How far is it from Lilongwe to Khartoum?

The distance between Lilongwe and Khartoum is 3009 mi by road.

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

The drive from Lilongwe to Khartoum takes approximately 66 h 25 min by car.

What is the best route from Lilongwe to Khartoum?

The fastest route from Lilongwe to Khartoum covers 3009 mi with a driving time of approximately 66 h 25 min.

Which direction is Khartoum from Lilongwe?

Khartoum lies roughly to the north of Lilongwe.

Which roads does the route from Lilongwe to Khartoum follow?

The drive from Lilongwe to Khartoum mainly follows M1, T5, C34. The longest single stretch is 407 mi on T5.

Which towns do you pass between Lilongwe and Khartoum?

Towns on the route from Lilongwe to Khartoum include Kiwira, Babati, Athi River, Addis Ababa, Ādēt.

Malawi Sudan

Distance: 3009 miDuration: 66 h 25 min

Driving from Lilongwe to Khartoum takes about 66 h 25 min via T5. The distance is 3009 mi. The straight-line distance is 2068 mi. EV charging is available along the route, including in Pumwani. Driving directions

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Driving directions233 · 3009 mi

1 Depart left 1 mi
2 Turn right 1 mi
3 Turn slightly left 149 yd
4 Keep slightly left 1 mi
5 Keep slightly left 131 yd
6 Keep slightly right 1 mi
7 Turn slightly left 1 mi
8 Turn left 1 mi
9 At end of road, turn right 1 mi
10 Enter roundabout straight onto Lilongwe Bypass 19 yd
11 Exit roundabout straight onto Lilongwe Bypass 3 mi
12 Enter roundabout slightly left 127 yd
13 Exit roundabout slightly left 2 mi

14 Exit rotary slightly left 2 mi
15 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Kamuzu Procession Road 47 yd
16 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Kamuzu Procession Road 218 mi
17 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Luwinga Road 2 yd
18 Exit roundabout straight onto Luwinga Road 59 mi
19 Turn straight 8 mi
20 Turn straight 2 mi
21 Turn right 6 mi
22 Turn left 65 mi
23 Enter roundabout slightly left 43 yd
24 Exit roundabout slightly left 29 mi
25 Continue straight 29 mi
26 Turn straight 36 mi
27 At end of road, turn right 100 mi
28 Keep slightly left 99 mi
29 Turn left 1 mi
30 Turn right 1 mi
31 Turn left 1 mi
32 Turn left onto Utalii Road 26 yd
33 Turn right 2 mi
34 Turn left 1 mi
35 At end of road, turn right onto Dodoma Highway 4 mi
36 Keep slightly right onto Dodoma Highway 4 mi
37 Enter roundabout slightly left 24 yd
38 Exit roundabout straight 79 mi
39 Turn straight 56 mi
40 Turn straight 15 mi
41 Enter rotary slightly left 6 yd
42 Exit rotary straight 1 mi
43 Enter roundabout slightly left 24 yd
44 Exit roundabout left 2 mi
45 Turn slightly left 58 yd
46 Enter rotary slightly left 92 yd
47 Exit rotary left 1 mi
48 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Arusha Road 62 yd
49 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Arusha Road 96 mi
50 Enter roundabout slightly left 37 yd
51 Exit roundabout slightly left 49 mi
52 Turn right 2 mi
53 Turn right 2 mi
54 At end of road, turn right 105 mi
55 Enter rotary left 4 yd
56 Exit rotary slightly left 46 yd
57 Continue straight onto Northwest Arusha Bypass Road 4 mi
58 Take ramp slightly left 49 yd
59 Merge slightly right 19 mi
60 Turn straight 44 mi
61 Continue straight onto Athi River Road 75 mi
62 Continue straight onto Namanga Road 10 mi
63 Continue straight onto Nairobi-Namanga Road 1 mi
64 Take exit slightly left 1 mi
65 Continue straight onto Mombasa - Nairobi Road 3 mi
66 Keep slightly left onto Mombasa - Nairobi Road 5 mi
67 Continue straight onto Mombasa Road 3 mi
68 Take exit right 60 yd
69 Turn slightly right onto Mombasa Road 2 mi
70 Take exit slightly left 124 yd
71 Keep slightly left 1 mi
72 Continue straight 127 yd
73 Continue straight onto Airport North Road 1 mi
74 Turn slightly left 1 mi
75 Turn straight onto Outer Ring Road 7 mi
76 At end of road, turn right onto Thika Road 1 mi
77 Take ramp slightly right onto Thika Road 100 yd
78 Merge slightly right onto Thika Road 2 mi
79 Take exit slightly left onto Thika Road 1 mi
80 Enter rotary left onto Thika Road 74 yd
81 Exit rotary slightly left onto Thika Road 1 mi
82 Merge slightly right onto Thika Road 18 mi
83 Continue straight onto Meru-Nairobi Highway 9 mi
84 Continue straight onto Embu-Nairobi Highway 20 mi
85 Turn slightly left onto Embu-Nairobi Highway 54 mi
86 Continue straight onto Meru-Nairobi Highway 33 mi
87 Continue left onto Meru-Nairobi Highway 1 mi
88 Continue straight onto Embu-Meru Highway 1 mi
89 Turn straight onto Meru-Maua Road 3 mi
90 Turn left 5 mi
91 Turn left onto D490 Ruiri-Isiolo 14 mi
92 At end of road, turn right onto Isiolo-Marsabit Road 164 mi
93 Keep slightly right onto Marsabit-Moyale Road 79 mi
94 Continue straight onto Marsabit-Moyale Road 6 mi
95 Keep slightly right onto Marsabit-Moyale Road 7 mi
96 Continue slightly right onto Marsabit-Moyale Road 12 mi
97 Turn left 7 mi
98 Turn right 5 mi
99 Turn sharp right 7 mi
100 Keep slightly right 1 mi
101 At end of road, turn right 12 mi
102 Keep slightly left onto Addis Ababa to Nairobi Road 23 mi
103 Continue slightly right onto Addis Ababa to Nairobi Road 62 mi
104 Continue straight onto Addis Ababa to Nairobi road 1 mi
105 Enter roundabout straight 33 yd
106 Exit roundabout right 64 mi
107 Continue straight onto Addis Ababa to Nairobi road 35 mi
108 Continue straight onto Addis Ababa to Nairobi road 20 mi
109 Continue straight onto Addis Ababa to Nairobi road 9 mi
110 Keep slightly right onto Addis Ababa to Nairobi road 2 mi
111 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Addis Ababa to Nairobi road 22 yd
112 Exit roundabout right onto Addis Ababa to Nairobi road 57 mi
113 Turn left 58 yd
114 Keep slightly right 131 yd
115 Turn straight onto Addis Ababa to Nairobi road 9 mi
116 Turn right 3 mi
117 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Addis Ababa to Nairobi road 21 yd
118 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Addis Ababa to Nairobi road 109 mi
119 Continue straight 2 mi
120 Take exit right 1 mi
121 Keep slightly left 1 mi
122 Merge slightly left onto Addis-Adama Expressway 32 mi
123 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
124 Enter roundabout right 117 yd
125 Exit roundabout right 2 mi
126 Enter roundabout right 116 yd
127 Exit roundabout right 3 mi
128 Enter roundabout slightly right 102 yd
129 Exit roundabout right 3 mi
130 Enter roundabout straight 90 yd
131 Exit roundabout right 1 mi
132 Continue straight 2 mi
133 Turn left 1 mi
134 Continue straight onto Yerer Goro to Jackros 2 mi
135 Turn left onto Jacros 1 mi
136 Continue straight onto Jackros - Anbesa Garage 1 mi
137 Continue straight onto Jacros 2 mi
138 Turn left onto Fikre Mariam Aba Techan Street 1 mi
139 Turn straight onto Comoros Street 1 mi
140 Enter roundabout right onto Shewareged Gedle Street 60 yd
141 Exit roundabout right onto Shewareged Gedle Street 1 mi
142 Continue straight onto Russia Av 1 mi
143 At end of road, turn straight 71 yd
144 Continue straight onto Russia Av 116 yd
145 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Weatherall Street 69 yd
146 Exit roundabout right onto Weatherall Street 1 mi
147 Enter roundabout straight 40 yd
148 Exit roundabout straight 149 yd
149 Continue straight 1 mi
150 Continue straight onto Senegal Street 1 mi
151 Turn right onto Mesfin Harar Av. 149 yd
152 Continue straight onto Mesfin harar Av 1 mi
153 Continue straight onto Tunisia Av. 2 mi
154 Enter rotary slightly right onto Tunisia Avenue / Gulele _07_1726 Road 163 yd
155 Exit rotary straight onto Tunisia Avenue / Gulele _07_1726 Road 1 mi
156 Continue straight onto Tunisia Av. / Gulele _07_1726 Rd. 1 mi
157 Continue straight onto Addis Ababa - Bahir Dar Road 1 mi
158 Continue slightly right onto Addis Ababa - Bahir Dar Road 117 mi
159 Continue right onto Addis Ababa - Bahir Dar Road 25 mi
160 Turn right onto Mota Road 6 mi
161 Continue straight onto طريق موتا 28 mi
162 Continue straight onto Mota Road 11 mi
163 Turn right 4 mi
164 Turn straight onto Mota Road 11 mi
165 Continue straight onto Mota Road 23 mi
166 Enter roundabout straight onto Mota Road 32 yd
167 Exit roundabout right onto Mota Road 11 mi
168 Keep slightly right onto Mota Road 36 mi
169 At end of road, turn right 47 yd
170 Keep slightly right onto Mota Road 1 mi
171 Continue straight onto طريق موتا 1 mi
172 Continue straight onto Mota Road 12 mi
173 Continue straight onto طريق موتا 4 mi
174 Continue straight onto Mota Road 11 mi
175 Turn right 1 mi
176 Enter roundabout slightly right 70 yd
177 Exit roundabout slightly right 1 mi
178 Enter roundabout right onto Giorgis Road 37 yd
179 Exit roundabout right onto Giorgis Road 1 mi
180 Enter roundabout right 4 yd
181 Exit roundabout slightly right 1 mi
182 Enter roundabout straight 31 yd
183 Exit roundabout right 99 mi
184 Continue straight onto Bahir Dar - Gonder Road 2 mi
185 Continue straight onto طريق بحر دار – قوندر، 128 yd
186 Turn left onto Gonder - Metema Road 3 mi
187 Continue straight onto طريق جوندير - ميتما 5 mi
188 Continue straight onto Gonder - Metema Road 12 mi
189 Continue straight onto طريق قوندر - متمة 7 mi
190 Continue straight onto طريق جوندير - متيما 1 mi
191 Continue straight onto Gonder - Metema Road 6 mi
192 Continue straight onto طريق قوندر - متمة 1 mi
193 Continue straight onto طريق جوندير - ميتما 16 mi
194 Continue straight onto طريق جوندير - متيما 15 mi
195 Continue straight onto طريق جوندير - متما 3 mi
196 Continue straight onto Gonder - Metemma Road 7 mi
197 Continue straight onto قوندر - طريق متما 2 mi
198 Continue straight onto Gonder - Metemma Road 12 mi
199 Continue straight onto Gonder - Metema Road 11 mi
200 Enter roundabout right onto Gonder - Metema Road 20 yd
201 Exit roundabout right onto Gonder - Metema Road 12 mi
202 Continue straight onto طريق قوندر - المتمة 2 mi
203 Continue straight onto Gonder - Metema Road 3 mi
204 Continue straight onto Gonder - Metemma Road 6 mi
205 Continue straight onto طريق قوندر - المتمة 2 mi
206 Continue straight onto طريق مدني-القضارف 6 mi
207 Continue straight onto شارع مدني - القضارف 78 mi
208 Continue straight onto طريق مدنى - القضارف السريع 2 mi
209 Continue straight onto شارع مدني -القضارف 14 mi
210 At end of road, turn left onto شارع مدني -القضارف 1 mi
211 Continue straight onto شارع مدني -القضارف 3 mi
212 Continue straight onto شارع مدني- القضارف 7 mi
213 Continue straight onto شارع مدني -القضارف 1 mi
214 Continue straight onto شارع مدني- القضارف 15 mi
215 Continue straight onto شارع مدني -القضارف 66 mi
216 Continue straight onto شارع القضارف- مدني 10 mi
217 Continue straight onto شارع مدني القضارف 36 mi
218 Continue straight onto طريق مدنى - القضارف السريع 1 mi
219 Continue straight onto طريق مدني - القضارف السريع 4 mi
220 Turn right onto Khartoum - Kutrang - Madni St 38 mi
221 Continue straight onto شارع الشرق 8 mi
222 Continue straight onto Khartoum - Kutrang - Madni St 31 mi
223 Continue straight onto طريق كترانج - الخرطوم 18 mi
224 Turn right 4 mi
225 Turn slightly right 1 mi
226 Keep slightly right 1 mi
227 Turn left 9 mi
228 Turn right 24 mi
229 Turn right 1 mi
230 Turn slightly left 2 mi
231 Turn left 159 yd
232 Turn left 4 mi
233 Arrive

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The return trip from Khartoum to Lilongwe covers roughly the same distance, 3009 mi.

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How far is it from Lilongwe to Khartoum?: The distance between Lilongwe and Khartoum is 3009 mi by road.
How long does it take to drive from Lilongwe to Khartoum?: The drive from Lilongwe to Khartoum takes approximately 66 h 25 min by car.
What is the best route from Lilongwe to Khartoum?: The fastest route from Lilongwe to Khartoum covers 3009 mi with a driving time of approximately 66 h 25 min.
Which direction is Khartoum from Lilongwe?: Khartoum lies roughly to the north of Lilongwe.
Which roads does the route from Lilongwe to Khartoum follow?: The drive from Lilongwe to Khartoum mainly follows M1, T5, C34. The longest single stretch is 407 mi on T5.
Which towns do you pass between Lilongwe and Khartoum?: Towns on the route from Lilongwe to Khartoum include Kiwira, Babati, Athi River, Addis Ababa, Ādēt.

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