How far is it from Gaborone to Cairo?

The distance between Gaborone and Cairo is 5170 mi by road.

How long does it take to drive from Gaborone to Cairo?

The drive from Gaborone to Cairo takes approximately 108 h by car.

What is the best route from Gaborone to Cairo?

The fastest route from Gaborone to Cairo covers 5170 mi with a driving time of approximately 108 h.

Which direction is Cairo from Gaborone?

Cairo lies roughly to the north of Gaborone.

Which roads does the route from Gaborone to Cairo follow?

The drive from Gaborone to Cairo mainly follows A7, T2, 11. The longest single stretch is 717 mi on T2.

Which towns do you pass between Gaborone and Cairo?

Towns on the route from Gaborone to Cairo include Lusaka, Chimala, Athi River, Addis Ababa.

Botswana Egypt

Distance: 5170 miDuration: 108 h

Driving from Gaborone to Cairo takes about 108 h via T2. The distance is 5170 mi. The straight-line distance is 3798 mi. EV charging is available along the route, including in Pumwani. Driving directions

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Driving directions329 · 5170 mi

1 Depart left 104 yd
2 At end of road, turn left 13 yd
3 Turn right onto President's Drive 1 mi
4 Turn slightly left 42 yd
5 Turn left onto Khama Crescent 169 yd
6 At end of road, turn right onto Nelson Mandela Drive 1 mi
7 Continue straight 2 mi
8 Continue straight 1 mi
9 Continue straight onto Nelson Mandela Highway 1 mi
10 Turn right 119 mi
11 Enter roundabout slightly left 42 yd
12 Exit roundabout straight 197 mi
13 Turn right 1 mi

14 At end of road, turn left 27 yd
15 Continue right 1 mi
16 Continue straight 1 mi
17 Enter roundabout left 26 yd
18 Exit roundabout left 69 mi
19 Turn right onto Lazarus Nkala Avenue 1 mi
20 Continue straight onto Harare Road 100 mi
21 Enter roundabout straight 61 yd
22 Exit roundabout slightly left 1 mi
23 Enter roundabout left 92 yd
24 Exit roundabout left 1 mi
25 Turn left onto Lobengula Avenue 2 mi
26 Enter roundabout slightly left 75 yd
27 Exit roundabout left 38 mi
28 Enter roundabout slightly left 6 yd
29 Exit roundabout slightly left 1 mi
30 Enter roundabout left 39 yd
31 Exit roundabout left 67 mi
32 Turn left 52 mi
33 Turn straight onto Robert Mugabe Road 6 mi
34 At end of road, turn left onto Magamba Road 147 mi
35 Keep slightly left 1 mi
36 Continue straight onto Chirundu Bridge 1 mi
37 Keep slightly left 50 mi
38 Continue straight 26 mi
39 Enter roundabout straight onto Kafue Road 23 yd
40 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Kafue Road 3 mi
41 Enter rotary left onto Kafue Road 34 yd
42 Exit rotary slightly left onto Kafue Road 3 mi
43 Enter rotary slightly left onto Kafue Road 30 yd
44 Exit rotary slightly left onto Kafue Road 2 mi
45 Enter roundabout straight onto Kafue Road 24 yd
46 Exit roundabout straight onto Kafue Road 1 mi
47 Keep slightly right onto Kafue Road 3 mi
48 Enter rotary left onto Cairo Road 76 yd
49 Exit rotary slightly left onto Cairo Road 2 mi
50 Enter rotary left onto Great North Road 62 yd
51 Exit rotary straight onto Great North Road 3 mi
52 Enter rotary slightly left onto Great North Road 87 yd
53 Exit rotary left onto Great North Road 1 mi
54 Enter rotary left onto Great North Road 71 yd
55 Exit rotary left onto Great North Road 1 mi
56 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Great North Road 67 yd
57 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Great North Road 3 mi
58 Enter rotary slightly left onto Great North Road 45 yd
59 Exit rotary slightly left onto Great North Road 1 mi
60 Enter roundabout straight onto Great North Road 42 yd
61 Exit roundabout left onto Great North Road 82 mi
62 Continue straight onto Great North Road 39 mi
63 Continue right onto Great North Road 505 mi
64 Enter roundabout left 68 yd
65 Exit roundabout sharp left 170 mi
66 Keep slightly left 99 mi
67 Turn left 1 mi
68 Turn right 1 mi
69 Turn left 1 mi
70 Turn left onto Utalii Road 26 yd
71 Turn right 2 mi
72 Turn left 1 mi
73 At end of road, turn right onto Dodoma Highway 4 mi
74 Keep slightly right onto Dodoma Highway 4 mi
75 Enter roundabout slightly left 24 yd
76 Exit roundabout straight 79 mi
77 Turn straight 56 mi
78 Turn straight 15 mi
79 Enter rotary slightly left 6 yd
80 Exit rotary straight 1 mi
81 Enter roundabout slightly left 24 yd
82 Exit roundabout left 2 mi
83 Turn slightly left 58 yd
84 Enter rotary slightly left 92 yd
85 Exit rotary left 1 mi
86 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Arusha Road 62 yd
87 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Arusha Road 96 mi
88 Enter roundabout slightly left 37 yd
89 Exit roundabout slightly left 49 mi
90 Turn right 2 mi
91 Turn right 2 mi
92 At end of road, turn right 105 mi
93 Enter rotary left 4 yd
94 Exit rotary slightly left 46 yd
95 Continue straight onto Northwest Arusha Bypass Road 4 mi
96 Take ramp slightly left 49 yd
97 Merge slightly right 19 mi
98 Turn straight 44 mi
99 Continue straight onto Athi River Road 75 mi
100 Continue straight onto Namanga Road 10 mi
101 Continue straight onto Nairobi-Namanga Road 1 mi
102 Take exit slightly left 1 mi
103 Continue straight onto Mombasa - Nairobi Road 3 mi
104 Keep slightly left onto Mombasa - Nairobi Road 5 mi
105 Continue straight onto Mombasa Road 3 mi
106 Take exit right 60 yd
107 Turn slightly right onto Mombasa Road 2 mi
108 Take exit slightly left 124 yd
109 Keep slightly left 1 mi
110 Continue straight 127 yd
111 Continue straight onto Airport North Road 1 mi
112 Turn slightly left 1 mi
113 Turn straight onto Outer Ring Road 7 mi
114 At end of road, turn right onto Thika Road 1 mi
115 Take ramp slightly right onto Thika Road 100 yd
116 Merge slightly right onto Thika Road 2 mi
117 Take exit slightly left onto Thika Road 1 mi
118 Enter rotary left onto Thika Road 74 yd
119 Exit rotary slightly left onto Thika Road 1 mi
120 Merge slightly right onto Thika Road 18 mi
121 Continue straight onto Meru-Nairobi Highway 9 mi
122 Continue straight onto Embu-Nairobi Highway 20 mi
123 Turn slightly left onto Embu-Nairobi Highway 54 mi
124 Continue straight onto Meru-Nairobi Highway 33 mi
125 Continue left onto Meru-Nairobi Highway 1 mi
126 Continue straight onto Embu-Meru Highway 1 mi
127 Turn straight onto Meru-Maua Road 3 mi
128 Turn left 5 mi
129 Turn left onto D490 Ruiri-Isiolo 14 mi
130 At end of road, turn right onto Isiolo-Marsabit Road 164 mi
131 Keep slightly right onto Marsabit-Moyale Road 79 mi
132 Continue straight onto Marsabit-Moyale Road 6 mi
133 Keep slightly right onto Marsabit-Moyale Road 7 mi
134 Continue slightly right onto Marsabit-Moyale Road 12 mi
135 Turn left 7 mi
136 Turn right 5 mi
137 Turn sharp right 7 mi
138 Keep slightly right 1 mi
139 At end of road, turn right 12 mi
140 Keep slightly left onto Addis Ababa to Nairobi Road 23 mi
141 Continue slightly right onto Addis Ababa to Nairobi Road 62 mi
142 Continue straight onto Addis Ababa to Nairobi road 1 mi
143 Enter roundabout straight 33 yd
144 Exit roundabout right 64 mi
145 Continue straight onto Addis Ababa to Nairobi road 35 mi
146 Continue straight onto Addis Ababa to Nairobi road 20 mi
147 Continue straight onto Addis Ababa to Nairobi road 9 mi
148 Keep slightly right onto Addis Ababa to Nairobi road 2 mi
149 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Addis Ababa to Nairobi road 22 yd
150 Exit roundabout right onto Addis Ababa to Nairobi road 57 mi
151 Turn left 58 yd
152 Keep slightly right 131 yd
153 Turn straight onto Addis Ababa to Nairobi road 9 mi
154 Turn right 3 mi
155 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Addis Ababa to Nairobi road 21 yd
156 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Addis Ababa to Nairobi road 109 mi
157 Continue straight 2 mi
158 Take exit right 1 mi
159 Keep slightly left 1 mi
160 Merge slightly left onto Addis-Adama Expressway 32 mi
161 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
162 Enter roundabout right 117 yd
163 Exit roundabout right 2 mi
164 Enter roundabout right 116 yd
165 Exit roundabout right 3 mi
166 Enter roundabout slightly right 102 yd
167 Exit roundabout right 3 mi
168 Enter roundabout straight 90 yd
169 Exit roundabout right 1 mi
170 Continue straight 2 mi
171 Turn left 1 mi
172 Continue straight onto Yerer Goro to Jackros 2 mi
173 Turn left onto Jacros 1 mi
174 Continue straight onto Jackros - Anbesa Garage 1 mi
175 Continue straight onto Jacros 2 mi
176 Turn left onto Fikre Mariam Aba Techan Street 1 mi
177 Turn straight onto Comoros Street 1 mi
178 Enter roundabout right onto Shewareged Gedle Street 60 yd
179 Exit roundabout right onto Shewareged Gedle Street 1 mi
180 Continue straight onto Russia Av 1 mi
181 At end of road, turn straight 71 yd
182 Continue straight onto Russia Av 116 yd
183 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Weatherall Street 69 yd
184 Exit roundabout right onto Weatherall Street 1 mi
185 Enter roundabout straight 40 yd
186 Exit roundabout straight 149 yd
187 Continue straight 1 mi
188 Continue straight onto Senegal Street 1 mi
189 Turn right onto Mesfin Harar Av. 149 yd
190 Continue straight onto Mesfin harar Av 1 mi
191 Continue straight onto Tunisia Av. 2 mi
192 Enter rotary slightly right onto Tunisia Avenue / Gulele _07_1726 Road 163 yd
193 Exit rotary straight onto Tunisia Avenue / Gulele _07_1726 Road 1 mi
194 Continue straight onto Tunisia Av. / Gulele _07_1726 Rd. 1 mi
195 Continue straight onto Addis Ababa - Bahir Dar Road 1 mi
196 Continue slightly right onto Addis Ababa - Bahir Dar Road 117 mi
197 Continue right onto Addis Ababa - Bahir Dar Road 25 mi
198 Turn right onto Mota Road 6 mi
199 Continue straight onto طريق موتا 28 mi
200 Continue straight onto Mota Road 11 mi
201 Turn right 4 mi
202 Turn straight onto Mota Road 11 mi
203 Continue straight onto Mota Road 23 mi
204 Enter roundabout straight onto Mota Road 32 yd
205 Exit roundabout right onto Mota Road 11 mi
206 Keep slightly right onto Mota Road 36 mi
207 At end of road, turn right 47 yd
208 Keep slightly right onto Mota Road 1 mi
209 Continue straight onto طريق موتا 1 mi
210 Continue straight onto Mota Road 12 mi
211 Continue straight onto طريق موتا 4 mi
212 Continue straight onto Mota Road 11 mi
213 Turn right 1 mi
214 Enter roundabout slightly right 70 yd
215 Exit roundabout slightly right 1 mi
216 Enter roundabout right onto Giorgis Road 37 yd
217 Exit roundabout right onto Giorgis Road 1 mi
218 Enter roundabout right 4 yd
219 Exit roundabout slightly right 1 mi
220 Enter roundabout straight 31 yd
221 Exit roundabout right 99 mi
222 Continue straight onto Bahir Dar - Gonder Road 2 mi
223 Continue straight onto طريق بحر دار – قوندر، 120 yd
224 Continue straight onto Bahir Dar - Gonder Road 1 mi
225 Continue straight onto طريق بحر دار - جوندير 3 mi
226 Continue straight onto Bahir Dar - Gonder Road 4 mi
227 Turn right onto طريق بحر دار - جوندير 1 mi
228 Turn right onto Bahir Dar - Gonder Road 31 yd
229 Continue U-turn onto Bahir Dar - Gonder Road 11 yd
230 At end of road, turn right onto طريق بحر دار - جوندَر 1 mi
231 Continue left onto طريق بحر دار - جوندَر 1 mi
232 Enter roundabout right onto Piazza Bilko 41 yd
233 Exit roundabout right onto Piazza Bilko 1 mi
234 Enter roundabout right 48 yd
235 Exit roundabout straight 2 mi
236 Merge slightly left onto Wolleka-Bileko 2 mi
237 Turn left 41 mi
238 Keep slightly left 111 mi
239 Enter roundabout slightly right 114 yd
240 Exit roundabout slightly right 2 mi
241 Enter roundabout straight 8 yd
242 Exit roundabout straight 4 mi
243 Turn left onto طريق أم هاجر - تسني 13 mi
244 Continue straight onto Omhajer Tessenei طريق أم هاجر - تسني 19 mi
245 Continue straight onto omhajer Tessenei طريق أم هاجر - تسني 2 mi
246 Continue straight onto طريق أم هاجر - تسني 119 yd
247 Continue straight onto Omhajer Tessenei طريق أم هاجر - تسني 133 yd
248 At end of road, turn left onto Omhajer Tessenei طريق أم هاجر - تسني 1 mi
249 Continue slightly right onto Omhajer Tessenei طريق أم هاجر - تسني 1 mi
250 Continue straight onto Umm Hajar - Teseney road طريق أم هاجر - تسني 10 mi
251 Continue straight onto Om Hajer - Teseney Road 16 mi
252 Turn left onto طريق تسني - بارنتو 7 mi
253 Turn right 1 mi
254 Turn slightly left 1 mi
255 Turn left 9 mi
256 Continue straight onto طريق اللفة 18 mi
257 Turn right onto طريق القضارف- كسلا السريع 2 mi
258 Turn straight onto شارع كسلا - بورسودان 40 mi
259 Continue straight onto طريق كسلا - بورتسودان السريع 111 mi
260 Continue straight onto شارع كسلا - بورسودان 43 mi
261 Continue straight onto طريق السريع بورتسودان - كسلا 1 mi
262 Continue straight onto طريق كسلا - بورتسودان السريع 24 mi
263 Enter roundabout slightly right onto طريق كسلا - بورتسودان السريع 59 yd
264 Exit roundabout slightly right onto طريق كسلا - بورتسودان السريع 48 yd
265 Turn slightly right onto شارع بورتسودان - عطبرة 7 mi
266 Continue straight onto طريق عطبرة-بورتسودان السريع 36 mi
267 Continue straight onto شارع عطبرة بورسودان 13 mi
268 Continue straight onto شارع عطبرة -بورسودان السريع 5 mi
269 Continue straight onto طريق عطبرة-بورتسودان السريع 3 mi
270 Continue straight onto طريق بورتسودان عطبرة 7 mi
271 Continue straight onto شارع عطبرة -بورسودان السريع 9 mi
272 Continue straight onto طريق عطبرة -بورتسودان السرىع 16 mi
273 Continue straight onto طريق عطبرة-بورتسودان السريع 1 mi
274 Continue straight onto طريق بورتسودان - عطبرة 2 mi
275 Continue straight onto طريق عطبرة-بورتسودان السريع 133 yd
276 Continue straight onto طريق عطبرة- بورتسودان السريع 19 mi
277 Continue straight onto طريق بورتسودان - عطبرة 3 mi
278 Continue straight onto طريق عطبرة- بورتسودان السريع 2 mi
279 Continue straight onto طريق عطبرة -بورتسودان السرىع 10 mi
280 Enter roundabout slightly right 27 yd
281 Exit roundabout slightly right 3 mi
282 At end of road, turn left 1 mi
283 At end of road, turn right 9 mi
284 Turn slightly right 167 mi
285 Turn slightly left 1 mi
286 Merge slightly right onto طريق حلايب وشلاتين 40 yd
287 Turn right 36 mi
288 Merge slightly left onto طريق حلايب وشلاتين 5 mi
289 Continue left onto طريق حلايب وشلاتين 240 mi
290 Continue straight onto طريق حلايب وشلاتين 9 mi
291 Continue straight onto طريق القصير, مرسى علم 25 mi
292 Enter roundabout slightly right onto طريق القصير, مرسى علم 106 yd
293 Exit roundabout slightly right onto طريق القصير, مرسى علم 16 mi
294 Enter roundabout right onto طريق القصير, مرسى علم 124 yd
295 Exit roundabout slightly right onto طريق القصير, مرسى علم 2 mi
296 Enter roundabout slightly right onto طريق القصير, مرسى علم 115 yd
297 Exit roundabout slightly right onto طريق القصير, مرسى علم 40 mi
298 Continue straight onto طريق القصير, مرسى علم 7 mi
299 Continue straight onto طريق سفاجا, القصير 51 mi
300 Continue straight onto طريق الغردقة, سفاجا 9 mi
301 Enter roundabout straight onto طريق الغردقة, سفاجا 1 mi
302 Exit roundabout straight onto طريق الغردقة, سفاجا 17 mi
303 Keep slightly left onto طريق الغردقة, سفاجا 4 mi
304 Enter rotary slightly right onto طريق الغردقة, سفاجا 1 mi
305 Exit rotary slightly right onto طريق الغردقة, سفاجا 8 mi
306 Keep slightly left onto طريق الغردقة, سفاجا 118 yd
307 Continue straight onto طريق راس غارب, الغردقة 12 mi
308 Take exit slightly left 84 yd
309 Merge slightly right onto طريق راس غارب, الغردقة 84 mi
310 Continue straight onto طريق الزعفرانه, رأس غارب 62 mi
311 Take exit left 67 yd
312 Turn slightly left onto طريق الزعفرانه, رأس غارب 1 mi
313 Keep slightly right onto طريق الزعفرانه, بنى سويف 7 mi
314 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
315 Merge slightly left onto طريق الجلالة 51 mi
316 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
317 Merge slightly left onto طريق القطامية, العين السخنه 48 mi
318 Turn slightly right 3 mi
319 Enter roundabout slightly right 100 yd
320 Exit roundabout slightly right 3 mi
321 Enter roundabout slightly right 1 mi
322 Exit roundabout slightly right 2 mi
323 Turn left 2 mi
324 Turn left 36 yd
325 Turn left 1 mi
326 Turn slightly right 174 yd
327 Turn right 1 mi
328 Turn right 1 mi
329 Arrive right

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The return trip from Cairo to Gaborone covers roughly the same distance, 5170 mi.

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How far is it from Gaborone to Cairo?: The distance between Gaborone and Cairo is 5170 mi by road.
How long does it take to drive from Gaborone to Cairo?: The drive from Gaborone to Cairo takes approximately 108 h by car.
What is the best route from Gaborone to Cairo?: The fastest route from Gaborone to Cairo covers 5170 mi with a driving time of approximately 108 h.
Which direction is Cairo from Gaborone?: Cairo lies roughly to the north of Gaborone.
Which roads does the route from Gaborone to Cairo follow?: The drive from Gaborone to Cairo mainly follows A7, T2, 11. The longest single stretch is 717 mi on T2.
Which towns do you pass between Gaborone and Cairo?: Towns on the route from Gaborone to Cairo include Lusaka, Chimala, Athi River, Addis Ababa.

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