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Democratic Republic of the CongoRwanda

KinshasaKigali
Distance: 2514 km·Drive time: 36 h 25 min

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Driving from Kinshasa to Kigali takes about via RN1. The distance is 2514 km. The straight-line distance is 1661 km. Driving directions

Driving directions

149 · 2514 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 6 km
  27. 40 Turn left 18 km
  28. 41 Turn straight 10 km
  29. 42 Turn left 25 km
  30. 43 Turn slightly left 44 km
  31. 44 Turn straight 93 km
  32. 45 Turn slightly left 16 km
  33. 46 Turn slightly left 107 km
  34. 47 Continue straight onto Bac Mokole 126 m
  35. 48 Continue straight 17 km
  36. 49 At end of road, turn left 727 m
  37. 50 Turn right 58 km
  38. 51 Turn slightly left 103 km
  39. 52 Continue right 536 m
  40. 53 Continue straight 2 km
  41. 54 At end of road, turn left 16 km
  42. 55 Enter roundabout slightly right 80 m
  43. 56 Exit roundabout right 2 km
  44. 57 Turn right 607 m
  45. 58 At end of road, turn right 92 m
  46. 59 Continue left 39 m
  47. 60 Turn right 88 km
  48. 61 Turn slightly right 28 km
  49. 62 Turn right 2 km
  50. 63 Turn sharp left 3 km
  51. 64 Continue right 34 km
  52. 65 Turn right 3 km
  53. 66 Continue right 121 km
  54. 67 Continue left 42 km
  55. 68 Turn right 11 km
  56. 69 At end of road, turn left 6 km
  57. 70 Turn right 598 m
  58. 71 Turn right 25 km
  59. 72 Turn slightly left 9 km
  60. 73 Turn left 145 m
  61. 74 Turn left 3 km
  62. 75 Turn slightly right 33 km
  63. 76 Turn straight 10 km
  64. 77 Turn slightly left 12 km
  65. 78 Turn right 5 km
  66. 79 Turn straight 4 km
  67. 80 Turn straight 221 m
  68. 81 At end of road, turn left 6 km
  69. 82 Turn straight 12 km
  70. 83 Turn slightly right 513 m
  71. 84 At end of road, turn right 30 m
  72. 85 Turn left 264 m
  73. 86 Turn left 5 km
  74. 87 Turn left 8 km
  75. 88 Turn right 7 km
  76. 89 Turn slightly left 4 km
  77. 90 Turn right 2 km
  78. 91 At end of road, turn left 2 km
  79. 92 Keep slightly left 830 m
  80. 93 At end of road, turn right 79 m
  81. 94 Merge slightly left 16 m
  82. 95 Turn left 391 m
  83. 96 Merge slightly right 540 m
  84. 97 Turn sharp right 43 m
  85. 98 Turn left 145 m
  86. 99 Turn left 587 m
  87. 100 Enter rotary right onto Route d'Uvira 112 m
  88. 101 Exit rotary right onto Route d'Uvira 2 km
  89. 102 Turn right 217 m
  90. 103 Turn right 88 m
  91. 104 At end of road, turn left 41 m
  92. 105 Enter roundabout right 12 m
  93. 106 Exit roundabout right 97 m
  94. 107 Enter roundabout slightly right 17 m
  95. 108 Exit roundabout straight 577 m
  96. 109 Turn right onto Avenue Patrice Emery Lumumba 2 km
  97. 110 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Patrice Emery Lumumba 18 m
  98. 111 Exit roundabout left onto Avenue Patrice Emery Lumumba 849 m
  99. 112 Continue right onto Avenue Patrice Emery Lumumba 4 km
  100. 113 Merge slightly left 11 km
  101. 114 Turn slightly right 18 km
  102. 115 Turn slightly right 16 km
  103. 116 Turn straight 6 km
  104. 117 Turn straight 3 km
  105. 118 Turn straight 8 km
  106. 119 Turn slightly left 2 km
  107. 120 Turn straight 22 km
  108. 121 Turn slightly right 14 km
  109. 122 Turn slightly right 4 km
  110. 123 Turn slightly right 7 km
  111. 124 Turn slightly right 5 km
  112. 125 Turn slightly right onto NR11 4 km
  113. 126 At roundabout, take exit straight 769 m
  114. 127 Enter roundabout right 28 m
  115. 128 Exit roundabout right 16 km
  116. 129 At roundabout, take exit right 6 km
  117. 130 Turn slightly left 17 km
  118. 131 Turn slightly left 12 km
  119. 132 Turn right 25 km
  120. 133 Turn straight 3 km
  121. 134 Enter roundabout slightly right 23 m
  122. 135 Exit roundabout right 47 km
  123. 136 Turn right onto KN 91 Street 453 m
  124. 137 Keep slightly left onto KN 91 Street 94 m
  125. 138 Turn straight onto KN 5 Avenue 510 m
  126. 139 Turn straight onto Avenue KN 2 2 km
  127. 140 Enter roundabout right 164 m
  128. 141 Exit roundabout right 3 km
  129. 142 Enter roundabout right onto KN 3 Road 52 m
  130. 143 Exit roundabout slightly right onto KN 3 Road 5 km
  131. 144 Enter rotary slightly right onto KG 1 Avenue 106 m
  132. 145 Exit rotary right onto KG 1 Avenue 2 km
  133. 146 Enter roundabout straight onto KG 11 Avenue 36 m
  134. 147 Exit roundabout slightly right onto KG 11 Avenue 282 m
  135. 148 Turn left onto KG 17 Avenue 651 m
  136. 149 Arrive right onto KG 17 Avenue

The return trip from Kigali to Kinshasa covers roughly the same distance, 2514 km.

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Questions and answers

Kigali lies roughly to the east of Kinshasa.

How far is it from Kinshasa to Kigali?

The distance between Kinshasa and Kigali is 2514 km by road.

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

The drive from Kinshasa to Kigali takes approximately 36 h 25 min by car.

What is the best route from Kinshasa to Kigali?

The fastest route from Kinshasa to Kigali covers 2514 km with a driving time of approximately 36 h 25 min.

What is the shortest route from Kinshasa to Kigali?

The shortest driving route from Kinshasa to Kigali is about 2514 km by road.

Sources

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