There are 6 ways to get from Douala to Kano by car, bus, plane, or taxi
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Drive 1,175 km
best- Drive from Douala to Kanocar 1,175 km
18h 50m$108–156Bus 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
10h 30m$102–342Bus to Port Harcourt International Airport, fly
- 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 39m$166–438Bus, taxi to Imo State Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bd de la Liberté to Main Bus Parkbus
- Take the taxi from Main Bus Park to Imo State Airport (QOW)taxi
- Fly from Imo State Airport (QOW) to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN)plane QOW - KAN
11h 35m$128–395Fly from Douala International Airport
- Fly from Douala International Airport (DLA) to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN)plane DLA - KAN
7h 49m$151–636Bus 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 $150 - $650.
The distance between Douala and Kano is 1175 km. The road distance is 1175 km.
It takes approximately 18h 50m to drive 1175 km from Douala to Kano.
Yes, the driving distance between Douala to Kano is 1175 km. It takes approximately 18h 50m to drive from Douala to Kano.
There are seven+ 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 Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Imo State Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–350
Flights from Douala International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,100
Flights from Calabar to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–310
Flights from Calabar to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Yaounde to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
- Website
- flyairpeace.com
Flights from Port Harcourt International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Port Harcourt International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–390
Flights from Imo State Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Douala International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,100
Flights from Calabar to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Yaounde to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
- Website
- armcharter.com
Flights from Port Harcourt International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–6,000
Flights from Imo State Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–470
Flights from Imo State Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–480
- Website
- skyprimeav.com
Flights from Imo State Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Abuja, Sokoto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Douala International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Douala International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Abuja, Sokoto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,300
Flights from Yaounde to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Abuja, Sokoto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Douala International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- 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 Main Bus Park
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $41
- 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
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- $2–4
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