How far is it from N'Djamena to Nairobi?

The distance between N'Djamena and Nairobi is 2517 mi by road.

How long does it take to drive from N'Djamena to Nairobi?

The drive from N'Djamena to Nairobi takes approximately 68 h 45 min by car.

What is the best route from N'Djamena to Nairobi?

The fastest route from N'Djamena to Nairobi covers 2517 mi with a driving time of approximately 68 h 45 min.

Which direction is Nairobi from N'Djamena?

Nairobi lies roughly to the south-east of N'Djamena.

Which roads does the route from N'Djamena to Nairobi follow?

The drive from N'Djamena to Nairobi mainly follows 52, 1, A8. The longest single stretch is 271 mi on A8.

Which towns do you pass between N'Djamena and Nairobi?

Towns on the route from N'Djamena to Nairobi include Abéché, Gulu, Eldama Ravine.

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Distance: 2517 miDuration: 68 h 45 min

Driving from N'Djamena to Nairobi takes about 68 h 45 min via A8. The distance is 2517 mi. The straight-line distance is 1758 mi. EV charging is available along the route, including in Nairobi. Driving directions

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1 Depart left onto شارع نيميري Avenue Nimery 48 yd
2 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Nimery شارع نيميري 1 mi
3 Enter roundabout right onto شارع النميري 18 yd
4 Exit roundabout right onto شارع النميري 1 mi
5 Enter roundabout right 27 yd
6 Exit roundabout right 2 mi
7 Enter rotary right 56 yd
8 Exit rotary right 1 mi
9 Enter rotary right 171 yd
10 Exit rotary slightly right 1 mi
11 Merge slightly left onto Autoroute transafricaine N'Djaména - Tripoli / Khartoum 3 mi
12 Continue right onto Autoroute transafricaine N'Djaména - Tripoli / Khartoum 1 mi
13 Continue straight onto الطريق الوطني انجمينا - أبشي N'Djaména - Abéché 16 mi

14 Continue straight onto الطريق الوطني انجمينا - أتي - أبشي N'Djaména - Ati - Abéché 30 mi
15 Enter rotary right 37 yd
16 Exit rotary right 35 yd
17 Continue straight onto N'Djaména - Ati - Abeche طريق وطني انجمينا-أتي-أبشي 78 mi
18 Turn slightly right onto Ndjamena - Bokoro - Mongo National Road الطريق الوطني انجامينا - بوكورو - مونقو 60 mi
19 Continue straight onto N'Djaména - Bokoro - Mongo طريق وطني انجمينا-بوكورو-مونقو 46 mi
20 Continue straight onto Route Nationale N'Djaména - Bokoro - Mongo 48 mi
21 Enter roundabout right onto Route Nationale N'Djaména - Bokoro - Mongo 48 yd
22 Exit roundabout right onto Route Nationale N'Djaména - Bokoro - Mongo 28 mi
23 Continue straight onto N'Djaména - Bokoro - Mongo طريق وطني انجمينا-بوكورو-مونقو 9 mi
24 Turn right onto Mongo - Abu Deia - Am Timan طريق وطني مونقو-أبو ضياء-أم تيمان 1 mi
25 Enter roundabout slightly right onto طريق إقليمي مونقو-مانكالمي 71 yd
26 Exit roundabout right onto طريق إقليمي مونقو-مانكالمي 50 mi
27 Continue straight onto طريق إقليمي مونقو-مانكالمي 16 mi
28 Continue straight onto Mongo - Mangalme طريق إقليمي مونقو-مانكالمي 16 mi
29 At roundabout, take exit slightly right onto Mongo - Mangalme طريق إقليمي مونقو-مانكالمي 27 mi
30 Continue straight onto Mongo - Mangalme Regional Road 10 mi
31 Continue straight onto Mongo - Mangalme طريق إقليمي مونقو - مانقالمي 33 mi
32 Turn slightly right onto طريق أبشي-أتي-انجمينا Abéché - Ati - N'Djaména 79 mi
33 Turn slightly right 1 mi
34 Merge slightly left onto طريق أبشي-أتي-انجمينا Abéché - Ati - N'Djaména 12 mi
35 Continue straight onto طريق أبشي-الحدود السودانية-الجنينة 3 mi
36 Continue straight onto طريق أبشي - الحدود السودانية - الجنينة 24 mi
37 Continue straight onto Abeche - Sudan border - El Geneina 1 mi
38 At end of road, turn right onto Abeche - Sudan border - El Geneina / أبشي - الحدود السودانية - الجنينة 138 yd
39 Continue sharp left onto Abeche - Sudan border - El Geneina / أبشي - الحدود السودانية - الجنينة 11 mi
40 Continue straight onto أبشي - الحدود السودانية - الجنينة 16 mi
41 Continue straight onto Abeche - Sudan border - El Geneina 2 mi
42 Continue straight onto Route Abéché - Frontière soudanaise - Al-Genaïna طريق أبشي - الحدود السودانية - الجنينة 9 mi
43 Continue straight onto أبشي - الحدود السودانية - الجنينة 4 mi
44 Continue straight onto Route Abéché - Frontière soudanaise - Al-Genaïna طريق أبشي - الحدود السودانية - الجنينة 8 mi
45 Continue slightly right onto Route Abéché - Frontière soudanaise - Al-Genaïna طريق أبشي - الحدود السودانية - الجنينة 7 mi
46 Continue straight onto Route Abéché - Frontière soudanaise - Al-Genaïna طريق أبشي - الحدود السودانية - الجنينة 2 mi
47 Continue straight onto أبشي - الحدود السودانية - الجنينة 22 mi
48 Turn slightly left 1 mi
49 Merge slightly left onto أبشي - الحدود السودانية - الجنينة 3 mi
50 Continue straight onto طريق أبشي - الحدود السودانية - الجنينة 12 mi
51 Turn straight onto شارع هنري مول 2 mi
52 Continue straight onto شارع المقاومة 2 mi
53 Continue straight onto شارع سلطان هجام 3 mi
54 Continue straight onto شارع سلطان ابكر 7 mi
55 Continue straight onto طريق نيلا -الجنينة 2 mi
56 Continue straight onto "طريق الجنينة - نيالا 2 mi
57 Continue straight onto "طريق الجنينة - نيالا 3 mi
58 Continue straight onto شارع الجنينة - نيالا 14 mi
59 Continue straight onto طريق الجنينه - نيالا 31 mi
60 Continue straight onto شارع الجنينة نبلا 2 mi
61 Continue straight onto طريق الجنينه - نيالا 10 mi
62 Continue straight onto طريق الجنينة - نيلا 1 mi
63 Continue straight onto طريق نيالا - الجنينة 156 yd
64 Continue straight onto طريق نيالا - الجنينة 5 mi
65 Continue straight onto طريق الجنينة - نيالا 3 mi
66 Continue straight onto طريق الجنينه - نيالا 13 mi
67 Continue straight onto شارع الجنينة نبلا 2 mi
68 Continue straight onto طريق الجنينه - نيالا 3 mi
69 Continue straight onto طريق الجنينة - نيالا 2 mi
70 Continue straight onto طريق الجنينة - نيالا 2 mi
71 Continue right onto طريق الجنينة - نيالا 1 mi
72 Turn slightly left 1 mi
73 At end of road, turn left onto طريق الجنينة - نيالا 1 mi
74 Continue straight onto طريق الجنينه - نيالا 17 mi
75 Continue straight onto طريق الجنينة- نيالا 9 mi
76 Continue straight onto طريق الجنينة-نيالا 18 mi
77 Continue straight onto طريق الجنينة- نيالا 88 mi
78 Turn left 1 mi
79 Enter roundabout slightly right 19 yd
80 Exit roundabout slightly right 1 mi
81 Turn right 1 mi
82 At end of road, turn left 1 mi
83 Turn slightly right 1 mi
84 Turn right 1 mi
85 Turn right 6 mi
86 Turn right 4 mi
87 Turn left 48 yd
88 Turn right 1 mi
89 Turn left 41 yd
90 Turn right 4 mi
91 Turn slightly right 11 mi
92 Turn slightly right 11 mi
93 Turn left 1 mi
94 Turn right 60 mi
95 Turn right 2 mi
96 Turn left 1 mi
97 At end of road, turn left 125 yd
98 Turn left 18 yd
99 Turn right 1 mi
100 At end of road, turn right 1 mi
101 Turn left onto طريق ضعين - ابو كارينكا 31 mi
102 Continue straight onto طريق المزروب - ابوكارينكا 51 mi
103 At end of road, turn right 34 mi
104 Turn slightly left 17 mi
105 Turn left 19 mi
106 Turn right 3 mi
107 At end of road, turn left 147 yd
108 Turn slightly right 1 mi
109 Turn slightly right 1 mi
110 Turn left 52 yd
111 Turn right 1 mi
112 Turn right 2 mi
113 Turn left 61 mi
114 Turn left 19 mi
115 Continue straight onto طريق ملوالكون - السميح" 2 mi
116 Continue straight onto مالو الكون - سميح 164 yd
117 Continue straight onto مالوالكون- سميح 3 mi
118 Continue straight onto طريق ملوالكون - السميح 1 mi
119 Turn slightly right 1 mi
120 Continue straight onto مالوالكون- سميح 73 mi
121 Continue straight onto Aweil-Wanyjok Road 11 mi
122 Turn straight onto Malualkon Way 1 mi
123 Turn left 1 mi
124 Turn right 1 mi
125 Turn left 1 mi
126 Turn right 2 mi
127 Continue straight 24 mi
128 Continue straight onto Wau-Aweil Road 61 mi
129 At end of road, turn right onto Wau-Gogrial 2 mi
130 Continue straight onto Dr. Jhon Garang Street 1 mi
131 Continue left onto Wau-Gogrial 2 mi
132 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Wau-Gogrial 35 yd
133 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Wau-Gogrial 1 mi
134 Continue straight onto Wau-Gogrial 1 mi
135 At roundabout, take exit straight onto Wau-Gogrial 1 mi
136 Continue right onto Wau-Gogrial 1 mi
137 At roundabout, take exit slightly right onto Wau-Gogrial 73 yd
138 Turn left onto Wau-Kuajiena 1 mi
139 Continue straight onto Wau-Kuajiena Road 1 mi
140 Keep slightly right onto Wau-Kuajiena Road 24 mi
141 Turn straight onto Tonj-Kuajiena Road 36 mi
142 Keep slightly right onto Tonj-Kuajiena Road 1 mi
143 Continue straight onto Rumbek-Tonj 36 mi
144 Continue straight onto Rumbek-Tonj Road 42 mi
145 Turn slightly right onto Rumbek-Akot 1 mi
146 Continue left onto Rumbek-Akot Road 32 mi
147 Continue straight onto Akot-Yirol 37 mi
148 At end of road, turn right onto Minkamman-Yirol Road 64 mi
149 Continue slightly right onto Minkamman-Yirol 22 mi
150 Turn straight onto Terakeka-Minkamman 50 mi
151 At end of road, turn right onto Juba-Terekeka Road 38 mi
152 Continue straight onto Juba-Terakeka Road (Khor mobil) 2 mi
153 At end of road, turn left onto Bilfam Road 4 mi
154 Turn straight onto Juba-Terakeka 111 yd
155 Continue straight onto Bilpam Road 1 mi
156 Enter rotary slightly right onto Customs Road 48 yd
157 Exit rotary slightly right onto Customs Road 1 mi
158 Enter rotary right onto Unity Avenue 39 yd
159 Exit rotary right onto Unity Avenue 1 mi
160 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Unity Avenue 19 yd
161 Exit roundabout right onto Unity Avenue 2 mi
162 Turn right onto Konyokonyo Road 2 mi
163 Continue straight onto Juba Bridge 1 mi
164 Continue straight onto Nile Street 3 mi
165 At end of road, turn right onto Juba–Nimule Highway 100 mi
166 Continue straight onto Juba–Nimule Highway 15 mi
167 Turn straight onto Nimule-Gulu Road 9 mi
168 Continue straight onto Nimule - Gulu Road 58 mi
169 Enter roundabout left onto Nimule - Gulu Road 16 yd
170 Exit roundabout left onto Nimule - Gulu Road 1 mi
171 Turn right 1 mi
172 At end of road, turn right onto Gulu - Lira - Kampala Road 2 mi
173 At roundabout, take exit straight onto Gulu - Lira - Kampala Road 13 mi
174 Continue straight onto Gulu - Kampala Road 24 mi
175 Turn left onto Kamdini-Lira Road 17 mi
176 Continue straight onto Kamdini - Lira Road 11 mi
177 Continue straight onto Gulu - Lira Road 15 mi
178 Enter roundabout left 33 yd
179 Exit roundabout slightly left 3 mi
180 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Ngetta Road 40 yd
181 Exit roundabout left onto Ngetta Road 115 yd
182 Continue straight onto Obote Avenue 1 mi
183 Enter roundabout left onto Adoko Road 39 yd
184 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Adoko Road 1 mi
185 Turn straight onto Soroti Road 1 mi
186 Enter roundabout slightly left 17 yd
187 Exit roundabout straight 34 mi
188 Enter roundabout left 26 yd
189 Exit roundabout slightly left 42 mi
190 Turn slightly right onto Lira - Mbale Road 64 mi
191 Enter rotary left onto Lira - Mbale Road 39 yd
192 Exit rotary left onto Lira - Mbale Road 1 mi
193 Enter roundabout left 58 yd
194 Exit roundabout left 27 mi
195 Turn straight onto Mbale - Tororo Road 1 mi
196 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Uhuru Drive 11 yd
197 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Uhuru Drive 1 mi
198 Continue slightly right onto Osukuru Road 2 mi
199 At end of road, turn left onto Kenya Road 7 mi
200 Continue straight onto Eldoret Road 1 mi
201 Turn slightly left onto A104 6 mi
202 Continue straight onto Eldoret Road 22 mi
203 Continue straight onto Eldoret-Malaba Road 14 mi
204 Continue straight onto Eldoret Road 158 yd
205 Continue straight onto Eldoret-Malaba Road 14 mi
206 Continue straight onto Turbo-Jua kali Road 8 mi
207 Continue straight onto Turbo - Jua Kali Road 10 mi
208 Continue straight onto Eldoret -Webuye - Malaba Road 9 mi
209 Continue straight onto Malaba Road 3 mi
210 Continue straight onto Eldoret - Nakuru Road 38 mi
211 Continue straight onto Nakuru - Eldoret Road 25 mi
212 Turn straight onto Nairobi Road 1 mi
213 Continue straight onto Nakuru - Eldoret Road 5 mi
214 Continue straight onto Nairobi Road 1 mi
215 Keep slightly left onto Nakuru-Eldoret Rd. 7 mi
216 Merge slightly right onto Nairobi Road 1 mi
217 Continue straight onto Nakuru - Eldoret Road 2 mi
218 Continue straight onto Nairobi Road 7 mi
219 Continue straight onto Nakuru - Eldoret Road 7 mi
220 Continue straight onto Nakuru-Kisumu Road 2 mi
221 Enter roundabout straight onto Nakuru-Kisumu Road 54 yd
222 Exit roundabout straight onto Nakuru-Kisumu Road 1 mi
223 Enter roundabout slightly left onto George Morara Road 87 yd
224 Exit roundabout left onto George Morara Road 1 mi
225 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Geoffery Kamau Avenue 86 yd
226 Exit roundabout straight onto Geoffery Kamau Avenue 1 mi
227 Enter roundabout straight onto Old Nairobi Road 36 yd
228 Exit roundabout straight onto Old Nairobi Road 24 mi
229 Continue straight onto Nairobi-Nakuru Road 17 mi
230 Continue straight onto Nairobi - Nakuru Road 1 mi
231 Take exit sharp right onto Naivasha-Mai Mahiu 1 mi
232 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Naivasha-Mai Mahiu-Limuru Road 51 yd
233 Exit roundabout straight onto Naivasha-Mai Mahiu-Limuru Road 5 mi
234 Continue straight onto Naivasha-Mai Mahiu-Limuru Rd. 10 mi
235 Continue straight onto Naivasha-Mai Mahiu-Limuru Road 9 mi
236 Continue straight onto Limuru-Maimahiu Road 7 mi
237 Continue straight onto Limuru-Maimahiu Rd. 6 mi
238 Continue straight onto Kamandura-Maai Mahiu-Narok Road 1 mi
239 Continue straight onto Limuru Road 130 yd
240 Turn sharp right onto Eldoret-Malaba Road 1 mi
241 Take ramp slightly right onto Eldoret-Malaba Road 5 mi
242 Continue straight onto Nairobi-Nakuru Road 6 mi
243 Continue straight onto Waiyaki Way 2 mi
244 Continue straight onto Nairobi-Nakuru Road 2 mi
245 Continue straight onto Waiyaki Way 3 mi
246 Continue straight onto Nairobi Expressway 2 mi
247 Continue straight onto Waiyaki Way 156 yd
248 Keep slightly left onto Waiyaki Way 1 mi
249 Continue straight onto Chiromo Road 1 mi
250 Keep slightly left onto Chiromo Road 1 mi
251 Continue straight onto Uhuru Highway 1 mi
252 Enter rotary slightly left onto Uhuru Highway 43 yd
253 Exit rotary left onto Uhuru Highway 1 mi
254 Enter rotary slightly left onto Uhuru Highway 61 yd
255 Exit rotary left onto Uhuru Highway 1 mi
256 Enter rotary slightly left onto Uhuru Highway 128 yd
257 Exit rotary left onto Uhuru Highway 1 mi
258 Arrive left onto Uhuru Highway

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The return trip from Nairobi to N'Djamena covers roughly the same distance, 2517 mi.

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How far is it from N'Djamena to Nairobi?: The distance between N'Djamena and Nairobi is 2517 mi by road.
How long does it take to drive from N'Djamena to Nairobi?: The drive from N'Djamena to Nairobi takes approximately 68 h 45 min by car.
What is the best route from N'Djamena to Nairobi?: The fastest route from N'Djamena to Nairobi covers 2517 mi with a driving time of approximately 68 h 45 min.
Which direction is Nairobi from N'Djamena?: Nairobi lies roughly to the south-east of N'Djamena.
Which roads does the route from N'Djamena to Nairobi follow?: The drive from N'Djamena to Nairobi mainly follows 52, 1, A8. The longest single stretch is 271 mi on A8.
Which towns do you pass between N'Djamena and Nairobi?: Towns on the route from N'Djamena to Nairobi include Abéché, Gulu, Eldama Ravine.

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