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KampalaLusaka
Distance: 2510 km·Drive time: 37 h 55 min

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Driving from Kampala to Lusaka takes about via T9. The distance is 2510 km. The straight-line distance is 1783 km. Driving directions

Driving directions

99 · 2510 km
  1. 1 Depart left 38 m
  2. 2 Turn left onto Nehru Avenue 168 m
  3. 3 Turn slightly left onto Nakasero Road 112 m
  4. 4 Enter roundabout left 66 m
  5. 5 Exit roundabout straight 26 m
  6. 6 Turn slightly left onto The Square 2 213 m
  7. 7 At end of road, turn right onto Kampala Road 792 m
  8. 8 Continue slightly right onto Bombo Road 3 km
  9. 9 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Bombo Road 29 m
  10. 10 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Bombo Road 2 km
  11. 11 Enter rotary left 77 m
  12. 12 Exit rotary slightly left 340 m
  13. 13 Merge slightly right onto Northern Bypass 7 km
  1. 14 Take exit slightly left onto Northern Bypass 640 m
  2. 15 Enter rotary left 37 m
  3. 16 Exit rotary slightly left 300 m
  4. 17 Enter roundabout straight 102 m
  5. 18 Exit roundabout straight 26 km
  6. 19 Keep slightly left onto Masaka Road 2 km
  7. 20 Continue slightly left onto Masaka Road 3 km
  8. 21 Continue slightly left onto Masaka Road 19 km
  9. 22 Continue left onto Masaka Road 11 km
  10. 23 Continue straight onto Kampala - Masaka Road 35 km
  11. 24 At end of road, turn right onto Kampala - Masaka Road 25 km
  12. 25 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Masaka Bypass 70 m
  13. 26 Exit roundabout left onto Masaka Bypass 7 km
  14. 27 Enter roundabout slightly left 27 m
  15. 28 Exit roundabout left 3 km
  16. 29 Turn right 2 km
  17. 30 Turn straight onto Masaka-Kakuto Road 25 km
  18. 31 Continue slightly right onto Masaka-Kakuto Road 61 km
  19. 32 Keep slightly right 109 m
  20. 33 Continue straight 174 m
  21. 34 Continue straight 24 km
  22. 35 Turn straight 26 km
  23. 36 Turn straight 6 km
  24. 37 Turn straight 26 km
  25. 38 Enter roundabout slightly left 88 m
  26. 39 Exit roundabout slightly left 167 km
  27. 40 Continue straight 4 km
  28. 41 Enter roundabout left 8 m
  29. 42 Exit roundabout straight 37 km
  30. 43 At end of road, turn left 16 km
  31. 44 Turn right 29 km
  32. 45 Turn slightly left 55 km
  33. 46 Enter roundabout slightly left 63 m
  34. 47 Exit roundabout slightly left 28 km
  35. 48 Enter roundabout left 115 m
  36. 49 Exit roundabout sharp left 119 km
  37. 50 Enter roundabout sharp left 181 m
  38. 51 Exit roundabout sharp left 9 km
  39. 52 Turn left 133 m
  40. 53 At end of road, turn right 564 m
  41. 54 Turn left 9 km
  42. 55 Turn left 61 km
  43. 56 Turn right 192 km
  44. 57 Enter roundabout slightly left 24 m
  45. 58 Exit roundabout left 564 m
  46. 59 Enter roundabout slightly left 21 m
  47. 60 Exit roundabout straight 3 km
  48. 61 Turn right 132 km
  49. 62 Turn straight 38 km
  50. 63 Turn straight 72 km
  51. 64 Enter roundabout straight 81 m
  52. 65 Exit roundabout straight 43 km
  53. 66 Keep slightly left 28 km
  54. 67 Turn straight 24 km
  55. 68 Continue straight 24 km
  56. 69 Enter roundabout left 27 m
  57. 70 Exit roundabout left 3 km
  58. 71 Turn left 163 km
  59. 72 Enter roundabout slightly left 35 m
  60. 73 Exit roundabout slightly left 852 m
  61. 74 Turn left 213 km
  62. 75 Turn right onto Great North Road 436 km
  63. 76 Take exit left 49 m
  64. 77 Merge slightly right onto Great North Road 193 km
  65. 78 Enter roundabout sharp left onto Great North Road 65 m
  66. 79 Exit roundabout straight onto Great North Road 2 km
  67. 80 Enter rotary left onto Great North Road 50 m
  68. 81 Exit rotary slightly left onto Great North Road 4 km
  69. 82 Enter roundabout left onto Great North Road 67 m
  70. 83 Exit roundabout straight onto Great North Road 2 km
  71. 84 Enter rotary slightly left onto Kasangula Road 10 m
  72. 85 Exit rotary straight onto Kasangula Road 5 km
  73. 86 Turn right onto Zambezi Road 561 m
  74. 87 Turn left onto Katima Mulilo Road 393 m
  75. 88 Enter rotary slightly left onto Great East Road 10 m
  76. 89 Exit rotary straight onto Great East Road 3 km
  77. 90 Keep slightly left onto Great East Road 455 m
  78. 91 Enter rotary slightly left onto Great East Road 65 m
  79. 92 Exit rotary straight onto Great East Road 3 km
  80. 93 Enter roundabout straight onto Great East Road 56 m
  81. 94 Exit roundabout straight onto Great East Road 5 km
  82. 95 Enter rotary slightly left onto Great East Road 106 m
  83. 96 Exit rotary left onto Great East Road 73 km
  84. 97 Turn right onto Detour 12 km
  85. 98 Continue straight 8 km
  86. 99 Arrive

The return trip from Lusaka to Kampala covers roughly the same distance, 2510 km.

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Questions and answers

Lusaka lies roughly to the south of Kampala.

How far is it from Kampala to Lusaka?

The distance between Kampala and Lusaka is 2510 km by road.

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

The drive from Kampala to Lusaka takes approximately 37 h 55 min by car.

What is the best route from Kampala to Lusaka?

The fastest route from Kampala to Lusaka covers 2510 km with a driving time of approximately 37 h 55 min.

What is the shortest route from Kampala to Lusaka?

The shortest driving route from Kampala to Lusaka is about 2510 km by road.

Sources

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