How far is it from Maputo to Mogadishu?

The distance between Maputo and Mogadishu is 3088 mi by road.

How long does it take to drive from Maputo to Mogadishu?

The drive from Maputo to Mogadishu takes approximately 72 h 10 min by car.

What is the best route from Maputo to Mogadishu?

The fastest route from Maputo to Mogadishu covers 3088 mi with a driving time of approximately 72 h 10 min.

Which direction is Mogadishu from Maputo?

Mogadishu lies roughly to the north-east of Maputo.

Which roads does the route from Maputo to Mogadishu follow?

The drive from Maputo to Mogadishu mainly follows A4, M5, T1. The longest single stretch is 432 mi on T1.

Which towns do you pass between Maputo and Mogadishu?

Towns on the route from Maputo to Mogadishu include Acornhoek, Balaka, Kiwira, Chimala, Matuga.

Mozambique Somalia

Distance: 3088 miDuration: 72 h 10 min

Driving from Maputo to Mogadishu takes about 72 h 10 min via T1. The distance is 3088 mi. The straight-line distance is 2092 mi. EV charging is available along the route, including in Mbombela, Mtwapa. Driving directions

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Driving directions191 · 3088 mi

1 Depart 2 mi
2 Turn left 15 mi
3 Turn left 1 mi
4 Continue straight 1 mi
5 Turn straight 4 mi
6 Take ramp right 1 mi
7 At end of road, turn right 25 mi
8 Keep slightly right 60 mi
9 Take exit slightly left 1 mi
10 Turn right 164 yd
11 Turn right 7 mi
12 Enter roundabout straight 22 yd
13 Exit roundabout straight 2 mi

14 At end of road, turn left 130 yd
15 Turn right 3 mi
16 Turn right onto Plaston Road 2 mi
17 At end of road, turn right 11 mi
18 Enter roundabout left 36 yd
19 Exit roundabout slightly left 2 mi
20 Enter roundabout slightly left 25 yd
21 Exit roundabout slightly left 7 mi
22 Continue straight 20 mi
23 Enter roundabout slightly left 24 yd
24 Exit roundabout slightly left 1 mi
25 Enter roundabout straight 18 yd
26 Exit roundabout straight 1 mi
27 Enter roundabout straight 26 yd
28 Exit roundabout slightly left 21 mi
29 Enter roundabout left 26 yd
30 Exit roundabout slightly left 1 mi
31 Enter roundabout left 28 yd
32 Exit roundabout straight 1 mi
33 Enter roundabout straight 19 yd
34 Exit roundabout slightly left 24 mi
35 Turn left 11 mi
36 Turn right 54 mi
37 Turn left onto Peace Street 1 mi
38 Turn straight onto Agatha Street 24 mi
39 Turn right 16 mi
40 At end of road, turn right 14 mi
41 Turn right 22 mi
42 Enter roundabout slightly left 61 yd
43 Exit roundabout slightly left 4 mi
44 Enter roundabout slightly left 20 yd
45 Exit roundabout slightly left 65 mi
46 Keep slightly right 1 mi
47 Continue straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway 1 mi
48 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway 52 yd
49 Exit roundabout left onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway 1 mi
50 Enter roundabout left onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway 92 yd
51 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway 3 mi
52 Enter roundabout straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway 104 yd
53 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway 175 mi
54 Enter roundabout left onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway 54 yd
55 Exit roundabout left onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway 1 mi
56 Continue straight onto Robert Mugabe Way 1 mi
57 Turn left onto Josiah Tongogara Road 3 mi
58 Continue straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Road 91 mi
59 Enter roundabout left 32 yd
60 Exit roundabout slightly left 2 mi
61 Take exit slightly left 1 mi
62 Merge slightly right 82 mi
63 Enter roundabout left onto Simon Mazorodze Road 54 yd
64 Exit roundabout left onto Simon Mazorodze Road 4 mi
65 Take exit straight 1 mi
66 Continue straight onto Abdel Gamal Nasser Road 2 mi
67 Turn right onto Samora Machel Avenue 2 mi
68 Turn left onto ED Mnangagwa Road 136 yd
69 Continue straight onto Enterprise Road 1 mi
70 Continue straight onto ED Mnangagwa Road 2 mi
71 Enter roundabout left onto ED Mnangagwa Road 49 yd
72 Exit roundabout slightly left onto ED Mnangagwa Road 4 mi
73 Enter roundabout left onto ED Mnangagwa Road 33 yd
74 Exit roundabout left onto ED Mnangagwa Road 142 mi
75 Continue straight 31 mi
76 Enter roundabout slightly left 15 yd
77 Exit roundabout straight 52 mi
78 Turn straight onto Zohra Mpadue 1 mi
79 Enter roundabout left 139 yd
80 Exit roundabout slightly left 9 mi
81 Enter rotary slightly left 107 yd
82 Exit rotary slightly left 3 mi
83 Turn slightly left onto Estrada Moatize_3 3 mi
84 Continue straight onto Cidade Moatize 1 mi
85 Continue straight onto Paragem Zobue 65 mi
86 Continue straight 36 mi
87 Turn left 39 mi
88 At end of road, turn left 3 mi
89 Turn right 90 mi
90 Merge left 4 mi
91 Turn right 182 mi
92 At end of road, turn left 12 mi
93 Turn straight 3 mi
94 Turn straight 12 mi
95 Enter roundabout left 33 yd
96 Exit roundabout left 1 mi
97 Enter roundabout left 28 yd
98 Exit roundabout straight 1 mi
99 Enter roundabout straight onto Luwinga Road 43 yd
100 Exit roundabout straight onto Luwinga Road 59 mi
101 Turn straight 8 mi
102 Turn straight 2 mi
103 Turn right 6 mi
104 Turn left 65 mi
105 Enter roundabout slightly left 43 yd
106 Exit roundabout slightly left 29 mi
107 Continue straight 29 mi
108 Turn straight 36 mi
109 At end of road, turn right 100 mi
110 Keep slightly left 286 mi
111 Enter rotary straight 112 yd
112 Exit rotary straight 6 mi
113 Continue right onto Dar es Salaam Road 41 mi
114 Turn left 7 mi
115 At end of road, turn left 102 mi
116 Enter roundabout straight 43 yd
117 Exit roundabout straight 44 mi
118 Turn left 1 mi
119 At end of road, turn left onto Nguvumali Avenue 2 mi
120 At end of road, turn left onto Mombasa Road 39 mi
121 Continue straight 49 mi
122 Continue straight onto Likoni-Ukunda Road 14 mi
123 Turn right onto Likoni-Ukunda Road 1 mi
124 Keep slightly left 1 mi
125 Continue straight onto Likoni Ferry 1 mi
126 Continue straight onto Nyerere Avenue 1 mi
127 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Nyerere Avenue 32 yd
128 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Nyerere Avenue 1 mi
129 Enter roundabout left onto Nyerere Road 42 yd
130 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Nyerere Road 1 mi
131 Enter roundabout left onto Digo Road 38 yd
132 Exit roundabout left onto Digo Road 1 mi
133 Enter roundabout left onto Abdel Nasser Road 39 yd
134 Exit roundabout left onto Abdel Nasser Road 1 mi
135 Turn left onto Sheikh Abdullas F.Road 1 mi
136 At end of road, turn slightly right onto Ronald Ngala Road 1 mi
137 Continue straight onto Nyali Bridge 1 mi
138 Continue straight onto Nyali Road 1 mi
139 Turn left 31 yd
140 Turn right onto Kengelani Road 1 mi
141 Continue slightly left onto Old Malindi Road 6 mi
142 Continue right onto Old Malindi Road 1 mi
143 Turn left 1 mi
144 At end of road, turn left onto Malindi Road 64 mi
145 Enter roundabout left 43 yd
146 Exit roundabout slightly left 1 mi
147 At end of road, turn left onto Malindi-Garsen Road 64 mi
148 Continue straight 48 mi
149 Turn right 6 mi
150 Turn left 48 yd
151 Turn right 8 mi
152 Turn slightly left 50 yd
153 Turn left 22 mi
154 At end of road, turn right 6 mi
155 Turn left 28 mi
156 Turn slightly left 1 mi
157 Turn slightly right 25 mi
158 At end of road, turn left 2 mi
159 Turn left 14 mi
160 Keep slightly right 21 mi
161 Turn slightly right 1 mi
162 Continue straight onto Wadajir - Badhaadhe Road 54 mi
163 Continue straight onto Kismaayo - Buulo Xaaji Road 1 mi
164 Continue right onto Kismaayo - Buulo Xaaji Road 1 mi
165 Continue slightly left onto Kismaayo - Buulo Xaaji Road 19 mi
166 Continue slightly right onto Kismaayo - Buulo Xaaji Road 8 mi
167 Continue slightly left onto Kismaayo - Buulo Xaaji Road 16 mi
168 Continue straight onto Kismayo - Bilo 1 mi
169 Turn right onto Kismaayo - Buulo Xaaji Road 2 mi
170 At end of road, turn right onto Airport Road 8 mi
171 Turn right 20 yd
172 Turn left 25 yd
173 Turn right onto Kismaayo - Jilib Highway 69 mi
174 Turn right onto Jilib - Jamaame road 1 mi
175 Continue straight onto Buulo Mareer - Jilib Highway 10 mi
176 Continue straight onto Buulo Mareer - Jilib Highway 153 mi
177 Turn right onto Wadada Marka 4 mi
178 Continue slightly left onto Wadada Marka 44 mi
179 Turn right 22 yd
180 Turn straight onto Wadada Afgooye 7 mi
181 Turn straight onto Wadada Afgooye 7 mi
182 Turn slightly left onto Wadada Afgooye 2 mi
183 Continue straight onto W. Afgooye / طريق أفجوي 1 mi
184 Enter rotary right onto Makka Al-mukarama مكة المكرمة 63 yd
185 Exit rotary slightly right onto Makka Al-mukarama مكة المكرمة 2 mi
186 Continue straight onto W. Jamaal Cabdi-Naasir طريق جمال عبد الناصر 1 mi
187 Enter roundabout right onto Via Shire Warsame 17 yd
188 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Via Shire Warsame 1 mi
189 Turn right onto Via Marconi Guglielmo 1 mi
190 Turn left onto Via 1 Juli / طريق 1 تموز 71 yd
191 Arrive right onto Via 1 Juli / طريق 1 تموز

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The return trip from Mogadishu to Maputo covers roughly the same distance, 3088 mi.

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How far is it from Maputo to Mogadishu?: The distance between Maputo and Mogadishu is 3088 mi by road.
How long does it take to drive from Maputo to Mogadishu?: The drive from Maputo to Mogadishu takes approximately 72 h 10 min by car.
What is the best route from Maputo to Mogadishu?: The fastest route from Maputo to Mogadishu covers 3088 mi with a driving time of approximately 72 h 10 min.
Which direction is Mogadishu from Maputo?: Mogadishu lies roughly to the north-east of Maputo.
Which roads does the route from Maputo to Mogadishu follow?: The drive from Maputo to Mogadishu mainly follows A4, M5, T1. The longest single stretch is 432 mi on T1.
Which towns do you pass between Maputo and Mogadishu?: Towns on the route from Maputo to Mogadishu include Acornhoek, Balaka, Kiwira, Chimala, Matuga.

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