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YaoundeNairobi
Distance: 4257 km·Drive time: 72 h 45 min

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Driving from Yaounde to Nairobi takes about via RN 3. The distance is 4257 km. The straight-line distance is 2870 km. EV charging is available along the route, including in Nairobi. Driving directions

Driving directions

268 · 4257 km
  1. 1 Depart left onto Rue Case-Nègre 65 m
  2. 2 Turn left onto Avenue Mvog-Fouda Ada 294 m
  3. 3 Enter roundabout right 20 m
  4. 4 Exit roundabout right 29 m
  5. 5 Turn right onto Rue Mgr. René Graffin 457 m
  6. 6 Continue slightly right onto Rue Rodolphe Abessolo 330 m
  7. 7 At end of road, turn right onto Rue Antoine Essomba Mani 21 m
  8. 8 Turn left onto Rue Ze Mendouga 84 m
  9. 9 Turn left onto Rue Martin Tabi Essomba 3 km
  10. 10 Keep slightly right onto Rue 4.762 725 m
  11. 11 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Rue 4.929 10 m
  12. 12 Exit roundabout straight onto Rue 4.929 3 km
  13. 13 Turn left onto Rue 4.561 2 km
  1. 14 At end of road, turn left onto Rue 4.258 69 m
  2. 15 Continue slightly right onto Rue 4.258 214 km
  3. 16 Keep slightly left 109 km
  4. 17 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Haye Ndiba 19 m
  5. 18 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Haye Ndiba 482 m
  6. 19 At roundabout, take exit slightly left onto Avenue Mbartoua 350 m
  7. 20 Continue straight onto Yaoundé-Bertoua 198 m
  8. 21 Continue straight onto Bertoua-Garoua-Boulai 7 km
  9. 22 Keep slightly left onto Bertoua-Garoua-Boulai 14 km
  10. 23 Continue straight onto Bertoua-Garoua-Boulai 225 km
  11. 24 Enter roundabout straight 10 m
  12. 25 Exit roundabout straight 88 km
  13. 26 Turn straight 2 km
  14. 27 Turn straight 61 km
  15. 28 Enter roundabout slightly right 11 m
  16. 29 Exit roundabout straight 14 km
  17. 30 Turn slightly left 565 m
  18. 31 Turn left 44 km
  19. 32 Enter roundabout straight 11 m
  20. 33 Exit roundabout right 90 km
  21. 34 Enter roundabout slightly right 18 m
  22. 35 Exit roundabout right 39 km
  23. 36 Turn straight 100 km
  24. 37 Turn straight 145 km
  25. 38 Turn straight onto Avenue de l'Indépendance 12 km
  26. 39 Enter rotary right onto Avenue du Tchad 78 m
  27. 40 Exit rotary right onto Avenue du Tchad 257 m
  28. 41 Turn right onto Rue du Docteur Cureau 307 m
  29. 42 Turn left 22 m
  30. 43 Continue left onto Ferry Bangui-Zongo 3 km
  31. 44 Continue straight 192 m
  32. 45 Turn right 37 km
  33. 46 Turn slightly left 191 m
  34. 47 Keep slightly left 40 km
  35. 48 At end of road, turn left 104 km
  36. 49 Turn sharp right 19 km
  37. 50 Continue straight 36 m
  38. 51 Continue straight 87 km
  39. 52 Keep slightly right 17 km
  40. 53 At end of road, turn left 811 m
  41. 54 Keep slightly right 10 km
  42. 55 Turn slightly left 5 km
  43. 56 Turn straight 3 km
  44. 57 Keep slightly left 12 km
  45. 58 Continue straight onto Lisala-Gbadolite 14 km
  46. 59 Continue left onto Lisala-Gbadolite 52 km
  47. 60 Continue slightly left onto Lisala-Gbadolite 38 km
  48. 61 Continue right onto Lisala-Gbadolite 77 km
  49. 62 Turn left 26 km
  50. 63 Turn straight 25 km
  51. 64 Turn slightly left 4 km
  52. 65 Turn slightly right 16 km
  53. 66 Turn slightly right 4 km
  54. 67 Turn right 57 km
  55. 68 Turn right 2 km
  56. 69 Turn slightly left 12 km
  57. 70 Enter roundabout right 41 m
  58. 71 Exit roundabout slightly right 44 km
  59. 72 Turn straight 29 km
  60. 73 Turn right 7 km
  61. 74 Continue straight onto Bac Bokata 745 m
  62. 75 Continue straight 15 km
  63. 76 Continue straight 5 km
  64. 77 Turn slightly left 3 km
  65. 78 Continue right 18 km
  66. 79 At end of road, turn left 136 km
  67. 80 At end of road, turn left 48 m
  68. 81 Continue straight onto Bac Basoko 900 m
  69. 82 Continue slightly right 81 km
  70. 83 Turn right 30 km
  71. 84 Turn slightly left 13 km
  72. 85 Continue straight 19 km
  73. 86 Turn left 98 km
  74. 87 Turn slightly left 10 km
  75. 88 Continue straight onto Bac Simi simi 474 m
  76. 89 Continue straight 14 km
  77. 90 Continue straight onto Avenue Munyororo 22 km
  78. 91 Keep slightly right 424 km
  79. 92 Enter roundabout right 54 m
  80. 93 Exit roundabout right 57 km
  81. 94 Turn left 81 km
  82. 95 Turn right 17 km
  83. 96 Turn left 10 km
  84. 97 Turn slightly right 6 km
  85. 98 Turn left 23 km
  86. 99 Turn slightly left 9 km
  87. 100 At end of road, turn right 5 km
  88. 101 Turn left 8 km
  89. 102 Turn left 25 km
  90. 103 Enter roundabout slightly right 10 m
  91. 104 Exit roundabout slightly right 470 m
  92. 105 Enter roundabout right onto Boulevard Kanyamuhanga 111 m
  93. 106 Exit roundabout right onto Boulevard Kanyamuhanga 434 m
  94. 107 Enter rotary right 160 m
  95. 108 Exit rotary right 37 m
  96. 109 Continue straight 2 km
  97. 110 Continue straight onto Avenue de la Corniche 662 m
  98. 111 Turn right 2 km
  99. 112 Continue straight onto Avenue de l'Indépendance 10 km
  100. 113 Continue straight onto Avenue de l'Indépendance 5 km
  101. 114 Continue straight onto Ruhengeri-Gisenyi Road 42 km
  102. 115 Continue straight onto Musanze - Rubavu Road 6 km
  103. 116 Turn left 506 m
  104. 117 Turn straight 25 km
  105. 118 Continue straight onto Kisoro - Cyanika Road 7 km
  106. 119 Turn right 3 km
  107. 120 Continue straight onto Kisoro - Kabale Road 8 km
  108. 121 Continue straight onto Kisoro - Kabale Road 76 m
  109. 122 Continue right onto Kisoro - Kabale Road 4 km
  110. 123 Continue straight onto Kisoro - Kabale Road 339 m
  111. 124 Continue left onto Kisoro - Kabale Road 506 m
  112. 125 Continue straight onto Kisoro - Kabale Road 5 km
  113. 126 Continue left onto Kisoro - Kabale Road 18 km
  114. 127 Continue slightly right onto Kabale-Kisoro road 38 km
  115. 128 Continue straight onto Kabale - Kisoro Road 3 km
  116. 129 At roundabout, take exit slightly left onto Kabale - Mbarara Road 75 km
  117. 130 Continue straight onto New Kampala Road 2 km
  118. 131 Continue straight onto Kabale - Mbarara Road 55 km
  119. 132 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Mbarara Bypass 28 m
  120. 133 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Mbarara Bypass 3 km
  121. 134 Continue straight onto Mbarara Northern Bypass 2 km
  122. 135 Enter roundabout left onto Mbarara Nothern Bypass 36 m
  123. 136 Exit roundabout sharp left onto Mbarara Nothern Bypass 4 km
  124. 137 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Mbarara Bypass 28 m
  125. 138 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Mbarara Bypass 2 km
  126. 139 Enter roundabout left onto Mbarara Bypass 35 m
  127. 140 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Mbarara Bypass 3 km
  128. 141 Enter roundabout straight onto Mbarara - Masaka Road 33 m
  129. 142 Exit roundabout left onto Mbarara - Masaka Road 130 km
  130. 143 Enter roundabout left onto Masaka Bypass 36 m
  131. 144 Exit roundabout left onto Masaka Bypass 7 km
  132. 145 Enter roundabout left onto Kampala - Masaka Road 54 m
  133. 146 Exit roundabout left onto Kampala - Masaka Road 25 km
  134. 147 At end of road, turn left onto Kampala - Masaka Road 35 km
  135. 148 Continue straight onto Masaka Road 33 km
  136. 149 Continue straight onto Kampala - Masaka Road 26 km
  137. 150 Enter roundabout straight 25 m
  138. 151 Exit roundabout slightly left 295 m
  139. 152 Enter rotary slightly left 90 m
  140. 153 Exit rotary left 168 m
  141. 154 Enter roundabout straight 123 m
  142. 155 Exit roundabout slightly left 418 m
  143. 156 Continue straight onto Northern Bypass 21 km
  144. 157 Enter roundabout slightly left 8 m
  145. 158 Exit roundabout slightly left 338 m
  146. 159 Merge slightly right onto Jinja - Kampala Road 36 km
  147. 160 Enter roundabout left 68 m
  148. 161 Exit roundabout straight 31 km
  149. 162 Enter roundabout left onto Jinja - Kampala Road 74 m
  150. 163 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Jinja - Kampala Road 188 m
  151. 164 Continue straight onto Source of the Nile Bridge 524 m
  152. 165 Continue straight onto Jinja - Kampala Road 2 km
  153. 166 Enter roundabout straight onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 45 m
  154. 167 Exit roundabout straight onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 2 km
  155. 168 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 64 m
  156. 169 Exit roundabout straight onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 572 m
  157. 170 Continue left onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 2 km
  158. 171 Enter rotary straight onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 79 m
  159. 172 Exit rotary slightly left onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 34 km
  160. 173 Turn straight onto Main Street 2 km
  161. 174 Enter roundabout straight onto Main Street 32 m
  162. 175 Exit roundabout straight onto Main Street 730 m
  163. 176 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 33 m
  164. 177 Exit roundabout straight onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 5 km
  165. 178 Turn straight onto Jinja - Tororo Road 47 km
  166. 179 Continue straight onto Namutere - Tororo junction 2 km
  167. 180 Continue straight onto Nakalama - Bugiri 4 km
  168. 181 Turn straight onto Bugiri - Namutere 4 km
  169. 182 Turn right onto Namutere - Busia 10 km
  170. 183 Turn straight onto Jinja Road 7 km
  171. 184 Continue straight onto Customs Street 2 km
  172. 185 Keep slightly left onto Kisumu-Busia Road 28 m
  173. 186 Keep slightly left 6 km
  174. 187 Turn left 51 m
  175. 188 Continue straight onto Busia-Mumias Road 47 km
  176. 189 At end of road, turn right onto Mumias-Bungoma Road 6 km
  177. 190 Continue straight onto Kakamega-Mumias Road 22 km
  178. 191 Continue straight onto Eshitinji-Esumeiya Road 8 km
  179. 192 Continue straight onto Kakamega-Mumias Road 2 km
  180. 193 Continue straight onto Kenyatta Avenue 671 m
  181. 194 Enter roundabout left onto Kisumu-Kakamega Road 75 m
  182. 195 Exit roundabout left onto Kisumu-Kakamega Road 2 km
  183. 196 Enter roundabout straight onto Kisumu-Kakamega Road 40 m
  184. 197 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Kisumu-Kakamega Road 19 km
  185. 198 Continue straight onto Kisumu Road 10 km
  186. 199 Enter roundabout slightly left 46 m
  187. 200 Exit roundabout straight 28 m
  188. 201 Turn slightly left onto Kisumu-Vihiga Road 10 km
  189. 202 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 27 m
  190. 203 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 2 km
  191. 204 Enter roundabout left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 44 m
  192. 205 Exit roundabout left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 2 km
  193. 206 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 30 m
  194. 207 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 2 km
  195. 208 Enter roundabout left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 34 m
  196. 209 Exit roundabout straight onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 2 km
  197. 210 Enter roundabout left onto Kisumu-Vihiga Road 40 m
  198. 211 Exit roundabout left onto Kisumu-Vihiga Road 425 m
  199. 212 Take exit slightly left 269 m
  200. 213 Enter roundabout left 21 m
  201. 214 Exit roundabout left 41 km
  202. 215 Enter roundabout straight 192 m
  203. 216 Exit roundabout straight 11 km
  204. 217 Turn straight 832 m
  205. 218 Turn left onto Muhoroni-Fort Ternan-Londiani Rd. 63 km
  206. 219 At end of road, turn left 9 km
  207. 220 Take exit slightly left 651 m
  208. 221 Turn sharp right onto Nakuru - Eldoret Road 177 m
  209. 222 Turn straight onto Nairobi Road 352 m
  210. 223 Continue straight onto Nakuru - Eldoret Road 9 km
  211. 224 Continue straight onto Nairobi Road 2 km
  212. 225 Keep slightly left onto Nakuru-Eldoret Rd. 12 km
  213. 226 Merge slightly right onto Nairobi Road 234 m
  214. 227 Continue straight onto Nakuru - Eldoret Road 3 km
  215. 228 Continue straight onto Nairobi Road 11 km
  216. 229 Continue straight onto Nakuru - Eldoret Road 11 km
  217. 230 Continue straight onto Nakuru-Kisumu Road 3 km
  218. 231 Enter roundabout straight onto Nakuru-Kisumu Road 49 m
  219. 232 Exit roundabout straight onto Nakuru-Kisumu Road 2 km
  220. 233 Enter roundabout slightly left onto George Morara Road 79 m
  221. 234 Exit roundabout left onto George Morara Road 862 m
  222. 235 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Geoffery Kamau Avenue 79 m
  223. 236 Exit roundabout straight onto Geoffery Kamau Avenue 2 km
  224. 237 Enter roundabout straight onto Old Nairobi Road 33 m
  225. 238 Exit roundabout straight onto Old Nairobi Road 39 km
  226. 239 Continue straight onto Nairobi-Nakuru Road 26 km
  227. 240 Continue straight onto Nairobi - Nakuru Road 2 km
  228. 241 Take exit sharp right onto Naivasha-Mai Mahiu 2 km
  229. 242 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Naivasha-Mai Mahiu-Limuru Road 47 m
  230. 243 Exit roundabout straight onto Naivasha-Mai Mahiu-Limuru Road 8 km
  231. 244 Continue straight onto Naivasha-Mai Mahiu-Limuru Rd. 15 km
  232. 245 Continue straight onto Naivasha-Mai Mahiu-Limuru Road 15 km
  233. 246 Continue straight onto Limuru-Maimahiu Road 11 km
  234. 247 Continue straight onto Limuru-Maimahiu Rd. 10 km
  235. 248 Continue straight onto Kamandura-Maai Mahiu-Narok Road 334 m
  236. 249 Continue straight onto Limuru Road 119 m
  237. 250 Turn sharp right onto Eldoret-Malaba Road 377 m
  238. 251 Take ramp slightly right onto Eldoret-Malaba Road 8 km
  239. 252 Continue straight onto Nairobi-Nakuru Road 9 km
  240. 253 Continue straight onto Waiyaki Way 2 km
  241. 254 Continue straight onto Nairobi-Nakuru Road 2 km
  242. 255 Continue straight onto Waiyaki Way 5 km
  243. 256 Continue straight onto Nairobi Expressway 2 km
  244. 257 Continue straight onto Waiyaki Way 143 m
  245. 258 Keep slightly left onto Waiyaki Way 2 km
  246. 259 Continue straight onto Chiromo Road 2 km
  247. 260 Keep slightly left onto Chiromo Road 529 m
  248. 261 Continue straight onto Uhuru Highway 856 m
  249. 262 Enter rotary slightly left onto Uhuru Highway 40 m
  250. 263 Exit rotary left onto Uhuru Highway 553 m
  251. 264 Enter rotary slightly left onto Uhuru Highway 56 m
  252. 265 Exit rotary left onto Uhuru Highway 719 m
  253. 266 Enter rotary slightly left onto Uhuru Highway 117 m
  254. 267 Exit rotary left onto Uhuru Highway 504 m
  255. 268 Arrive left onto Uhuru Highway

The return trip from Nairobi to Yaounde covers roughly the same distance, 4257 km.

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Questions and answers

Nairobi lies roughly to the east of Yaounde.

How far is it from Yaounde to Nairobi?

The distance between Yaounde and Nairobi is 4257 km by road.

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

The drive from Yaounde to Nairobi takes approximately 72 h 45 min by car.

What is the best route from Yaounde to Nairobi?

The fastest route from Yaounde to Nairobi covers 4257 km with a driving time of approximately 72 h 45 min.

What is the shortest route from Yaounde to Nairobi?

The shortest driving route from Yaounde to Nairobi is about 4257 km by road.

Sources

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