How far is it from Windhoek to Dakar?

The distance between Windhoek and Dakar is 5445 mi by road.

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

The drive from Windhoek to Dakar takes approximately 125 h 35 min by car.

What is the best route from Windhoek to Dakar?

The fastest route from Windhoek to Dakar covers 5445 mi with a driving time of approximately 125 h 35 min.

Which direction is Dakar from Windhoek?

Dakar lies roughly to the north-west of Windhoek.

Which roads does the route from Windhoek to Dakar follow?

The drive from Windhoek to Dakar mainly follows EN140, A121-1, N 9. The longest single stretch is 588 mi on N 9.

Which towns do you pass between Windhoek and Dakar?

Towns on the route from Windhoek to Dakar include Andulo, Abakaliki, Enugu, Bamako.

Namibia Senegal

Distance: 5445 miDuration: 125 h 35 min

Driving from Windhoek to Dakar takes about 125 h 35 min via EN140. The distance is 5445 mi. The straight-line distance is 3476 mi. Driving directions

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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 33 mi
267 Turn left 14 mi
268 Enter roundabout straight 41 yd
269 Exit roundabout straight 86 mi
270 Keep slightly right onto Abakaliki Road 2 mi
271 Turn right onto Enugu Onitsha Express Road 11 mi
272 Continue straight 53 mi
273 Enter roundabout straight 1 mi
274 Exit roundabout straight 81 mi
275 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
276 Merge slightly left onto Benin by pass 5 mi
277 Continue straight onto Benin City Bypass 12 mi
278 Keep slightly right 1 mi
279 Merge slightly left 152 mi
280 Exit roundabout straight onto Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway 23 mi
281 Continue straight onto Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway 2 mi
282 Turn slightly right 1 mi
283 Turn right 2 mi
284 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
285 Keep slightly left 53 yd
286 Turn left 2 mi
287 Continue straight 2 mi
288 Enter roundabout right 45 yd
289 Exit roundabout slightly right 1 mi
290 Enter roundabout right 32 yd
291 Exit roundabout right 1 mi
292 Turn right 1 mi
293 Turn slightly left 4 mi
294 Enter roundabout straight 112 yd
295 Exit roundabout straight 40 mi
296 Enter roundabout straight 12 yd
297 Exit roundabout straight 1 mi
298 Enter roundabout slightly right 5 yd
299 Exit roundabout straight 1 mi
300 Enter roundabout straight 19 yd
301 Exit roundabout straight 23 yd
302 Turn straight 4 mi
303 Enter roundabout straight 22 yd
304 Exit roundabout straight 5 mi
305 Turn right 1 mi
306 Continue straight 11 mi
307 Enter roundabout right 78 yd
308 Exit roundabout straight 23 mi
309 Turn right 4 mi
310 At end of road, turn right 5 mi
311 At end of road, turn right 1 mi
312 Turn left 27 mi
313 Continue sharp left 1 mi
314 At end of road, turn right 9 mi
315 Enter roundabout right 48 yd
316 Exit roundabout right 18 mi
317 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Rocade Nord-Est 10 yd
318 Exit roundabout right onto Rocade Nord-Est 2 mi
319 Enter roundabout slightly right 9 yd
320 Exit roundabout slightly right 37 mi
321 Turn slightly left 51 mi
322 Enter roundabout straight 13 yd
323 Exit roundabout slightly right 54 mi
324 Enter roundabout right onto route de Djougou 42 yd
325 Exit roundabout straight onto route de Djougou 46 mi
326 Enter roundabout right 106 yd
327 Exit roundabout slightly right 4 mi
328 Enter roundabout slightly right 24 yd
329 Exit roundabout slightly right 2 mi
330 Turn straight 68 mi
331 Continue straight 67 mi
332 Turn straight 21 mi
333 Turn right 155 yd
334 Turn left 47 mi
335 Keep slightly left 5 mi
336 Enter roundabout slightly right 8 yd
337 Exit roundabout slightly right 75 mi
338 Enter roundabout right 47 yd
339 Exit roundabout right 8 mi
340 Turn straight onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 1 mi
341 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 37 yd
342 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 1 mi
343 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 31 yd
344 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 1 mi
345 Enter roundabout straight onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 17 yd
346 Exit roundabout straight onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 1 mi
347 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 28 yd
348 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Pape Jean Paul II 1 mi
349 At end of road, turn right 23 yd
350 Turn left onto Avenue du Président Thomas Sankara 1 mi
351 Continue straight onto Avenue d'Oubritenga 1 mi
352 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue de la Nation 19 yd
353 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue de la Nation 1 mi
354 Continue straight onto Avenue Nelson Mandela 1 mi
355 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Nelson Mandela 7 yd
356 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Nelson Mandela 1 mi
357 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue Kadiogo 22 yd
358 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Kadiogo 1 mi
359 Enter rotary straight onto Avenue Kadiogo 17 yd
360 Exit rotary straight onto Avenue Kadiogo 2 mi
361 Keep slightly left onto Echangeur de l'Ouest 1 mi
362 Continue straight onto Avenue Boulmiougou 9 mi
363 Turn right 59 yd
364 Turn right 26 mi
365 Enter roundabout slightly right 43 yd
366 Exit roundabout slightly right 18 mi
367 Enter roundabout right onto N 1 42 yd
368 Exit roundabout right onto N 1 129 yd
369 Continue straight 53 mi
370 Keep slightly right 48 mi
371 Turn straight 60 mi
372 Turn slightly right 118 yd
373 Continue straight 3 mi
374 Enter rotary slightly right onto Boulevard de la Révolution 2 yd
375 Exit rotary straight onto Boulevard de la Révolution 51 yd
376 Continue straight onto Boulevard Félix Houphouët-Boigny 2 mi
377 Continue straight onto Boulevard de la Révolution 1 mi
378 Turn right onto Avenue du Colonel Jamot 74 mi
379 Continue straight 13 mi
380 Continue straight onto Bla - Koutiala - Koury - Burkina Faso 3 mi
381 Turn left 20 yd
382 Turn right 20 yd
383 Continue left onto Bla - Koutiala - Koury - Burkina Faso 55 mi
384 Enter roundabout slightly right 30 yd
385 Exit roundabout slightly right 156 yd
386 Turn left 1 mi
387 Continue straight 53 mi
388 Turn left 10 mi
389 Turn right 9 mi
390 Turn straight 8 mi
391 Turn left 24 mi
392 Turn right 2 mi
393 Turn left 18 mi
394 Turn slightly left 29 mi
395 Turn straight onto Bamako - Fana - Segou - Bla - San - Tominian - Sofara - Sévaré - Mopti 26 mi
396 Continue straight onto Route de Ségou 1 mi
397 Continue straight onto Bamako - Fana - Segou - Bla - San - Tominian - Sofara - Sévaré - Mopti 6 mi
398 Continue straight onto Route de Ségou 8 mi
399 Enter roundabout right onto Route de Ségou 43 yd
400 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Route de Ségou 1 mi
401 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Avenue de l'O.U.A. 21 yd
402 Exit roundabout straight onto Avenue de l'O.U.A. 4 mi
403 Take exit slightly right onto Avenue de l'O.U.A. 1 mi
404 Keep slightly left onto Avenue de l'O.U.A. 2 mi
405 Continue straight onto Boulevard du Peuple 1 mi
406 Keep slightly left 1 mi
407 Turn left 1 mi
408 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
409 Turn straight onto Avenue de la Liberté 2 mi
410 Keep slightly right onto Avenue de la Liberté 32 yd
411 Turn slightly right onto Bamako - Dakar Transafrican Highway 6 mi
412 Enter roundabout straight onto Rue Koné Bourama 25 yd
413 Exit roundabout right onto Rue Koné Bourama 1 mi
414 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Rue Koné Bourama 8 yd
415 Exit roundabout straight onto Rue Koné Bourama 1 mi
416 Enter roundabout right onto Rue Koné Bourama 28 yd
417 Exit roundabout right onto Rue Koné Bourama 3 mi
418 Continue straight onto Mauritanie - Gogui - Nioro du Sahel - Diéma - Bamako 1 mi
419 Enter roundabout right onto Mauritanie - Gogui - Nioro du Sahel - Diéma - Bamako 24 yd
420 Exit roundabout straight onto Mauritanie - Gogui - Nioro du Sahel - Diéma - Bamako 2 mi
421 Turn left 1 mi
422 Turn slightly right 143 yd
423 At end of road, turn left onto Senegal - Kéniéba - Tambaga - Kita - Kati 14 mi
424 Continue straight onto Route Kati - Kita 86 mi
425 Turn left 5 mi
426 At end of road, turn left 35 mi
427 Turn straight onto Kita- Keniéba 116 mi
428 Keep slightly left onto Senegal - Kéniéba - Tambaga - Kita - Kati 12 mi
429 Continue straight onto Pont de Falémé 1 mi
430 Continue straight onto N7 32 mi
431 At end of road, turn right onto N7 9 mi
432 Enter roundabout straight onto Kedougou Saraya Road 32 yd
433 Exit roundabout straight onto Kedougou Saraya Road 47 yd
434 Turn slightly right onto N7 19 mi
435 Continue straight onto N7 11 mi
436 Turn right 141 mi
437 Turn left onto Route de Contournement de Tambacounda 6 mi
438 At end of road, turn left 129 mi
439 Enter roundabout right 42 yd
440 Exit roundabout slightly right 2 mi
441 Enter roundabout right 45 yd
442 Exit roundabout slightly right 38 mi
443 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Basile Senghore 31 yd
444 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Basile Senghore 31 mi
445 Turn straight 5 mi
446 Continue straight 5 mi
447 Continue straight 10 mi
448 Turn left 1 mi
449 Take ramp right 1 mi
450 Continue straight onto A 1 M'bour - Kaolack 55 mi
451 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
452 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Route de Diakhaye 35 yd
453 Exit roundabout straight onto Route de Diakhaye 2 mi
454 Enter roundabout right onto Route de Diakhaye 20 yd
455 Exit roundabout right onto Route de Diakhaye 2 mi
456 Keep slightly left onto Route de Diakhaye 1 mi
457 Continue straight onto Route de Malika 1 mi
458 Enter roundabout right onto Route de Malika 58 yd
459 Exit roundabout right onto Route de Malika 1 mi
460 Turn right 1 mi
461 Turn right 105 yd
462 Turn right 20 yd
463 Arrive

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The return trip from Dakar to Windhoek covers roughly the same distance, 5445 mi.

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How far is it from Windhoek to Dakar?: The distance between Windhoek and Dakar is 5445 mi by road.
How long does it take to drive from Windhoek to Dakar?: The drive from Windhoek to Dakar takes approximately 125 h 35 min by car.
What is the best route from Windhoek to Dakar?: The fastest route from Windhoek to Dakar covers 5445 mi with a driving time of approximately 125 h 35 min.
Which direction is Dakar from Windhoek?: Dakar lies roughly to the north-west of Windhoek.
Which roads does the route from Windhoek to Dakar follow?: The drive from Windhoek to Dakar mainly follows EN140, A121-1, N 9. The longest single stretch is 588 mi on N 9.
Which towns do you pass between Windhoek and Dakar?: Towns on the route from Windhoek to Dakar include Andulo, Abakaliki, Enugu, Bamako.

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