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Democratic Republic of the CongoZambia

KinshasaLusaka
Distance: 2959 km·Drive time: 42 h

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Driving from Kinshasa to Lusaka takes about via RN1. The distance is 2959 km. The straight-line distance is 1948 km. Driving directions

Driving directions

132 · 2959 km
  1. 1 Depart left 640 m
  2. 2 Turn left 176 m
  3. 3 Turn right 49 m
  4. 4 Turn left onto Avenue de l’Aérodrome 2 km
  5. 5 Turn left onto Boulevard Lumumba 6 km
  6. 6 Continue straight 317 km
  7. 7 Turn straight 253 km
  8. 8 Turn slightly right 21 km
  9. 9 Turn left 577 m
  10. 10 Turn right 7 km
  11. 11 At end of road, turn right 80 km
  12. 12 Turn straight 124 km
  13. 13 Turn straight 8 km
  1. 14 Turn straight 26 km
  2. 15 Turn slightly right 2 km
  3. 16 Turn right 649 m
  4. 17 Turn slightly left 2 km
  5. 18 Turn slightly right 74 km
  6. 19 At end of road, turn right 13 km
  7. 20 Turn right 13 km
  8. 21 Turn straight 15 km
  9. 22 Turn straight 37 km
  10. 23 Turn straight 29 km
  11. 24 Turn slightly left 2 km
  12. 25 Turn slightly right 5 km
  13. 26 Turn straight 7 km
  14. 27 Turn straight 8 km
  15. 28 Turn straight 24 km
  16. 29 Turn slightly left 21 km
  17. 30 Enter roundabout right 126 m
  18. 31 Exit roundabout slightly right 124 m
  19. 32 Enter roundabout straight 40 m
  20. 33 Exit roundabout straight 129 km
  21. 34 Turn left 45 km
  22. 35 Enter rotary right 51 m
  23. 36 Exit rotary slightly right 4 km
  24. 37 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Inga 34 m
  25. 38 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Inga 4 km
  26. 39 Continue straight onto Pont Mbujimayi 168 km
  27. 40 Enter roundabout slightly right 9 m
  28. 41 Exit roundabout straight 5 km
  29. 42 Turn right 26 km
  30. 43 Turn straight 44 km
  31. 44 Turn right 11 km
  32. 45 Turn right 2 km
  33. 46 Turn left 2 km
  34. 47 At end of road, turn right 6 km
  35. 48 Turn slightly left 14 km
  36. 49 Turn right 5 km
  37. 50 At end of road, turn right 178 km
  38. 51 Enter roundabout straight 28 m
  39. 52 Exit roundabout slightly right 126 km
  40. 53 Turn straight 7 km
  41. 54 Turn slightly right 31 km
  42. 55 Turn slightly left 43 km
  43. 56 Turn slightly right 40 km
  44. 57 Enter roundabout right 48 m
  45. 58 Exit roundabout right 4 km
  46. 59 Turn right 6 km
  47. 60 At end of road, turn left 9 km
  48. 61 Turn slightly right 162 m
  49. 62 Turn slightly right 85 km
  50. 63 At end of road, turn left 14 km
  51. 64 Turn right 6 km
  52. 65 Turn left 36 km
  53. 66 Continue straight 61 km
  54. 67 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Boulevard de L'inderpendance 50 m
  55. 68 Exit roundabout right onto Boulevard de L'inderpendance 2 km
  56. 69 Enter roundabout right 54 m
  57. 70 Exit roundabout right 130 m
  58. 71 Turn right onto Route de Lubumbashi 26 km
  59. 72 Continue straight onto Route de LUBUMBASHI 88 km
  60. 73 Continue straight onto Avenue M'Siri 6 km
  61. 74 Continue straight onto Place de l'Identité Katangaise 125 m
  62. 75 Continue straight onto Place de l'Identité Katangaise 90 m
  63. 76 Turn slightly right onto Avenue Lumumba 3 km
  64. 77 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Lumumba 35 m
  65. 78 Exit roundabout straight onto Avenue Lumumba 200 m
  66. 79 Turn right onto Chaussée Mzée Kabila 2 km
  67. 80 Continue straight onto Route de Kipushi 5 km
  68. 81 Turn straight onto Route Kasumbalesa 83 km
  69. 82 Turn straight 8 km
  70. 83 Keep slightly right 104 m
  71. 84 Keep slightly left 470 m
  72. 85 Keep slightly right 321 m
  73. 86 Continue straight 723 m
  74. 87 At end of road, turn left 35 km
  75. 88 Keep slightly left 4 km
  76. 89 Enter roundabout straight 16 m
  77. 90 Exit roundabout slightly left 500 m
  78. 91 Enter roundabout slightly left 33 m
  79. 92 Exit roundabout left 2 km
  80. 93 Enter roundabout straight 98 m
  81. 94 Exit roundabout slightly left 48 km
  82. 95 Enter roundabout straight onto Independence Avenue 16 m
  83. 96 Exit roundabout straight onto Independence Avenue 144 m
  84. 97 Enter roundabout straight onto Independence Avenue 17 m
  85. 98 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Independence Avenue 2 km
  86. 99 Enter roundabout slightly left 50 m
  87. 100 Exit roundabout slightly left 714 m
  88. 101 At end of road, turn left onto Oxford Road 370 m
  89. 102 Turn right onto President Avenue 4 km
  90. 103 Enter roundabout slightly left 43 m
  91. 104 Exit roundabout left 36 km
  92. 105 Turn right 613 m
  93. 106 Keep slightly left 380 m
  94. 107 Enter roundabout straight 6 m
  95. 108 Exit roundabout left 33 km
  96. 109 At end of road, turn right 79 km
  97. 110 Continue straight onto Great North Road 193 km
  98. 111 Enter roundabout sharp left onto Great North Road 65 m
  99. 112 Exit roundabout straight onto Great North Road 2 km
  100. 113 Enter rotary left onto Great North Road 50 m
  101. 114 Exit rotary slightly left onto Great North Road 4 km
  102. 115 Enter roundabout left onto Great North Road 67 m
  103. 116 Exit roundabout straight onto Great North Road 2 km
  104. 117 Enter rotary slightly left onto Kasangula Road 10 m
  105. 118 Exit rotary straight onto Kasangula Road 5 km
  106. 119 Turn right onto Zambezi Road 561 m
  107. 120 Turn left onto Katima Mulilo Road 393 m
  108. 121 Enter rotary slightly left onto Great East Road 10 m
  109. 122 Exit rotary straight onto Great East Road 3 km
  110. 123 Keep slightly left onto Great East Road 455 m
  111. 124 Enter rotary slightly left onto Great East Road 65 m
  112. 125 Exit rotary straight onto Great East Road 3 km
  113. 126 Enter roundabout straight onto Great East Road 56 m
  114. 127 Exit roundabout straight onto Great East Road 5 km
  115. 128 Enter rotary slightly left onto Great East Road 106 m
  116. 129 Exit rotary left onto Great East Road 73 km
  117. 130 Turn right onto Detour 12 km
  118. 131 Continue straight 8 km
  119. 132 Arrive

The return trip from Lusaka to Kinshasa covers roughly the same distance, 2959 km.

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Questions and answers

Lusaka lies roughly to the south-east of Kinshasa.

How far is it from Kinshasa to Lusaka?

The distance between Kinshasa and Lusaka is 2959 km by road.

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

The drive from Kinshasa to Lusaka takes approximately 42 h by car.

What is the best route from Kinshasa to Lusaka?

The fastest route from Kinshasa to Lusaka covers 2959 km with a driving time of approximately 42 h.

What is the shortest route from Kinshasa to Lusaka?

The shortest driving route from Kinshasa to Lusaka is about 2959 km by road.

Sources

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