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NairobiWindhoek
Distance: 2659 mi·Duration: 54 h 40 min

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Driving from Nairobi to Windhoek takes about via T2. The distance is 2659 mi. The straight-line distance is 1980 mi. EV charging is available along the route, including in Lang'ata. Driving directions

Driving directions

109 · 2659 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 168 mi
  34. 47 Turn straight 3 mi
  35. 48 Enter roundabout slightly left 13 yd
  36. 49 Exit roundabout slightly left 1 mi
  37. 50 Continue straight onto Great North Road 505 mi
  38. 51 Take exit left 53 yd
  39. 52 Merge slightly right onto Great North Road 120 mi
  40. 53 Enter roundabout sharp left onto Great North Road 71 yd
  41. 54 Exit roundabout straight onto Great North Road 1 mi
  42. 55 Enter rotary left onto Great North Road 54 yd
  43. 56 Exit rotary slightly left onto Great North Road 3 mi
  44. 57 Enter roundabout left onto Great North Road 73 yd
  45. 58 Exit roundabout straight onto Great North Road 1 mi
  46. 59 Enter rotary slightly left onto Great North Road 63 yd
  47. 60 Exit rotary left onto Great North Road 1 mi
  48. 61 Enter rotary slightly left onto Great North Road 78 yd
  49. 62 Exit rotary straight onto Great North Road 3 mi
  50. 63 Enter rotary straight onto Kalambo Road 110 yd
  51. 64 Exit rotary slightly left onto Kalambo Road 1 mi
  52. 65 Turn left onto Lumumba Road 2 mi
  53. 66 Turn right onto Kafue Road 4 mi
  54. 67 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Kafue Road 34 yd
  55. 68 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Kafue Road 2 mi
  56. 69 Enter rotary straight onto Kafue Road 26 yd
  57. 70 Exit rotary slightly left onto Kafue Road 3 mi
  58. 71 Enter rotary slightly left onto Kafue Road 22 yd
  59. 72 Exit rotary straight onto Kafue Road 3 mi
  60. 73 Enter roundabout straight onto Kafue Road 23 yd
  61. 74 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Kafue Road 26 mi
  62. 75 Turn right onto Livingstone Road 43 mi
  63. 76 At end of road, turn left onto Livingstone Road 1 mi
  64. 77 Enter roundabout straight onto Livingstone Road 40 yd
  65. 78 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Livingstone Road 214 mi
  66. 79 Continue straight onto Mosi-Oa-Tunya Road 3 mi
  67. 80 Turn right onto Nakatindi Road 2 mi
  68. 81 Turn straight onto Kazangula Road 38 mi
  69. 82 Turn left 3 mi
  70. 83 Continue straight 2 mi
  71. 84 Turn right onto Kasane Road 6 mi
  72. 85 Continue straight onto Upper Road 36 mi
  73. 86 Continue straight 36 mi
  74. 87 Turn left 5 mi
  75. 88 Continue straight 5 mi
  76. 89 Turn left 313 mi
  77. 90 Keep slightly left 160 mi
  78. 91 Enter rotary left onto Okavango Road 76 yd
  79. 92 Exit rotary left onto Okavango Road 2 mi
  80. 93 Continue straight onto Otavi - Grootfontein Highway 56 mi
  81. 94 Turn left onto Otjiwarongo Road 73 mi
  82. 95 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Hage Geingob Avenue 25 yd
  83. 96 Exit roundabout straight onto Hage Geingob Avenue 2 mi
  84. 97 Enter roundabout left 36 yd
  85. 98 Exit roundabout slightly left 108 mi
  86. 99 Continue straight 35 mi
  87. 100 Take exit slightly left 1 mi
  88. 101 Merge slightly right 10 mi
  89. 102 Take exit slightly left 1 mi
  90. 103 Turn left onto Florence Nightingale Street 1 mi
  91. 104 Turn right onto Kuaima Riruako Street 2 mi
  92. 105 Turn left onto Purcell Street 1 mi
  93. 106 Turn right onto Hosea Kutako Drive 1 mi
  94. 107 Turn slightly left 1 mi
  95. 108 Turn straight onto David Hosea Meroro Road 1 mi
  96. 109 Arrive left onto David Hosea Meroro Road

The return trip from Windhoek to Nairobi covers roughly the same distance, 2659 mi.

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Questions and answers

Windhoek lies roughly to the south-west of Nairobi.

How far is it from Nairobi to Windhoek?

The distance between Nairobi and Windhoek is 2659 mi by road.

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

The drive from Nairobi to Windhoek takes approximately 54 h 40 min by car.

What is the best route from Nairobi to Windhoek?

The fastest route from Nairobi to Windhoek covers 2659 mi with a driving time of approximately 54 h 40 min.

What is the shortest route from Nairobi to Windhoek?

The shortest driving route from Nairobi to Windhoek is about 2659 mi by road.

Sources

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