How far is it from Lilongwe to Bamako?

The distance between Lilongwe and Bamako is 5461 mi by road.

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

The drive from Lilongwe to Bamako takes approximately 120 h 30 min by car.

What is the best route from Lilongwe to Bamako?

The fastest route from Lilongwe to Bamako covers 5461 mi with a driving time of approximately 120 h 30 min.

Which direction is Bamako from Lilongwe?

Bamako lies roughly to the north-west of Lilongwe.

Which roads does the route from Lilongwe to Bamako follow?

The drive from Lilongwe to Bamako mainly follows T2, RN1, A121-1. The longest single stretch is 851 mi on RN1.

Which towns do you pass between Lilongwe and Bamako?

Towns on the route from Lilongwe to Bamako include Chalimbana, Abakaliki, Abeokuta.

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Distance: 5461 miDuration: 120 h 30 min

Driving from Lilongwe to Bamako takes about 120 h 30 min via RN1. The distance is 5461 mi. The straight-line distance is 3401 mi. Driving directions

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Driving directions476 · 5461 mi

1 Depart left 16 yd
2 Turn sharp right 154 yd
3 Keep slightly right 2 mi
4 Turn right 1 mi
5 At end of road, turn right 1 mi
6 Turn left 1 mi
7 Turn right 3 mi
8 Turn left 16 mi
9 Turn straight 53 mi
10 Continue straight onto Great East Road 10 mi
11 Continue straight onto Umodzi Highway 6 mi
12 Continue straight onto Great East Road 52 mi
13 Enter roundabout slightly left 53 yd

14 Exit roundabout left 100 mi
15 Continue straight onto Great East Road 167 mi
16 Continue straight onto Great East Road 28 mi
17 Keep slightly left onto Great East Road 3 mi
18 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Great East Road 67 yd
19 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Great East Road 2 mi
20 Continue slightly left onto Great East Road 1 mi
21 Enter rotary slightly left onto Great East Road 62 yd
22 Exit rotary slightly left onto Great East Road 2 mi
23 Keep slightly left onto Great East Road 1 mi
24 Enter rotary straight onto Katima Mulilo Road 119 yd
25 Exit rotary straight onto Katima Mulilo Road 1 mi
26 Turn right onto Zambezi Road 1 mi
27 Turn left onto Kasangula Road 3 mi
28 Enter rotary slightly left onto Great North Road 109 yd
29 Exit rotary left onto Great North Road 1 mi
30 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Great North Road 67 yd
31 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Great North Road 3 mi
32 Enter rotary slightly left onto Great North Road 45 yd
33 Exit rotary slightly left onto Great North Road 1 mi
34 Enter roundabout straight onto Great North Road 42 yd
35 Exit roundabout left onto Great North Road 82 mi
36 Continue straight onto Great North Road 39 mi
37 Turn straight 49 mi
38 Turn left onto Fisenge Bypass 21 mi
39 Enter roundabout slightly left 82 yd
40 Exit roundabout straight 1 mi
41 Take ramp slightly left 59 yd
42 Merge slightly right onto Ndola - Kitwe Dual-Carriageway 22 mi
43 Enter roundabout slightly left 50 yd
44 Exit roundabout left 3 mi
45 Turn left onto Oxford Road 1 mi
46 Turn right onto Independence Avenue 1 mi
47 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Independence Avenue 58 yd
48 Exit roundabout straight onto Independence Avenue 1 mi
49 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Independence Avenue 28 yd
50 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Independence Avenue 144 yd
51 Enter roundabout left onto Independence Avenue 38 yd
52 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Independence Avenue 30 mi
53 Enter roundabout left 36 yd
54 Exit roundabout slightly left 1 mi
55 Enter roundabout left 47 yd
56 Exit roundabout slightly left 1 mi
57 Enter roundabout straight 30 yd
58 Exit roundabout slightly left 24 mi
59 Turn right 1 mi
60 Continue straight 173 yd
61 Keep slightly left 1 mi
62 Turn left 7 yd
63 Keep slightly left 23 yd
64 Keep slightly right 5 mi
65 Continue straight 57 mi
66 At end of road, turn left onto Avenue Lumumba 1 mi
67 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Lumumba 45 yd
68 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Lumumba 2 mi
69 Continue straight onto Place de l'Identité Katangaise 4 mi
70 Continue straight onto Route de Likasi 49 mi
71 Continue straight onto Route de LUBUMBASHI 6 mi
72 Continue straight onto Route de Kanianina 16 mi
73 Turn left 143 yd
74 Enter roundabout right onto Boulevard de L'inderpendance 25 yd
75 Exit roundabout right onto Boulevard de L'inderpendance 1 mi
76 Enter roundabout straight 23 yd
77 Exit roundabout straight 38 mi
78 Continue straight 22 mi
79 Turn right 4 mi
80 Turn left 9 mi
81 At end of road, turn right 30 mi
82 Turn slightly left 6 mi
83 Turn straight 18 mi
84 Merge slightly right 6 mi
85 Turn right 4 mi
86 Merge slightly right 3 mi
87 Enter roundabout right 27 yd
88 Exit roundabout right 39 mi
89 Turn slightly left 26 mi
90 Turn straight 89 mi
91 Enter roundabout straight 31 yd
92 Exit roundabout slightly right 27 mi
93 Turn slightly left 33 mi
94 Turn slightly left 39 mi
95 Turn slightly left 13 mi
96 Turn left 12 mi
97 Turn slightly right 4 mi
98 Turn left 1 mi
99 Turn right 2 mi
100 At end of road, turn left 7 mi
101 Continue left 2 mi
102 Turn slightly right 13 mi
103 Turn straight 29 mi
104 Turn right 45 yd
105 Continue left 3 mi
106 Turn slightly right 1 mi
107 Turn slightly right 43 yd
108 Enter roundabout slightly right 33 yd
109 Exit roundabout slightly right 16 mi
110 Turn right 11 mi
111 Turn straight 3 mi
112 Turn straight 48 mi
113 Turn straight 31 mi
114 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Inga 31 yd
115 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Inga 3 mi
116 Enter rotary slightly right onto Avenue Inga 62 yd
117 Exit rotary right onto Avenue Inga 11 mi
118 Turn slightly left 97 mi
119 Enter roundabout straight 75 yd
120 Exit roundabout slightly right 125 yd
121 Enter roundabout right 22 yd
122 Exit roundabout slightly right 14 mi
123 Turn slightly right 2 mi
124 Turn slightly right 12 mi
125 Turn straight 44 mi
126 Turn straight 8 mi
127 Turn straight 4 mi
128 Turn slightly left 17 mi
129 Turn left 9 mi
130 Turn left 42 mi
131 Turn straight 4 mi
132 Turn slightly left 2 mi
133 Continue left 1 mi
134 Turn right onto Rond-point 3 heures 11 yd
135 Continue left onto Rond-point 3 heures 14 yd
136 Turn right 22 mi
137 Turn straight 126 mi
138 Turn left 5 mi
139 Turn left 10 mi
140 Keep slightly left 5 mi
141 Turn left 40 mi
142 Turn straight 87 mi
143 Turn straight 149 mi
144 Turn straight 76 mi
145 Continue left onto Boulevard Lumumba 4 mi
146 Continue straight onto Pont Matete 1 mi
147 Continue straight 1 mi
148 Continue U-turn 1 mi
149 Continue straight 1 mi
150 Take exit sharp right 80 yd
151 Enter roundabout straight 51 yd
152 Exit roundabout straight 3 mi
153 Enter roundabout straight 86 yd
154 Exit roundabout right 6 mi
155 Keep slightly left onto Avenue By Pass 1 mi
156 Merge slightly right onto Route de Matadi 10 mi
157 Turn straight 54 mi
158 Turn right 1 mi
159 Turn slightly right 96 yd
160 Turn slightly left 9 mi
161 Turn left 7 mi
162 Turn left 2 mi
163 Turn sharp right 8 mi
164 At end of road, turn right 14 mi
165 Turn left 2 mi
166 Keep slightly right 15 mi
167 At end of road, turn right 9 mi
168 Turn slightly left 4 mi
169 Continue straight onto Bac Mpioka 1 mi
170 Continue straight 3 mi
171 Turn right 29 mi
172 Turn right 1 mi
173 Turn slightly left 1 mi
174 Keep slightly left 1 mi
175 Turn slightly right 10 mi
176 Keep slightly left 26 mi
177 At roundabout, take exit right onto Avenue Brazzaville 2 mi
178 Continue straight 31 mi
179 Continue straight onto Avenue Kinkala 4 mi
180 Continue straight onto Route du Djoué 3 mi
181 Continue straight onto Avenue de l'OUA 2 mi
182 Enter roundabout straight onto Avenue de l'OUA 32 yd
183 Exit roundabout straight onto Avenue de l'OUA 3 mi
184 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard Denis Sassou-Nguesso 137 yd
185 Exit rotary straight onto Boulevard Denis Sassou-Nguesso 1 mi
186 Continue slightly left onto Boulevard Denis Sassou-Nguesso 1 mi
187 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard Alfred Raôul 45 yd
188 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard Alfred Raôul 1 mi
189 Continue straight onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 1 mi
190 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 26 yd
191 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 2 mi
192 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 10 yd
193 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 2 mi
194 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 15 yd
195 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 1 mi
196 Continue straight onto Viaduc Talangaï-Kintélé 5 mi
197 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue de Kintélé 43 yd
198 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue de Kintélé 1 mi
199 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue de Kintélé 72 yd
200 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue de Kintélé 4 mi
201 Keep right 2 mi
202 Turn slightly right 3 mi
203 Enter roundabout slightly right 32 yd
204 Exit roundabout right 7 mi
205 Enter roundabout right 43 yd
206 Exit roundabout straight 8 mi
207 Enter roundabout right 81 yd
208 Exit roundabout slightly right 219 mi
209 Enter roundabout right 58 yd
210 Exit roundabout right 25 mi
211 Enter roundabout right 14 yd
212 Exit roundabout slightly right 85 mi
213 Turn right 142 mi
214 Turn left 105 mi
215 Turn slightly left 43 mi
216 Turn straight 3 mi
217 Turn slightly right 47 yd
218 Enter roundabout slightly right 31 yd
219 Exit roundabout right 44 mi
220 Enter roundabout straight 25 yd
221 Exit roundabout right 55 yd
222 Turn slightly right 2 mi
223 Enter roundabout slightly right 60 yd
224 Exit roundabout right 1 mi
225 Turn slightly right 22 yd
226 Enter roundabout right 71 yd
227 Exit roundabout right 34 yd
228 Turn straight 1 mi
229 Continue left 98 yd
230 Turn straight 85 mi
231 Turn straight 33 mi
232 Turn straight 67 mi
233 Enter roundabout right 13 yd
234 Exit roundabout right 3 mi
235 Keep slightly right 1 mi
236 Turn straight 2 mi
237 Turn slightly right 67 mi
238 Turn right onto Mbalmayo - Ebolowa 23 mi
239 Enter roundabout slightly right 102 yd
240 Exit roundabout right 4 mi
241 Turn straight onto Rue 8.250 3 mi
242 Turn slightly right onto Yaoundé-Mbalmayo 98 yd
243 Enter rotary straight onto Rue 8.253 17 yd
244 Exit rotary straight onto Rue 8.253 2 mi
245 Enter roundabout slightly right 30 yd
246 Exit roundabout slightly right 1 mi
247 At end of road, turn right onto Avenue Max Abé Fouda 1 mi
248 Continue straight onto Boulevard de l'OUA 1 mi
249 Continue straight onto Boulevard de l' OUA 1 mi
250 Enter roundabout straight onto Boulevard de l' OUA 10 yd
251 Exit roundabout straight onto Boulevard de l' OUA 1 mi
252 Continue straight onto Boulevard de l'OCAM 1 mi
253 Continue straight onto Rue 1.001 1 mi
254 Continue straight onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972 148 yd
255 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972 1 mi
256 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972 1 mi
257 Enter rotary straight onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972 114 yd
258 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972 1 mi
259 Continue straight onto Rue 1.011 1 mi
260 Continue right onto Avenue Konrad Adenauer 1 mi
261 Continue straight onto Rue Albert Ateba Ebe 1 mi
262 Continue straight onto Rue Albert Ateba Ebé 1 mi
263 Enter rotary slightly right onto Rue Albert Ateba Ebé 92 yd
264 Exit rotary slightly right onto Rue Albert Ateba Ebé 1 mi
265 Continue straight onto Rue Lamido Rey Bouba Hammoa 2 mi
266 Continue straight onto Rue 5.765 1 mi
267 Continue straight onto Rue 5.767 4 mi
268 Continue straight onto Yaounde - Obala 14 mi
269 Continue straight 4 mi
270 Continue straight 2 mi
271 Turn left 2 mi
272 Turn left 11 mi
273 Continue straight 1 mi
274 Turn straight 12 mi
275 Continue straight onto Nationale 4 121 mi
276 Continue straight onto Bafoussam-Yaounde 4 mi
277 Take exit slightly right onto Bafoussam-Yaounde 1 mi
278 Merge slightly right 4 mi
279 Continue straight onto Axe Centre Climatique de Bandjoun 1 mi
280 Continue straight onto Axe Tradex 1 mi
281 Continue straight 1 mi
282 Turn straight onto Axe Centre de Visite Technique 1 mi
283 Turn straight onto Axe Bansoa Voyage 1 mi
284 Continue straight onto Axe Binam Voyage 1 mi
285 Continue straight onto Axe (CO.BIE.BAF) 1 mi
286 Turn straight onto Axe Gare Routiere 1 mi
287 Turn straight onto Axe Ecole publique de Ndiendam I 151 yd
288 Continue straight 1 mi
289 Continue straight onto Carrefour le Maire 1 mi
290 Continue straight 1 mi
291 Continue straight onto Boulevard Pachong Adolphe 1 mi
292 Enter rotary right onto Avenue du 20 Mai 15 yd
293 Exit rotary slightly right onto Avenue du 20 Mai 1 mi
294 Enter rotary right onto Avenue Wanko 60 yd
295 Exit rotary right onto Avenue Wanko 1 mi
296 Enter roundabout right 51 yd
297 Exit roundabout right 1 mi
298 Enter roundabout right onto Boulevard du Renouveau 29 yd
299 Exit roundabout right onto Boulevard du Renouveau 5 mi
300 Continue straight onto Bafoussam-Mbouda 2 mi
301 Enter rotary right onto Bafoussam-Mbouda 68 yd
302 Exit rotary right onto Bafoussam-Mbouda 11 mi
303 Turn right 1 mi
304 Continue straight 1 mi
305 Turn left 3 mi
306 At end of road, turn left 4 mi
307 Merge slightly left onto Mbouda-Bamenda 17 mi
308 Turn left 3 mi
309 Turn right 7 mi
310 Keep slightly left 1 mi
311 Turn left onto Bamenda-Mamfe 1 mi
312 Enter roundabout right onto Bamenda-Mamfe 3 yd
313 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Bamenda-Mamfe 22 mi
314 Keep slightly left onto Bamenda-Mamfe 3 mi
315 At end of road, turn left onto Bamenda-Mamfe 6 mi
316 Continue slightly left onto N6 Bamenda-Mamfe 1 mi
317 Continue slightly right onto N6 Bamenda-Mamfe 1 mi
318 Continue slightly left onto N6 Bamenda-Mamfe 2 mi
319 Continue slightly left onto Bamenda-Mamfe 24 mi
320 Continue right onto Bamenda-Mamfe 7 mi
321 Continue straight onto Route Bamenda - Mamfé 10 mi
322 Turn left 1 mi
323 At end of road, turn left onto Route Mamfé - Eyumodjock 2 mi
324 Continue slightly left 1 mi
325 Turn slightly right onto Route Mamfé - Eyumodjock 16 mi
326 Continue straight onto Route Mamfé - Eyumodjock 10 mi
327 Continue straight onto Route Eyumodjock - Ekok 10 mi
328 Enter roundabout slightly right 12 yd
329 Exit roundabout straight 2 mi
330 Continue right 1 mi
331 Enter roundabout right 41 yd
332 Exit roundabout straight 13 mi
333 Turn slightly right 143 yd
334 Turn right 33 mi
335 Turn left 14 mi
336 Enter roundabout straight 41 yd
337 Exit roundabout straight 86 mi
338 Keep slightly right onto Abakaliki Road 2 mi
339 Turn right onto Enugu Onitsha Express Road 11 mi
340 Continue straight 53 mi
341 Enter roundabout straight 1 mi
342 Exit roundabout straight 81 mi
343 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
344 Merge slightly left onto Benin by pass 5 mi
345 Continue straight onto Benin City Bypass 12 mi
346 Keep slightly right 1 mi
347 Merge slightly left 152 mi
348 Exit roundabout straight onto Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway 23 mi
349 Continue straight onto Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway 2 mi
350 Turn slightly right 1 mi
351 Turn right 2 mi
352 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
353 Keep slightly left 53 yd
354 Turn left 2 mi
355 Continue straight 2 mi
356 Enter roundabout right 45 yd
357 Exit roundabout slightly right 1 mi
358 Enter roundabout right 32 yd
359 Exit roundabout right 1 mi
360 Turn right 1 mi
361 Turn slightly left 4 mi
362 Enter roundabout straight 112 yd
363 Exit roundabout straight 40 mi
364 Enter roundabout straight 12 yd
365 Exit roundabout straight 1 mi
366 Enter roundabout slightly right 5 yd
367 Exit roundabout straight 1 mi
368 Enter roundabout straight 19 yd
369 Exit roundabout straight 23 yd
370 Turn straight 4 mi
371 Enter roundabout straight 22 yd
372 Exit roundabout straight 5 mi
373 Turn right 1 mi
374 Continue straight 11 mi
375 Enter roundabout right 78 yd
376 Exit roundabout straight 23 mi
377 Turn right 4 mi
378 At end of road, turn right 5 mi
379 At end of road, turn right 1 mi
380 Turn left 27 mi
381 Continue sharp left 1 mi
382 At end of road, turn right 9 mi
383 Enter roundabout right 48 yd
384 Exit roundabout right 18 mi
385 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Rocade Nord-Est 10 yd
386 Exit roundabout right onto Rocade Nord-Est 2 mi
387 Enter roundabout slightly right 9 yd
388 Exit roundabout slightly right 37 mi
389 Turn slightly left 51 mi
390 Enter roundabout straight 13 yd
391 Exit roundabout slightly right 54 mi
392 Enter roundabout right onto route de Djougou 42 yd
393 Exit roundabout straight onto route de Djougou 46 mi
394 Enter roundabout right 106 yd
395 Exit roundabout slightly right 4 mi
396 Enter roundabout slightly right 24 yd
397 Exit roundabout slightly right 2 mi
398 Turn straight 68 mi
399 Continue straight 67 mi
400 Turn straight 21 mi
401 Turn right 155 yd
402 Turn left 47 mi
403 Keep slightly left 5 mi
404 Enter roundabout slightly right 8 yd
405 Exit roundabout slightly right 75 mi
406 Enter roundabout right 47 yd
407 Exit roundabout right 8 mi
408 Turn straight onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 1 mi
409 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 37 yd
410 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 1 mi
411 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 31 yd
412 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 1 mi
413 Enter roundabout straight onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 17 yd
414 Exit roundabout straight onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 1 mi
415 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 28 yd
416 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 1 mi
417 At end of road, turn right 23 yd
418 Turn left onto Avenue du Président Thomas Sankara 1 mi
419 Continue straight onto Avenue d'Oubritenga 1 mi
420 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue de la Nation 19 yd
421 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue de la Nation 1 mi
422 Continue straight onto Avenue Nelson Mandela 1 mi
423 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Nelson Mandela 7 yd
424 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Nelson Mandela 1 mi
425 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Kadiogo 22 yd
426 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Kadiogo 1 mi
427 Enter rotary straight onto Avenue Kadiogo 17 yd
428 Exit rotary straight onto Avenue Kadiogo 2 mi
429 Keep slightly left onto Echangeur de l'Ouest 1 mi
430 Continue straight onto Avenue Boulmiougou 9 mi
431 Turn right 59 yd
432 Turn right 26 mi
433 Enter roundabout slightly right 43 yd
434 Exit roundabout slightly right 18 mi
435 Enter roundabout right onto N 1 42 yd
436 Exit roundabout right onto N 1 129 yd
437 Continue straight 53 mi
438 Keep slightly right 48 mi
439 Turn straight 60 mi
440 Turn slightly right 118 yd
441 Continue straight 3 mi
442 Enter rotary slightly right onto Boulevard de la Révolution 2 yd
443 Exit rotary straight onto Boulevard de la Révolution 51 yd
444 Continue straight onto Boulevard Félix Houphouët-Boigny 2 mi
445 Continue straight onto Boulevard de la Révolution 1 mi
446 Turn right onto Avenue du Colonel Jamot 74 mi
447 Continue straight 13 mi
448 Continue straight onto Bla - Koutiala - Koury - Burkina Faso 3 mi
449 Turn left 20 yd
450 Turn right 20 yd
451 Continue left onto Bla - Koutiala - Koury - Burkina Faso 55 mi
452 Enter roundabout slightly right 30 yd
453 Exit roundabout slightly right 156 yd
454 Turn left 1 mi
455 Continue straight 53 mi
456 Turn left 10 mi
457 Turn right 9 mi
458 Turn straight 8 mi
459 Turn left 24 mi
460 Turn right 2 mi
461 Turn left 18 mi
462 Turn slightly left 29 mi
463 Turn straight onto Bamako - Fana - Segou - Bla - San - Tominian - Sofara - Sévaré - Mopti 26 mi
464 Continue straight onto Route de Ségou 1 mi
465 Continue straight onto Bamako - Fana - Segou - Bla - San - Tominian - Sofara - Sévaré - Mopti 6 mi
466 Continue straight onto Route de Ségou 8 mi
467 Enter roundabout right onto Route de Ségou 43 yd
468 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Route de Ségou 1 mi
469 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue de l'O.U.A. 21 yd
470 Exit roundabout straight onto Avenue de l'O.U.A. 4 mi
471 Take exit slightly right onto Avenue de l'O.U.A. 1 mi
472 Keep slightly left onto Avenue de l'O.U.A. 2 mi
473 Continue straight onto Boulevard du Peuple 1 mi
474 Keep slightly left 49 yd
475 Turn left 1 mi
476 Arrive

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The return trip from Bamako to Lilongwe covers roughly the same distance, 5461 mi.

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How far is it from Lilongwe to Bamako?: The distance between Lilongwe and Bamako is 5461 mi by road.
How long does it take to drive from Lilongwe to Bamako?: The drive from Lilongwe to Bamako takes approximately 120 h 30 min by car.
What is the best route from Lilongwe to Bamako?: The fastest route from Lilongwe to Bamako covers 5461 mi with a driving time of approximately 120 h 30 min.
Which direction is Bamako from Lilongwe?: Bamako lies roughly to the north-west of Lilongwe.
Which roads does the route from Lilongwe to Bamako follow?: The drive from Lilongwe to Bamako mainly follows T2, RN1, A121-1. The longest single stretch is 851 mi on RN1.
Which towns do you pass between Lilongwe and Bamako?: Towns on the route from Lilongwe to Bamako include Chalimbana, Abakaliki, Abeokuta.

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