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Distance: 511 km·Drive time: 6 h 40 min

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Driving from Kigali to Kampala takes about via A2. The distance is 511 km. The straight-line distance is 373 km. Driving directions

Driving directions

60 · 511 km
  1. 1 Depart left onto KG 17 Avenue 244 m
  2. 2 Turn right onto KG 233 Street 179 m
  3. 3 At end of road, turn right onto KG 213 Street 14 m
  4. 4 Turn left onto KG 224 Street 86 m
  5. 5 Turn left onto KG 8 Avenue 2 km
  6. 6 At end of road, turn right onto KG 9 Avenue 3 km
  7. 7 Turn slightly right 47 m
  8. 8 Turn sharp left onto KG 12 Avenue 63 m
  9. 9 Turn slightly right onto KG 9 Avenue 46 m
  10. 10 Turn right 235 m
  11. 11 Continue slightly right onto KG 14 Avenue 2 km
  12. 12 Turn right onto KG 24 Avenue 4 km
  13. 13 Keep slightly right onto KG 24 Avenue 2 km
  1. 14 Continue straight 3 km
  2. 15 Turn left 220 m
  3. 16 Turn right onto Kigali-Gatuna Road 40 km
  4. 17 Enter roundabout straight 43 m
  5. 18 Exit roundabout slightly right 29 km
  6. 19 Continue straight onto Kabale - Katuna - Kigali Road 22 km
  7. 20 Continue straight onto Kabale Katuna Kigali Road 181 m
  8. 21 At roundabout, take exit right onto Kabale - Mbarara Road 75 km
  9. 22 Continue straight onto New Kampala Road 2 km
  10. 23 Continue straight onto Kabale - Mbarara Road 55 km
  11. 24 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Mbarara Bypass 28 m
  12. 25 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Mbarara Bypass 3 km
  13. 26 Continue straight onto Mbarara Northern Bypass 2 km
  14. 27 Enter roundabout left onto Mbarara Nothern Bypass 36 m
  15. 28 Exit roundabout sharp left onto Mbarara Nothern Bypass 4 km
  16. 29 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Mbarara Bypass 28 m
  17. 30 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Mbarara Bypass 2 km
  18. 31 Enter roundabout left onto Mbarara Bypass 35 m
  19. 32 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Mbarara Bypass 3 km
  20. 33 Enter roundabout straight onto Mbarara - Masaka Road 33 m
  21. 34 Exit roundabout left onto Mbarara - Masaka Road 130 km
  22. 35 Enter roundabout left onto Masaka Bypass 36 m
  23. 36 Exit roundabout left onto Masaka Bypass 7 km
  24. 37 Enter roundabout left onto Kampala - Masaka Road 54 m
  25. 38 Exit roundabout left onto Kampala - Masaka Road 25 km
  26. 39 At end of road, turn left onto Kampala - Masaka Road 35 km
  27. 40 Continue straight onto Masaka Road 33 km
  28. 41 Continue straight onto Kampala - Masaka Road 26 km
  29. 42 Enter roundabout straight 25 m
  30. 43 Exit roundabout slightly left 295 m
  31. 44 Enter rotary slightly left 90 m
  32. 45 Exit rotary left 168 m
  33. 46 Enter roundabout straight 123 m
  34. 47 Exit roundabout slightly left 418 m
  35. 48 Continue straight onto Northern Bypass 7 km
  36. 49 Take exit slightly left 382 m
  37. 50 Enter rotary slightly left onto Bombo Road 201 m
  38. 51 Exit rotary left onto Bombo Road 2 km
  39. 52 Enter roundabout left onto Bombo Road 95 m
  40. 53 Exit roundabout left onto Bombo Road 2 km
  41. 54 Continue straight 114 m
  42. 55 Turn left onto Wandegeya Road 501 m
  43. 56 At end of road, turn right onto Nakasero Road 997 m
  44. 57 Turn left 34 m
  45. 58 Continue slightly left onto Nehru Avenue 131 m
  46. 59 Turn right 38 m
  47. 60 Arrive right

The return trip from Kampala to Kigali covers roughly the same distance, 511 km.

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Questions and answers

Kampala lies roughly to the north-east of Kigali.

How far is it from Kigali to Kampala?

The distance between Kigali and Kampala is 511 km by road.

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

The drive from Kigali to Kampala takes approximately 6 h 40 min by car.

What is the best route from Kigali to Kampala?

The fastest route from Kigali to Kampala covers 511 km with a driving time of approximately 6 h 40 min.

What is the shortest route from Kigali to Kampala?

The shortest driving route from Kigali to Kampala is about 511 km by road.

Sources

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