How far is it from Banjul to Kigali?

The distance between Banjul and Kigali is 4542 mi by road.

How long does it take to drive from Banjul to Kigali?

The drive from Banjul to Kigali takes approximately 118 h 5 min by car.

What is the best route from Banjul to Kigali?

The fastest route from Banjul to Kigali covers 4542 mi with a driving time of approximately 118 h 5 min.

Which direction is Kigali from Banjul?

Kigali lies roughly to the east of Banjul.

Which roads does the route from Banjul to Kigali follow?

The drive from Banjul to Kigali mainly follows N 1, RN6, RN 1. The longest single stretch is 516 mi on RN 1.

Which towns do you pass between Banjul and Kigali?

Towns on the route from Banjul to Kigali include Bamako, Katsina, Kano, Mukingo.

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Distance: 4542 miDuration: 118 h 5 min

Driving from Banjul to Kigali takes about 118 h 5 min via N 1. The distance is 4542 mi. The straight-line distance is 3372 mi. Driving directions

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Driving directions374 · 4542 mi

1 Depart left onto Independence Drive 1 mi
2 Enter roundabout straight onto Daniel Goddard Street 11 yd
3 Exit roundabout right onto Daniel Goddard Street 1 mi
4 Turn left onto Cherno Adama Bah Street 1 mi
5 Turn slightly right 151 yd
6 Continue straight onto Banjul - Barra Ferry 4 mi
7 Continue straight onto Ferry Terminal Road 1 mi
8 Turn right onto Trans-West African Coastal Highway 1 mi
9 Continue slightly left onto Trans-West African Coastal Highway 1 mi
10 Turn right onto North Bank Road 67 mi
11 Merge slightly left onto Trans-Gambia Highway 1 mi
12 Enter roundabout slightly right onto North Bank Road 22 yd
13 Exit roundabout right onto North Bank Road 50 mi

14 Turn left 3 mi
15 Turn slightly left 6 mi
16 At end of road, turn right 3 mi
17 Turn straight 2 mi
18 Turn right 6 mi
19 Turn slightly left 2 mi
20 At end of road, turn right 78 mi
21 Turn right onto Route de Contournement de Tambacounda 6 mi
22 At end of road, turn right 141 mi
23 Turn left 1 mi
24 Continue straight onto N7 29 mi
25 Enter roundabout straight 4 yd
26 Exit roundabout slightly right 46 yd
27 Turn slightly right onto N7 9 mi
28 At end of road, turn left onto N7 32 mi
29 Continue straight onto Pont de Falémé 1 mi
30 Continue straight onto Senegal - Kéniéba - Tambaga - Kita - Kati 12 mi
31 Turn straight onto Bafoulabé - Faléa 1 mi
32 Keep slightly left 65 mi
33 Continue straight onto Senegal - Kéniéba - Tambaga - Kita - Kati 51 mi
34 Turn straight onto Senegal - Kéniéba - Tambaga - Kita - Kati 35 mi
35 Turn straight onto Kita- Keniéba 2 mi
36 Continue slightly right onto Kita- Keniéba 1 mi
37 Turn straight onto Rue de la Grande Marché 1 mi
38 At end of road, turn right onto Kita- Keniéba 1 mi
39 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Route Kati - Kita 37 yd
40 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Route Kati - Kita 1 mi
41 Enter roundabout right onto Route Kati - Kita 15 yd
42 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Route Kati - Kita 3 mi
43 Continue straight onto Senegal - Kéniéba - Tambaga - Kita - Kati 99 mi
44 Turn right 1 mi
45 Turn right onto Mauritanie - Gogui - Nioro du Sahel - Diéma - Bamako 2 mi
46 Enter roundabout straight onto Mauritanie - Gogui - Nioro du Sahel - Diéma - Bamako 5 yd
47 Exit roundabout straight onto Mauritanie - Gogui - Nioro du Sahel - Diéma - Bamako 1 mi
48 Continue straight onto Rue Koné Bourama 3 mi
49 Enter roundabout right onto Rue Koné Bourama 26 yd
50 Exit roundabout right onto Rue Koné Bourama 1 mi
51 Enter roundabout straight onto Rue Koné Bourama 28 yd
52 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Rue Koné Bourama 1 mi
53 Enter roundabout straight onto Bamako - Dakar Transafrican Highway 23 yd
54 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Bamako - Dakar Transafrican Highway 6 mi
55 Turn left onto Avenue de la Liberté 42 yd
56 At end of road, turn left onto Avenue de la Liberté 3 mi
57 Turn left 78 yd
58 Turn right 3 mi
59 Take ramp straight onto Avenue de l'O.U.A. 1 mi
60 Keep slightly left onto Avenue de l'O.U.A. 3 mi
61 Turn sharp left 1 mi
62 Enter roundabout right 13 yd
63 Exit roundabout right 1 mi
64 Enter roundabout right 24 yd
65 Exit roundabout right 1 mi
66 Turn right 61 yd
67 Enter roundabout right onto Route de Ségou 92 yd
68 Exit roundabout right onto Route de Ségou 2 mi
69 Keep slightly right onto Route de Ségou 1 mi
70 Turn straight onto Route de Ségou 6 mi
71 Continue straight onto Bamako - Fana - Segou - Bla - San - Tominian - Sofara - Sévaré - Mopti 6 mi
72 Continue straight onto Route de Ségou 1 mi
73 Continue straight onto Bamako - Fana - Segou - Bla - San - Tominian - Sofara - Sévaré - Mopti 14 mi
74 Continue straight onto Bamako - Fana - Segou - Bla - San - Tominian - Sofara - Sévaré - Mopti 13 mi
75 Turn slightly right 46 mi
76 At end of road, turn right 2 mi
77 Turn left 24 mi
78 Turn right 8 mi
79 Turn slightly left 9 mi
80 Turn right 10 mi
81 At end of road, turn right 53 mi
82 Turn right onto Bla - Koutiala - Koury - Burkina Faso 156 yd
83 Enter roundabout slightly right 22 yd
84 Exit roundabout slightly right 1 mi
85 Turn left 1 mi
86 Continue straight onto Bla - Koutiala - Koury - Burkina Faso 7 mi
87 Keep slightly left onto Bla - Koutiala - Koury - Burkina Faso 48 mi
88 Turn left 16 mi
89 Continue straight 75 mi
90 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue du Gouverneur Binger 28 yd
91 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue du Gouverneur Binger 1 mi
92 Turn left onto Rue Pepin Malherbe 1 mi
93 At end of road, turn right onto Avenue de la Concorde 1 mi
94 Turn left onto Rue du Général Girot 2 mi
95 Continue straight onto Ouagadougou-Bobo Dioulasso road 1 mi
96 Enter rotary right onto Ouagadougou-Bobo Dioulasso road 42 yd
97 Exit rotary slightly right onto Ouagadougou-Bobo Dioulasso road 65 mi
98 Turn straight 46 mi
99 Keep slightly left 54 mi
100 Enter roundabout slightly right 40 yd
101 Exit roundabout slightly right 18 mi
102 Enter roundabout straight 30 yd
103 Exit roundabout straight 26 mi
104 At end of road, turn right 58 yd
105 Keep slightly right 9 mi
106 Keep slightly left onto Avenue Kadiogo 3 mi
107 Enter rotary straight onto Avenue Kadiogo 31 yd
108 Exit rotary straight onto Avenue Kadiogo 1 mi
109 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue du Yatenga 8 yd
110 Exit roundabout straight onto Avenue du Yatenga 134 yd
111 Merge slightly left onto Avenue Nelson Mandela 1 mi
112 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Nelson Mandela 33 yd
113 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Nelson Mandela 1 mi
114 Continue straight onto Avenue de la Nation 1 mi
115 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue d'Oubritenga 36 yd
116 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue d'Oubritenga 1 mi
117 Continue straight onto Avenue du Président Thomas Sankara 1 mi
118 Keep slightly right onto Avenue du Président Thomas Sankara 1 mi
119 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 23 yd
120 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 1 mi
121 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 31 yd
122 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 1 mi
123 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 31 yd
124 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 1 mi
125 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 38 yd
126 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 1 mi
127 Continue straight onto Echangeur de l´Est 1 mi
128 Continue straight onto Avenue Zamsé 8 mi
129 Enter roundabout right 55 yd
130 Exit roundabout right 75 mi
131 Enter roundabout slightly right 29 yd
132 Exit roundabout slightly right 5 mi
133 Keep slightly right 47 mi
134 Turn slightly left 107 mi
135 Continue straight 58 mi
136 Continue straight onto Route Torodi 12 mi
137 Continue straight onto Boulevard de Gourma 123 yd
138 Keep slightly right onto Boulevard de Gourma 4 mi
139 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard du Développement 56 yd
140 Exit rotary slightly right onto Boulevard du Développement 2 mi
141 Continue straight onto Pont de l'Amitié Chine-Niger 1 mi
142 Continue straight onto Avenue des Armées 1 mi
143 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 14 yd
144 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 1 mi
145 Turn right 46 yd
146 Keep slightly right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 2 mi
147 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 37 yd
148 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 1 mi
149 Keep slightly right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 1 mi
150 Turn left 35 yd
151 Keep slightly right onto Trans-Sahelian Highway 31 mi
152 Continue straight onto Trans-Saharian Highway 50 mi
153 Enter roundabout slightly right 25 yd
154 Exit roundabout slightly right 42 mi
155 Continue right onto RN1 4 mi
156 Turn straight onto Trans-Saharian Highway 130 mi
157 Turn slightly right 150 mi
158 Keep slightly right onto Route trans-sahélienne 1 mi
159 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Route trans-sahélienne 40 yd
160 Exit roundabout right onto Route trans-sahélienne 2 mi
161 Continue straight onto Avenue Seyni Kountche 1 mi
162 Turn right onto N18 1 mi
163 Continue slightly left onto N18 1 mi
164 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Mahamadou Tandja 53 yd
165 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Mahamadou Tandja 1 mi
166 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Seyni Kountche 23 yd
167 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Seyni Kountche 1 mi
168 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Seyni Kountche 21 yd
169 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Seyni Kountche 28 mi
170 Continue straight 24 mi
171 Enter roundabout right 36 yd
172 Exit roundabout right 2 mi
173 Enter roundabout straight 42 yd
174 Exit roundabout right 1 mi
175 Turn right 1 mi
176 Enter roundabout right 26 yd
177 Exit roundabout right 1 mi
178 Enter roundabout right 29 yd
179 Exit roundabout straight 2 mi
180 Enter roundabout right 39 yd
181 Exit roundabout straight 1 mi
182 Enter roundabout slightly right 30 yd
183 Exit roundabout right 1 mi
184 Enter roundabout straight 16 yd
185 Exit roundabout straight 94 mi
186 Enter roundabout straight 56 yd
187 Exit roundabout straight 6 mi
188 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Murtala Mohammed Road 5 yd
189 Exit roundabout straight onto Murtala Mohammed Road 2 mi
190 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Murtala Mohammed Road 49 yd
191 Exit roundabout straight onto Murtala Mohammed Road 1 mi
192 Enter roundabout straight onto City Road 15 yd
193 Exit roundabout straight onto City Road 1 mi
194 Enter roundabout straight onto City Road 9 yd
195 Exit roundabout slightly right onto City Road 1 mi
196 Continue straight onto City Road 1 mi
197 Enter roundabout slightly right 72 yd
198 Exit roundabout right 1 mi
199 Turn right 2 mi
200 Keep slightly right onto Zaria Road 1 mi
201 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Maiduguri Road 90 yd
202 Exit roundabout right onto Maiduguri Road 4 mi
203 Enter roundabout right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 47 yd
204 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 20 mi
205 Continue slightly right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 139 mi
206 Continue straight onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 10 mi
207 Keep slightly left 30 yd
208 Turn left 47 mi
209 Enter roundabout slightly right 19 yd
210 Exit roundabout right 4 mi
211 Enter roundabout right 70 yd
212 Exit roundabout right 4 mi
213 Enter roundabout right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 49 yd
214 Exit roundabout right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 51 mi
215 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 75 yd
216 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 5 mi
217 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 41 yd
218 Exit roundabout straight onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 2 mi
219 Enter roundabout right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 86 yd
220 Exit roundabout straight onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 3 mi
221 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 45 yd
222 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 76 mi
223 Enter roundabout right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 24 yd
224 Exit roundabout right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 1 mi
225 Enter roundabout right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 31 yd
226 Exit roundabout right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 3 mi
227 Enter roundabout straight 82 yd
228 Exit roundabout right 1 mi
229 Enter roundabout slightly right 30 yd
230 Exit roundabout right 1 mi
231 Enter roundabout right 40 yd
232 Exit roundabout right 2 mi
233 Turn right 42 mi
234 Turn right 9 mi
235 Turn left 31 mi
236 Turn right 1 mi
237 At end of road, turn left 29 yd
238 Turn right 1 mi
239 Continue straight 7 mi
240 Turn slightly right 2 mi
241 Turn right onto Maroua-Kousséri 45 mi
242 Turn left 2 mi
243 Turn right 1 mi
244 Turn sharp left onto Avenue Kakatare 1 mi
245 At end of road, turn left 97 yd
246 At roundabout, take exit right 1 mi
247 Turn left onto Route de Maga 2 mi
248 Turn straight onto Maroua-Pouss 1 mi
249 Turn slightly right 21 mi
250 Turn left 20 mi
251 Turn straight 2 mi
252 Turn straight 25 mi
253 Turn slightly left 2 mi
254 At roundabout, take exit slightly right 2 mi
255 Merge slightly right 4 mi
256 Turn straight 6 mi
257 At end of road, turn right onto Kelo - Djuman - Bongor 43 mi
258 Continue straight onto Pont de Djuman 1 mi
259 Continue straight onto Kelo - Djuman - Bongor 39 mi
260 Enter roundabout slightly right 51 yd
261 Exit roundabout right 59 mi
262 Continue straight 2 mi
263 Turn right 1 mi
264 Turn slightly right 1 mi
265 Merge slightly left onto Route Moundou - Ngoundere 2 mi
266 Enter roundabout straight onto Route Goudron Mota 49 yd
267 Exit roundabout right onto Route Goudron Mota 2 mi
268 Continue straight onto Goudron Mota غودرن متا 2 mi
269 Turn right 17 yd
270 Keep slightly left 2 mi
271 At end of road, turn right onto Route Moundou - Doba - Sarh 1 mi
272 Continue straight onto Route nationale Moundou - Sarh 14 mi
273 Turn slightly right 16 mi
274 Keep slightly right 56 mi
275 Continue straight 27 mi
276 Keep slightly left 95 mi
277 Enter roundabout right 24 yd
278 Exit roundabout right 5 mi
279 Turn straight 178 mi
280 Turn straight onto Avenue de l'Indépendance 8 mi
281 Enter rotary right onto Avenue du Tchad 85 yd
282 Exit rotary right onto Avenue du Tchad 1 mi
283 Turn right onto Rue du Docteur Cureau 1 mi
284 Turn left 24 yd
285 Continue left onto Ferry Bangui-Zongo 2 mi
286 Continue straight 1 mi
287 Turn right 23 mi
288 Turn slightly left 1 mi
289 Keep slightly left 25 mi
290 At end of road, turn left 65 mi
291 Turn sharp right 12 mi
292 Continue straight 40 yd
293 Continue straight 54 mi
294 Keep slightly right 11 mi
295 At end of road, turn left 1 mi
296 Keep slightly right 6 mi
297 Turn slightly left 4 mi
298 Turn straight 2 mi
299 Keep slightly left 8 mi
300 Continue straight onto Lisala-Gbadolite 9 mi
301 Continue left onto Lisala-Gbadolite 33 mi
302 Continue slightly left onto Lisala-Gbadolite 24 mi
303 Continue right onto Lisala-Gbadolite 48 mi
304 Turn left 16 mi
305 Turn straight 16 mi
306 Turn slightly left 3 mi
307 Turn slightly right 10 mi
308 Turn slightly right 3 mi
309 Turn right 35 mi
310 Turn right 1 mi
311 Turn slightly left 8 mi
312 Enter roundabout right 45 yd
313 Exit roundabout slightly right 27 mi
314 Turn straight 18 mi
315 Turn right 4 mi
316 Continue straight onto Bac Bokata 1 mi
317 Continue straight 10 mi
318 Continue straight 3 mi
319 Turn slightly left 2 mi
320 Continue right 12 mi
321 At end of road, turn left 84 mi
322 At end of road, turn left 52 yd
323 Continue straight onto Bac Basoko 1 mi
324 Continue slightly right 50 mi
325 Turn right 19 mi
326 Turn slightly left 8 mi
327 Continue straight 12 mi
328 Turn left 61 mi
329 Turn slightly left 6 mi
330 Continue straight onto Bac Simi simi 1 mi
331 Continue straight 9 mi
332 Continue straight onto Avenue Munyororo 14 mi
333 Keep slightly right 264 mi
334 Enter roundabout right 59 yd
335 Exit roundabout right 35 mi
336 Turn left 51 mi
337 Turn right 11 mi
338 Turn left 6 mi
339 Turn slightly right 4 mi
340 Turn left 14 mi
341 Turn slightly left 6 mi
342 At end of road, turn right 3 mi
343 Turn left 5 mi
344 Turn left 16 mi
345 Enter roundabout slightly right 11 yd
346 Exit roundabout slightly right 1 mi
347 Enter roundabout right onto Boulevard Kanyamuhanga 121 yd
348 Exit roundabout right onto Boulevard Kanyamuhanga 1 mi
349 Enter rotary right 175 yd
350 Exit rotary right 41 yd
351 Continue straight 1 mi
352 Continue straight onto Avenue de la Corniche 1 mi
353 Turn right 1 mi
354 Continue straight onto Avenue de l'Indépendance 6 mi
355 Continue straight onto Avenue de l'Indépendance 3 mi
356 Continue straight onto Ruhengeri-Gisenyi Road 26 mi
357 Continue straight onto Musanze - Rubavu Road 17 mi
358 Turn straight 32 mi
359 Turn slightly left 10 mi
360 At end of road, turn left 2 mi
361 Turn right onto KN 91 Street 1 mi
362 Keep slightly left onto KN 91 Street 103 yd
363 Turn straight onto KN 5 Avenue 1 mi
364 Turn straight onto Avenue KN 2 1 mi
365 Enter roundabout right 1 mi
366 Exit roundabout right 2 mi
367 Enter roundabout right onto KN 3 Road 56 yd
368 Exit roundabout slightly right onto KN 3 Road 3 mi
369 Enter rotary slightly right onto KG 1 Avenue 116 yd
370 Exit rotary right onto KG 1 Avenue 1 mi
371 Enter roundabout straight onto KG 11 Avenue 39 yd
372 Exit roundabout slightly right onto KG 11 Avenue 1 mi
373 Turn left onto KG 17 Avenue 1 mi
374 Arrive right onto KG 17 Avenue

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The return trip from Kigali to Banjul covers roughly the same distance, 4542 mi.

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How far is it from Banjul to Kigali?: The distance between Banjul and Kigali is 4542 mi by road.
How long does it take to drive from Banjul to Kigali?: The drive from Banjul to Kigali takes approximately 118 h 5 min by car.
What is the best route from Banjul to Kigali?: The fastest route from Banjul to Kigali covers 4542 mi with a driving time of approximately 118 h 5 min.
Which direction is Kigali from Banjul?: Kigali lies roughly to the east of Banjul.
Which roads does the route from Banjul to Kigali follow?: The drive from Banjul to Kigali mainly follows N 1, RN6, RN 1. The longest single stretch is 516 mi on RN 1.
Which towns do you pass between Banjul and Kigali?: Towns on the route from Banjul to Kigali include Bamako, Katsina, Kano, Mukingo.

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