How far is it from Niamey to Kigali?

The distance between Niamey and Kigali is 2955 mi by road.

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

The drive from Niamey to Kigali takes approximately 78 h 40 min by car.

What is the best route from Niamey to Kigali?

The fastest route from Niamey to Kigali covers 2955 mi with a driving time of approximately 78 h 40 min.

Which direction is Kigali from Niamey?

Kigali lies roughly to the south-east of Niamey.

Which roads does the route from Niamey to Kigali follow?

The drive from Niamey to Kigali mainly follows N9, RN 1, RN23. The longest single stretch is 316 mi on RN23.

Which towns do you pass between Niamey and Kigali?

Towns on the route from Niamey to Kigali include Kano, Damaturu, Mukingo.

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Distance: 2955 miDuration: 78 h 40 min

Driving from Niamey to Kigali takes about 78 h 40 min via RN 1. The distance is 2955 mi. The straight-line distance is 2197 mi. Driving directions

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Driving directions242 · 2955 mi

1 Depart right 1 mi
2 Keep slightly right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 1 mi
3 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 37 yd
4 Exit rotary slightly right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 1 mi
5 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 36 yd
6 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 1 mi
7 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 35 yd
8 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 1 mi
9 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 31 yd
10 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard de la Liberté 1 mi
11 Enter rotary slightly right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 42 yd
12 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 1 mi
13 Turn right 46 yd

14 Keep slightly right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 2 mi
15 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 37 yd
16 Exit rotary right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 1 mi
17 Keep slightly right onto Boulevard du 15 Avril 1 mi
18 Turn left 35 yd
19 Keep slightly right onto Trans-Sahelian Highway 31 mi
20 Continue straight onto Trans-Saharian Highway 50 mi
21 Enter roundabout slightly right 25 yd
22 Exit roundabout slightly right 42 mi
23 Continue right onto RN1 4 mi
24 Turn straight onto Trans-Saharian Highway 130 mi
25 Turn slightly right 150 mi
26 Keep slightly right onto Route trans-sahélienne 1 mi
27 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Route trans-sahélienne 40 yd
28 Exit roundabout right onto Route trans-sahélienne 2 mi
29 Continue straight onto Avenue Seyni Kountche 1 mi
30 Turn right onto N18 1 mi
31 Continue slightly left onto N18 1 mi
32 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Mahamadou Tandja 53 yd
33 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Mahamadou Tandja 1 mi
34 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Seyni Kountche 23 yd
35 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Seyni Kountche 1 mi
36 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue Seyni Kountche 21 yd
37 Exit roundabout right onto Avenue Seyni Kountche 28 mi
38 Continue straight 24 mi
39 Enter roundabout right 36 yd
40 Exit roundabout right 2 mi
41 Enter roundabout straight 42 yd
42 Exit roundabout right 1 mi
43 Turn right 1 mi
44 Enter roundabout right 26 yd
45 Exit roundabout right 1 mi
46 Enter roundabout right 29 yd
47 Exit roundabout straight 2 mi
48 Enter roundabout right 39 yd
49 Exit roundabout straight 1 mi
50 Enter roundabout slightly right 30 yd
51 Exit roundabout right 1 mi
52 Enter roundabout straight 16 yd
53 Exit roundabout straight 94 mi
54 Enter roundabout straight 56 yd
55 Exit roundabout straight 6 mi
56 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Murtala Mohammed Road 5 yd
57 Exit roundabout straight onto Murtala Mohammed Road 2 mi
58 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Murtala Mohammed Road 49 yd
59 Exit roundabout straight onto Murtala Mohammed Road 1 mi
60 Enter roundabout straight onto City Road 15 yd
61 Exit roundabout straight onto City Road 1 mi
62 Enter roundabout straight onto City Road 9 yd
63 Exit roundabout slightly right onto City Road 1 mi
64 Continue straight onto City Road 1 mi
65 Enter roundabout slightly right 72 yd
66 Exit roundabout right 1 mi
67 Turn right 2 mi
68 Keep slightly right onto Zaria Road 1 mi
69 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Maiduguri Road 90 yd
70 Exit roundabout right onto Maiduguri Road 4 mi
71 Enter roundabout right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 47 yd
72 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 20 mi
73 Continue slightly right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 139 mi
74 Continue straight onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 10 mi
75 Keep slightly left 30 yd
76 Turn left 47 mi
77 Enter roundabout slightly right 19 yd
78 Exit roundabout right 4 mi
79 Enter roundabout right 70 yd
80 Exit roundabout right 4 mi
81 Enter roundabout right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 49 yd
82 Exit roundabout right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 51 mi
83 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 75 yd
84 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 5 mi
85 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 41 yd
86 Exit roundabout straight onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 2 mi
87 Enter roundabout right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 86 yd
88 Exit roundabout straight onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 3 mi
89 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 45 yd
90 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 76 mi
91 Enter roundabout right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 24 yd
92 Exit roundabout right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 1 mi
93 Enter roundabout right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 31 yd
94 Exit roundabout right onto Kano-Maiduguri Highway 3 mi
95 Enter roundabout straight 82 yd
96 Exit roundabout right 1 mi
97 Enter roundabout slightly right 30 yd
98 Exit roundabout right 1 mi
99 Enter roundabout right 40 yd
100 Exit roundabout right 2 mi
101 Turn right 42 mi
102 Turn right 9 mi
103 Turn left 31 mi
104 Turn right 1 mi
105 At end of road, turn left 29 yd
106 Turn right 1 mi
107 Continue straight 7 mi
108 Turn slightly right 2 mi
109 Turn right onto Maroua-Kousséri 45 mi
110 Turn left 2 mi
111 Turn right 1 mi
112 Turn sharp left onto Avenue Kakatare 1 mi
113 At end of road, turn left 97 yd
114 At roundabout, take exit right 1 mi
115 Turn left onto Route de Maga 2 mi
116 Turn straight onto Maroua-Pouss 1 mi
117 Turn slightly right 21 mi
118 Turn left 20 mi
119 Turn straight 2 mi
120 Turn straight 25 mi
121 Turn slightly left 2 mi
122 At roundabout, take exit slightly right 2 mi
123 Merge slightly right 4 mi
124 Turn straight 6 mi
125 At end of road, turn right onto Kelo - Djuman - Bongor 43 mi
126 Continue straight onto Pont de Djuman 1 mi
127 Continue straight onto Kelo - Djuman - Bongor 39 mi
128 Enter roundabout slightly right 51 yd
129 Exit roundabout right 59 mi
130 Continue straight 2 mi
131 Turn right 1 mi
132 Turn slightly right 1 mi
133 Merge slightly left onto Route Moundou - Ngoundere 2 mi
134 Enter roundabout straight onto Route Goudron Mota 49 yd
135 Exit roundabout right onto Route Goudron Mota 2 mi
136 Continue straight onto Goudron Mota غودرن متا 2 mi
137 Turn right 17 yd
138 Keep slightly left 2 mi
139 At end of road, turn right onto Route Moundou - Doba - Sarh 1 mi
140 Continue straight onto Route nationale Moundou - Sarh 14 mi
141 Turn slightly right 16 mi
142 Keep slightly right 56 mi
143 Continue straight 27 mi
144 Keep slightly left 95 mi
145 Enter roundabout right 24 yd
146 Exit roundabout right 5 mi
147 Turn straight 178 mi
148 Turn straight onto Avenue de l'Indépendance 8 mi
149 Enter rotary right onto Avenue du Tchad 85 yd
150 Exit rotary right onto Avenue du Tchad 1 mi
151 Turn right onto Rue du Docteur Cureau 1 mi
152 Turn left 24 yd
153 Continue left onto Ferry Bangui-Zongo 2 mi
154 Continue straight 1 mi
155 Turn right 23 mi
156 Turn slightly left 1 mi
157 Keep slightly left 25 mi
158 At end of road, turn left 65 mi
159 Turn sharp right 12 mi
160 Continue straight 40 yd
161 Continue straight 54 mi
162 Keep slightly right 11 mi
163 At end of road, turn left 1 mi
164 Keep slightly right 6 mi
165 Turn slightly left 4 mi
166 Turn straight 2 mi
167 Keep slightly left 8 mi
168 Continue straight onto Lisala-Gbadolite 9 mi
169 Continue left onto Lisala-Gbadolite 33 mi
170 Continue slightly left onto Lisala-Gbadolite 24 mi
171 Continue right onto Lisala-Gbadolite 48 mi
172 Turn left 16 mi
173 Turn straight 16 mi
174 Turn slightly left 3 mi
175 Turn slightly right 10 mi
176 Turn slightly right 3 mi
177 Turn right 35 mi
178 Turn right 1 mi
179 Turn slightly left 8 mi
180 Enter roundabout right 45 yd
181 Exit roundabout slightly right 27 mi
182 Turn straight 18 mi
183 Turn right 4 mi
184 Continue straight onto Bac Bokata 1 mi
185 Continue straight 10 mi
186 Continue straight 3 mi
187 Turn slightly left 2 mi
188 Continue right 12 mi
189 At end of road, turn left 84 mi
190 At end of road, turn left 52 yd
191 Continue straight onto Bac Basoko 1 mi
192 Continue slightly right 50 mi
193 Turn right 19 mi
194 Turn slightly left 8 mi
195 Continue straight 12 mi
196 Turn left 61 mi
197 Turn slightly left 6 mi
198 Continue straight onto Bac Simi simi 1 mi
199 Continue straight 9 mi
200 Continue straight onto Avenue Munyororo 14 mi
201 Keep slightly right 264 mi
202 Enter roundabout right 59 yd
203 Exit roundabout right 35 mi
204 Turn left 51 mi
205 Turn right 11 mi
206 Turn left 6 mi
207 Turn slightly right 4 mi
208 Turn left 14 mi
209 Turn slightly left 6 mi
210 At end of road, turn right 3 mi
211 Turn left 5 mi
212 Turn left 16 mi
213 Enter roundabout slightly right 11 yd
214 Exit roundabout slightly right 1 mi
215 Enter roundabout right onto Boulevard Kanyamuhanga 121 yd
216 Exit roundabout right onto Boulevard Kanyamuhanga 1 mi
217 Enter rotary right 175 yd
218 Exit rotary right 41 yd
219 Continue straight 1 mi
220 Continue straight onto Avenue de la Corniche 1 mi
221 Turn right 1 mi
222 Continue straight onto Avenue de l'Indépendance 6 mi
223 Continue straight onto Avenue de l'Indépendance 3 mi
224 Continue straight onto Ruhengeri-Gisenyi Road 26 mi
225 Continue straight onto Musanze - Rubavu Road 17 mi
226 Turn straight 32 mi
227 Turn slightly left 10 mi
228 At end of road, turn left 2 mi
229 Turn right onto KN 91 Street 1 mi
230 Keep slightly left onto KN 91 Street 103 yd
231 Turn straight onto KN 5 Avenue 1 mi
232 Turn straight onto Avenue KN 2 1 mi
233 Enter roundabout right 1 mi
234 Exit roundabout right 2 mi
235 Enter roundabout right onto KN 3 Road 56 yd
236 Exit roundabout slightly right onto KN 3 Road 3 mi
237 Enter rotary slightly right onto KG 1 Avenue 116 yd
238 Exit rotary right onto KG 1 Avenue 1 mi
239 Enter roundabout straight onto KG 11 Avenue 39 yd
240 Exit roundabout slightly right onto KG 11 Avenue 1 mi
241 Turn left onto KG 17 Avenue 1 mi
242 Arrive right onto KG 17 Avenue

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The return trip from Kigali to Niamey covers roughly the same distance, 2955 mi.

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How far is it from Niamey to Kigali?: The distance between Niamey and Kigali is 2955 mi by road.
How long does it take to drive from Niamey to Kigali?: The drive from Niamey to Kigali takes approximately 78 h 40 min by car.
What is the best route from Niamey to Kigali?: The fastest route from Niamey to Kigali covers 2955 mi with a driving time of approximately 78 h 40 min.
Which direction is Kigali from Niamey?: Kigali lies roughly to the south-east of Niamey.
Which roads does the route from Niamey to Kigali follow?: The drive from Niamey to Kigali mainly follows N9, RN 1, RN23. The longest single stretch is 316 mi on RN23.
Which towns do you pass between Niamey and Kigali?: Towns on the route from Niamey to Kigali include Kano, Damaturu, Mukingo.

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