How far is it from Windhoek to Niamey?

The distance between Windhoek and Niamey is 3920 mi by road.

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

The drive from Windhoek to Niamey takes approximately 89 h 50 min by car.

What is the best route from Windhoek to Niamey?

The fastest route from Windhoek to Niamey covers 3920 mi with a driving time of approximately 89 h 50 min.

Which direction is Niamey from Windhoek?

Niamey lies roughly to the north-west of Windhoek.

Which roads does the route from Windhoek to Niamey follow?

The drive from Windhoek to Niamey mainly follows EN140, EN 140, RN 2. The longest single stretch is 487 mi on RN 2.

Which towns do you pass between Windhoek and Niamey?

Towns on the route from Windhoek to Niamey include Andulo, Ikom, Abuja.

Namibia Niger

Distance: 3920 miDuration: 89 h 50 min

Driving from Windhoek to Niamey takes about 89 h 50 min via EN140. The distance is 3920 mi. The straight-line distance is 2693 mi. Driving directions

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Driving directions355 · 3920 mi

1 Depart left onto David Hosea Meroro Road 1 mi
2 Turn left onto Simeon Shixungileni Street 1 mi
3 Turn right onto Hosea Kutako Drive 3 mi
4 Turn slightly left 1 mi
5 Turn right 77 yd
6 Continue straight 1 mi
7 Merge slightly right onto Western Bypass 43 mi
8 Continue straight 108 mi
9 Enter roundabout left onto Hage Geingob Avenue 41 yd
10 Exit roundabout left onto Hage Geingob Avenue 2 mi
11 Enter roundabout slightly left 25 yd
12 Exit roundabout slightly left 152 mi
13 Turn right 35 mi

14 Turn right 49 mi
15 At end of road, turn right 19 mi
16 Continue left 9 mi
17 Continue slightly left 8 mi
18 Enter roundabout straight 35 yd
19 Exit roundabout slightly right 114 mi
20 Turn straight 98 mi
21 Enter roundabout slightly right 96 yd
22 Exit roundabout right 109 mi
23 Continue straight 71 mi
24 Keep slightly right 15 mi
25 Enter roundabout slightly right 53 yd
26 Exit roundabout slightly right 3 mi
27 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Rua Joaquim Kapango 69 yd
28 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Rua Joaquim Kapango 1 mi
29 Enter roundabout right onto Rua Joaquim Kapango 46 yd
30 Exit roundabout right onto Rua Joaquim Kapango 1 mi
31 Enter roundabout right onto Rua Joaquim Kapango 79 yd
32 Exit roundabout right onto Rua Joaquim Kapango 5 mi
33 At end of road, turn left 17 mi
34 Continue straight 6 mi
35 Continue straight 50 mi
36 Turn slightly left 1 mi
37 Turn slightly right 62 yd
38 Enter roundabout slightly right 38 yd
39 Exit roundabout slightly right 32 yd
40 Turn straight 2 mi
41 Enter roundabout slightly right 35 yd
42 Exit roundabout slightly right 2 mi
43 Continue straight 40 mi
44 Keep slightly right 64 mi
45 Turn right 73 mi
46 Continue straight 7 mi
47 Turn slightly left 114 yd
48 Continue straight 2 mi
49 Enter roundabout right 33 yd
50 Exit roundabout right 166 yd
51 Enter roundabout right 105 yd
52 Exit roundabout slightly right 1 mi
53 At end of road, turn left 2 mi
54 Turn straight 1 mi
55 Turn slightly left 54 yd
56 Keep slightly right 14 mi
57 Turn right 2 mi
58 Continue straight onto Lombe-Cota 16 mi
59 Continue straight onto Cota-Calandula 14 mi
60 Continue straight onto Estrada de Calandula 5 mi
61 Enter rotary right 79 yd
62 Exit rotary right 55 mi
63 Keep slightly left 10 mi
64 At end of road, turn right 21 mi
65 Turn right 34 mi
66 Turn straight 2 mi
67 Turn slightly right 93 mi
68 Turn slightly right 60 mi
69 Continue straight 19 mi
70 Turn slightly right 3 mi
71 Turn right 4 mi
72 Keep slightly left 3 mi
73 At end of road, turn left 3 mi
74 Turn right 7 mi
75 Turn slightly right 5 mi
76 Turn right 5 mi
77 Keep slightly left 41 yd
78 Turn left 28 mi
79 Turn slightly right 1 mi
80 Turn left 7 mi
81 At end of road, turn left 4 mi
82 Turn right 2 mi
83 Turn slightly left 14 mi
84 Turn left 2 mi
85 Turn left 5 mi
86 At end of road, turn right 1 mi
87 Turn right 7 mi
88 Turn slightly left 7 mi
89 At end of road, turn right 9 mi
90 At end of road, turn left 1 mi
91 Turn slightly right 1 mi
92 Turn left 1 mi
93 Turn left 1 mi
94 Turn left 128 yd
95 Turn left 141 yd
96 Keep slightly right 2 mi
97 Turn right 3 mi
98 Turn right 5 mi
99 Continue straight 9 mi
100 Turn slightly left 4 mi
101 Continue straight onto Bac Mpioka 1 mi
102 Continue straight 3 mi
103 Turn right 29 mi
104 Turn right 1 mi
105 Turn slightly left 1 mi
106 Keep slightly left 1 mi
107 Turn slightly right 10 mi
108 Keep slightly left 26 mi
109 At roundabout, take exit right onto Avenue Brazzaville 2 mi
110 Continue straight 31 mi
111 Continue straight onto Avenue Kinkala 4 mi
112 Continue straight onto Route du Djoué 3 mi
113 Continue straight onto Avenue de l'OUA 2 mi
114 Enter roundabout straight onto Avenue de l'OUA 32 yd
115 Exit roundabout straight onto Avenue de l'OUA 3 mi
116 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard Denis Sassou-Nguesso 137 yd
117 Exit rotary straight onto Boulevard Denis Sassou-Nguesso 1 mi
118 Continue slightly left onto Boulevard Denis Sassou-Nguesso 1 mi
119 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard Alfred Raôul 45 yd
120 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard Alfred Raôul 1 mi
121 Continue straight onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 1 mi
122 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 26 yd
123 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 2 mi
124 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 10 yd
125 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 2 mi
126 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 15 yd
127 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs 1 mi
128 Continue straight onto Viaduc Talangaï-Kintélé 5 mi
129 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue de Kintélé 43 yd
130 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue de Kintélé 1 mi
131 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue de Kintélé 72 yd
132 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue de Kintélé 4 mi
133 Keep right 2 mi
134 Turn slightly right 3 mi
135 Enter roundabout slightly right 32 yd
136 Exit roundabout right 7 mi
137 Enter roundabout right 43 yd
138 Exit roundabout straight 8 mi
139 Enter roundabout right 81 yd
140 Exit roundabout slightly right 219 mi
141 Enter roundabout right 58 yd
142 Exit roundabout right 25 mi
143 Enter roundabout right 14 yd
144 Exit roundabout slightly right 85 mi
145 Turn right 142 mi
146 Turn left 105 mi
147 Turn slightly left 43 mi
148 Turn straight 3 mi
149 Turn slightly right 47 yd
150 Enter roundabout slightly right 31 yd
151 Exit roundabout right 44 mi
152 Enter roundabout straight 25 yd
153 Exit roundabout right 55 yd
154 Turn slightly right 2 mi
155 Enter roundabout slightly right 60 yd
156 Exit roundabout right 1 mi
157 Turn slightly right 22 yd
158 Enter roundabout right 71 yd
159 Exit roundabout right 34 yd
160 Turn straight 1 mi
161 Continue left 98 yd
162 Turn straight 85 mi
163 Turn straight 33 mi
164 Turn straight 67 mi
165 Enter roundabout right 13 yd
166 Exit roundabout right 3 mi
167 Keep slightly right 1 mi
168 Turn straight 2 mi
169 Turn slightly right 67 mi
170 Turn right onto Mbalmayo - Ebolowa 23 mi
171 Enter roundabout slightly right 102 yd
172 Exit roundabout right 4 mi
173 Turn straight onto Rue 8.250 3 mi
174 Turn slightly right onto Yaoundé-Mbalmayo 98 yd
175 Enter rotary straight onto Rue 8.253 17 yd
176 Exit rotary straight onto Rue 8.253 2 mi
177 Enter roundabout slightly right 30 yd
178 Exit roundabout slightly right 1 mi
179 At end of road, turn right onto Avenue Max Abé Fouda 1 mi
180 Continue straight onto Boulevard de l'OUA 1 mi
181 Continue straight onto Boulevard de l' OUA 1 mi
182 Enter roundabout straight onto Boulevard de l' OUA 10 yd
183 Exit roundabout straight onto Boulevard de l' OUA 1 mi
184 Continue straight onto Boulevard de l'OCAM 1 mi
185 Continue straight onto Rue 1.001 1 mi
186 Continue straight onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972 148 yd
187 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972 1 mi
188 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972 1 mi
189 Enter rotary straight onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972 114 yd
190 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972 1 mi
191 Continue straight onto Rue 1.011 1 mi
192 Continue right onto Avenue Konrad Adenauer 1 mi
193 Continue straight onto Rue Albert Ateba Ebe 1 mi
194 Continue straight onto Rue Albert Ateba Ebé 1 mi
195 Enter rotary slightly right onto Rue Albert Ateba Ebé 92 yd
196 Exit rotary slightly right onto Rue Albert Ateba Ebé 1 mi
197 Continue straight onto Rue Lamido Rey Bouba Hammoa 2 mi
198 Continue straight onto Rue 5.765 1 mi
199 Continue straight onto Rue 5.767 4 mi
200 Continue straight onto Yaounde - Obala 14 mi
201 Continue straight 4 mi
202 Continue straight 2 mi
203 Turn left 2 mi
204 Turn left 11 mi
205 Continue straight 1 mi
206 Turn straight 12 mi
207 Continue straight onto Nationale 4 121 mi
208 Continue straight onto Bafoussam-Yaounde 4 mi
209 Take exit slightly right onto Bafoussam-Yaounde 1 mi
210 Merge slightly right 4 mi
211 Continue straight onto Axe Centre Climatique de Bandjoun 1 mi
212 Continue straight onto Axe Tradex 1 mi
213 Continue straight 1 mi
214 Turn straight onto Axe Centre de Visite Technique 1 mi
215 Turn straight onto Axe Bansoa Voyage 1 mi
216 Continue straight onto Axe Binam Voyage 1 mi
217 Continue straight onto Axe (CO.BIE.BAF) 1 mi
218 Turn straight onto Axe Gare Routiere 1 mi
219 Turn straight onto Axe Ecole publique de Ndiendam I 151 yd
220 Continue straight 1 mi
221 Continue straight onto Carrefour le Maire 1 mi
222 Continue straight 1 mi
223 Continue straight onto Boulevard Pachong Adolphe 1 mi
224 Enter rotary right onto Avenue du 20 Mai 15 yd
225 Exit rotary slightly right onto Avenue du 20 Mai 1 mi
226 Enter rotary right onto Avenue Wanko 60 yd
227 Exit rotary right onto Avenue Wanko 1 mi
228 Enter roundabout right 51 yd
229 Exit roundabout right 1 mi
230 Enter roundabout right onto Boulevard du Renouveau 29 yd
231 Exit roundabout right onto Boulevard du Renouveau 5 mi
232 Continue straight onto Bafoussam-Mbouda 2 mi
233 Enter rotary right onto Bafoussam-Mbouda 68 yd
234 Exit rotary right onto Bafoussam-Mbouda 11 mi
235 Turn right 1 mi
236 Continue straight 1 mi
237 Turn left 3 mi
238 At end of road, turn left 4 mi
239 Merge slightly left onto Mbouda-Bamenda 17 mi
240 Turn left 3 mi
241 Turn right 7 mi
242 Keep slightly left 1 mi
243 Turn left onto Bamenda-Mamfe 1 mi
244 Enter roundabout right onto Bamenda-Mamfe 3 yd
245 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Bamenda-Mamfe 22 mi
246 Keep slightly left onto Bamenda-Mamfe 3 mi
247 At end of road, turn left onto Bamenda-Mamfe 6 mi
248 Continue slightly left onto N6 Bamenda-Mamfe 1 mi
249 Continue slightly right onto N6 Bamenda-Mamfe 1 mi
250 Continue slightly left onto N6 Bamenda-Mamfe 2 mi
251 Continue slightly left onto Bamenda-Mamfe 24 mi
252 Continue right onto Bamenda-Mamfe 7 mi
253 Continue straight onto Route Bamenda - Mamfé 10 mi
254 Turn left 1 mi
255 At end of road, turn left onto Route Mamfé - Eyumodjock 2 mi
256 Continue slightly left 1 mi
257 Turn slightly right onto Route Mamfé - Eyumodjock 16 mi
258 Continue straight onto Route Mamfé - Eyumodjock 10 mi
259 Continue straight onto Route Eyumodjock - Ekok 10 mi
260 Enter roundabout slightly right 12 yd
261 Exit roundabout straight 2 mi
262 Continue right 1 mi
263 Enter roundabout right 41 yd
264 Exit roundabout straight 13 mi
265 Turn slightly right 143 yd
266 Turn right 52 mi
267 Turn left 3 mi
268 Enter roundabout right 32 yd
269 Exit roundabout right 3 mi
270 Enter roundabout slightly right 28 yd
271 Exit roundabout right 5 mi
272 At roundabout, take exit straight 8 mi
273 At roundabout, take exit left 34 mi
274 Turn slightly left 17 mi
275 At end of road, turn left 4 mi
276 Turn right 36 mi
277 Enter roundabout slightly right 47 yd
278 Exit roundabout right 56 mi
279 Enter roundabout straight onto Makurdi-Jos 59 yd
280 Exit roundabout straight onto Makurdi-Jos 5 mi
281 Enter roundabout slightly right 27 yd
282 Exit roundabout straight 30 mi
283 Turn straight 8 mi
284 Enter roundabout straight 35 yd
285 Exit roundabout slightly right 41 mi
286 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Abuja-Keffi Expressway 30 yd
287 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Abuja-Keffi Expressway 28 mi
288 Keep slightly left onto Abuja-Keffi Expressway 4 mi
289 Keep slightly right 1 mi
290 Enter rotary straight onto Yakubu Gowon Crescent 37 yd
291 Exit rotary straight onto Yakubu Gowon Crescent 1 mi
292 Enter rotary slightly right onto Murtala Mohammed Expressway 47 yd
293 Exit rotary straight onto Murtala Mohammed Expressway 1 mi
294 Take exit slightly left 111 yd
295 Merge slightly left onto Murtala Mohammed Expressway 21 mi
296 Take exit slightly right 74 yd
297 Merge slightly right onto Murtala Mohammed Expressway 1 mi
298 Turn right 3 mi
299 Turn right onto Abuja-Kaduna Highway 1 mi
300 Continue U-turn onto Abuja-Kaduna Highway 1 mi
301 Keep slightly right 1 mi
302 Turn right 42 yd
303 Continue right 25 mi
304 Turn slightly right onto Federal Road F.126 Zungeru - Izom 44 mi
305 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Minna-Zungeru Road 56 yd
306 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Minna-Zungeru Road 2 mi
307 Enter roundabout right onto Federal Road F.126 Zungeru - Izom 45 yd
308 Exit roundabout right onto Federal Road F.126 Zungeru - Izom 1 mi
309 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Federal Road F.126 Zungeru - Izom 23 yd
310 Exit roundabout straight onto Federal Road F.126 Zungeru - Izom 1 mi
311 Enter roundabout straight onto Federal Road F.126 Zungeru - Izom 16 yd
312 Exit roundabout straight onto Federal Road F.126 Zungeru - Izom 1 mi
313 Enter roundabout right onto Federal Road F.126 Zungeru - Izom 35 yd
314 Exit roundabout right onto Federal Road F.126 Zungeru - Izom 37 mi
315 Continue straight onto Federal Road F215 Owo - Tegina 21 mi
316 At end of road, turn left 2 mi
317 Keep slightly right 58 mi
318 Enter roundabout straight 24 yd
319 Exit roundabout slightly right 2 mi
320 Enter roundabout slightly right 41 yd
321 Exit roundabout slightly right 111 mi
322 Enter roundabout straight 8 yd
323 Exit roundabout slightly right 1 mi
324 Turn left 39 mi
325 Turn left 1 mi
326 At end of road, turn left 1 mi
327 Enter roundabout right 18 yd
328 Exit roundabout straight 27 mi
329 At end of road, turn left 10 mi
330 Turn right 9 mi
331 At end of road, turn left 2 mi
332 At end of road, turn right 83 mi
333 Enter roundabout right 41 yd
334 Exit roundabout right 26 mi
335 Continue straight onto Trans-Saharian Highway 42 mi
336 Continue straight onto Trans-Sahelian Highway 14 mi
337 Keep slightly right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 1 mi
338 Turn slightly right 29 yd
339 Keep slightly right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 1 mi
340 Enter rotary slightly right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 33 yd
341 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 2 mi
342 Keep slightly right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 1 mi
343 Enter rotary straight onto Boulevard de la Liberté 14 yd
344 Exit rotary slightly right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 1 mi
345 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 31 yd
346 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 1 mi
347 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 31 yd
348 Exit rotary slightly right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 1 mi
349 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 36 yd
350 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 1 mi
351 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 41 yd
352 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 1 mi
353 Turn right 35 yd
354 Turn right 111 yd
355 Arrive left

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The return trip from Niamey to Windhoek covers roughly the same distance, 3920 mi.

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How far is it from Windhoek to Niamey?: The distance between Windhoek and Niamey is 3920 mi by road.
How long does it take to drive from Windhoek to Niamey?: The drive from Windhoek to Niamey takes approximately 89 h 50 min by car.
What is the best route from Windhoek to Niamey?: The fastest route from Windhoek to Niamey covers 3920 mi with a driving time of approximately 89 h 50 min.
Which direction is Niamey from Windhoek?: Niamey lies roughly to the north-west of Windhoek.
Which roads does the route from Windhoek to Niamey follow?: The drive from Windhoek to Niamey mainly follows EN140, EN 140, RN 2. The longest single stretch is 487 mi on RN 2.
Which towns do you pass between Windhoek and Niamey?: Towns on the route from Windhoek to Niamey include Andulo, Ikom, Abuja.

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