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Addis AbabaLusaka
Distance: 3909 km·Drive time: 53 h 30 min

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Driving from Addis Ababa to Lusaka takes about via T2. The distance is 3909 km. The straight-line distance is 2905 km. EV charging is available along the route, including in Pumwani, Mlolongo. Driving directions

Driving directions

124 · 3909 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 400 km
  24. 37 Turn left onto D490 Ruiri-Isiolo 22 km
  25. 38 Turn right 7 km
  26. 39 At end of road, turn right onto Meru-Maua Road 5 km
  27. 40 Turn left onto Embu-Meru Highway 968 m
  28. 41 Continue straight onto Meru-Nairobi Highway 648 m
  29. 42 Continue right onto Meru-Nairobi Highway 5 km
  30. 43 Continue straight onto Meru-Nairobi Highway 92 km
  31. 44 Continue straight onto Embu-Nairobi Highway 42 km
  32. 45 Take ramp slightly left 357 m
  33. 46 Merge slightly right 79 km
  34. 47 Take exit slightly left onto Thika Road 322 m
  35. 48 Continue U-turn onto Thika Road 317 m
  36. 49 Take ramp slightly right onto Thika Road 58 m
  37. 50 Merge slightly right onto Thika Road 565 m
  38. 51 Take exit slightly left onto Thika Road 699 m
  39. 52 Turn slightly left 605 m
  40. 53 Turn straight onto Outer Ring Road 468 m
  41. 54 Keep slightly right onto Outer Ring Road 10 km
  42. 55 Continue straight onto Airport South Road 717 m
  43. 56 Turn slightly left onto Airport North Road 2 km
  44. 57 Continue straight 110 m
  45. 58 Keep slightly left 394 m
  46. 59 Merge slightly right onto Mombasa Road 14 km
  47. 60 Keep slightly left onto Mombasa Road 934 m
  48. 61 Keep slightly left onto Nairobi-Namanga Road 773 m
  49. 62 Continue straight onto Namanga Road 16 km
  50. 63 Continue straight onto Nairobi-Namanga Road 120 km
  51. 64 Continue straight onto Arusha Road 100 km
  52. 65 Turn right 74 m
  53. 66 Turn straight onto Northwest Arusha Bypass Road 6 km
  54. 67 Enter rotary straight 84 m
  55. 68 Exit rotary straight 169 km
  56. 69 Continue left 6 km
  57. 70 At end of road, turn left 53 km
  58. 71 Turn straight 26 km
  59. 72 Enter roundabout left 39 m
  60. 73 Exit roundabout slightly left 38 m
  61. 74 Turn slightly left 154 km
  62. 75 Enter roundabout straight onto Arusha Road 54 m
  63. 76 Exit roundabout straight onto Arusha Road 639 m
  64. 77 Enter rotary left 44 m
  65. 78 Exit rotary straight 3 km
  66. 79 Enter roundabout straight 25 m
  67. 80 Exit roundabout slightly left 2 km
  68. 81 Enter rotary straight 38 m
  69. 82 Exit rotary straight 235 km
  70. 83 Turn straight 5 km
  71. 84 Enter roundabout left 55 m
  72. 85 Exit roundabout straight 6 km
  73. 86 Keep slightly left onto Dodoma Highway 7 km
  74. 87 Turn left 182 m
  75. 88 Turn right 925 m
  76. 89 Continue straight 800 m
  77. 90 Turn left onto Utalii Road 24 m
  78. 91 Turn right 348 m
  79. 92 Keep slightly left 479 m
  80. 93 At end of road, turn right 229 m
  81. 94 Turn left 157 m
  82. 95 At end of road, turn right 160 km
  83. 96 Keep slightly right 270 km
  84. 97 Turn straight 4 km
  85. 98 Enter roundabout slightly left 12 m
  86. 99 Exit roundabout slightly left 655 m
  87. 100 Continue straight onto Great North Road 812 km
  88. 101 Take exit left 49 m
  89. 102 Merge slightly right onto Great North Road 193 km
  90. 103 Enter roundabout sharp left onto Great North Road 65 m
  91. 104 Exit roundabout straight onto Great North Road 2 km
  92. 105 Enter rotary left onto Great North Road 50 m
  93. 106 Exit rotary slightly left onto Great North Road 4 km
  94. 107 Enter roundabout left onto Great North Road 67 m
  95. 108 Exit roundabout straight onto Great North Road 2 km
  96. 109 Enter rotary slightly left onto Kasangula Road 10 m
  97. 110 Exit rotary straight onto Kasangula Road 5 km
  98. 111 Turn right onto Zambezi Road 561 m
  99. 112 Turn left onto Katima Mulilo Road 393 m
  100. 113 Enter rotary slightly left onto Great East Road 10 m
  101. 114 Exit rotary straight onto Great East Road 3 km
  102. 115 Keep slightly left onto Great East Road 455 m
  103. 116 Enter rotary slightly left onto Great East Road 65 m
  104. 117 Exit rotary straight onto Great East Road 3 km
  105. 118 Enter roundabout straight onto Great East Road 56 m
  106. 119 Exit roundabout straight onto Great East Road 5 km
  107. 120 Enter rotary slightly left onto Great East Road 106 m
  108. 121 Exit rotary left onto Great East Road 73 km
  109. 122 Turn right onto Detour 12 km
  110. 123 Continue straight 8 km
  111. 124 Arrive

The return trip from Lusaka to Addis Ababa covers roughly the same distance, 3909 km.

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Questions and answers

Lusaka lies roughly to the south of Addis Ababa.

How far is it from Addis Ababa to Lusaka?

The distance between Addis Ababa and Lusaka is 3909 km by road.

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

The drive from Addis Ababa to Lusaka takes approximately 53 h 30 min by car.

What is the best route from Addis Ababa to Lusaka?

The fastest route from Addis Ababa to Lusaka covers 3909 km with a driving time of approximately 53 h 30 min.

What is the shortest route from Addis Ababa to Lusaka?

The shortest driving route from Addis Ababa to Lusaka is about 3909 km by road.

Sources

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