How far is it from Lilongwe to Niamey?

The distance between Lilongwe and Niamey is 4706 mi by road.

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

The drive from Lilongwe to Niamey takes approximately 102 h 50 min by car.

What is the best route from Lilongwe to Niamey?

The fastest route from Lilongwe to Niamey covers 4706 mi with a driving time of approximately 102 h 50 min.

Which direction is Niamey from Lilongwe?

Niamey lies roughly to the north-west of Lilongwe.

Which roads does the route from Lilongwe to Niamey follow?

The drive from Lilongwe to Niamey mainly follows RN1, RN 2, N9. The longest single stretch is 851 mi on RN1.

Which towns do you pass between Lilongwe and Niamey?

Towns on the route from Lilongwe to Niamey include Chambishi, Mbouda, Abuja.

Malawi Niger

Distance: 4706 miDuration: 102 h 50 min

Driving from Lilongwe to Niamey takes about 102 h 50 min via RN1. The distance is 4706 mi. The straight-line distance is 2883 mi. Driving directions

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Driving directions423 · 4706 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 52 mi
335 Turn left 3 mi
336 Enter roundabout right 32 yd
337 Exit roundabout right 3 mi
338 Enter roundabout slightly right 28 yd
339 Exit roundabout right 5 mi
340 At roundabout, take exit straight 8 mi
341 At roundabout, take exit left 34 mi
342 Turn slightly left 17 mi
343 At end of road, turn left 4 mi
344 Turn right 36 mi
345 Enter roundabout slightly right 47 yd
346 Exit roundabout right 56 mi
347 Enter roundabout straight onto Makurdi-Jos 59 yd
348 Exit roundabout straight onto Makurdi-Jos 5 mi
349 Enter roundabout slightly right 27 yd
350 Exit roundabout straight 30 mi
351 Turn straight 8 mi
352 Enter roundabout straight 35 yd
353 Exit roundabout slightly right 41 mi
354 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Abuja-Keffi Expressway 30 yd
355 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Abuja-Keffi Expressway 28 mi
356 Keep slightly left onto Abuja-Keffi Expressway 4 mi
357 Keep slightly right 1 mi
358 Enter rotary straight onto Yakubu Gowon Crescent 37 yd
359 Exit rotary straight onto Yakubu Gowon Crescent 1 mi
360 Enter rotary slightly right onto Murtala Mohammed Expressway 47 yd
361 Exit rotary straight onto Murtala Mohammed Expressway 1 mi
362 Take exit slightly left 111 yd
363 Merge slightly left onto Murtala Mohammed Expressway 21 mi
364 Take exit slightly right 74 yd
365 Merge slightly right onto Murtala Mohammed Expressway 1 mi
366 Turn right 3 mi
367 Turn right onto Abuja-Kaduna Highway 1 mi
368 Continue U-turn onto Abuja-Kaduna Highway 1 mi
369 Keep slightly right 1 mi
370 Turn right 42 yd
371 Continue right 25 mi
372 Turn slightly right onto Federal Road F.126 Zungeru - Izom 44 mi
373 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Minna-Zungeru Road 56 yd
374 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Minna-Zungeru Road 2 mi
375 Enter roundabout right onto Federal Road F.126 Zungeru - Izom 45 yd
376 Exit roundabout right onto Federal Road F.126 Zungeru - Izom 1 mi
377 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Federal Road F.126 Zungeru - Izom 23 yd
378 Exit roundabout straight onto Federal Road F.126 Zungeru - Izom 1 mi
379 Enter roundabout straight onto Federal Road F.126 Zungeru - Izom 16 yd
380 Exit roundabout straight onto Federal Road F.126 Zungeru - Izom 1 mi
381 Enter roundabout right onto Federal Road F.126 Zungeru - Izom 35 yd
382 Exit roundabout right onto Federal Road F.126 Zungeru - Izom 37 mi
383 Continue straight onto Federal Road F215 Owo - Tegina 21 mi
384 At end of road, turn left 2 mi
385 Keep slightly right 58 mi
386 Enter roundabout straight 24 yd
387 Exit roundabout slightly right 2 mi
388 Enter roundabout slightly right 41 yd
389 Exit roundabout slightly right 111 mi
390 Enter roundabout straight 8 yd
391 Exit roundabout slightly right 1 mi
392 Turn left 39 mi
393 Turn left 1 mi
394 At end of road, turn left 1 mi
395 Enter roundabout right 18 yd
396 Exit roundabout straight 27 mi
397 At end of road, turn left 10 mi
398 Turn right 9 mi
399 At end of road, turn left 2 mi
400 At end of road, turn right 83 mi
401 Enter roundabout right 41 yd
402 Exit roundabout right 26 mi
403 Continue straight onto Trans-Saharian Highway 42 mi
404 Continue straight onto Trans-Sahelian Highway 14 mi
405 Keep slightly right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 1 mi
406 Turn slightly right 29 yd
407 Keep slightly right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 1 mi
408 Enter rotary slightly right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 33 yd
409 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 2 mi
410 Keep slightly right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 1 mi
411 Enter rotary straight onto Boulevard de la Liberté 14 yd
412 Exit rotary slightly right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 1 mi
413 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 31 yd
414 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 1 mi
415 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 31 yd
416 Exit rotary slightly right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 1 mi
417 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 36 yd
418 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 1 mi
419 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 41 yd
420 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 1 mi
421 Turn right 35 yd
422 Turn right 111 yd
423 Arrive left

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How far is it from Lilongwe to Niamey?: The distance between Lilongwe and Niamey is 4706 mi by road.
How long does it take to drive from Lilongwe to Niamey?: The drive from Lilongwe to Niamey takes approximately 102 h 50 min by car.
What is the best route from Lilongwe to Niamey?: The fastest route from Lilongwe to Niamey covers 4706 mi with a driving time of approximately 102 h 50 min.
Which direction is Niamey from Lilongwe?: Niamey lies roughly to the north-west of Lilongwe.
Which roads does the route from Lilongwe to Niamey follow?: The drive from Lilongwe to Niamey mainly follows RN1, RN 2, N9. The longest single stretch is 851 mi on RN1.
Which towns do you pass between Lilongwe and Niamey?: Towns on the route from Lilongwe to Niamey include Chambishi, Mbouda, Abuja.

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