How far is it from Luanda to Nairobi?

The distance between Luanda and Nairobi is 2523 mi by road.

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

The drive from Luanda to Nairobi takes approximately 61 h 45 min by car.

What is the best route from Luanda to Nairobi?

The fastest route from Luanda to Nairobi covers 2523 mi with a driving time of approximately 61 h 45 min.

Which direction is Nairobi from Luanda?

Nairobi lies roughly to the east of Luanda.

Which roads does the route from Luanda to Nairobi follow?

The drive from Luanda to Nairobi mainly follows RN1, RN2, T4. The longest single stretch is 581 mi on RN2.

Which towns do you pass between Luanda and Nairobi?

Towns on the route from Luanda to Nairobi include Malanje, Buseresere, Awendo.

Angola Kenya

Distance: 2523 miDuration: 61 h 45 min

Driving from Luanda to Nairobi takes about 61 h 45 min via RN2. The distance is 2523 mi. The straight-line distance is 1698 mi. EV charging is available along the route, including in Nairobi. Driving directions

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Driving directions212 · 2523 mi

1 Depart onto Muxima-Cabo Ledo 31 mi
2 At end of road, turn slightly left onto Cabala-Muxima 23 mi
3 Continue straight onto Ponte de Cabala 1 mi
4 Continue straight onto Catete-Cabala 15 mi
5 Continue sharp right 33 mi
6 Turn slightly right onto Maria Tereza/Zenza do Itombe 125 yd
7 Take exit left onto Maria Teresa/N'Dalatando 64 yd
8 Merge slightly left onto Maria Teresa/Ndalatando 1 mi
9 Continue straight onto Maria Teresa/N'Dalatando 62 mi
10 At roundabout, take exit straight 61 mi
11 Continue straight onto Lombe-Cacuso 43 mi
12 Turn slightly right 3 mi
13 Enter roundabout slightly right 123 yd

14 Exit roundabout slightly right 16 mi
15 Turn slightly left 1 mi
16 Turn straight 28 mi
17 Continue straight 19 mi
18 Turn straight 59 mi
19 Turn left 25 mi
20 Enter roundabout right 57 yd
21 Exit roundabout right 59 mi
22 Turn slightly left 11 mi
23 Enter roundabout slightly right 12 yd
24 Exit roundabout slightly right 22 mi
25 Turn straight 1 mi
26 Turn straight 128 mi
27 Keep slightly left 4 mi
28 Turn straight 32 mi
29 Turn straight 1 mi
30 Enter roundabout right 18 yd
31 Exit roundabout slightly right 37 mi
32 Continue straight 11 mi
33 Turn left 3 mi
34 Enter roundabout slightly right 64 yd
35 Exit roundabout straight 1 mi
36 Enter roundabout right 128 yd
37 Exit roundabout right 2 mi
38 Enter roundabout right 47 yd
39 Exit roundabout slightly right 2 mi
40 Turn left 125 yd
41 Turn right 86 yd
42 Turn slightly left 1 mi
43 Turn right 11 mi
44 Continue slightly left 12 mi
45 Turn straight 60 mi
46 Keep slightly right 73 yd
47 Continue left onto Avenue Lumumba 3 mi
48 Keep slightly right onto Rond-point 6 heures 18 yd
49 Turn slightly right onto Avenue Lumumba 1 mi
50 At roundabout, take exit right 1 mi
51 Continue straight 147 yd
52 Turn right 1 mi
53 Turn right 1 mi
54 Turn slightly left 1 mi
55 Turn slightly right 46 mi
56 At end of road, turn right 9 mi
57 Turn right 8 mi
58 Turn straight 9 mi
59 Turn straight 23 mi
60 Turn straight 18 mi
61 Turn slightly left 2 mi
62 Turn slightly right 3 mi
63 Turn straight 5 mi
64 Turn straight 5 mi
65 Turn straight 15 mi
66 Turn slightly left 14 mi
67 Enter roundabout right 138 yd
68 Exit roundabout slightly right 135 yd
69 Enter roundabout straight 44 yd
70 Exit roundabout straight 80 mi
71 Turn left 28 mi
72 Enter rotary right 56 yd
73 Exit rotary slightly right 3 mi
74 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Inga 38 yd
75 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Inga 3 mi
76 Continue straight onto Pont Mbujimayi 4 mi
77 Turn left 11 mi
78 Turn straight 7 mi
79 Turn left 16 mi
80 Turn slightly left 28 mi
81 Turn straight 58 mi
82 Turn slightly left 10 mi
83 Turn slightly left 67 mi
84 Continue straight onto Bac Mokole 138 yd
85 Continue straight 11 mi
86 At end of road, turn left 1 mi
87 Turn right 36 mi
88 Turn slightly left 64 mi
89 Continue right 1 mi
90 Continue straight 1 mi
91 At end of road, turn left 10 mi
92 Enter roundabout slightly right 87 yd
93 Exit roundabout right 1 mi
94 Turn right 1 mi
95 At end of road, turn right 101 yd
96 Continue left 42 yd
97 Turn right 55 mi
98 Turn slightly right 18 mi
99 Turn right 1 mi
100 Turn sharp left 2 mi
101 Continue right 21 mi
102 Turn right 2 mi
103 Continue right 75 mi
104 Continue left 26 mi
105 Turn right 7 mi
106 At end of road, turn left 4 mi
107 Turn right 1 mi
108 Turn right 16 mi
109 Turn slightly left 6 mi
110 Turn left 158 yd
111 Turn left 2 mi
112 Turn slightly right 21 mi
113 Turn straight 6 mi
114 Turn slightly left 7 mi
115 Turn right 3 mi
116 Turn straight 5 mi
117 Turn slightly left 2 mi
118 Turn right 3 mi
119 Turn slightly right 5 mi
120 Turn left 96 yd
121 Turn left 45 yd
122 Turn right 4 mi
123 Turn slightly right 11 mi
124 At end of road, turn right 1 mi
125 Turn slightly left 1 mi
126 Turn straight 8 mi
127 Turn left 12 mi
128 Turn left 1 mi
129 Turn left 1 mi
130 Continue straight 2 mi
131 Continue straight 1 mi
132 Enter roundabout slightly right 6 yd
133 Exit roundabout slightly right 5 mi
134 Continue straight 25 mi
135 Turn left 3 mi
136 Turn sharp right 1 mi
137 Turn left 3 mi
138 Turn left 6 mi
139 Turn slightly right 5 mi
140 At end of road, turn right 3 mi
141 Turn right 1 mi
142 Turn slightly right 1 mi
143 Turn straight 3 mi
144 Keep slightly left 18 mi
145 Turn straight 6 mi
146 Turn right 2 mi
147 Turn straight 39 mi
148 Turn straight 1 mi
149 Turn straight 40 mi
150 Turn straight 3 mi
151 Continue straight 21 mi
152 Continue right 17 mi
153 At end of road, turn right 43 mi
154 Turn left 18 mi
155 Turn right 2 mi
156 Keep slightly left 1 mi
157 Turn sharp right 55 yd
158 Turn left 1 mi
159 Keep slightly left 2 mi
160 At end of road, turn right 76 mi
161 Enter roundabout left onto Nyerere Road 105 yd
162 Exit roundabout left onto Nyerere Road 21 mi
163 Continue straight onto Geita Road 15 mi
164 Enter roundabout straight onto Geita Road 39 yd
165 Exit roundabout left onto Geita Road 28 mi
166 Enter roundabout left 71 yd
167 Exit roundabout left 11 mi
168 Turn right onto Julius Nyerere Road 69 mi
169 Keep slightly left 48 mi
170 Enter roundabout slightly left 73 yd
171 Exit roundabout slightly left 1 mi
172 Turn straight 40 mi
173 Turn straight 9 mi
174 Turn straight 4 mi
175 Continue straight 50 mi
176 Turn straight onto Rongo-Kisii Road 2 mi
177 Keep slightly left onto Rongo-Kisii Road 2 mi
178 Keep slightly right onto Rongo-Kisii Road 60 yd
179 Enter roundabout left onto Rongo-Kisii Road 43 yd
180 Exit roundabout straight onto Rongo-Kisii Road 1 mi
181 Merge slightly right onto A1 Kisii-Keroka-Sotik-Litein-Chemosit-A12 Kericho 13 mi
182 Continue straight onto Birongo-Kisii Road 3 mi
183 Continue slightly right onto Birongo-Kisii Road 3 mi
184 Continue straight onto A1 Kisii-Keroka-Sotik-Litein-Chemosit-A12 Kericho 2 mi
185 Keep slightly right onto A1 Kisii-Keroka-Sotik-Litein-Chemosit-A12 Kericho 16 mi
186 Turn right onto Kaplong-Narok-Maai Road 19 mi
187 Continue straight onto Kamandura Mai-Mahiu Narok Road 2 mi
188 Continue straight onto Kaplong-Narok-Maai Road 19 mi
189 Continue slightly right onto Kaplong-Narok-Maai Road 87 mi
190 At end of road, turn right onto Limuru-Maimahiu Road 7 mi
191 Continue straight onto Limuru-Maimahiu Rd. 6 mi
192 Continue straight onto Kamandura-Maai Mahiu-Narok Road 1 mi
193 Continue straight onto Limuru Road 130 yd
194 Turn sharp right onto Eldoret-Malaba Road 1 mi
195 Take ramp slightly right onto Eldoret-Malaba Road 5 mi
196 Continue straight onto Nairobi-Nakuru Road 6 mi
197 Continue straight onto Waiyaki Way 2 mi
198 Continue straight onto Nairobi-Nakuru Road 2 mi
199 Continue straight onto Waiyaki Way 3 mi
200 Continue straight onto Nairobi Expressway 2 mi
201 Continue straight onto Waiyaki Way 156 yd
202 Keep slightly left onto Waiyaki Way 1 mi
203 Continue straight onto Chiromo Road 1 mi
204 Keep slightly left onto Chiromo Road 1 mi
205 Continue straight onto Uhuru Highway 1 mi
206 Enter rotary slightly left onto Uhuru Highway 43 yd
207 Exit rotary left onto Uhuru Highway 1 mi
208 Enter rotary slightly left onto Uhuru Highway 61 yd
209 Exit rotary left onto Uhuru Highway 1 mi
210 Enter rotary slightly left onto Uhuru Highway 128 yd
211 Exit rotary left onto Uhuru Highway 1 mi
212 Arrive left onto Uhuru Highway

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The return trip from Nairobi to Luanda covers roughly the same distance, 2523 mi.

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How far is it from Luanda to Nairobi?: The distance between Luanda and Nairobi is 2523 mi by road.
How long does it take to drive from Luanda to Nairobi?: The drive from Luanda to Nairobi takes approximately 61 h 45 min by car.
What is the best route from Luanda to Nairobi?: The fastest route from Luanda to Nairobi covers 2523 mi with a driving time of approximately 61 h 45 min.
Which direction is Nairobi from Luanda?: Nairobi lies roughly to the east of Luanda.
Which roads does the route from Luanda to Nairobi follow?: The drive from Luanda to Nairobi mainly follows RN1, RN2, T4. The longest single stretch is 581 mi on RN2.
Which towns do you pass between Luanda and Nairobi?: Towns on the route from Luanda to Nairobi include Malanje, Buseresere, Awendo.

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