Driving directions from Soweto, South Africa to Timbuktu, Mali distance
Soweto, South Africa
Head northwest on Mokhele St toward Mandlempisi St
25 m
Turn right at the 1st cross street onto Mandlempisi St
0.1 km
Turn left onto Koma St/
Turn left onto Bolani Rd
1.5 km
Continue onto Matshaya St
0.8 km
Turn right onto Obed St
0.5 km
Obed St turns slightly left and becomes Zamakulungisa St
0.1 km
Turn right onto Sithembiso St
1.0 km
Continue onto Kaimane St
1.4 km
Continue onto Main St
1.4 km
Turn right onto R558
6.2 km
Turn left onto R41
10.6 km
Continue onto 10th St
0.5 km
Continue onto Kenneth Rd
0.3 km
Turn right onto Homestead Ave
0.9 km
Turn left onto N Way Rd
1.9 km
Continue onto North Way
9.5 km
Turn left onto R24
16.1 km
Turn left onto Koster Rd/
Continue to follow R509
69.6 km
Turn right onto Brink St/
Continue to follow R509
32.4 km
Turn left onto Andries Pretorius St/
Continue to follow N4
Toll road
73.3 km
Turn right to stay on N4
19.1 km
Continue onto N4
Entering Botswana
30.9 km
Continue straight
0.7 km
Turn left onto A2
10.0 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A2
36.6 km
Turn left to stay on A2
7.5 km
Continue straight to stay on A2
78.7 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A2
463 km
Turn left to stay on A2
Toll road
Entering Namibia
165 km
Continue straight to stay on A2
0.1 km
Continue onto B6
Toll road
104 km
Turn right onto C22
103 km
Keep left
1.1 km
Merge onto C22
120 km
Continue straight onto D3804
13.6 km
Keep right
50.4 km
Continue onto D3802
55.3 km
Continue onto D2830
45.8 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
42 m
Continue onto Okavango Rd/
Turn right onto C42
56.3 km
Continue onto B1
85.8 km
Continue onto B1
164 km
Turn right onto Ondangwa to Okakwa/
Entering Angola
60.0 km
Continue straight
0.3 km
Turn left onto EN120
40.5 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on EN120
322 km
Turn right onto EN120/
Turn right to stay on EN120/
Turn left onto EN120
3.4 km
Slight left to stay on EN120
82.3 km
Continue straight
89.3 km
Slight right toward EN120
45 m
Turn right onto EN120
47.5 km
Turn right to stay on EN120
18.6 km
Turn left
0.8 km
Slight left onto EN120
0.6 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on EN120
0.8 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on EN120
80 m
Turn right to stay on EN120
127 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on EN120
290 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Estr. p/
Continue to follow EN120
64.2 km
Continue straight
42.2 km
Sharp left
112 km
Continue onto EN140
32.5 km
Turn right
0.6 km
Turn left toward EN140
0.1 km
Turn right at the 1st cross street onto EN140
56.3 km
Turn right onto EN140/
Continue to follow EN140
150 km
Turn right to stay on EN140
Entering the Democratic Republic of the Congo
128 km
Continue straight
7.5 km
Turn right
31.2 km
Continue onto N16
78.7 km
Sharp right onto N1
Toll road
104 km
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Rte de Matadi
2.8 km
Continue onto Rte de Matadi
1.5 km
Slight right onto Ave Deviniere(Guma)
1.0 km
Continue onto Bel Air
0.7 km
Continue onto Ave Deviniere(Guma)
0.5 km
Continue onto Av. Nguma
0.9 km
Continue onto Ave Deviniere(Guma)
0.5 km
Continue onto Av. Nguma
1.0 km
Continue onto Chemin De la Riviera
0.1 km
Continue onto Av. Nguma
0.4 km
Continue onto Ave Kasa-Vubu
78 m
Turn right at Ave Colonel Mondjiba
84 m
Continue onto Ave Colonel Mondjiba
0.7 km
Continue onto Ave Col Muzimba
0.3 km
Continue onto Ave Colonel Mondjiba
1.4 km
Continue onto Ave Du Camp Militaire
0.5 km
Continue onto Bd Du 30 Juin
0.7 km
Continue onto Bd Du 30 Juin
3.9 km
Keep right to continue on Place de la Gare
0.2 km
Turn left toward Av. Des Senegalais
31 m
Turn left onto Av. Des Senegalais
64 m
Turn right to stay on Av. Des Senegalais
66 m
Turn right onto Ave Isiro
0.2 km
Sharp left onto Ave Wagenia
69 m
Turn right
0.3 km
Take the ferry to Brazzaville
Entering Republic of the Congo
4.1 km
Turn left onto Ave Albert 1er
0.3 km
Turn right at the 1st cross street onto Av. Amilcar Cabral
0.9 km
Continue onto Ave du Port
1.9 km
Continue onto Ave de l'Intendance
1.4 km
Turn right
10.0 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
7.0 km
Turn right onto N1
28.6 km
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto N2
349 km
Continue onto N2
4.2 km
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit and stay on N2
40.2 km
Sharp right to stay on N2
137 km
Turn right to stay on N2
222 km
Turn left onto P42
167 km
Continue onto P43
0.9 km
Turn left onto P42
110 km
Turn right
Entering Cameroon
13.1 km
Continue straight
29.7 km
Turn left onto N9
409 km
Turn right onto N2
35.7 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
0.7 km
Sharp right
11.1 km
Make a U-turn
0.4 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
46.7 km
Continue onto N3
173 km
Turn right
10.0 km
Turn right toward Ave Japoma/
Turn left onto Ave Japoma/
Turn right onto Bd de la Réunification/
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto P14
0.7 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto N3
2.9 km
Turn right to stay on N3
4.9 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on N3
0.8 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on N3
7.2 km
Take the ramp to N3
0.3 km
Continue onto N3
34.7 km
Turn right onto N8
7.9 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on N8
69.0 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto N16/
Continue to follow N8
95.6 km
Turn left
52.3 km
Turn left onto N6
Entering Nigeria
57.1 km
Continue straight to stay on N6
Pass by AYOOLA SUPER STORES (on the right in 23.2 km)
23.4 km
Turn right at Cross Country Ltd onto Ikom-Ogoja Rd/
Pass by Uyo (on the left)
52.7 km
Turn left at the church onto Ngulya-Mbokroad/
Pass by the gas station (on the left in 9.9 km)
22.3 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Iyahe Rd/
Pass by St John's Primary School (on the right in 7.2 km)
8.1 km
Turn right at First Bank Agent Here Ofansco Investment Nigeria Ltd onto Iyahe-Ewango-Oju Rd/
Pass by L.G.E A.PRIMARY SCHOOL (on the right in 51.5 km)
59.1 km
At Ihiejwo, continue onto Oju-Obarike Ito Rd/
Pass by St ANDREW ANGLICAN NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL (on the left in 700m)
22.2 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Otukpo - Ikache Rd/
Pass by Saulawa & Sons General Enterprises (on the left)
3.9 km
Turn right
Pass by the church (on the right in 1.4 km)
6.4 km
Continue straight onto Ameke-Ito Rd
Pass by the church (on the left in 11.1 km)
11.9 km
Slight right onto Otukpo - Ikache Rd/
Continue to follow Otukpo - Ikache Rd
Pass by Nigid Security Limited Otukpo (on the left in 11.6 km)
13.5 km
Sharp left onto Ahmadu Bello Way/
Continue to follow Ahmadu Bello Way/
Pass by Forte Oil - Otukpo (on the right)
0.8 km
Turn right at Yisab Comm. onto Abu St/
Turn left at Alima Ventures onto Commercial Rd
Pass by Premier Hotel (on the right)
0.4 km
At the roundabout, continue straight onto Jericho Rd
Pass by Chris Ubah Nigeria Enterprises Limited (on the left)
1.0 km
Turn right onto Ahmadu Bello Way/
Continue to follow Ahmadu Bello Wy/
Pass by J.P Media (on the left)
1.7 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Okete Okipikwe Rd/
Pass by the gas station (on the right)
48.9 km
Continue onto Otukpo-Oweto Road
Pass by Ledcom nigeria limited (on the left in 11.9 km)
23.4 km
At Augustine College, continue onto Adoka-Weto Rd
Pass by L.G.E.A Primary School Ugba (on the left in 26.3 km)
31.4 km
Adoka-Weto Rd turns slightly right and becomes Oweto Bridge
Pass by the bridge (on the right in 1.9 km)
6.3 km
Merge onto Loko-Nassarawa Rd
Pass by Pejano Nigeria Limited (on the right in 70.7 km)
71.1 km
Slight right at low cost motor park onto Nassarawa-Keffi Rd
Pass by Nigeria Union Of Petroleum & Natural Gas Workers (on the left)
38.8 km
Keep left
Pass by Abddullahi battery experience (on the right)
0.4 km
Take the ramp onto A234
Pass by Yalwa Table Water (on the right in 1.1 km)
31.1 km
At Accessbet, continue onto Abacha Rd/
Continue to follow Abuja-Keffi Rd
Pass by Masaka Central Mosque (on the right)
12.6 km
Continue onto Murtala Mohammed Rd/
Pass by Federal Inland Revenue Service Karu (on the right in 500m)
7.1 km
Take the exit toward Murtala Mohammed Expy/
Keep left at the fork and merge onto Murtala Mohammed Expy/
Pass by Onehi Estate (on the left in 25 km)
29.7 km
Continue straight onto Abuja - Kaduna - Zaria Express Way/
Pass by hallmark hitech global services nig. ltd (on the left in 350m)
10.0 km
Take the exit toward Abuja - Kaduna - Zaria Express Way/
Pass by Zuba U-Turn Garage (on the left in 600m)
0.7 km
Slight right at Zuba garage onto Abuja - Kaduna - Zaria Express Way/
Continue to follow Abuja - Kaduna - Zaria Express Way/
Pass by Major Filling Station (on the right)
12.1 km
Make a U-turn
Pass by Prime View Guest House Annex (on the right in 350m)
0.6 km
Turn right at the gas station onto Suleja-Bakin Iku Rd
Pass by Mark's Care Hospital (on the left)
2.3 km
Turn right onto Alhassan Bako Rd
Pass by J Latest Special Suya Spot (on the left)
1.2 km
Turn right at Dolphin onto Usman Baba Anya St
Pass by Godfirst Gas (on the right)
0.9 km
Turn right at Royal Hospital onto Bida-Abuja Rd/
Continue to follow Bida-Abuja Rd/
Pass by Local fruit store (on the right)
29.0 km
Continue straight onto Gawu-Kafin-Adunu-Beni Rd/
Continue to follow Mararaba-Makutu-Mapi Rd
Pass by Lambata central mosque (on the right)
70.6 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Minna - Zungeru Rd/
Pass by Phase Craft Designs (on the left)
2.8 km
At Tunga Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on Minna - Zungeru Rd/
Go through 1 roundabout
Pass by El-Shalom Chambers (on the right)
1.5 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Bosso Road/
Pass by ESTHER RESTAURANT MOBIL MINNA (on the right)
8.0 km
Continue onto Minna - Zungeru Rd
Pass by Tekoasis (on the right in 2.5 km)
52.5 km
Continue onto Minna-Maikunlele-Kagara Road/
Pass by Staff Multipurpose Cooperative Society Kagara Development Area (on the left in 700m)
32.4 km
Turn left onto Gimi Beri Road/
Continue to follow A125
Pass by PRAISE COMMUNICATION (on the right)
94.5 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A125
Pass by Super Market (on the right)
2.8 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A125
Pass by LGA Secretariat (on the right)
2.6 km
Continue onto Kotangora - Jega Rd/
Pass by Jeff C D Boutique (on the right in 111 km)
177 km
Turn left onto Koko - Dakingari Rd
13.1 km
Continue onto Bin Yauri
0.4 km
Continue onto Koko - Dakingari Rd
11.7 km
Continue straight to stay on Koko - Dakingari Rd
14.4 km
Continue onto Koko - Dakingari Rd
Pass by Engineer Sa'ad Dakingari (on the left in 19.9 km)
20.6 km
Turn left
2.4 km
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Dakingari - Kangakoe Rd
Pass by Market (on the right in 15.2 km)
42.3 km
Turn left
Pass by Babban Maniru communication center (on the right in 8.6 km)
Entering Niger
13.3 km
Continue onto RN8
15.9 km
Turn right onto RN7
141 km
Slight left onto RN1
133 km
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit and stay on RN1
1.3 km
At the roundabout, take the 4th exit onto RN25
1.7 km
RN25 turns right and becomes RN6
0.1 km
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit and stay on RN6
0.5 km
Keep left to continue on Boulevard de la Republique
1.3 km
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit and stay on Boulevard de la Republique
0.4 km
Turn right toward Av. de la Présidence
7 m
Turn left onto Av. de la Présidence
1.0 km
Turn left onto RN1
210 km
Continue onto RN1
Entering Mali
23.6 km
Continue onto RN17
206 km
At the roundabout, continue straight onto RN16
391 km
Turn right onto RR30
197 km
Take the ferry
3.8 km
Continue straight
9.3 km
Slight left onto Rte To Kabara
6.9 km
Turn right onto Route de Kabara
57 m
Continue straight
0.3 km
Turn left
Destination will be on the right
19 m
Timbuktu, Mali
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Soweto to Timbuktu road map
Soweto to Timbuktu flight distance miles / km
3,624.9 mi /
5,833.7 km
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Soweto to Timbuktu car distance km / miles
8,398.8 km /
5,218.7 miles
Soweto to Timbuktu driving time
5 days
2 hours
57 minutes
Soweto to Timbuktu average speed
68.3 km/h
Fuel consumption calculator
629.91 liters
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944.86 €
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