 45 Keep slightly left 80 km
  33. 46 Continue straight 41 km
  34. 47 Enter roundabout straight onto Kafue Road 21 m
  35. 48 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Kafue Road 4 km
  36. 49 Enter rotary left onto Kafue Road 31 m
  37. 50 Exit rotary slightly left onto Kafue Road 4 km
  38. 51 Enter rotary slightly left onto Kafue Road 27 m
  39. 52 Exit rotary slightly left onto Kafue Road 3 km
  40. 53 Enter roundabout straight onto Kafue Road 22 m
  41. 54 Exit roundabout straight onto Kafue Road 2 km
  42. 55 Keep slightly right onto Kafue Road 5 km
  43. 56 Enter rotary left onto Cairo Road 69 m
  44. 57 Exit rotary slightly left onto Cairo Road 2 km
  45. 58 Enter rotary left onto Great East Road 111 m
  46. 59 Exit rotary straight onto Great East Road 5 km
  47. 60 Keep slightly right onto Great East Road 3 km
  48. 61 Keep slightly left onto Great East Road 455 m
  49. 62 Enter rotary slightly left onto Great East Road 65 m
  50. 63 Exit rotary straight onto Great East Road 3 km
  51. 64 Enter roundabout straight onto Great East Road 56 m
  52. 65 Exit roundabout straight onto Great East Road 5 km
  53. 66 Enter rotary slightly left onto Great East Road 106 m
  54. 67 Exit rotary left onto Great East Road 73 km
  55. 68 Turn right onto Detour 12 km
  56. 69 Continue straight 8 km
  57. 70 Arrive

The return trip from Lusaka to Pretoria covers roughly the same distance, 1658 km.

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Questions and answers

Lusaka lies roughly to the north of Pretoria.

How far is it from Pretoria to Lusaka?

The distance between Pretoria and Lusaka is 1658 km by road.

How long does it take to drive from Pretoria to Lusaka?

The drive from Pretoria to Lusaka takes approximately 19 h 15 min by car.

What is the best route from Pretoria to Lusaka?

The fastest route from Pretoria to Lusaka covers 1658 km with a driving time of approximately 19 h 15 min.

What is the shortest route from Pretoria to Lusaka?

The shortest driving route from Pretoria to Lusaka is about 1658 km by road.

Sources

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