Madagascar > Getting there and getting around > Driving directions - Itinerary planning

Distance (in km) and journey time (in hours) between some towns in Madagascar. You find hereunder the road distances in km as well as the journey time by road and by air between Antananarivo and different other cities in Madagascar. The driving time varies significantly with the weather conditions (dry season or rainy season) and the kind of car. Usually, the actual travel times are noticeably longer. The flight duration depend on the type of aircraft. 1 km = 0.6213 mile         1 mile = 1.6093 km                         By road   By air From Antanarivo   Ivato Airport TNR AAntsiranana (Diego-Suarez)   Ambanja   Nosy Be     Mahajanga (Majunga)   Morondava   Toliara (Tuléar)   Nosy Boraha (Sainte Marie)     Toamasina (Tamatave)   Antsirabe   Fianarantsoa   Mananjary   Ranohira (Isalo)   Tolagnaro (Fort- Dauphin) Distance (km)      19km 1150km     900km     930km         + boat   570km   710km     950km     530km   + boat   365km     170km     410km     530km     705km   1240km Driving time (hours) Car      -     Bush taxi    0h45   -          0h45 21h00   -       24h00   17h00   -       20h00   17h30   -       20h30       + boat 0h30     8h00   -      11h00   10h00   -      19h00   15h00   -      24h00              7h30   -      11h30        + boat 2h30     5h00   -        7h30     2h30   -        3h00     6h00    -       9h30     7h30    -     12h00     9h30    -     18h00 Flight duration      (hours)          - 1h20   -   2h00    No flight   1h05   -    1h30     0h45   -    1h05   0h45   -    1h00   1h05   -    1h40   0h55   -    1h15     0h45    -    1h00   No flight   No flight   No regular flight     No flight   1h15   -   1h40 The best roads in Madagascar are the main roads starting from the Capital of the country, Antananarivo: -- RN 2 between Antananarivo and Toamasina and RN 5 between Toamasina and Soanierana-Ivongo (East) -- RN 7 between Antananarivo and Toliara (South) -- RN 4 and RN 6 between Antananarivo and Mahajanga (West) and Diego-Suarez (North) -- RN 1 between Antananarivo and Tsiroanomandidy (West) as well as RN 34 between Antsirabe and Miandrivazo (Tsiribihina),  and a few road sections on the Eastern Coast. All the other roads are in bad conditions. Most of them are non-paved roads. Some roads may be impassable during the rainy season. With regards to the domestic flights, in addition to those stated above, there are also: -- the flights from Antananarivo to Sambava (1h05 - 1h25) and Maroantsetra (1h15) on the Northeastern Coast, -- the flights from Diego Suarez to Nosy Be (0h25) and Mahajanga (0h55 - 1h15) on the Northwestern side, -- the flights from Nosy be to Mahajanga (0h45 - 1h00) on the Western Coast, -- the flights from Toamasina to Nosy Boraha (0h30) on the Eastern side, -- the flights between Tolagnaro and Toliara (0h45) in the Southern part of Madagascar. The frequency of domestic flights varies with the destination: it ranges from several flights per week to just one flight per month.  Links • Itinerary driving directions and city maps in madagascar with google maps - the driving times are rather underestimated. • Itinerary driving directions and city maps in madagascar with microsoft bing maps - the distances and journey times are noticeably underestimated. Links in other languages                          (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Same category in a different destination Comoros Mauritius Mayotte Nepal Réunion Seychelles Sri Lanka Zanzibar