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NairobiMogadishu
Distance: 1239 km·Drive time: 22 h 15 min

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Driving from Nairobi to Mogadishu takes about via A3. The distance is 1239 km. The straight-line distance is 1018 km. EV charging is available along the route, including in Pumwani. Driving directions

Driving directions

61 · 1239 km
  1. 1 Depart left onto Uhuru Highway 219 m
  2. 2 Enter rotary left onto Kenyatta Avenue 107 m
  3. 3 Exit rotary left onto Kenyatta Avenue 829 m
  4. 4 Turn left onto Tom Mboya Street 254 m
  5. 5 Continue straight onto Muranga Road 150 m
  6. 6 Continue straight onto Murang'a Road 4 km
  7. 7 Continue straight onto Thika Road 8 km
  8. 8 Take exit slightly left onto Thika Road 325 m
  9. 9 Enter rotary left onto Thika Road 68 m
  10. 10 Exit rotary slightly left onto Thika Road 311 m
  11. 11 Merge slightly right onto Thika Road 29 km
  12. 12 Continue straight onto Meru-Nairobi Highway 132 m
  13. 13 Take exit slightly left onto Garissa Road 2 km
  1. 14 Merge slightly left onto Garissa Road 166 km
  2. 15 Continue straight onto Garissa-Daadab Road 158 km
  3. 16 Continue straight onto Garissa-Dadaab Road 4 km
  4. 17 Continue straight onto Garissa-Dadaab Road 100 km
  5. 18 Turn right 13 km
  6. 19 Turn slightly right 37 km
  7. 20 Turn right 9 km
  8. 21 Turn left 2 km
  9. 22 Turn slightly right 925 m
  10. 23 Turn right 23 km
  11. 24 Turn right 26 km
  12. 25 Turn left 33 km
  13. 26 Turn slightly right 371 m
  14. 27 Keep slightly left 940 m
  15. 28 Keep slightly right 212 m
  16. 29 Turn left 43 m
  17. 30 Turn left onto Kismaayo - Hoosingo Road 88 km
  18. 31 Keep slightly right onto Kismaayo - Hoosingo Road 29 km
  19. 32 Continue slightly left onto Kismaayo - Hoosingo Road 10 km
  20. 33 Continue right onto Kismaayo - Hoosingo Road 18 km
  21. 34 Turn right onto Kismayo - Afmadow Highway 4 km
  22. 35 Turn left 291 m
  23. 36 Turn right 530 m
  24. 37 At end of road, turn left 2 km
  25. 38 Turn left 731 m
  26. 39 Turn slightly left 561 m
  27. 40 At end of road, turn left 405 m
  28. 41 Turn right 18 m
  29. 42 Turn left 23 m
  30. 43 Turn right onto Kismaayo - Jilib Highway 111 km
  31. 44 Turn right onto Jilib - Jamaame road 2 km
  32. 45 Continue straight onto Buulo Mareer - Jilib Highway 16 km
  33. 46 Continue straight onto Buulo Mareer - Jilib Highway 246 km
  34. 47 Turn right onto Wadada Marka 7 km
  35. 48 Continue slightly left onto Wadada Marka 70 km
  36. 49 Turn right 20 m
  37. 50 Turn straight onto Wadada Afgooye 12 km
  38. 51 Turn straight onto Wadada Afgooye 10 km
  39. 52 Turn slightly left onto Wadada Afgooye 3 km
  40. 53 Continue straight onto W. Afgooye / طريق أفجوي 757 m
  41. 54 Enter rotary right onto Makka Al-mukarama مكة المكرمة 57 m
  42. 55 Exit rotary slightly right onto Makka Al-mukarama مكة المكرمة 3 km
  43. 56 Continue straight onto W. Jamaal Cabdi-Naasir طريق جمال عبد الناصر 967 m
  44. 57 Enter roundabout right onto Via Shire Warsame 16 m
  45. 58 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Via Shire Warsame 318 m
  46. 59 Turn right onto Via Marconi Guglielmo 308 m
  47. 60 Turn left onto Via 1 Juli / طريق 1 تموز 65 m
  48. 61 Arrive right onto Via 1 Juli / طريق 1 تموز

The return trip from Mogadishu to Nairobi covers roughly the same distance, 1239 km.

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Questions and answers

Mogadishu lies roughly to the east of Nairobi.

How far is it from Nairobi to Mogadishu?

The distance between Nairobi and Mogadishu is 1239 km by road.

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

The drive from Nairobi to Mogadishu takes approximately 22 h 15 min by car.

What is the best route from Nairobi to Mogadishu?

The fastest route from Nairobi to Mogadishu covers 1239 km with a driving time of approximately 22 h 15 min.

What is the shortest route from Nairobi to Mogadishu?

The shortest driving route from Nairobi to Mogadishu is about 1239 km by road.

Sources

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