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NairobiLusaka
Distance: 2482 km·Drive time: 34 h 45 min

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Driving from Nairobi to Lusaka takes about via T2. The distance is 2482 km. The straight-line distance is 1776 km. EV charging is available along the route, including in Lang'ata. Driving directions

Driving directions

74 · 2482 km
  1. 1 Depart left onto Uhuru Highway 219 m
  2. 2 Enter rotary left onto Uhuru Highway 147 m
  3. 3 Exit rotary left onto Uhuru Highway 719 m
  4. 4 Enter rotary slightly left onto Uhuru Highway 46 m
  5. 5 Exit rotary left onto Uhuru Highway 136 m
  6. 6 Take exit slightly left 451 m
  7. 7 Merge slightly left onto Nairobi Expressway 9 km
  8. 8 Take exit slightly left 413 m
  9. 9 Merge slightly left onto Mombasa Road 15 km
  10. 10 Keep slightly left onto Mombasa Road 934 m
  11. 11 Keep slightly left onto Nairobi-Namanga Road 773 m
  12. 12 Continue straight onto Namanga Road 16 km
  13. 13 Continue straight onto Nairobi-Namanga Road 120 km
  1. 14 Continue straight onto Arusha Road 100 km
  2. 15 Turn right 74 m
  3. 16 Turn straight onto Northwest Arusha Bypass Road 6 km
  4. 17 Enter rotary straight 84 m
  5. 18 Exit rotary straight 169 km
  6. 19 Continue left 6 km
  7. 20 At end of road, turn left 53 km
  8. 21 Turn straight 26 km
  9. 22 Enter roundabout left 39 m
  10. 23 Exit roundabout slightly left 38 m
  11. 24 Turn slightly left 154 km
  12. 25 Enter roundabout straight onto Arusha Road 54 m
  13. 26 Exit roundabout straight onto Arusha Road 639 m
  14. 27 Enter rotary left 44 m
  15. 28 Exit rotary straight 3 km
  16. 29 Enter roundabout straight 25 m
  17. 30 Exit roundabout slightly left 2 km
  18. 31 Enter rotary straight 38 m
  19. 32 Exit rotary straight 235 km
  20. 33 Turn straight 5 km
  21. 34 Enter roundabout left 55 m
  22. 35 Exit roundabout straight 6 km
  23. 36 Keep slightly left onto Dodoma Highway 7 km
  24. 37 Turn left 182 m
  25. 38 Turn right 925 m
  26. 39 Continue straight 800 m
  27. 40 Turn left onto Utalii Road 24 m
  28. 41 Turn right 348 m
  29. 42 Keep slightly left 479 m
  30. 43 At end of road, turn right 229 m
  31. 44 Turn left 157 m
  32. 45 At end of road, turn right 160 km
  33. 46 Keep slightly right 270 km
  34. 47 Turn straight 4 km
  35. 48 Enter roundabout slightly left 12 m
  36. 49 Exit roundabout slightly left 655 m
  37. 50 Continue straight onto Great North Road 812 km
  38. 51 Take exit left 49 m
  39. 52 Merge slightly right onto Great North Road 193 km
  40. 53 Enter roundabout sharp left onto Great North Road 65 m
  41. 54 Exit roundabout straight onto Great North Road 2 km
  42. 55 Enter rotary left onto Great North Road 50 m
  43. 56 Exit rotary slightly left onto Great North Road 4 km
  44. 57 Enter roundabout left onto Great North Road 67 m
  45. 58 Exit roundabout straight onto Great North Road 2 km
  46. 59 Enter rotary slightly left onto Kasangula Road 10 m
  47. 60 Exit rotary straight onto Kasangula Road 5 km
  48. 61 Turn right onto Zambezi Road 561 m
  49. 62 Turn left onto Katima Mulilo Road 393 m
  50. 63 Enter rotary slightly left onto Great East Road 10 m
  51. 64 Exit rotary straight onto Great East Road 3 km
  52. 65 Keep slightly left onto Great East Road 455 m
  53. 66 Enter rotary slightly left onto Great East Road 65 m
  54. 67 Exit rotary straight onto Great East Road 3 km
  55. 68 Enter roundabout straight onto Great East Road 56 m
  56. 69 Exit roundabout straight onto Great East Road 5 km
  57. 70 Enter rotary slightly left onto Great East Road 106 m
  58. 71 Exit rotary left onto Great East Road 73 km
  59. 72 Turn right onto Detour 12 km
  60. 73 Continue straight 8 km
  61. 74 Arrive

The return trip from Lusaka to Nairobi covers roughly the same distance, 2482 km.

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Questions and answers

Lusaka lies roughly to the south-west of Nairobi.

How far is it from Nairobi to Lusaka?

The distance between Nairobi and Lusaka is 2482 km by road.

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

The drive from Nairobi to Lusaka takes approximately 34 h 45 min by car.

What is the best route from Nairobi to Lusaka?

The fastest route from Nairobi to Lusaka covers 2482 km with a driving time of approximately 34 h 45 min.

What is the shortest route from Nairobi to Lusaka?

The shortest driving route from Nairobi to Lusaka is about 2482 km by road.

Sources

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