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Car hire and driving in Luanda

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Angola traffic drives on the right. Picking up at LAD means 2 km (1 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648804 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648805 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648807.

Drives from Luanda

Car rental from Luanda: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Luanda to ZangoAngola26 km (16 mi)about 23 min
Luanda to PanguílaAngola28 km (18 mi)about 26 min
Luanda to RamirosAngola33 km (20 mi)about 30 min
Luanda to CalumboAngola40 km (25 mi)about 37 min
Luanda to N'dalatandoAngola191 km (119 mi)about 2 h 55 min
Luanda to UígeAngola243 km (151 mi)about 3 h 42 min
Luanda to GabelaAngola257 km (160 mi)about 3 h 55 min
Luanda to SumbeAngola272 km (169 mi)about 4 h 9 min
Luanda to Mbanza KongoAngola306 km (190 mi)about 4 h 40 min
Luanda to SoyoAngola315 km (196 mi)about 4 h 48 min
Luanda to MalanjeAngola350 km (217 mi)about 5 h 20 min
Luanda to CabindaAngola382 km (237 mi)about 5 h 49 min
Luanda to LubangoAngola677 km (420 mi)about 10 h 19 min
Luanda to HuamboAngola516 km (321 mi)about 7 h 53 min
Luanda to BenguelaAngola416 km (259 mi)about 6 h 21 min
Luanda to LobitoAngola394 km (245 mi)about 6 h
Luanda to SaurimoAngola791 km (491 mi)about 12 h 4 min
Luanda to CuítoAngola565 km (351 mi)about 8 h 37 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Luanda?

The right, as everywhere in Angola.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.