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Addis AbabaKampala
Distance: 1921 km·Drive time: 25 h 55 min

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Driving from Addis Ababa to Kampala takes about via A2. The distance is 1921 km. The straight-line distance is 1182 km. Driving directions

Driving directions

146 · 1921 km
  1. 1 Depart left 346 m
  2. 2 At end of road, turn right 2 km
  3. 3 Turn right 3 km
  4. 4 Turn left 162 m
  5. 5 At end of road, turn right 63 m
  6. 6 Turn right 52 m
  7. 7 Keep slightly right 334 m
  8. 8 At end of road, turn left onto Ring Road 437 m
  9. 9 Take exit slightly right 345 m
  10. 10 Enter roundabout slightly right 211 m
  11. 11 Exit roundabout straight 11 km
  12. 12 Enter roundabout right 191 m
  13. 13 Exit roundabout right 554 m
  1. 14 Turn slightly left 222 m
  2. 15 Merge slightly left 992 m
  3. 16 Keep slightly right 162 m
  4. 17 Continue straight onto Addis-Adama Expressway 51 km
  5. 18 Take exit slightly right 2 km
  6. 19 At end of road, turn left 3 km
  7. 20 Continue straight 176 km
  8. 21 Enter roundabout straight onto Addis Ababa to Nairobi road 18 m
  9. 22 Exit roundabout straight onto Addis Ababa to Nairobi road 18 km
  10. 23 Keep slightly right 116 m
  11. 24 Turn straight onto Addis Ababa to Nairobi road 91 km
  12. 25 Enter roundabout slightly right 66 m
  13. 26 Exit roundabout right 207 km
  14. 27 Enter roundabout right 30 m
  15. 28 Exit roundabout straight 135 km
  16. 29 Turn right 18 km
  17. 30 Turn left 12 km
  18. 31 Keep slightly left 354 m
  19. 32 Turn sharp left 6 km
  20. 33 Turn slightly right 12 km
  21. 34 At end of road, turn right onto Marsabit-Moyale Road 9 km
  22. 35 Continue slightly left onto Marsabit-Moyale Road 19 km
  23. 36 Keep slightly left onto Marsabit-Moyale Road 423 km
  24. 37 At end of road, turn right 73 km
  25. 38 Turn right onto Naromoru Mweiga Murram Road 19 km
  26. 39 At end of road, turn right 6 km
  27. 40 Turn left 16 km
  28. 41 Continue straight 206 m
  29. 42 Turn right 338 m
  30. 43 Merge slightly left onto Nyeri-Nyahururu Road 50 km
  31. 44 Continue slightly left 532 m
  32. 45 Enter roundabout straight onto Nyeri-Nyahururu Road 35 m
  33. 46 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Nyeri-Nyahururu Road 20 m
  34. 47 Turn straight onto Nyahururu-Nakuru Road 23 km
  35. 48 Continue straight onto Nyeri-Nyahururu Road 24 km
  36. 49 Turn slightly left onto Solai Road 14 km
  37. 50 Enter roundabout slightly left 81 m
  38. 51 Exit roundabout straight 432 m
  39. 52 Merge slightly right onto Old Nairobi Road 2 km
  40. 53 Enter roundabout straight onto Geoffery Kamau Avenue 30 m
  41. 54 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Geoffery Kamau Avenue 2 km
  42. 55 Enter roundabout slightly left onto George Morara Road 105 m
  43. 56 Exit roundabout left onto George Morara Road 866 m
  44. 57 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Nakuru Kisumu Road 51 m
  45. 58 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Nakuru Kisumu Road 102 m
  46. 59 Continue straight onto Nakuru-Kisumu Road 2 km
  47. 60 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Nakuru-Kisumu Road 53 m
  48. 61 Exit roundabout straight onto Nakuru-Kisumu Road 3 km
  49. 62 Continue straight onto Kisumu-Nakuru road 11 km
  50. 63 Continue straight onto Nairobi Road 11 km
  51. 64 Continue straight onto Nakuru - Eldoret Road 3 km
  52. 65 Continue straight onto Nairobi Road 249 m
  53. 66 Continue straight onto Nakuru-Eldoret Rd. 12 km
  54. 67 Continue straight onto Nairobi Road 2 km
  55. 68 Continue straight onto Nakuru - Eldoret Road 9 km
  56. 69 Continue straight onto Nairobi Road 245 m
  57. 70 Take exit slightly left 2 km
  58. 71 Merge slightly right onto Kisumu - Busia Road 9 km
  59. 72 Turn right onto Muhoroni-Fort Ternan-Londiani Rd. 63 km
  60. 73 At end of road, turn right 309 m
  61. 74 Turn straight 11 km
  62. 75 Enter roundabout straight 220 m
  63. 76 Exit roundabout straight 41 km
  64. 77 Enter roundabout left 125 m
  65. 78 Exit roundabout left 268 m
  66. 79 Merge slightly right onto Kakamega Road 414 m
  67. 80 Enter roundabout left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 46 m
  68. 81 Exit roundabout left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 2 km
  69. 82 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 42 m
  70. 83 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 2 km
  71. 84 Enter roundabout left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 49 m
  72. 85 Exit roundabout left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 2 km
  73. 86 Enter roundabout left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 45 m
  74. 87 Exit roundabout left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 2 km
  75. 88 Enter roundabout left 42 m
  76. 89 Exit roundabout slightly left 10 km
  77. 90 Turn slightly left 31 m
  78. 91 Enter roundabout straight 55 m
  79. 92 Exit roundabout straight 33 m
  80. 93 Turn slightly left onto Vihiga-Maragoli Road 10 km
  81. 94 Continue straight onto Kakamega Road 19 km
  82. 95 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Kisumu-Kakamega Road 45 m
  83. 96 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Kisumu-Kakamega Road 2 km
  84. 97 Enter roundabout left onto Kenyatta Avenue 14 m
  85. 98 Exit roundabout left onto Kenyatta Avenue 664 m
  86. 99 Continue straight onto Kakamega-Mumias Road 2 km
  87. 100 Continue straight onto Eshitinji-Esumeiya Road 8 km
  88. 101 Turn straight onto Kakamega-Mumias Road 22 km
  89. 102 Continue straight onto Mumias-Bungoma Road 6 km
  90. 103 Turn left onto Busia-Mumias Road 47 km
  91. 104 Turn right onto Kisumu - Busia Road 4 km
  92. 105 Continue straight onto Kisumu-Busia Road 3 km
  93. 106 Keep slightly left onto Customs Street 2 km
  94. 107 Continue straight onto Jinja Road 7 km
  95. 108 Turn straight onto Namutere - Busia 10 km
  96. 109 Continue slightly left onto Namutere - Busia 71 m
  97. 110 Turn straight onto Bugiri - Namutere 4 km
  98. 111 Turn straight onto Nakalama - Bugiri 4 km
  99. 112 Continue straight onto Namutere - Tororo junction 2 km
  100. 113 Continue straight onto Jinja - Tororo Road 47 km
  101. 114 Continue straight onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 5 km
  102. 115 Enter roundabout straight onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 28 m
  103. 116 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 46 m
  104. 117 Turn straight onto Main Street 685 m
  105. 118 Enter roundabout straight onto Main Street 31 m
  106. 119 Exit roundabout straight onto Main Street 2 km
  107. 120 Turn straight onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 34 km
  108. 121 Enter rotary straight onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 12 m
  109. 122 Exit rotary slightly left onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 2 km
  110. 123 Enter roundabout straight onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 72 m
  111. 124 Exit roundabout left onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 2 km
  112. 125 Enter roundabout straight 48 m
  113. 126 Exit roundabout straight 2 km
  114. 127 Enter roundabout left onto Jinja - Kampala Road 68 m
  115. 128 Exit roundabout straight onto Jinja - Kampala Road 31 km
  116. 129 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Jinja - Kampala Road 61 m
  117. 130 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Jinja - Kampala Road 44 km
  118. 131 Enter rotary left onto Jinja Road 59 m
  119. 132 Exit rotary slightly left onto Jinja Road 280 m
  120. 133 Turn right onto Access Road 49 m
  121. 134 Continue straight onto Yusuf Lule Road 278 m
  122. 135 Enter rotary straight onto Nile Avenue 13 m
  123. 136 Exit rotary left onto Nile Avenue 376 m
  124. 137 Enter rotary straight onto Nile Avenue 42 m
  125. 138 Exit rotary slightly left onto Nile Avenue 777 m
  126. 139 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Speke Road 62 m
  127. 140 Exit roundabout left onto Speke Road 133 m
  128. 141 Enter roundabout left onto Nakasero Road 60 m
  129. 142 Exit roundabout left onto Nakasero Road 152 m
  130. 143 Turn sharp right 34 m
  131. 144 Continue slightly left onto Nehru Avenue 131 m
  132. 145 Turn right 38 m
  133. 146 Arrive right

The return trip from Kampala to Addis Ababa covers roughly the same distance, 1921 km.

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Questions and answers

Kampala lies roughly to the south-west of Addis Ababa.

How far is it from Addis Ababa to Kampala?

The distance between Addis Ababa and Kampala is 1921 km by road.

How long does it take to drive from Addis Ababa to Kampala?

The drive from Addis Ababa to Kampala takes approximately 25 h 55 min by car.

What is the best route from Addis Ababa to Kampala?

The fastest route from Addis Ababa to Kampala covers 1921 km with a driving time of approximately 25 h 55 min.

What is the shortest route from Addis Ababa to Kampala?

The shortest driving route from Addis Ababa to Kampala is about 1921 km by road.

Sources

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