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NairobiLilongwe
Distance: 1232 mi·Duration: 28 h 15 min

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Driving from Nairobi to Lilongwe takes about via T5. The distance is 1232 mi. The straight-line distance is 906 mi. EV charging is available along the route, including in Lang'ata. Driving directions

Driving directions

68 · 1232 mi
  1. 1 Depart left onto Uhuru Highway 1 mi
  2. 2 Enter rotary left onto Uhuru Highway 161 yd
  3. 3 Exit rotary left onto Uhuru Highway 1 mi
  4. 4 Enter rotary slightly left onto Uhuru Highway 50 yd
  5. 5 Exit rotary left onto Uhuru Highway 149 yd
  6. 6 Take exit slightly left 1 mi
  7. 7 Merge slightly left onto Nairobi Expressway 6 mi
  8. 8 Take exit slightly left 1 mi
  9. 9 Merge slightly left onto Mombasa Road 10 mi
  10. 10 Keep slightly left onto Mombasa Road 1 mi
  11. 11 Keep slightly left onto Nairobi-Namanga Road 1 mi
  12. 12 Continue straight onto Namanga Road 10 mi
  13. 13 Continue straight onto Nairobi-Namanga Road 75 mi
  1. 14 Continue straight onto Arusha Road 62 mi
  2. 15 Turn right 81 yd
  3. 16 Turn straight onto Northwest Arusha Bypass Road 4 mi
  4. 17 Enter rotary straight 91 yd
  5. 18 Exit rotary straight 105 mi
  6. 19 Continue left 4 mi
  7. 20 At end of road, turn left 33 mi
  8. 21 Turn straight 17 mi
  9. 22 Enter roundabout left 42 yd
  10. 23 Exit roundabout slightly left 42 yd
  11. 24 Turn slightly left 96 mi
  12. 25 Enter roundabout straight onto Arusha Road 59 yd
  13. 26 Exit roundabout straight onto Arusha Road 1 mi
  14. 27 Enter rotary left 48 yd
  15. 28 Exit rotary straight 2 mi
  16. 29 Enter roundabout straight 27 yd
  17. 30 Exit roundabout slightly left 1 mi
  18. 31 Enter rotary straight 41 yd
  19. 32 Exit rotary straight 146 mi
  20. 33 Turn straight 3 mi
  21. 34 Enter roundabout left 60 yd
  22. 35 Exit roundabout straight 4 mi
  23. 36 Keep slightly left onto Dodoma Highway 4 mi
  24. 37 Turn left 1 mi
  25. 38 Turn right 1 mi
  26. 39 Continue straight 1 mi
  27. 40 Turn left onto Utalii Road 26 yd
  28. 41 Turn right 1 mi
  29. 42 Keep slightly left 1 mi
  30. 43 At end of road, turn right 1 mi
  31. 44 Turn left 172 yd
  32. 45 At end of road, turn right 99 mi
  33. 46 Keep slightly right 100 mi
  34. 47 Continue left 26 mi
  35. 48 Turn slightly left 39 mi
  36. 49 Continue straight 29 mi
  37. 50 Enter roundabout slightly left 43 yd
  38. 51 Exit roundabout slightly left 138 mi
  39. 52 Enter roundabout slightly left 46 yd
  40. 53 Exit roundabout slightly left 218 mi
  41. 54 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Kamuzu Procession Road 44 yd
  42. 55 Exit roundabout straight onto Kamuzu Procession Road 2 mi
  43. 56 Enter rotary straight 128 yd
  44. 57 Exit rotary slightly left 2 mi
  45. 58 Enter roundabout straight onto Lilongwe Bypass 8 yd
  46. 59 Exit roundabout straight onto Lilongwe Bypass 3 mi
  47. 60 Enter roundabout slightly left 107 yd
  48. 61 Exit roundabout straight 1 mi
  49. 62 Turn left 1 mi
  50. 63 Turn right 1 mi
  51. 64 Turn slightly right 1 mi
  52. 65 Keep slightly right 1 mi
  53. 66 Turn left 1 mi
  54. 67 Turn right 16 yd
  55. 68 Arrive right

The return trip from Lilongwe to Nairobi covers roughly the same distance, 1232 mi.

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Questions and answers

Lilongwe lies roughly to the south of Nairobi.

How far is it from Nairobi to Lilongwe?

The distance between Nairobi and Lilongwe is 1232 mi by road.

How long does it take to drive from Nairobi to Lilongwe?

The drive from Nairobi to Lilongwe takes approximately 28 h 15 min by car.

What is the best route from Nairobi to Lilongwe?

The fastest route from Nairobi to Lilongwe covers 1232 mi with a driving time of approximately 28 h 15 min.

What is the shortest route from Nairobi to Lilongwe?

The shortest driving route from Nairobi to Lilongwe is about 1232 mi by road.

Sources

Distance and drive time are computed from OpenStreetMap road data with the OSRM routing engine. Updated .