How far is it from Cairo to Windhoek?

The distance between Cairo and Windhoek is 5463 mi by road.

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

The drive from Cairo to Windhoek takes approximately 112 h 40 min by car.

What is the best route from Cairo to Windhoek?

The fastest route from Cairo to Windhoek covers 5463 mi with a driving time of approximately 112 h 40 min.

Which direction is Windhoek from Cairo?

Windhoek lies roughly to the south of Cairo.

Which roads does the route from Cairo to Windhoek follow?

The drive from Cairo to Windhoek mainly follows T1, T2, B8. The longest single stretch is 666 mi on T2.

Which towns do you pass between Cairo and Windhoek?

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

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Distance: 5463 miDuration: 112 h 40 min

Driving from Cairo to Windhoek takes about 112 h 40 min via T2. The distance is 5463 mi. The straight-line distance is 3761 mi. EV charging is available along the route, including in Pumwani. Driving directions

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Driving directions323 · 5463 mi

1 Depart left 1 mi
2 At end of road, turn right 1 mi
3 At end of road, turn right 173 yd
4 Turn sharp left 1 mi
5 Turn left 38 yd
6 Turn left 166 yd
7 Turn slightly right 4 mi
8 Turn slightly right onto شارع التسعين 1 mi
9 Continue U-turn onto شارع التسعين 2 mi
10 Enter roundabout slightly right 1 mi
11 Exit roundabout right 24 yd
12 Continue straight onto شارع التسعين 2 mi
13 Enter roundabout slightly right onto شارع التسعين 89 yd

14 Exit roundabout slightly right onto شارع التسعين 1 mi
15 Enter roundabout slightly right 33 yd
16 Exit roundabout right 2 mi
17 Take ramp slightly left 1 mi
18 Merge slightly left onto طريق القطامية, العين السخنه 47 mi
19 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
20 Merge slightly left onto طريق الجلالة 52 mi
21 Merge slightly left onto طريق الزعفرانه, بنى سويف 8 mi
22 Merge slightly left onto طريق الزعفرانه, رأس غارب 61 mi
23 Keep slightly left onto طريق الزعفرانه, رأس غارب 149 yd
24 Continue straight onto طريق راس غارب, الغردقة 83 mi
25 Keep slightly right onto طريق راس غارب, الغردقة 12 mi
26 Continue straight onto طريق الغردقة, سفاجا 8 mi
27 Enter rotary slightly right onto طريق الغردقة, سفاجا 153 yd
28 Exit rotary slightly right onto طريق الغردقة, سفاجا 20 mi
29 Enter roundabout straight onto طريق الغردقة, سفاجا 65 yd
30 Exit roundabout straight onto طريق الغردقة, سفاجا 9 mi
31 Continue straight onto طريق سفاجا, القصير 6 mi
32 Continue straight onto طريق سفاجا, القصير 46 mi
33 Keep slightly left onto طريق سفاجا, القصير 1 mi
34 Continue straight onto طريق القصير, مرسى علم 88 mi
35 Continue straight onto طريق حلايب وشلاتين 248 mi
36 Continue right onto طريق حلايب وشلاتين 5 mi
37 Turn left 36 mi
38 At end of road, turn left onto طريق حلايب وشلاتين 40 yd
39 Turn slightly right 168 mi
40 Turn slightly right 6 mi
41 Turn slightly right 4 mi
42 Turn left 1 mi
43 Turn right 2 mi
44 Turn slightly right 2 mi
45 Enter roundabout slightly right 30 yd
46 Exit roundabout right 4 mi
47 Continue straight onto طريق عطبرة- بورتسودان السريع 8 mi
48 Continue straight onto طريق بورتسودان - عطبرة 9 mi
49 Continue straight onto طريق عطبرة- بورتسودان السريع 14 mi
50 Continue straight onto طريق عطبرة-بورتسودان السريع 133 yd
51 Continue straight onto طريق بورتسودان - عطبرة 2 mi
52 Turn straight onto طريق عطبرة-بورتسودان السريع 1 mi
53 Continue straight onto طريق عطبرة -بورتسودان السرىع 16 mi
54 Continue straight onto شارع عطبرة -بورسودان السريع 9 mi
55 Continue straight onto طريق بورتسودان عطبرة 7 mi
56 Continue straight onto طريق عطبرة-بورتسودان السريع 3 mi
57 Continue straight onto شارع عطبرة -بورسودان السريع 5 mi
58 Continue straight onto شارع عطبرة بورسودان 30 mi
59 Continue straight onto طريق عطبرة-بورتسودان السريع 19 mi
60 Continue straight onto شارع بورتسودان - عطبرة 7 mi
61 Enter roundabout slightly right onto طريق كسلا - بورتسودان السريع 54 yd
62 Exit roundabout straight onto طريق كسلا - بورتسودان السريع 45 yd
63 Turn slightly right onto شارع بورتسودان - كسلا 4 mi
64 Continue straight onto طريق كسلا - بورتسودان السريع 22 mi
65 Continue straight onto شارع كسلا - بورسودان 43 mi
66 Continue straight onto طريق كسلا - بورتسودان السريع 111 mi
67 Continue straight onto شارع كسلا - بورسودان 40 mi
68 Turn straight 1 mi
69 Turn straight onto طريق القضارف- كسلا السريع 2 mi
70 Turn left onto طريق اللفة 18 mi
71 Continue straight onto طريق ال لافا 6 mi
72 Continue straight onto Al Lafa Road 3 mi
73 Turn left 1 mi
74 Turn right 1 mi
75 Turn right 1 mi
76 Continue left onto طريق تسني - بارنتو 7 mi
77 Turn right onto Om Hajer - Teseney Road 16 mi
78 Continue straight onto Umm Hajar - Teseney road طريق أم هاجر - تسني 10 mi
79 Continue slightly left onto Umm Hajar - Teseney road طريق أم هاجر - تسني 1 mi
80 Continue straight onto Omhajer Tessenei طريق أم هاجر - تسني 1 mi
81 At end of road, turn right onto Omhajer Tessenei طريق أم هاجر - تسني 133 yd
82 Continue straight onto طريق أم هاجر - تسني 1 mi
83 Continue slightly right onto omhajer Tessenei طريق أم هاجر - تسني 2 mi
84 Continue straight onto Omhajer Tessenei طريق أم هاجر - تسني 19 mi
85 Continue straight onto طريق أم هاجر - تسني 13 mi
86 Turn right onto طريق أم هاجر - الحمرا 4 mi
87 Enter roundabout slightly right 98 yd
88 Exit roundabout straight 2 mi
89 Enter roundabout slightly right 9 yd
90 Exit roundabout slightly right 5 mi
91 Turn left 147 mi
92 Turn right 2 mi
93 Keep slightly right onto Wolleka-Bileko 2 mi
94 Enter roundabout straight onto Bilko-Piazza 79 yd
95 Exit roundabout right onto Bilko-Piazza 1 mi
96 Turn right onto طريق بحر دار - جوندَر 1 mi
97 Continue slightly left onto طريق بحر دار - جوندَر 1 mi
98 Turn right onto Bahir Dar - Gonder Road 38 yd
99 Continue straight onto طريق بحر دار - جوندير 1 mi
100 Turn left onto Bahir Dar - Gonder Road 4 mi
101 Continue straight onto طريق بحر دار - جوندير 3 mi
102 Continue straight onto طريق بحر دار – قوندر، 128 yd
103 Continue straight onto Bahir Dar - Gonder Road 11 mi
104 Continue straight onto طريق بحر دار - قوندر 92 yd
105 Continue straight onto Bahir Dar - Gonder Road 7 mi
106 Continue straight onto بحر دار - طريق قوندر 2 mi
107 Continue straight onto Bahir Dar - Gonder Road 13 mi
108 Continue straight onto طريق بحير دار - جندير 6 mi
109 Continue straight onto طريق بحر دار - قوندر 4 mi
110 Continue straight onto Bahir Dar - Gonder Road 9 mi
111 Continue right onto Bahir Dar - Gonder Road 9 mi
112 Turn straight onto طريق بحر دار - جوندير 1 mi
113 Continue straight onto Bahir Dar - Gonder Road 9 mi
114 Continue straight onto طريق بحر دار - جوندير 6 mi
115 Continue straight onto Bahir Dar - Gonder Road 3 mi
116 Continue straight onto بهير دار - طريق جوندر 8 mi
117 Continue straight onto Bahir Dar - Gonder Road 8 mi
118 Continue straight onto طريق بحر دار - جوندير 8 mi
119 Continue straight onto Bahir Dar - Gonder Road 3 mi
120 Enter roundabout straight 6 yd
121 Exit roundabout slightly right 1 mi
122 Enter roundabout slightly right onto طريق جيورجيس 52 yd
123 Exit roundabout right onto طريق جيورجيس 1 mi
124 Enter roundabout right 32 yd
125 Exit roundabout right 1 mi
126 Enter roundabout slightly right 7 yd
127 Exit roundabout slightly right 1 mi
128 Turn left 5 mi
129 Turn straight onto Mota Road 6 mi
130 Continue straight onto طريق موتا 4 mi
131 Continue straight onto Mota Road 12 mi
132 Continue straight onto طريق موتا 1 mi
133 Turn slightly right 1 mi
134 Continue straight onto Mota Road 46 mi
135 Enter roundabout straight onto Mota Road 33 yd
136 Exit roundabout right onto Mota Road 33 mi
137 Turn slightly left 4 mi
138 Turn left onto Mota Road 11 mi
139 Continue straight onto طريق موتا 28 mi
140 Continue straight onto Mota Road 6 mi
141 At end of road, turn left onto Addis Ababa - Bahir Dar Road 55 mi
142 Continue straight onto Addis Ababa - Bahir Dar Road 88 mi
143 Continue straight onto Tunisia Av. 1 mi
144 Continue straight onto Tunisia Avenue / Gulele _07_1726 Road 1 mi
145 Enter rotary right onto Tunisia Av. 166 yd
146 Exit rotary straight onto Tunisia Av. 1 mi
147 Turn left onto Kechenie to Semien 1 mi
148 Turn right onto AR_04_0656 St. 1 mi
149 Turn straight onto AR_04_0654 St. 20 yd
150 Enter roundabout right onto Ayele Haile Av. 55 yd
151 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Ayele Haile Av. 25 yd
152 Turn straight onto Ayele Haile Avenue 1 mi
153 Continue left onto Ayele Haile Avenue 151 yd
154 Enter roundabout right 68 yd
155 Exit roundabout right 1 mi
156 Enter roundabout right onto Russia Av 74 yd
157 Exit roundabout right onto Russia Av 172 yd
158 Turn slightly right onto Russia Av 1 mi
159 Turn straight onto Shewareged Gedle Street 1 mi
160 Enter roundabout right onto Comoros Street 49 yd
161 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Comoros Street 1 mi
162 Continue straight onto Fikre Mariam Aba Techan Street 1 mi
163 Turn right 2 mi
164 Continue straight onto Anbesa Garage - Jackros 1 mi
165 Continue straight onto Anbessa Grarage to Jackros 175 yd
166 Continue straight onto Jacros 1 mi
167 Turn right onto Jackros - Yerer Goro Road 1 mi
168 Continue straight onto Jackros to Yerer Goro 1 mi
169 Continue straight onto Yerer Goro to Jackros Road 1 mi
170 Turn right 3 mi
171 Enter roundabout right 99 yd
172 Exit roundabout right 3 mi
173 Enter roundabout right 107 yd
174 Exit roundabout slightly right 3 mi
175 Enter roundabout right 114 yd
176 Exit roundabout right 2 mi
177 Enter roundabout right 135 yd
178 Exit roundabout right 30 yd
179 Continue straight 1 mi
180 Take exit slightly left 1 mi
181 Merge slightly right onto Addis-Adama Expressway 31 mi
182 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
183 At end of road, turn left 2 mi
184 Continue straight 109 mi
185 Enter roundabout straight onto Addis Ababa to Nairobi road 20 yd
186 Exit roundabout straight onto Addis Ababa to Nairobi road 12 mi
187 Keep slightly right 126 yd
188 Turn straight onto Addis Ababa to Nairobi road 57 mi
189 Enter roundabout slightly right 72 yd
190 Exit roundabout right 129 mi
191 Enter roundabout right 33 yd
192 Exit roundabout straight 84 mi
193 Turn right 12 mi
194 Turn left 8 mi
195 Keep slightly left 1 mi
196 Turn sharp left 4 mi
197 Turn slightly right 8 mi
198 At end of road, turn right onto Marsabit-Moyale Road 6 mi
199 Continue slightly left onto Marsabit-Moyale Road 12 mi
200 Keep slightly left onto Marsabit-Moyale Road 249 mi
201 Turn left onto D490 Ruiri-Isiolo 14 mi
202 Turn right 5 mi
203 At end of road, turn right onto Meru-Maua Road 3 mi
204 Turn left onto Embu-Meru Highway 1 mi
205 Continue straight onto Meru-Nairobi Highway 1 mi
206 Continue right onto Meru-Nairobi Highway 3 mi
207 Continue straight onto Meru-Nairobi Highway 57 mi
208 Continue straight onto Embu-Nairobi Highway 26 mi
209 Take ramp slightly left 1 mi
210 Merge slightly right 50 mi
211 Take exit slightly left onto Thika Road 1 mi
212 Continue U-turn onto Thika Road 1 mi
213 Take ramp slightly right onto Thika Road 64 yd
214 Merge slightly right onto Thika Road 1 mi
215 Take exit slightly left onto Thika Road 1 mi
216 Turn slightly left 1 mi
217 Turn straight onto Outer Ring Road 1 mi
218 Keep slightly right onto Outer Ring Road 6 mi
219 Continue straight onto Airport South Road 1 mi
220 Turn slightly left onto Airport North Road 1 mi
221 Continue straight 121 yd
222 Keep slightly left 1 mi
223 Merge slightly right onto Mombasa Road 9 mi
224 Keep slightly left onto Mombasa Road 1 mi
225 Keep slightly left onto Nairobi-Namanga Road 1 mi
226 Continue straight onto Namanga Road 10 mi
227 Continue straight onto Nairobi-Namanga Road 75 mi
228 Continue straight onto Arusha Road 62 mi
229 Turn right 81 yd
230 Turn straight onto Northwest Arusha Bypass Road 4 mi
231 Enter rotary straight 91 yd
232 Exit rotary straight 105 mi
233 Continue left 4 mi
234 At end of road, turn left 33 mi
235 Turn straight 17 mi
236 Enter roundabout left 42 yd
237 Exit roundabout slightly left 42 yd
238 Turn slightly left 96 mi
239 Enter roundabout straight onto Arusha Road 59 yd
240 Exit roundabout straight onto Arusha Road 1 mi
241 Enter rotary left 48 yd
242 Exit rotary straight 2 mi
243 Enter roundabout straight 27 yd
244 Exit roundabout slightly left 1 mi
245 Enter rotary straight 41 yd
246 Exit rotary straight 146 mi
247 Turn straight 3 mi
248 Enter roundabout left 60 yd
249 Exit roundabout straight 4 mi
250 Keep slightly left onto Dodoma Highway 4 mi
251 Turn left 1 mi
252 Turn right 1 mi
253 Continue straight 1 mi
254 Turn left onto Utalii Road 26 yd
255 Turn right 1 mi
256 Keep slightly left 1 mi
257 At end of road, turn right 1 mi
258 Turn left 172 yd
259 At end of road, turn right 99 mi
260 Keep slightly right 168 mi
261 Turn straight 3 mi
262 Enter roundabout slightly left 13 yd
263 Exit roundabout slightly left 1 mi
264 Continue straight onto Great North Road 505 mi
265 Take exit left 53 yd
266 Merge slightly right onto Great North Road 120 mi
267 Enter roundabout sharp left onto Great North Road 71 yd
268 Exit roundabout straight onto Great North Road 1 mi
269 Enter rotary left onto Great North Road 54 yd
270 Exit rotary slightly left onto Great North Road 3 mi
271 Enter roundabout left onto Great North Road 73 yd
272 Exit roundabout straight onto Great North Road 1 mi
273 Enter rotary slightly left onto Great North Road 63 yd
274 Exit rotary left onto Great North Road 1 mi
275 Enter rotary slightly left onto Great North Road 78 yd
276 Exit rotary straight onto Great North Road 3 mi
277 Enter rotary straight onto Kalambo Road 110 yd
278 Exit rotary slightly left onto Kalambo Road 1 mi
279 Turn left onto Lumumba Road 2 mi
280 Turn right onto Kafue Road 4 mi
281 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Kafue Road 34 yd
282 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Kafue Road 2 mi
283 Enter rotary straight onto Kafue Road 26 yd
284 Exit rotary slightly left onto Kafue Road 3 mi
285 Enter rotary slightly left onto Kafue Road 22 yd
286 Exit rotary straight onto Kafue Road 3 mi
287 Enter roundabout straight onto Kafue Road 23 yd
288 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Kafue Road 26 mi
289 Turn right onto Livingstone Road 43 mi
290 At end of road, turn left onto Livingstone Road 1 mi
291 Enter roundabout straight onto Livingstone Road 40 yd
292 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Livingstone Road 214 mi
293 Continue straight onto Mosi-Oa-Tunya Road 3 mi
294 Turn right onto Nakatindi Road 2 mi
295 Turn straight onto Kazangula Road 38 mi
296 Turn left 3 mi
297 Continue straight 2 mi
298 Turn right onto Kasane Road 6 mi
299 Continue straight onto Upper Road 36 mi
300 Continue straight 36 mi
301 Turn left 5 mi
302 Continue straight 5 mi
303 Turn left 313 mi
304 Keep slightly left 160 mi
305 Enter rotary left onto Okavango Road 76 yd
306 Exit rotary left onto Okavango Road 2 mi
307 Continue straight onto Otavi - Grootfontein Highway 56 mi
308 Turn left onto Otjiwarongo Road 73 mi
309 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Hage Geingob Avenue 25 yd
310 Exit roundabout straight onto Hage Geingob Avenue 2 mi
311 Enter roundabout left 36 yd
312 Exit roundabout slightly left 108 mi
313 Continue straight 35 mi
314 Take exit slightly left 1 mi
315 Merge slightly right 10 mi
316 Take exit slightly left 1 mi
317 Turn left onto Florence Nightingale Street 1 mi
318 Turn right onto Kuaima Riruako Street 2 mi
319 Turn left onto Purcell Street 1 mi
320 Turn right onto Hosea Kutako Drive 1 mi
321 Turn slightly left 1 mi
322 Turn straight onto David Hosea Meroro Road 1 mi
323 Arrive left onto David Hosea Meroro Road

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The return trip from Windhoek to Cairo covers roughly the same distance, 5463 mi.

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How far is it from Cairo to Windhoek?: The distance between Cairo and Windhoek is 5463 mi by road.
How long does it take to drive from Cairo to Windhoek?: The drive from Cairo to Windhoek takes approximately 112 h 40 min by car.
What is the best route from Cairo to Windhoek?: The fastest route from Cairo to Windhoek covers 5463 mi with a driving time of approximately 112 h 40 min.
Which direction is Windhoek from Cairo?: Windhoek lies roughly to the south of Cairo.
Which roads does the route from Cairo to Windhoek follow?: The drive from Cairo to Windhoek mainly follows T1, T2, B8. The longest single stretch is 666 mi on T2.
Which towns do you pass between Cairo and Windhoek?: Towns on the route from Cairo to Windhoek include Addis Ababa, Athi River, Chimala, Lusaka.

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