How far is it from Kinshasa to Juba?

The distance between Kinshasa and Juba is 2280 mi by road.

How long does it take to drive from Kinshasa to Juba?

The drive from Kinshasa to Juba takes approximately 53 h 25 min by car.

What is the best route from Kinshasa to Juba?

The fastest route from Kinshasa to Juba covers 2280 mi with a driving time of approximately 53 h 25 min.

Which direction is Juba from Kinshasa?

Juba lies roughly to the north-east of Kinshasa.

Which roads does the route from Kinshasa to Juba follow?

The drive from Kinshasa to Juba mainly follows RN1, RN2, A6. The longest single stretch is 593 mi on RN2.

Which towns do you pass between Kinshasa and Juba?

Towns on the route from Kinshasa to Juba include Bushenge, Muhanga, Bunamwaya.

Democratic Republic of the Congo South Sudan

Distance: 2280 miDuration: 53 h 25 min

Driving from Kinshasa to Juba takes about 53 h 25 min via RN1. The distance is 2280 mi. The straight-line distance is 1267 mi. Driving directions

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Driving directions205 · 2280 mi

1 Depart left 1 mi
2 Turn left 1 mi
3 Turn right 54 yd
4 Turn left onto Avenue de l’Aérodrome 1 mi
5 Turn left onto Boulevard Lumumba 4 mi
6 Continue straight 197 mi
7 Turn straight 157 mi
8 Turn slightly right 13 mi
9 Turn left 1 mi
10 Turn right 5 mi
11 At end of road, turn right 50 mi
12 Turn straight 77 mi
13 Turn straight 5 mi

14 Turn straight 16 mi
15 Turn slightly right 1 mi
16 Turn right 1 mi
17 Turn slightly left 1 mi
18 Turn slightly right 46 mi
19 At end of road, turn right 9 mi
20 Turn right 8 mi
21 Turn straight 9 mi
22 Turn straight 23 mi
23 Turn straight 18 mi
24 Turn slightly left 2 mi
25 Turn slightly right 3 mi
26 Turn straight 5 mi
27 Turn straight 5 mi
28 Turn straight 15 mi
29 Turn slightly left 14 mi
30 Enter roundabout right 138 yd
31 Exit roundabout slightly right 135 yd
32 Enter roundabout straight 44 yd
33 Exit roundabout straight 80 mi
34 Turn left 28 mi
35 Enter rotary right 56 yd
36 Exit rotary slightly right 3 mi
37 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Inga 38 yd
38 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Inga 3 mi
39 Continue straight onto Pont Mbujimayi 4 mi
40 Turn left 11 mi
41 Turn straight 7 mi
42 Turn left 16 mi
43 Turn slightly left 28 mi
44 Turn straight 58 mi
45 Turn slightly left 10 mi
46 Turn slightly left 67 mi
47 Continue straight onto Bac Mokole 138 yd
48 Continue straight 11 mi
49 At end of road, turn left 1 mi
50 Turn right 36 mi
51 Turn slightly left 64 mi
52 Continue right 1 mi
53 Continue straight 1 mi
54 At end of road, turn left 10 mi
55 Enter roundabout slightly right 87 yd
56 Exit roundabout right 1 mi
57 Turn right 1 mi
58 At end of road, turn right 101 yd
59 Continue left 42 yd
60 Turn right 55 mi
61 Turn slightly right 18 mi
62 Turn right 1 mi
63 Turn sharp left 2 mi
64 Continue right 21 mi
65 Turn right 2 mi
66 Continue right 75 mi
67 Continue left 26 mi
68 Turn right 7 mi
69 At end of road, turn left 4 mi
70 Turn right 1 mi
71 Turn right 16 mi
72 Turn slightly left 6 mi
73 Turn left 158 yd
74 Turn left 2 mi
75 Turn slightly right 21 mi
76 Turn straight 6 mi
77 Turn slightly left 7 mi
78 Turn right 3 mi
79 Turn straight 3 mi
80 Turn straight 1 mi
81 At end of road, turn left 4 mi
82 Turn straight 8 mi
83 Turn slightly right 1 mi
84 At end of road, turn right 33 yd
85 Turn left 1 mi
86 Turn left 3 mi
87 Turn left 5 mi
88 Turn right 5 mi
89 Turn slightly left 2 mi
90 Turn right 1 mi
91 At end of road, turn left 1 mi
92 Keep slightly left 1 mi
93 At end of road, turn right 86 yd
94 Merge slightly left 17 yd
95 Turn left 1 mi
96 Merge slightly right 1 mi
97 Turn sharp right 47 yd
98 Turn left 159 yd
99 Turn left 1 mi
100 Enter rotary right onto Route d'Uvira 123 yd
101 Exit rotary right onto Route d'Uvira 1 mi
102 Turn right 1 mi
103 Turn right 96 yd
104 At end of road, turn left 45 yd
105 Enter roundabout right 13 yd
106 Exit roundabout right 106 yd
107 Enter roundabout slightly right 19 yd
108 Exit roundabout straight 1 mi
109 Turn right onto Avenue Patrice Emery Lumumba 1 mi
110 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Patrice Emery Lumumba 20 yd
111 Exit roundabout left onto Avenue Patrice Emery Lumumba 1 mi
112 Continue right onto Avenue Patrice Emery Lumumba 3 mi
113 Merge slightly left 7 mi
114 Turn slightly right 11 mi
115 Turn slightly right 10 mi
116 Turn straight 4 mi
117 Turn straight 2 mi
118 Turn straight 5 mi
119 Turn slightly left 1 mi
120 Turn straight 14 mi
121 Turn slightly right 9 mi
122 Turn slightly right 3 mi
123 Turn slightly right 5 mi
124 Turn slightly right 4 mi
125 Turn slightly right onto NR11 2 mi
126 At roundabout, take exit straight 1 mi
127 Enter roundabout right 30 yd
128 Exit roundabout right 10 mi
129 At roundabout, take exit right 4 mi
130 Turn slightly left 11 mi
131 Turn slightly left 8 mi
132 Turn right 16 mi
133 Turn straight 2 mi
134 Enter roundabout slightly right 25 yd
135 Exit roundabout right 29 mi
136 Turn left onto Kigali-Gatuna Road 173 yd
137 Turn slightly right onto Route Kigali-Gatuna 1 mi
138 Merge slightly left onto Kigali-Gatuna Road 31 mi
139 Enter roundabout straight 47 yd
140 Exit roundabout slightly right 18 mi
141 Continue straight onto Kabale - Katuna - Kigali Road 14 mi
142 Continue straight onto Kabale Katuna Kigali Road 1 mi
143 At roundabout, take exit right onto Kabale - Mbarara Road 47 mi
144 Continue straight onto New Kampala Road 1 mi
145 Continue straight onto Kabale - Mbarara Road 34 mi
146 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Mbarara Bypass 30 yd
147 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Mbarara Bypass 2 mi
148 Continue straight onto Mbarara Northern Bypass 2 mi
149 Enter roundabout left onto Mbarara Nothern Bypass 39 yd
150 Exit roundabout sharp left onto Mbarara Nothern Bypass 3 mi
151 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Mbarara Bypass 30 yd
152 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Mbarara Bypass 1 mi
153 Enter roundabout left onto Mbarara Bypass 38 yd
154 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Mbarara Bypass 2 mi
155 Enter roundabout straight onto Mbarara - Masaka Road 36 yd
156 Exit roundabout left onto Mbarara - Masaka Road 81 mi
157 Enter roundabout left onto Masaka Bypass 40 yd
158 Exit roundabout left onto Masaka Bypass 4 mi
159 Enter roundabout left onto Kampala - Masaka Road 59 yd
160 Exit roundabout left onto Kampala - Masaka Road 16 mi
161 At end of road, turn left onto Kampala - Masaka Road 22 mi
162 Continue straight onto Masaka Road 21 mi
163 Continue straight onto Kampala - Masaka Road 16 mi
164 Enter roundabout straight 28 yd
165 Exit roundabout slightly left 1 mi
166 Enter rotary slightly left 99 yd
167 Exit rotary left 1 mi
168 Enter roundabout straight 135 yd
169 Exit roundabout slightly left 1 mi
170 Continue straight onto Northern Bypass 5 mi
171 Take exit slightly left 1 mi
172 Enter rotary slightly left onto Bombo Road 27 yd
173 Exit rotary slightly left onto Bombo Road 4 mi
174 Continue straight onto Gulu - Kampala Road 130 mi
175 Continue straight onto Gulu - Kampala Road 56 mi
176 Continue straight onto Gulu - Lira - Kampala Road 13 mi
177 At roundabout, take exit straight onto Gulu - Lira - Kampala Road 2 mi
178 Turn left 1 mi
179 Turn left onto Nimule - Gulu Road 1 mi
180 Enter roundabout left onto Nimule - Gulu Road 45 yd
181 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Nimule - Gulu Road 58 mi
182 Continue straight onto Nimule-Gulu Road 9 mi
183 Turn straight onto Juba–Nimule Highway 112 mi
184 Keep slightly right onto Juba–Nimule Highway 4 mi
185 Turn left onto Nile Street 3 mi
186 Continue straight onto Juba Bridge 2 mi
187 Turn left onto Unity Avenue 133 yd
188 Continue slightly right onto Unity Avenue 2 mi
189 Enter roundabout right onto Unity Avenue 18 yd
190 Exit roundabout right onto Unity Avenue 1 mi
191 Enter rotary right onto Customs Road 37 yd
192 Exit rotary right onto Customs Road 1 mi
193 Enter rotary slightly right onto Gudele Road 98 yd
194 Exit rotary right onto Gudele Road 4 mi
195 Continue straight onto Kubri Abuba 146 yd
196 Continue straight onto Juba-Rumbek-Bentiu Highway 6 mi
197 Turn left 1 mi
198 Continue straight 1 mi
199 Keep slightly right 3 mi
200 Continue straight 1 mi
201 Keep slightly right 1 mi
202 Turn slightly left 3 mi
203 Turn left 4 mi
204 Turn left 3 mi
205 Arrive

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The return trip from Juba to Kinshasa covers roughly the same distance, 2280 mi.

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How far is it from Kinshasa to Juba?: The distance between Kinshasa and Juba is 2280 mi by road.
How long does it take to drive from Kinshasa to Juba?: The drive from Kinshasa to Juba takes approximately 53 h 25 min by car.
What is the best route from Kinshasa to Juba?: The fastest route from Kinshasa to Juba covers 2280 mi with a driving time of approximately 53 h 25 min.
Which direction is Juba from Kinshasa?: Juba lies roughly to the north-east of Kinshasa.
Which roads does the route from Kinshasa to Juba follow?: The drive from Kinshasa to Juba mainly follows RN1, RN2, A6. The longest single stretch is 593 mi on RN2.
Which towns do you pass between Kinshasa and Juba?: Towns on the route from Kinshasa to Juba include Bushenge, Muhanga, Bunamwaya.

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