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Distance: 2396 km·Drive time: 37 h 40 min

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Driving from Kigali to Mogadishu takes about via A3. The distance is 2396 km. The straight-line distance is 1751 km. EV charging is available along the route, including in Pumwani. Driving directions

Driving directions

207 · 2396 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 21 km
  36. 49 Enter roundabout slightly left 8 m
  37. 50 Exit roundabout slightly left 338 m
  38. 51 Merge slightly right onto Jinja - Kampala Road 36 km
  39. 52 Enter roundabout left 68 m
  40. 53 Exit roundabout straight 31 km
  41. 54 Enter roundabout left onto Jinja - Kampala Road 74 m
  42. 55 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Jinja - Kampala Road 188 m
  43. 56 Continue straight onto Source of the Nile Bridge 524 m
  44. 57 Continue straight onto Jinja - Kampala Road 2 km
  45. 58 Enter roundabout straight onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 45 m
  46. 59 Exit roundabout straight onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 2 km
  47. 60 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 64 m
  48. 61 Exit roundabout straight onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 572 m
  49. 62 Continue left onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 2 km
  50. 63 Enter rotary straight onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 79 m
  51. 64 Exit rotary slightly left onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 34 km
  52. 65 Turn straight onto Main Street 2 km
  53. 66 Enter roundabout straight onto Main Street 32 m
  54. 67 Exit roundabout straight onto Main Street 730 m
  55. 68 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 33 m
  56. 69 Exit roundabout straight onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 5 km
  57. 70 Turn straight onto Jinja - Tororo Road 47 km
  58. 71 Continue straight onto Namutere - Tororo junction 2 km
  59. 72 Continue straight onto Nakalama - Bugiri 4 km
  60. 73 Turn straight onto Bugiri - Namutere 4 km
  61. 74 Turn right onto Namutere - Busia 10 km
  62. 75 Turn straight onto Jinja Road 7 km
  63. 76 Continue straight onto Customs Street 2 km
  64. 77 Keep slightly left onto Kisumu-Busia Road 28 m
  65. 78 Keep slightly left 6 km
  66. 79 Turn left 51 m
  67. 80 Continue straight onto Busia-Mumias Road 47 km
  68. 81 At end of road, turn right onto Mumias-Bungoma Road 6 km
  69. 82 Continue straight onto Kakamega-Mumias Road 22 km
  70. 83 Continue straight onto Eshitinji-Esumeiya Road 8 km
  71. 84 Continue straight onto Kakamega-Mumias Road 2 km
  72. 85 Continue straight onto Kenyatta Avenue 671 m
  73. 86 Enter roundabout left onto Kisumu-Kakamega Road 75 m
  74. 87 Exit roundabout left onto Kisumu-Kakamega Road 2 km
  75. 88 Enter roundabout straight onto Kisumu-Kakamega Road 40 m
  76. 89 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Kisumu-Kakamega Road 19 km
  77. 90 Continue straight onto Kisumu Road 10 km
  78. 91 Enter roundabout slightly left 46 m
  79. 92 Exit roundabout straight 28 m
  80. 93 Turn slightly left onto Kisumu-Vihiga Road 10 km
  81. 94 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 27 m
  82. 95 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 2 km
  83. 96 Enter roundabout left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 44 m
  84. 97 Exit roundabout left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 2 km
  85. 98 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 30 m
  86. 99 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 2 km
  87. 100 Enter roundabout left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 34 m
  88. 101 Exit roundabout straight onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 2 km
  89. 102 Enter roundabout left onto Kisumu-Vihiga Road 40 m
  90. 103 Exit roundabout left onto Kisumu-Vihiga Road 425 m
  91. 104 Take exit slightly left 269 m
  92. 105 Enter roundabout left 21 m
  93. 106 Exit roundabout left 41 km
  94. 107 Enter roundabout straight 192 m
  95. 108 Exit roundabout straight 11 km
  96. 109 Turn straight 832 m
  97. 110 Turn left onto Muhoroni-Fort Ternan-Londiani Rd. 63 km
  98. 111 At end of road, turn left 9 km
  99. 112 Take exit slightly left 651 m
  100. 113 Turn sharp right onto Nakuru - Eldoret Road 177 m
  101. 114 Turn straight onto Nairobi Road 352 m
  102. 115 Continue straight onto Nakuru - Eldoret Road 9 km
  103. 116 Continue straight onto Nairobi Road 2 km
  104. 117 Keep slightly left onto Nakuru-Eldoret Rd. 12 km
  105. 118 Merge slightly right onto Nairobi Road 234 m
  106. 119 Continue straight onto Nakuru - Eldoret Road 3 km
  107. 120 Continue straight onto Nairobi Road 11 km
  108. 121 Continue straight onto Nakuru - Eldoret Road 11 km
  109. 122 Continue straight onto Nakuru-Kisumu Road 3 km
  110. 123 Enter roundabout straight onto Nakuru-Kisumu Road 49 m
  111. 124 Exit roundabout straight onto Nakuru-Kisumu Road 2 km
  112. 125 Enter roundabout slightly left onto George Morara Road 79 m
  113. 126 Exit roundabout left onto George Morara Road 862 m
  114. 127 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Geoffery Kamau Avenue 79 m
  115. 128 Exit roundabout straight onto Geoffery Kamau Avenue 2 km
  116. 129 Enter roundabout straight onto Old Nairobi Road 33 m
  117. 130 Exit roundabout straight onto Old Nairobi Road 39 km
  118. 131 Continue straight onto Nairobi-Nakuru Road 26 km
  119. 132 Continue straight onto Nairobi - Nakuru Road 2 km
  120. 133 Take exit sharp right onto Naivasha-Mai Mahiu 2 km
  121. 134 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Naivasha-Mai Mahiu-Limuru Road 47 m
  122. 135 Exit roundabout straight onto Naivasha-Mai Mahiu-Limuru Road 8 km
  123. 136 Continue straight onto Naivasha-Mai Mahiu-Limuru Rd. 15 km
  124. 137 Continue straight onto Naivasha-Mai Mahiu-Limuru Road 15 km
  125. 138 Continue straight onto Limuru-Maimahiu Road 11 km
  126. 139 Continue straight onto Limuru-Maimahiu Rd. 8 km
  127. 140 Turn left onto Thogoto-Thigio-Limuru Road 994 m
  128. 141 Continue slightly right onto Thogoto-Thigio-Limuru Road 2 km
  129. 142 Continue slightly right onto Thogoto-Thigio-Limuru Road 2 km
  130. 143 Turn left onto Kiambu-Limuru Rd. 6 km
  131. 144 Continue slightly right onto Kiambu-Limuru Rd. 16 km
  132. 145 Continue straight onto Kiambu-Limuru Road 7 km
  133. 146 Turn left onto Ruiru-Kiambu Road 2 km
  134. 147 Enter roundabout left onto Kamiti Road 17 m
  135. 148 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Kamiti Road 45 m
  136. 149 Turn straight onto Ruiru-Kiambu Road 5 km
  137. 150 At end of road, turn left onto Ruiru-Kamiti Road 5 km
  138. 151 Continue straight onto Ruiru Kamiti Road 5 km
  139. 152 Continue straight onto Ruiru Road 300 m
  140. 153 Enter rotary slightly left onto Ruiru Road 26 m
  141. 154 Exit rotary left onto Ruiru Road 184 m
  142. 155 Turn slightly left onto Thika Road 2 km
  143. 156 Take ramp slightly right onto Thika Road 64 m
  144. 157 Merge slightly right onto Thika Road 16 km
  145. 158 Continue straight onto Meru-Nairobi Highway 132 m
  146. 159 Take exit slightly left onto Garissa Road 2 km
  147. 160 Merge slightly left onto Garissa Road 166 km
  148. 161 Continue straight onto Garissa-Daadab Road 158 km
  149. 162 Continue straight onto Garissa-Dadaab Road 4 km
  150. 163 Continue straight onto Garissa-Dadaab Road 100 km
  151. 164 Turn right 13 km
  152. 165 Turn slightly right 37 km
  153. 166 Turn right 9 km
  154. 167 Turn left 2 km
  155. 168 Turn slightly right 925 m
  156. 169 Turn right 23 km
  157. 170 Turn right 26 km
  158. 171 Turn left 33 km
  159. 172 Turn slightly right 371 m
  160. 173 Keep slightly left 940 m
  161. 174 Keep slightly right 212 m
  162. 175 Turn left 43 m
  163. 176 Turn left onto Kismaayo - Hoosingo Road 88 km
  164. 177 Keep slightly right onto Kismaayo - Hoosingo Road 29 km
  165. 178 Continue slightly left onto Kismaayo - Hoosingo Road 10 km
  166. 179 Continue right onto Kismaayo - Hoosingo Road 18 km
  167. 180 Turn right onto Kismayo - Afmadow Highway 4 km
  168. 181 Turn left 291 m
  169. 182 Turn right 530 m
  170. 183 At end of road, turn left 2 km
  171. 184 Turn left 731 m
  172. 185 Turn slightly left 561 m
  173. 186 At end of road, turn left 405 m
  174. 187 Turn right 18 m
  175. 188 Turn left 23 m
  176. 189 Turn right onto Kismaayo - Jilib Highway 111 km
  177. 190 Turn right onto Jilib - Jamaame road 2 km
  178. 191 Continue straight onto Buulo Mareer - Jilib Highway 16 km
  179. 192 Continue straight onto Buulo Mareer - Jilib Highway 246 km
  180. 193 Turn right onto Wadada Marka 7 km
  181. 194 Continue slightly left onto Wadada Marka 70 km
  182. 195 Turn right 20 m
  183. 196 Turn straight onto Wadada Afgooye 12 km
  184. 197 Turn straight onto Wadada Afgooye 10 km
  185. 198 Turn slightly left onto Wadada Afgooye 3 km
  186. 199 Continue straight onto W. Afgooye / طريق أفجوي 757 m
  187. 200 Enter rotary right onto Makka Al-mukarama مكة المكرمة 57 m
  188. 201 Exit rotary slightly right onto Makka Al-mukarama مكة المكرمة 3 km
  189. 202 Continue straight onto W. Jamaal Cabdi-Naasir طريق جمال عبد الناصر 967 m
  190. 203 Enter roundabout right onto Via Shire Warsame 16 m
  191. 204 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Via Shire Warsame 318 m
  192. 205 Turn right onto Via Marconi Guglielmo 308 m
  193. 206 Turn left onto Via 1 Juli / طريق 1 تموز 65 m
  194. 207 Arrive right onto Via 1 Juli / طريق 1 تموز

The return trip from Mogadishu to Kigali covers roughly the same distance, 2396 km.

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Questions and answers

Mogadishu lies roughly to the east of Kigali.

How far is it from Kigali to Mogadishu?

The distance between Kigali and Mogadishu is 2396 km by road.

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

The drive from Kigali to Mogadishu takes approximately 37 h 40 min by car.

What is the best route from Kigali to Mogadishu?

The fastest route from Kigali to Mogadishu covers 2396 km with a driving time of approximately 37 h 40 min.

What is the shortest route from Kigali to Mogadishu?

The shortest driving route from Kigali to Mogadishu is about 2396 km by road.

Sources

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