How far is it from Porto-Novo to Lilongwe?

The distance between Porto-Novo and Lilongwe is 4330 mi by road.

How long does it take to drive from Porto-Novo to Lilongwe?

The drive from Porto-Novo to Lilongwe takes approximately 93 h 35 min by car.

What is the best route from Porto-Novo to Lilongwe?

The fastest route from Porto-Novo to Lilongwe covers 4330 mi with a driving time of approximately 93 h 35 min.

Which direction is Lilongwe from Porto-Novo?

Lilongwe lies roughly to the south-east of Porto-Novo.

Which roads does the route from Porto-Novo to Lilongwe follow?

The drive from Porto-Novo to Lilongwe mainly follows RN 2, RN1, T4. The longest single stretch is 852 mi on RN1.

Which towns do you pass between Porto-Novo and Lilongwe?

Towns on the route from Porto-Novo to Lilongwe include Abakaliki, Lusaka.

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Distance: 4330 miDuration: 93 h 35 min

Driving from Porto-Novo to Lilongwe takes about 93 h 35 min via RN1. The distance is 4330 mi. The straight-line distance is 2562 mi. Driving directions

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Driving directions389 · 4330 mi

1 Depart right 167 yd
2 Turn right onto Avenue du Chemin de Fer 2 mi
3 Turn left 1 mi
4 Turn right 1 mi
5 Enter roundabout right onto Rue Victor Ballot 88 yd
6 Exit roundabout right onto Rue Victor Ballot 1 mi
7 Turn right onto Avenue Malan 1 mi
8 Enter roundabout slightly right 39 yd
9 Exit roundabout slightly right 7 mi
10 Enter rotary straight onto RNIE 1 ter 1 mi
11 Exit rotary slightly right onto RNIE 1 ter 6 mi
12 Enter roundabout slightly right 70 yd
13 Exit roundabout right 1 mi

14 Enter roundabout right 63 yd
15 Exit roundabout straight 14 mi
16 Enter roundabout straight onto Lagos-Badagry Expressway 22 yd
17 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Lagos-Badagry Expressway 33 mi
18 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
19 Turn right 1 mi
20 Turn slightly right 1 mi
21 Turn straight onto Apapa-Oworonshoki Expressway 1 mi
22 Take ramp left onto Apapa-Oworonshoki Expressway 8 mi
23 Take exit slightly right 158 yd
24 Continue slightly right onto Apapa Road 1 mi
25 At end of road, turn right onto Ikorodu Road 106 yd
26 Take ramp slightly left 54 yd
27 Merge slightly left onto Ikorodu Road 2 mi
28 Continue straight onto Ikorodu Road 1 mi
29 Take exit slightly right 49 yd
30 Turn straight onto Ikorodu Road 1 mi
31 Take ramp slightly right 1 mi
32 Keep slightly left 1 mi
33 Merge slightly left onto Lagos-Ibadan Expressway 28 mi
34 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
35 Merge slightly left onto Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway 4 mi
36 Continue straight onto Benin-Sagamu Expressway 148 mi
37 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
38 Continue straight onto Benin City Bypass 11 mi
39 Continue straight onto Benin by pass 5 mi
40 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
41 Merge slightly left onto Benin Agbor road 76 mi
42 Take exit slightly left 73 yd
43 Continue slightly left 5 mi
44 Enter roundabout straight 174 yd
45 Exit roundabout straight 25 mi
46 Merge slightly left 3 mi
47 Turn right 24 yd
48 Turn left 25 mi
49 Continue straight 11 mi
50 Turn left onto Abakaliki Road 2 mi
51 Continue straight onto Enugu Porthacourt Link Road 1 mi
52 Keep slightly left onto Abakaliki Road 1 mi
53 Merge slightly right onto Enugu - Port Harcourt Expressway 39 yd
54 Keep slightly right onto Enugu Porthacourt Link Road 1 mi
55 Continue straight onto Abakaliki Road 4 mi
56 Continue straight onto Enugu-Abakaliki Road 2 mi
57 Merge slightly left onto Enugu-Abakaliki Road 39 mi
58 Continue straight onto Ogoja-Abakaliki Road 43 mi
59 Enter roundabout straight 9 yd
60 Exit roundabout straight 14 mi
61 At end of road, turn right 33 mi
62 Turn left 142 yd
63 Turn straight 13 mi
64 Enter roundabout straight 46 yd
65 Exit roundabout right 1 mi
66 Continue right 1 mi
67 Turn slightly left 1 mi
68 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Route Eyumodjock - Ekok 23 yd
69 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Route Eyumodjock - Ekok 1 mi
70 Continue straight onto Route Eyumodjock - Ekok 10 mi
71 Continue straight onto Route Mamfé - Eyumodjock 26 mi
72 Turn slightly left 1 mi
73 Continue slightly right 1 mi
74 Continue slightly left onto Route Mamfé - Eyumodjock 2 mi
75 Turn right 1 mi
76 At end of road, turn right onto Route Bamenda - Mamfé 3 mi
77 Continue straight onto Route Bamenda - Mamfé 8 mi
78 Continue straight onto Bamenda-Mamfe 146 yd
79 Keep slightly right onto Kumba-Mamfe 15 mi
80 Turn sharp left onto Provinciale 19 1 mi
81 At end of road, turn right onto Provinciale 19 4 mi
82 Continue left onto Provinciale 19 22 mi
83 Continue slightly right onto Provinciale 19 5 mi
84 Turn left 1 mi
85 Turn slightly right 1 mi
86 Turn right 1 mi
87 At end of road, turn left onto Provinciale 19 1 mi
88 Continue slightly left onto Provinciale 19 2 mi
89 Continue slightly left onto Provinciale 19 9 mi
90 Continue right onto Provinciale 19 7 mi
91 Turn right 1 mi
92 Turn right 1 mi
93 Turn slightly right 27 yd
94 Turn slightly right onto Provinciale 19 2 mi
95 Continue left onto Provinciale 19 83 yd
96 Turn right 1 mi
97 Keep slightly left 2 mi
98 Turn right 2 mi
99 At end of road, turn right onto Provinciale 19 2 mi
100 Enter roundabout right onto Provinciale 17 76 yd
101 Exit roundabout right onto Provinciale 17 24 mi
102 Turn straight onto Carr Bamougoum (Axe Carr Bamougoum-Dschang 'Provinciale 17') 1 mi
103 Enter rotary right onto Bafoussam-Mbouda 34 yd
104 Exit rotary right onto Bafoussam-Mbouda 2 mi
105 Continue straight onto Bafoussam-Bamegoum 5 mi
106 Enter roundabout slightly right 28 yd
107 Exit roundabout right 1 mi
108 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Wanko 15 yd
109 Exit roundabout straight onto Avenue Wanko 1 mi
110 Enter rotary right onto Avenue du 20 Mai 41 yd
111 Exit rotary right onto Avenue du 20 Mai 1 mi
112 Enter rotary right 54 yd
113 Exit rotary right 77 yd
114 Continue straight onto Boulevard Pachong Adolphe 1 mi
115 Continue straight 1 mi
116 Continue straight onto Carrefour le maire 1 mi
117 Continue straight 1 mi
118 Continue straight onto Axe Ecole publique de Ndiendam I 150 yd
119 Continue straight onto Axe Gare Routiere 1 mi
120 Continue straight onto Axe (CO.BIE.BAF) 1 mi
121 Turn straight onto Axe Binam Voyage 1 mi
122 Continue straight onto Axe Bansoa Voyage 1 mi
123 Turn straight onto Axe Centre de Visite Technique 1 mi
124 Turn straight 1 mi
125 Continue straight onto Axe Tradex 1 mi
126 Continue straight onto Axe Centre Climatique de Bandjoun 1 mi
127 Continue straight 4 mi
128 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
129 Turn left 1 mi
130 Continue straight onto Bafoussam-Yaounde 4 mi
131 Continue straight onto Nationale 4 121 mi
132 Continue straight 12 mi
133 Turn straight 1 mi
134 Continue straight 14 mi
135 Continue straight 4 mi
136 Continue straight onto Yaounde - Obala 9 mi
137 Continue straight onto Yaounde - Obala 5 mi
138 Continue straight onto Rue 5.767 2 mi
139 Continue straight 3 mi
140 Continue straight onto Rue 5.767 1 mi
141 Continue straight onto Rue Albert Ateba Ebe 3 mi
142 Enter rotary right onto Rue Albert Ateba Ebé 144 yd
143 Exit rotary slightly right onto Rue Albert Ateba Ebé 1 mi
144 Continue straight onto Carrefour Warda 126 yd
145 Turn straight onto Rue 1.011 162 yd
146 Continue slightly left onto Rue 1.009 128 yd
147 Merge slightly left onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972 1 mi
148 Enter rotary slightly right onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972 127 yd
149 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972 1 mi
150 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972 163 yd
151 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972 146 yd
152 Continue straight onto Rue 1.001 1 mi
153 Continue straight onto Boulevard de l'OCAM 1 mi
154 Continue straight onto Boulevard de l' OUA 1 mi
155 Turn slightly right 36 yd
156 Enter roundabout right 40 yd
157 Exit roundabout slightly right 68 yd
158 Merge slightly left onto Boulevard de l' OUA 1 mi
159 Continue straight onto Route de Mbalmayo 2 mi
160 Merge slightly left onto Avenue Max Abé Fouda 1 mi
161 Keep slightly left onto Rue 8.162 1 mi
162 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Rue 8.253 21 yd
163 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Rue 8.253 2 mi
164 Enter rotary right onto Yaoundé-Mbalmayo 41 yd
165 Exit rotary straight onto Yaoundé-Mbalmayo 95 yd
166 Turn straight onto Rue 8.250 3 mi
167 Turn straight onto Yaoundé-Mbalmayo 4 mi
168 Enter roundabout right 61 yd
169 Exit roundabout right 23 mi
170 Turn left onto Yaoundé-Sangmélima 28 mi
171 Continue straight onto Sangmélima-Mbalmayo 43 mi
172 Enter roundabout right 21 yd
173 Exit roundabout right 1 mi
174 Turn slightly right 16 mi
175 Turn straight 16 mi
176 Turn slightly left 23 mi
177 Turn straight 14 mi
178 Turn straight 97 mi
179 Turn left 22 mi
180 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
181 Enter roundabout right 39 yd
182 Exit roundabout right 1 mi
183 Turn slightly right 19 yd
184 Enter roundabout slightly right 45 yd
185 Exit roundabout right 2 mi
186 Keep slightly left 168 yd
187 Enter roundabout slightly right 51 yd
188 Exit roundabout straight 44 mi
189 Enter roundabout right 87 yd
190 Exit roundabout right 97 mi
191 Continue straight 53 mi
192 Turn right 105 mi
193 Turn straight 37 mi
194 Turn left 85 mi
195 Enter roundabout slightly right 43 yd
196 Exit roundabout straight 25 mi
197 Enter roundabout slightly right 20 yd
198 Exit roundabout right 60 mi
199 Turn slightly left 159 mi
200 Enter roundabout right 83 yd
201 Exit roundabout right 8 mi
202 Enter roundabout slightly right 42 yd
203 Exit roundabout right 7 mi
204 Enter roundabout slightly right 32 yd
205 Exit roundabout slightly right 4 mi
206 Keep slightly left onto Avenue de Kintélé 4 mi
207 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue de Kintélé 65 yd
208 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue de Kintélé 1 mi
209 Enter roundabout slightly right 1 mi
210 Exit roundabout straight 1 mi
211 Continue straight onto Viaduc Talangaï-Kintélé 5 mi
212 Continue straight onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 1 mi
213 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 15 yd
214 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 2 mi
215 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 9 yd
216 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 2 mi
217 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 24 yd
218 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 1 mi
219 Turn straight onto Boulevard Alfred Raôul 1 mi
220 Continue straight onto Pont du Centenaire 1 mi
221 Continue straight 117 yd
222 Continue straight onto Boulevard Alfred Raôul 1 mi
223 Enter rotary slightly right onto Boulevard Denis Sassou-Nguesso 124 yd
224 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard Denis Sassou-Nguesso 1 mi
225 Enter rotary slightly right onto Avenue de l'OUA 53 yd
226 Exit rotary right onto Avenue de l'OUA 3 mi
227 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue de l'OUA 40 yd
228 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue de l'OUA 2 mi
229 Continue straight onto Route du Djoué 3 mi
230 Turn straight onto Avenue Kinkala 4 mi
231 Continue straight 31 mi
232 Continue straight 160 yd
233 Continue straight onto Avenue Brazzaville 2 mi
234 At roundabout, take exit left 36 mi
235 Turn left 29 mi
236 Turn left 3 mi
237 Continue straight onto Bac Mpioka 1 mi
238 Continue straight 12 mi
239 Turn left 16 mi
240 Turn right 14 mi
241 Turn left 3 mi
242 Turn right 5 mi
243 Turn sharp left 2 mi
244 Turn right 23 yd
245 Turn right 3 mi
246 Turn slightly right 13 mi
247 Turn left 1 mi
248 Turn straight 14 mi
249 Turn slightly right 49 mi
250 Keep slightly right onto Avenue By Pass 6 mi
251 Enter roundabout slightly right 97 yd
252 Exit roundabout slightly right 200 mi
253 Turn straight 157 mi
254 Turn slightly right 13 mi
255 Turn left 1 mi
256 Turn right 5 mi
257 At end of road, turn right 50 mi
258 Turn straight 77 mi
259 Turn straight 5 mi
260 Turn straight 16 mi
261 Turn slightly right 1 mi
262 Turn right 1 mi
263 Turn slightly left 1 mi
264 Turn slightly right 46 mi
265 At end of road, turn right 9 mi
266 Turn right 8 mi
267 Turn straight 9 mi
268 Turn straight 23 mi
269 Turn straight 18 mi
270 Turn slightly left 2 mi
271 Turn slightly right 3 mi
272 Turn straight 5 mi
273 Turn straight 5 mi
274 Turn straight 15 mi
275 Turn slightly left 14 mi
276 Enter roundabout right 138 yd
277 Exit roundabout slightly right 135 yd
278 Enter roundabout straight 44 yd
279 Exit roundabout straight 80 mi
280 Turn left 28 mi
281 Enter rotary right 56 yd
282 Exit rotary slightly right 3 mi
283 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Inga 38 yd
284 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Inga 3 mi
285 Continue straight onto Pont Mbujimayi 104 mi
286 Enter roundabout slightly right 10 yd
287 Exit roundabout straight 3 mi
288 Turn right 17 mi
289 Turn straight 27 mi
290 Turn right 7 mi
291 Turn right 2 mi
292 Turn left 1 mi
293 At end of road, turn right 4 mi
294 Turn slightly left 9 mi
295 Turn right 3 mi
296 At end of road, turn right 111 mi
297 Enter roundabout straight 30 yd
298 Exit roundabout slightly right 79 mi
299 Turn straight 5 mi
300 Turn slightly right 19 mi
301 Turn slightly left 27 mi
302 Turn slightly right 25 mi
303 Enter roundabout right 53 yd
304 Exit roundabout right 3 mi
305 Turn right 4 mi
306 At end of road, turn left 6 mi
307 Turn slightly right 1 mi
308 Turn slightly right 53 mi
309 At end of road, turn left 9 mi
310 Turn right 4 mi
311 Turn left 22 mi
312 Continue straight 38 mi
313 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Boulevard de L'inderpendance 54 yd
314 Exit roundabout right onto Boulevard de L'inderpendance 1 mi
315 Enter roundabout right 59 yd
316 Exit roundabout right 143 yd
317 Turn right onto Route de Lubumbashi 16 mi
318 Continue straight onto Route de LUBUMBASHI 55 mi
319 Continue straight onto Avenue M'Siri 4 mi
320 Continue straight onto Place de l'Identité Katangaise 137 yd
321 Continue straight onto Place de l'Identité Katangaise 98 yd
322 Turn slightly right onto Avenue Lumumba 2 mi
323 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Lumumba 39 yd
324 Exit roundabout straight onto Avenue Lumumba 1 mi
325 Turn right onto Chaussée Mzée Kabila 1 mi
326 Continue straight onto Route de Kipushi 3 mi
327 Turn straight onto Route Kasumbalesa 52 mi
328 Turn straight 5 mi
329 Keep slightly right 114 yd
330 Keep slightly left 1 mi
331 Keep slightly right 1 mi
332 Continue straight 1 mi
333 At end of road, turn left 22 mi
334 Keep slightly left 3 mi
335 Enter roundabout straight 17 yd
336 Exit roundabout slightly left 1 mi
337 Enter roundabout slightly left 36 yd
338 Exit roundabout left 1 mi
339 Enter roundabout straight 107 yd
340 Exit roundabout slightly left 30 mi
341 Enter roundabout straight onto Independence Avenue 18 yd
342 Exit roundabout straight onto Independence Avenue 157 yd
343 Enter roundabout straight onto Independence Avenue 19 yd
344 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Independence Avenue 1 mi
345 Enter roundabout slightly left 55 yd
346 Exit roundabout slightly left 1 mi
347 At end of road, turn left onto Oxford Road 1 mi
348 Turn right onto President Avenue 3 mi
349 Enter roundabout slightly left 47 yd
350 Exit roundabout left 23 mi
351 Turn right 1 mi
352 Keep slightly left 1 mi
353 Enter roundabout straight 7 yd
354 Exit roundabout left 21 mi
355 At end of road, turn right 49 mi
356 Continue straight onto Great North Road 120 mi
357 Enter roundabout sharp left onto Great North Road 71 yd
358 Exit roundabout straight onto Great North Road 1 mi
359 Enter rotary left onto Great North Road 54 yd
360 Exit rotary slightly left onto Great North Road 3 mi
361 Enter roundabout left onto Great North Road 73 yd
362 Exit roundabout straight onto Great North Road 1 mi
363 Enter rotary slightly left onto Kasangula Road 11 yd
364 Exit rotary straight onto Kasangula Road 3 mi
365 Turn right onto Zambezi Road 1 mi
366 Turn left onto Katima Mulilo Road 1 mi
367 Enter rotary slightly left onto Great East Road 11 yd
368 Exit rotary straight onto Great East Road 2 mi
369 Keep slightly left onto Great East Road 1 mi
370 Enter rotary slightly left onto Great East Road 71 yd
371 Exit rotary straight onto Great East Road 2 mi
372 Enter roundabout straight onto Great East Road 61 yd
373 Exit roundabout straight onto Great East Road 3 mi
374 Enter rotary slightly left onto Great East Road 116 yd
375 Exit rotary left onto Great East Road 295 mi
376 Enter roundabout slightly left 49 yd
377 Exit roundabout left 66 mi
378 Continue straight 69 mi
379 Turn right 3 mi
380 Turn left 1 mi
381 At end of road, turn right 1 mi
382 Turn left 1 mi
383 Turn left 1 mi
384 Keep slightly right 1 mi
385 Keep slightly right 1 mi
386 Keep slightly left 1 mi
387 Turn slightly left 1 mi
388 Turn sharp left 16 yd
389 Arrive right

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The return trip from Lilongwe to Porto-Novo covers roughly the same distance, 4330 mi.

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How far is it from Porto-Novo to Lilongwe?: The distance between Porto-Novo and Lilongwe is 4330 mi by road.
How long does it take to drive from Porto-Novo to Lilongwe?: The drive from Porto-Novo to Lilongwe takes approximately 93 h 35 min by car.
What is the best route from Porto-Novo to Lilongwe?: The fastest route from Porto-Novo to Lilongwe covers 4330 mi with a driving time of approximately 93 h 35 min.
Which direction is Lilongwe from Porto-Novo?: Lilongwe lies roughly to the south-east of Porto-Novo.
Which roads does the route from Porto-Novo to Lilongwe follow?: The drive from Porto-Novo to Lilongwe mainly follows RN 2, RN1, T4. The longest single stretch is 852 mi on RN1.
Which towns do you pass between Porto-Novo and Lilongwe?: Towns on the route from Porto-Novo to Lilongwe include Abakaliki, Lusaka.

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