There are 6 ways to get from Douala to Kano by bus, plane, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Port Harcourt International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Bd de la Liberté to Port Harcourtbus
- Fly from Port Harcourt International Airport (PHC) to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN)plane PHC - KAN
11h 14m$176–438Bus to Calabar, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Bd de la Liberté to Calabarbus
- Fly from Calabar (CBQ) to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN)plane CBQ - KAN
8h 40m$102–252Drive 1,175 km
- Drive from Douala to Kanocar 1,175 km
18h 50m$108–156Fly from Douala International Airport
- Fly from Douala International Airport (DLA) to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN)plane DLA - KAN
7h 49m$166–643Bus, taxi to Akwa Ibom Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bd de la Liberté to Calabarbus
- Take the taxi from Calabar to Akwa Ibom Airport (QUO)taxi
- Fly from Akwa Ibom Airport (QUO) to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN)plane QUO - KAN
10h 44m$109–261Bus to Yaounde, fly
- Take the bus from Douala to Yaoundébus
- Fly from Yaounde (NSI) to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN)plane NSI - KAN
10h 54m
Port Harcourt International Airport (PHC) to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Douala to Kano is to drive which costs $100 - $160 and takes 18h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Douala to Kano is to fly which takes 7h 49m and costs $160 - $650.
The distance between Douala and Kano is 1496 km. The road distance is 1175 km.
It takes approximately 11h 14m to get from Douala to Kano, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Douala to Kano is 1175 km. It takes approximately 18h 50m to drive from Douala to Kano.
There are eight+ hotels available in Kano.
What companies run services between Douala, Cameroon and Kano, Nigeria?
Air Algérie, Qatar Airways, and four other airlines fly from Douala International Airport (DLA) to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) once daily.
- Website
- flyunitednigeria.com
Flights from Port Harcourt International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Port Harcourt International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–390
Flights from Douala International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Douala International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Lome, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Calabar to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–220
Flights from Calabar to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Akwa Ibom Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Akwa Ibom Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–220
Flights from Akwa Ibom Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Lagos, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Yaounde to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Yaounde to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Lome, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
- Website
- flyairpeace.com
Flights from Port Harcourt International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–850
Flights from Port Harcourt International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–390
Flights from Calabar to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Akwa Ibom Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–470
Flights from Yaounde to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
- Website
- armcharter.com
Flights from Port Harcourt International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Calabar to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Akwa Ibom Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–350
- Website
- skyprimeav.com
Flights from Douala International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Abuja, Sokoto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Akwa Ibom Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Abuja, Sokoto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Yaounde to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Abuja, Sokoto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Douala International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Phone
- +237 678197361
- Website
- afrique-con.com
Bus from Bd de la Liberté to Port Harcourt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45
- Schedules at
- afrique-con.com
Bus from Bd de la Liberté to Calabar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $31
- Schedules at
- afrique-con.com
- Phone
- +237 695-478-893
- bucavoyages.yaounde@gmail.com
- Website
- bucavoyages.cm
Bus from Douala to Yaoundé
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- bucavoyages.cm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Estimated price
- $7–9
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