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NairobiKigali
Distance: 724 mi·Duration: 15 h 35 min

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Driving from Nairobi to Kigali takes about via A2. The distance is 724 mi. The straight-line distance is 466 mi. EV charging is available along the route, including in Nairobi. Driving directions

Driving directions

162 · 724 mi
  1. 1 Depart left onto Uhuru Highway 1 mi
  2. 2 Enter rotary left onto Uhuru Highway 64 yd
  3. 3 Exit rotary left onto Uhuru Highway 1 mi
  4. 4 Enter rotary left onto Uhuru Highway 51 yd
  5. 5 Exit rotary straight onto Uhuru Highway 1 mi
  6. 6 Continue straight onto Chiromo Road 2 mi
  7. 7 Keep slightly right onto Westlands Roundabout 32 yd
  8. 8 Turn right onto Waiyaki Way 1 mi
  9. 9 Keep slightly left onto Waiyaki Way 1 mi
  10. 10 Continue straight onto Nairobi Expressway 2 mi
  11. 11 Continue straight onto Nairobi expressway 1 mi
  12. 12 Continue straight onto Waiyaki Way 2 mi
  13. 13 Keep slightly right onto Waiyaki Way 175 yd
  1. 14 Keep slightly left onto Waiyaki Way 4 mi
  2. 15 Continue straight onto A104 6 mi
  3. 16 Continue straight onto Eldoret-Malaba Road 5 mi
  4. 17 Take exit slightly left 1 mi
  5. 18 Merge slightly right onto Kamandura-Maai Mahiu-Narok Road 111 yd
  6. 19 Continue straight onto Limuru-Maimahiu Rd. 6 mi
  7. 20 Continue straight onto Limuru-Maimahiu Road 7 mi
  8. 21 Continue straight onto Naivasha-Mai Mahiu-Limuru Road 9 mi
  9. 22 Continue straight onto Naivasha-Mai Mahiu-Limuru Rd. 10 mi
  10. 23 Continue straight onto Naivasha-Mai Mahiu-Limuru Road 5 mi
  11. 24 Enter roundabout straight onto Naivasha-Mai Mahiu-Limuru Road 57 yd
  12. 25 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Naivasha-Mai Mahiu-Limuru Road 1 mi
  13. 26 Take exit slightly left onto Naivasha-Mai Mahiu 1 mi
  14. 27 Merge slightly right onto Nairobi - Nakuru Road 1 mi
  15. 28 Continue straight onto Nairobi-Nakuru Road 17 mi
  16. 29 Continue straight onto Old Nairobi Road 24 mi
  17. 30 Enter roundabout straight onto Geoffery Kamau Avenue 33 yd
  18. 31 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Geoffery Kamau Avenue 1 mi
  19. 32 Enter roundabout slightly left onto George Morara Road 115 yd
  20. 33 Exit roundabout left onto George Morara Road 1 mi
  21. 34 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Nakuru Kisumu Road 56 yd
  22. 35 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Nakuru Kisumu Road 112 yd
  23. 36 Continue straight onto Nakuru-Kisumu Road 1 mi
  24. 37 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Nakuru-Kisumu Road 58 yd
  25. 38 Exit roundabout straight onto Nakuru-Kisumu Road 2 mi
  26. 39 Continue straight onto Kisumu-Nakuru road 7 mi
  27. 40 Continue straight onto Nairobi Road 7 mi
  28. 41 Continue straight onto Nakuru - Eldoret Road 2 mi
  29. 42 Continue straight onto Nairobi Road 1 mi
  30. 43 Continue straight onto Nakuru-Eldoret Rd. 7 mi
  31. 44 Continue straight onto Nairobi Road 1 mi
  32. 45 Continue straight onto Nakuru - Eldoret Road 5 mi
  33. 46 Continue straight onto Nairobi Road 1 mi
  34. 47 Take exit slightly left 1 mi
  35. 48 Merge slightly right onto Kisumu - Busia Road 6 mi
  36. 49 Turn right onto Muhoroni-Fort Ternan-Londiani Rd. 39 mi
  37. 50 At end of road, turn right 1 mi
  38. 51 Turn straight 7 mi
  39. 52 Enter roundabout straight 1 mi
  40. 53 Exit roundabout straight 26 mi
  41. 54 Enter roundabout left 137 yd
  42. 55 Exit roundabout left 1 mi
  43. 56 Merge slightly right onto Kakamega Road 1 mi
  44. 57 Enter roundabout left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 51 yd
  45. 58 Exit roundabout left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 1 mi
  46. 59 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 46 yd
  47. 60 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 1 mi
  48. 61 Enter roundabout left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 54 yd
  49. 62 Exit roundabout left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 1 mi
  50. 63 Enter roundabout left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 49 yd
  51. 64 Exit roundabout left onto Kisumu -Vihiga Road 1 mi
  52. 65 Enter roundabout left 46 yd
  53. 66 Exit roundabout slightly left 6 mi
  54. 67 Turn slightly left 34 yd
  55. 68 Enter roundabout straight 60 yd
  56. 69 Exit roundabout straight 36 yd
  57. 70 Turn slightly left onto Vihiga-Maragoli Road 7 mi
  58. 71 Continue straight onto Kakamega Road 12 mi
  59. 72 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Kisumu-Kakamega Road 49 yd
  60. 73 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Kisumu-Kakamega Road 1 mi
  61. 74 Enter roundabout left onto Kenyatta Avenue 15 yd
  62. 75 Exit roundabout left onto Kenyatta Avenue 1 mi
  63. 76 Continue straight onto Kakamega-Mumias Road 1 mi
  64. 77 Continue straight onto Eshitinji-Esumeiya Road 5 mi
  65. 78 Turn straight onto Kakamega-Mumias Road 14 mi
  66. 79 Continue straight onto Mumias-Bungoma Road 4 mi
  67. 80 Turn left onto Busia-Mumias Road 29 mi
  68. 81 Turn right onto Kisumu - Busia Road 3 mi
  69. 82 Continue straight onto Kisumu-Busia Road 2 mi
  70. 83 Keep slightly left onto Customs Street 1 mi
  71. 84 Continue straight onto Jinja Road 4 mi
  72. 85 Turn straight onto Namutere - Busia 6 mi
  73. 86 Continue slightly left onto Namutere - Busia 77 yd
  74. 87 Turn straight onto Bugiri - Namutere 3 mi
  75. 88 Turn straight onto Nakalama - Bugiri 3 mi
  76. 89 Continue straight onto Namutere - Tororo junction 1 mi
  77. 90 Continue straight onto Jinja - Tororo Road 29 mi
  78. 91 Continue straight onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 3 mi
  79. 92 Enter roundabout straight onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 31 yd
  80. 93 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 51 yd
  81. 94 Turn straight onto Main Street 1 mi
  82. 95 Enter roundabout straight onto Main Street 34 yd
  83. 96 Exit roundabout straight onto Main Street 1 mi
  84. 97 Turn straight onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 21 mi
  85. 98 Enter rotary straight onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 14 yd
  86. 99 Exit rotary slightly left onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 2 mi
  87. 100 Enter roundabout straight onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 78 yd
  88. 101 Exit roundabout left onto Jinja - Mbale - Tororo Road 2 mi
  89. 102 Enter roundabout straight 53 yd
  90. 103 Exit roundabout straight 2 mi
  91. 104 Enter roundabout left onto Jinja - Kampala Road 74 yd
  92. 105 Exit roundabout straight onto Jinja - Kampala Road 19 mi
  93. 106 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Jinja - Kampala Road 67 yd
  94. 107 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Jinja - Kampala Road 23 mi
  95. 108 Take exit slightly left 1 mi
  96. 109 Enter roundabout left onto Northern Bypass 1 mi
  97. 110 Exit roundabout straight onto Northern Bypass 13 mi
  98. 111 Take exit slightly left onto Northern Bypass 1 mi
  99. 112 Enter rotary left 41 yd
  100. 113 Exit rotary slightly left 1 mi
  101. 114 Enter roundabout straight 112 yd
  102. 115 Exit roundabout straight 16 mi
  103. 116 Keep slightly left onto Masaka Road 1 mi
  104. 117 Continue slightly left onto Masaka Road 2 mi
  105. 118 Continue slightly left onto Masaka Road 12 mi
  106. 119 Continue left onto Masaka Road 7 mi
  107. 120 Continue straight onto Kampala - Masaka Road 22 mi
  108. 121 At end of road, turn right onto Kampala - Masaka Road 16 mi
  109. 122 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Masaka Bypass 76 yd
  110. 123 Exit roundabout left onto Masaka Bypass 4 mi
  111. 124 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Mbarara - Masaka Road 119 yd
  112. 125 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Mbarara - Masaka Road 4 mi
  113. 126 Continue straight onto Mbarara - Masaka Road 78 mi
  114. 127 Enter roundabout left onto Mbarara Bypass 45 yd
  115. 128 Exit roundabout left onto Mbarara Bypass 2 mi
  116. 129 Enter roundabout left onto Mbarara Bypass 51 yd
  117. 130 Exit roundabout left onto Mbarara Bypass 1 mi
  118. 131 Enter roundabout left onto Mbarara Northern Bypass 35 yd
  119. 132 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Mbarara Northern Bypass 3 mi
  120. 133 Enter roundabout left onto Mbarara Northern Bypass 37 yd
  121. 134 Exit roundabout left onto Mbarara Northern Bypass 2 mi
  122. 135 Continue straight onto Mbarara Bypass 2 mi
  123. 136 Enter roundabout left onto Kabale - Mbarara Road 34 yd
  124. 137 Exit roundabout straight onto Kabale - Mbarara Road 28 mi
  125. 138 Continue straight onto Kabale - Mbarara Road 6 mi
  126. 139 Continue straight onto New Kampala Road 1 mi
  127. 140 Continue straight onto Kabale - Mbarara Road 24 mi
  128. 141 Continue straight onto Kabale - Mbarara Road 23 mi
  129. 142 At roundabout, take exit left onto Kabale Katuna Kigali Road 1 mi
  130. 143 Continue straight onto Kabale - Katuna - Kigali Road 5 mi
  131. 144 Continue straight onto Kabale - Katuna - Kigali Road 9 mi
  132. 145 Continue straight 18 mi
  133. 146 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Kigali-Gatuna Road 37 yd
  134. 147 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Kigali-Gatuna Road 25 mi
  135. 148 Turn left 2 mi
  136. 149 Keep slightly right 1 mi
  137. 150 Keep slightly right 1 mi
  138. 151 Turn slightly right 101 yd
  139. 152 Continue slightly right onto KG 24 Avenue 2 mi
  140. 153 Keep slightly left onto KG 24 Avenue 1 mi
  141. 154 Turn left onto KG 14 Avenue 2 mi
  142. 155 Turn left onto KG 9 Avenue 2 mi
  143. 156 Turn left onto KG 274 1 mi
  144. 157 Turn right onto KG 270 Street 118 yd
  145. 158 Turn left 1 mi
  146. 159 Turn right onto KG 267 Street 1 mi
  147. 160 Turn right onto KG 16 Avenue 1 mi
  148. 161 At end of road, turn right onto KG 17 Avenue 1 mi
  149. 162 Arrive left onto KG 17 Avenue

The return trip from Kigali to Nairobi covers roughly the same distance, 724 mi.

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Questions and answers

Kigali lies roughly to the west of Nairobi.

How far is it from Nairobi to Kigali?

The distance between Nairobi and Kigali is 724 mi by road.

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

The drive from Nairobi to Kigali takes approximately 15 h 35 min by car.

What is the best route from Nairobi to Kigali?

The fastest route from Nairobi to Kigali covers 724 mi with a driving time of approximately 15 h 35 min.

What is the shortest route from Nairobi to Kigali?

The shortest driving route from Nairobi to Kigali is about 724 mi by road.

Sources

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