2008 Dakar Rally route

Date /  Leg /  Start – Finish /  Special stage /  Leg distance05 Jan 1 Lisbon – Portimão, Portugal 120 km 486 km06 Jan 2 Portimão – Malaga, Spain 60 km 535 km07 Jan 3 Nador, Morocco – Er Rachidia 372 km 717 km08 Jan 4 Er Rachidia – Ouarzazate 356 km 584 km09 Jan 5 Ouarzazate – Guelmim 498 km 834 km10 Jan 6 Guelmim – Smara 454 km 625 km11 Jan 7 Smara – Atâr, Mauritania 619 km 829 km12 Jan 8 Atâr – Nouakchott 450 km 531 km13 Jan   Rest day14 Jan 9 Nouakchott – Nouhadibou 525 km 648 km15 Jan 10 Nouhadibou – Atâr 552 km 685 km16 Jan 11 Atâr – Tidjikja 524 km 692 km17 Jan 12 Tidjikja – Kiffa 398 km 531 km18 Jan 13 Kiffa – Kiffa 484 km 515 km19 Jan 14 Kiffa – Saint-Louis, Senegal 301 km 757 km20 Jan 15 Saint-Louis – Dakar 23 km 304 km    Total distance 5,736 km 9,273 km