How far is it from Bamako to Lusaka?

The distance between Bamako and Lusaka is 5076 mi by road.

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

The drive from Bamako to Lusaka takes approximately 113 h 40 min by car.

What is the best route from Bamako to Lusaka?

The fastest route from Bamako to Lusaka covers 5076 mi with a driving time of approximately 113 h 40 min.

Which direction is Lusaka from Bamako?

Lusaka lies roughly to the south-east of Bamako.

Which roads does the route from Bamako to Lusaka follow?

The drive from Bamako to Lusaka mainly follows RN6, RN 2, RN1. The longest single stretch is 852 mi on RN1.

Which towns do you pass between Bamako and Lusaka?

Towns on the route from Bamako to Lusaka include Abeokuta, Abakaliki, Chambishi.

Mali Zambia

Distance: 5076 miDuration: 113 h 40 min

Driving from Bamako to Lusaka takes about 113 h 40 min via RN1. The distance is 5076 mi. The straight-line distance is 3195 mi. Driving directions

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Driving directions483 · 5076 mi

1 Depart 13 yd
2 Turn left onto Avenue de la Liberté 1 mi
3 Turn left 78 yd
4 Turn right 3 mi
5 Take ramp straight onto Avenue de l'O.U.A. 1 mi
6 Keep slightly left onto Avenue de l'O.U.A. 3 mi
7 Turn sharp left 1 mi
8 Enter roundabout right 13 yd
9 Exit roundabout right 1 mi
10 Enter roundabout right 24 yd
11 Exit roundabout right 1 mi
12 Turn right 61 yd
13 Enter roundabout right onto Route de Ségou 92 yd

14 Exit roundabout right onto Route de Ségou 2 mi
15 Keep slightly right onto Route de Ségou 1 mi
16 Turn straight onto Route de Ségou 6 mi
17 Continue straight onto Bamako - Fana - Segou - Bla - San - Tominian - Sofara - Sévaré - Mopti 6 mi
18 Continue straight onto Route de Ségou 1 mi
19 Continue straight onto Bamako - Fana - Segou - Bla - San - Tominian - Sofara - Sévaré - Mopti 14 mi
20 Continue straight onto Bamako - Fana - Segou - Bla - San - Tominian - Sofara - Sévaré - Mopti 13 mi
21 Turn slightly right 46 mi
22 At end of road, turn right 2 mi
23 Turn left 24 mi
24 Turn right 8 mi
25 Turn slightly left 9 mi
26 Turn right 10 mi
27 At end of road, turn right 53 mi
28 Turn right onto Bla - Koutiala - Koury - Burkina Faso 156 yd
29 Enter roundabout slightly right 22 yd
30 Exit roundabout slightly right 1 mi
31 Turn left 1 mi
32 Continue straight onto Bla - Koutiala - Koury - Burkina Faso 7 mi
33 Keep slightly left onto Bla - Koutiala - Koury - Burkina Faso 48 mi
34 Turn left 16 mi
35 Continue straight 75 mi
36 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue du Gouverneur Binger 28 yd
37 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue du Gouverneur Binger 1 mi
38 Turn left onto Rue Pepin Malherbe 1 mi
39 At end of road, turn right onto Avenue de la Concorde 1 mi
40 Turn left onto Rue du Général Girot 2 mi
41 Continue straight onto Ouagadougou-Bobo Dioulasso road 1 mi
42 Enter rotary right onto Ouagadougou-Bobo Dioulasso road 42 yd
43 Exit rotary slightly right onto Ouagadougou-Bobo Dioulasso road 65 mi
44 Turn straight 46 mi
45 Keep slightly left 54 mi
46 Enter roundabout slightly right 40 yd
47 Exit roundabout slightly right 18 mi
48 Enter roundabout straight 30 yd
49 Exit roundabout straight 26 mi
50 At end of road, turn right 58 yd
51 Keep slightly right 9 mi
52 Keep slightly left onto Avenue Kadiogo 3 mi
53 Enter rotary straight onto Avenue Kadiogo 31 yd
54 Exit rotary straight onto Avenue Kadiogo 1 mi
55 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue du Yatenga 8 yd
56 Exit roundabout straight onto Avenue du Yatenga 134 yd
57 Merge slightly left onto Avenue Nelson Mandela 1 mi
58 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Nelson Mandela 33 yd
59 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Nelson Mandela 1 mi
60 Continue straight onto Avenue de la Nation 1 mi
61 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue d'Oubritenga 36 yd
62 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue d'Oubritenga 1 mi
63 Continue straight onto Avenue du Président Thomas Sankara 1 mi
64 Keep slightly right onto Avenue du Président Thomas Sankara 1 mi
65 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 23 yd
66 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 1 mi
67 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 31 yd
68 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 1 mi
69 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 31 yd
70 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 1 mi
71 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 38 yd
72 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 1 mi
73 Continue straight onto Echangeur de l´Est 1 mi
74 Continue straight onto Avenue Zamsé 8 mi
75 Enter roundabout right 55 yd
76 Exit roundabout right 75 mi
77 Enter roundabout slightly right 6 yd
78 Exit roundabout slightly right 30 mi
79 Keep slightly right 64 mi
80 Enter roundabout right 41 yd
81 Exit roundabout right 126 yd
82 Continue straight 24 mi
83 Enter roundabout right onto Lomé - Cinkassé 30 yd
84 Exit roundabout right onto Lomé - Cinkassé 45 mi
85 Continue straight onto Lomé - Ouagadougou 1 mi
86 Enter roundabout right 43 yd
87 Exit roundabout right 53 mi
88 Continue straight onto Lomé - Cinkassé 14 yd
89 Enter roundabout straight 6 yd
90 Exit roundabout straight 80 yd
91 Continue straight onto Lomé - Cinkassé 28 mi
92 At end of road, turn left onto Lomé - Cinkassé 8 mi
93 Enter roundabout right 24 yd
94 Exit roundabout right 14 mi
95 Turn left 2 mi
96 Turn left 23 mi
97 Turn right onto route de Djougou 20 mi
98 Continue straight onto Route de Djougou 8 mi
99 Continue straight onto Rue Chabi Koudi 1 mi
100 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Rue Colonel Alley 18 yd
101 Exit roundabout straight onto Rue Colonel Alley 1 mi
102 Continue straight onto Rue Sulzbach Saar 87 mi
103 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Rocade Nord-Est 52 yd
104 Exit roundabout right onto Rocade Nord-Est 2 mi
105 Enter roundabout right 56 yd
106 Exit roundabout right 18 mi
107 Enter roundabout slightly right 18 yd
108 Exit roundabout straight 9 mi
109 Turn left 28 mi
110 Turn right 1 mi
111 Turn left 5 mi
112 Turn left 4 mi
113 At end of road, turn left 23 mi
114 Enter roundabout slightly right 56 yd
115 Exit roundabout straight 11 mi
116 Continue straight 1 mi
117 At end of road, turn left 5 mi
118 Enter roundabout straight 4 yd
119 Exit roundabout straight 4 mi
120 Enter roundabout straight 4 yd
121 Exit roundabout straight 24 yd
122 Turn straight 1 mi
123 Enter roundabout straight 17 yd
124 Exit roundabout straight 1 mi
125 Enter roundabout straight 4 yd
126 Exit roundabout straight 21 mi
127 Turn straight 19 mi
128 Enter roundabout straight 117 yd
129 Exit roundabout straight 4 mi
130 Merge slightly left 163 yd
131 Continue U-turn 1 mi
132 Enter roundabout right 27 yd
133 Exit roundabout right 1 mi
134 Enter roundabout right 51 yd
135 Exit roundabout right 3 mi
136 Take exit right 2 mi
137 Turn left 1 mi
138 Merge slightly left onto Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway 25 mi
139 Enter roundabout straight onto Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway 1 mi
140 Exit roundabout straight onto Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway 5 mi
141 Continue straight onto Benin-Sagamu Expressway 148 mi
142 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
143 Continue straight onto Benin City Bypass 11 mi
144 Continue straight onto Benin by pass 5 mi
145 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
146 Merge slightly left onto Benin Agbor road 76 mi
147 Take exit slightly left 73 yd
148 Continue slightly left 5 mi
149 Enter roundabout straight 174 yd
150 Exit roundabout straight 25 mi
151 Merge slightly left 3 mi
152 Turn right 24 yd
153 Turn left 25 mi
154 Continue straight 11 mi
155 Turn left onto Abakaliki Road 2 mi
156 Continue straight onto Enugu Porthacourt Link Road 1 mi
157 Keep slightly left onto Abakaliki Road 1 mi
158 Merge slightly right onto Enugu - Port Harcourt Expressway 39 yd
159 Keep slightly right onto Enugu Porthacourt Link Road 1 mi
160 Continue straight onto Abakaliki Road 4 mi
161 Continue straight onto Enugu-Abakaliki Road 2 mi
162 Merge slightly left onto Enugu-Abakaliki Road 39 mi
163 Continue straight onto Ogoja-Abakaliki Road 43 mi
164 Enter roundabout straight 9 yd
165 Exit roundabout straight 14 mi
166 At end of road, turn right 33 mi
167 Turn left 142 yd
168 Turn straight 13 mi
169 Enter roundabout straight 46 yd
170 Exit roundabout right 1 mi
171 Continue right 1 mi
172 Turn slightly left 1 mi
173 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Route Eyumodjock - Ekok 23 yd
174 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Route Eyumodjock - Ekok 1 mi
175 Continue straight onto Route Eyumodjock - Ekok 10 mi
176 Continue straight onto Route Mamfé - Eyumodjock 26 mi
177 Turn slightly left 1 mi
178 Continue slightly right 1 mi
179 Continue slightly left onto Route Mamfé - Eyumodjock 2 mi
180 Turn right 1 mi
181 At end of road, turn right onto Route Bamenda - Mamfé 3 mi
182 Continue straight onto Route Bamenda - Mamfé 8 mi
183 Continue straight onto Bamenda-Mamfe 146 yd
184 Keep slightly right onto Kumba-Mamfe 15 mi
185 Turn sharp left onto Provinciale 19 1 mi
186 At end of road, turn right onto Provinciale 19 4 mi
187 Continue left onto Provinciale 19 22 mi
188 Continue slightly right onto Provinciale 19 5 mi
189 Turn left 1 mi
190 Turn slightly right 1 mi
191 Turn right 1 mi
192 At end of road, turn left onto Provinciale 19 1 mi
193 Continue slightly left onto Provinciale 19 2 mi
194 Continue slightly left onto Provinciale 19 9 mi
195 Continue right onto Provinciale 19 7 mi
196 Turn right 1 mi
197 Turn right 1 mi
198 Turn slightly right 27 yd
199 Turn slightly right onto Provinciale 19 2 mi
200 Continue left onto Provinciale 19 83 yd
201 Turn right 1 mi
202 Keep slightly left 2 mi
203 Turn right 2 mi
204 At end of road, turn right onto Provinciale 19 2 mi
205 Enter roundabout right onto Provinciale 17 76 yd
206 Exit roundabout right onto Provinciale 17 24 mi
207 Turn straight onto Carr Bamougoum (Axe Carr Bamougoum-Dschang 'Provinciale 17') 1 mi
208 Enter rotary right onto Bafoussam-Mbouda 34 yd
209 Exit rotary right onto Bafoussam-Mbouda 2 mi
210 Continue straight onto Bafoussam-Bamegoum 5 mi
211 Enter roundabout slightly right 28 yd
212 Exit roundabout right 1 mi
213 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Wanko 15 yd
214 Exit roundabout straight onto Avenue Wanko 1 mi
215 Enter rotary right onto Avenue du 20 Mai 41 yd
216 Exit rotary right onto Avenue du 20 Mai 1 mi
217 Enter rotary right 54 yd
218 Exit rotary right 77 yd
219 Continue straight onto Boulevard Pachong Adolphe 1 mi
220 Continue straight 1 mi
221 Continue straight onto Carrefour le maire 1 mi
222 Continue straight 1 mi
223 Continue straight onto Axe Ecole publique de Ndiendam I 150 yd
224 Continue straight onto Axe Gare Routiere 1 mi
225 Continue straight onto Axe (CO.BIE.BAF) 1 mi
226 Turn straight onto Axe Binam Voyage 1 mi
227 Continue straight onto Axe Bansoa Voyage 1 mi
228 Turn straight onto Axe Centre de Visite Technique 1 mi
229 Turn straight 1 mi
230 Continue straight onto Axe Tradex 1 mi
231 Continue straight onto Axe Centre Climatique de Bandjoun 1 mi
232 Continue straight 4 mi
233 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
234 Turn left 1 mi
235 Continue straight onto Bafoussam-Yaounde 4 mi
236 Continue straight onto Nationale 4 121 mi
237 Continue straight 12 mi
238 Turn straight 1 mi
239 Continue straight 14 mi
240 Continue straight 4 mi
241 Continue straight onto Yaounde - Obala 9 mi
242 Continue straight onto Yaounde - Obala 5 mi
243 Continue straight onto Rue 5.767 2 mi
244 Continue straight 3 mi
245 Continue straight onto Rue 5.767 1 mi
246 Continue straight onto Rue Albert Ateba Ebe 3 mi
247 Enter rotary right onto Rue Albert Ateba Ebé 144 yd
248 Exit rotary slightly right onto Rue Albert Ateba Ebé 1 mi
249 Continue straight onto Carrefour Warda 126 yd
250 Turn straight onto Rue 1.011 162 yd
251 Continue slightly left onto Rue 1.009 128 yd
252 Merge slightly left onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972 1 mi
253 Enter rotary slightly right onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972 127 yd
254 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972 1 mi
255 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972 163 yd
256 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972 146 yd
257 Continue straight onto Rue 1.001 1 mi
258 Continue straight onto Boulevard de l'OCAM 1 mi
259 Continue straight onto Boulevard de l' OUA 1 mi
260 Turn slightly right 36 yd
261 Enter roundabout right 40 yd
262 Exit roundabout slightly right 68 yd
263 Merge slightly left onto Boulevard de l' OUA 1 mi
264 Continue straight onto Route de Mbalmayo 2 mi
265 Merge slightly left onto Avenue Max Abé Fouda 1 mi
266 Keep slightly left onto Rue 8.162 1 mi
267 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Rue 8.253 21 yd
268 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Rue 8.253 2 mi
269 Enter rotary right onto Yaoundé-Mbalmayo 41 yd
270 Exit rotary straight onto Yaoundé-Mbalmayo 95 yd
271 Turn straight onto Rue 8.250 3 mi
272 Turn straight onto Yaoundé-Mbalmayo 4 mi
273 Enter roundabout right 61 yd
274 Exit roundabout right 23 mi
275 Turn left onto Yaoundé-Sangmélima 28 mi
276 Continue straight onto Sangmélima-Mbalmayo 43 mi
277 Enter roundabout right 21 yd
278 Exit roundabout right 1 mi
279 Turn slightly right 16 mi
280 Turn straight 16 mi
281 Turn slightly left 23 mi
282 Turn straight 14 mi
283 Turn straight 97 mi
284 Turn left 22 mi
285 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
286 Enter roundabout right 39 yd
287 Exit roundabout right 1 mi
288 Turn slightly right 19 yd
289 Enter roundabout slightly right 45 yd
290 Exit roundabout right 2 mi
291 Keep slightly left 168 yd
292 Enter roundabout slightly right 51 yd
293 Exit roundabout straight 44 mi
294 Enter roundabout right 87 yd
295 Exit roundabout right 97 mi
296 Continue straight 53 mi
297 Turn right 105 mi
298 Turn straight 37 mi
299 Turn left 85 mi
300 Enter roundabout slightly right 43 yd
301 Exit roundabout straight 25 mi
302 Enter roundabout slightly right 20 yd
303 Exit roundabout right 60 mi
304 Turn slightly left 159 mi
305 Enter roundabout right 83 yd
306 Exit roundabout right 8 mi
307 Enter roundabout slightly right 42 yd
308 Exit roundabout right 7 mi
309 Enter roundabout slightly right 32 yd
310 Exit roundabout slightly right 4 mi
311 Keep slightly left onto Avenue de Kintélé 4 mi
312 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue de Kintélé 65 yd
313 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue de Kintélé 1 mi
314 Enter roundabout slightly right 1 mi
315 Exit roundabout straight 1 mi
316 Continue straight onto Viaduc Talangaï-Kintélé 5 mi
317 Continue straight onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 1 mi
318 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 15 yd
319 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 2 mi
320 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 9 yd
321 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 2 mi
322 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 24 yd
323 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 1 mi
324 Turn straight onto Boulevard Alfred Raôul 1 mi
325 Continue straight onto Pont du Centenaire 1 mi
326 Continue straight 117 yd
327 Continue straight onto Boulevard Alfred Raôul 1 mi
328 Enter rotary slightly right onto Boulevard Denis Sassou-Nguesso 124 yd
329 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard Denis Sassou-Nguesso 1 mi
330 Enter rotary slightly right onto Avenue de l'OUA 53 yd
331 Exit rotary right onto Avenue de l'OUA 3 mi
332 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue de l'OUA 40 yd
333 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue de l'OUA 2 mi
334 Continue straight onto Route du Djoué 3 mi
335 Turn straight onto Avenue Kinkala 4 mi
336 Continue straight 31 mi
337 Continue straight 160 yd
338 Continue straight onto Avenue Brazzaville 2 mi
339 At roundabout, take exit left 36 mi
340 Turn left 29 mi
341 Turn left 3 mi
342 Continue straight onto Bac Mpioka 1 mi
343 Continue straight 12 mi
344 Turn left 16 mi
345 Turn right 14 mi
346 Turn left 3 mi
347 Turn right 5 mi
348 Turn sharp left 2 mi
349 Turn right 23 yd
350 Turn right 3 mi
351 Turn slightly right 13 mi
352 Turn left 1 mi
353 Turn straight 14 mi
354 Turn slightly right 49 mi
355 Keep slightly right onto Avenue By Pass 6 mi
356 Enter roundabout slightly right 97 yd
357 Exit roundabout slightly right 200 mi
358 Turn straight 157 mi
359 Turn slightly right 13 mi
360 Turn left 1 mi
361 Turn right 5 mi
362 At end of road, turn right 50 mi
363 Turn straight 77 mi
364 Turn straight 5 mi
365 Turn straight 16 mi
366 Turn slightly right 1 mi
367 Turn right 1 mi
368 Turn slightly left 1 mi
369 Turn slightly right 46 mi
370 At end of road, turn right 9 mi
371 Turn right 8 mi
372 Turn straight 9 mi
373 Turn straight 23 mi
374 Turn straight 18 mi
375 Turn slightly left 2 mi
376 Turn slightly right 3 mi
377 Turn straight 5 mi
378 Turn straight 5 mi
379 Turn straight 15 mi
380 Turn slightly left 14 mi
381 Enter roundabout right 138 yd
382 Exit roundabout slightly right 135 yd
383 Enter roundabout straight 44 yd
384 Exit roundabout straight 80 mi
385 Turn left 28 mi
386 Enter rotary right 56 yd
387 Exit rotary slightly right 3 mi
388 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Inga 38 yd
389 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Inga 3 mi
390 Continue straight onto Pont Mbujimayi 104 mi
391 Enter roundabout slightly right 10 yd
392 Exit roundabout straight 3 mi
393 Turn right 17 mi
394 Turn straight 27 mi
395 Turn right 7 mi
396 Turn right 2 mi
397 Turn left 1 mi
398 At end of road, turn right 4 mi
399 Turn slightly left 9 mi
400 Turn right 3 mi
401 At end of road, turn right 111 mi
402 Enter roundabout straight 30 yd
403 Exit roundabout slightly right 79 mi
404 Turn straight 5 mi
405 Turn slightly right 19 mi
406 Turn slightly left 27 mi
407 Turn slightly right 25 mi
408 Enter roundabout right 53 yd
409 Exit roundabout right 3 mi
410 Turn right 4 mi
411 At end of road, turn left 6 mi
412 Turn slightly right 1 mi
413 Turn slightly right 53 mi
414 At end of road, turn left 9 mi
415 Turn right 4 mi
416 Turn left 22 mi
417 Continue straight 38 mi
418 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Boulevard de L'inderpendance 54 yd
419 Exit roundabout right onto Boulevard de L'inderpendance 1 mi
420 Enter roundabout right 59 yd
421 Exit roundabout right 143 yd
422 Turn right onto Route de Lubumbashi 16 mi
423 Continue straight onto Route de LUBUMBASHI 55 mi
424 Continue straight onto Avenue M'Siri 4 mi
425 Continue straight onto Place de l'Identité Katangaise 137 yd
426 Continue straight onto Place de l'Identité Katangaise 98 yd
427 Turn slightly right onto Avenue Lumumba 2 mi
428 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Lumumba 39 yd
429 Exit roundabout straight onto Avenue Lumumba 1 mi
430 Turn right onto Chaussée Mzée Kabila 1 mi
431 Continue straight onto Route de Kipushi 3 mi
432 Turn straight onto Route Kasumbalesa 52 mi
433 Turn straight 5 mi
434 Keep slightly right 114 yd
435 Keep slightly left 1 mi
436 Keep slightly right 1 mi
437 Continue straight 1 mi
438 At end of road, turn left 22 mi
439 Keep slightly left 3 mi
440 Enter roundabout straight 17 yd
441 Exit roundabout slightly left 1 mi
442 Enter roundabout slightly left 36 yd
443 Exit roundabout left 1 mi
444 Enter roundabout straight 107 yd
445 Exit roundabout slightly left 30 mi
446 Enter roundabout straight onto Independence Avenue 18 yd
447 Exit roundabout straight onto Independence Avenue 157 yd
448 Enter roundabout straight onto Independence Avenue 19 yd
449 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Independence Avenue 1 mi
450 Enter roundabout slightly left 55 yd
451 Exit roundabout slightly left 1 mi
452 At end of road, turn left onto Oxford Road 1 mi
453 Turn right onto President Avenue 3 mi
454 Enter roundabout slightly left 47 yd
455 Exit roundabout left 23 mi
456 Turn right 1 mi
457 Keep slightly left 1 mi
458 Enter roundabout straight 7 yd
459 Exit roundabout left 21 mi
460 At end of road, turn right 49 mi
461 Continue straight onto Great North Road 120 mi
462 Enter roundabout sharp left onto Great North Road 71 yd
463 Exit roundabout straight onto Great North Road 1 mi
464 Enter rotary left onto Great North Road 54 yd
465 Exit rotary slightly left onto Great North Road 3 mi
466 Enter roundabout left onto Great North Road 73 yd
467 Exit roundabout straight onto Great North Road 1 mi
468 Enter rotary slightly left onto Kasangula Road 11 yd
469 Exit rotary straight onto Kasangula Road 3 mi
470 Turn right onto Zambezi Road 1 mi
471 Turn left onto Katima Mulilo Road 1 mi
472 Enter rotary slightly left onto Great East Road 11 yd
473 Exit rotary straight onto Great East Road 2 mi
474 Keep slightly left onto Great East Road 1 mi
475 Enter rotary slightly left onto Great East Road 71 yd
476 Exit rotary straight onto Great East Road 2 mi
477 Enter roundabout straight onto Great East Road 61 yd
478 Exit roundabout straight onto Great East Road 3 mi
479 Enter rotary slightly left onto Great East Road 116 yd
480 Exit rotary left onto Great East Road 46 mi
481 Turn right onto Detour 7 mi
482 Continue straight 5 mi
483 Arrive

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The return trip from Lusaka to Bamako covers roughly the same distance, 5076 mi.

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How far is it from Bamako to Lusaka?: The distance between Bamako and Lusaka is 5076 mi by road.
How long does it take to drive from Bamako to Lusaka?: The drive from Bamako to Lusaka takes approximately 113 h 40 min by car.
What is the best route from Bamako to Lusaka?: The fastest route from Bamako to Lusaka covers 5076 mi with a driving time of approximately 113 h 40 min.
Which direction is Lusaka from Bamako?: Lusaka lies roughly to the south-east of Bamako.
Which roads does the route from Bamako to Lusaka follow?: The drive from Bamako to Lusaka mainly follows RN6, RN 2, RN1. The longest single stretch is 852 mi on RN1.
Which towns do you pass between Bamako and Lusaka?: Towns on the route from Bamako to Lusaka include Abeokuta, Abakaliki, Chambishi.

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