There are 6 ways to get from Douala to Kano by plane, car, bus, or taxi
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Fly from Douala International Airport
best- Fly from Douala International Airport (DLA) to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN)plane DLA - KAN
8h 39m$158–615Drive 1,175 km
cheapest- Drive from Douala to Kanocar 1,175 km
18h 50m$108–156Bus 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 49m$157–389Bus to Calabar, fly
- 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 30m$108–253Bus, 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
9h 49m$115–262Bus to Yaounde, fly
- Take the bus from Douala to Yaoundébus
- Fly from Yaounde (NSI) to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN)plane NSI - KAN
11h 44m
Douala International Airport (DLA) 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 bus and fly which takes 8h 30m and costs $100 - $260.
The distance between Douala and Kano is 914 km. The road distance is 1175 km.
It takes approximately 8h 39m 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 Cote D'Ivoire, Real Tonga, and four other airlines fly from Douala International Airport (DLA) to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) twice daily.
- Website
- flyunitednigeria.com
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
- $500–1,600
Flights from Port Harcourt International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–340
Flights from Port Harcourt International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–340
Flights from Calabar to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–220
Flights from Akwa Ibom Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Akwa Ibom Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–220
Flights from Akwa Ibom Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Lagos, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Yaounde to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Yaounde to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Lome, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
- Website
- realtonga.to
Flights from Douala International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–1,300
Flights from Douala International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Yaounde, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Port Harcourt International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
Flights from Calabar to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Akwa Ibom Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Yaounde to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
- Website
- flyairpeace.com
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
- $500–1,600
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
- $340–700
Flights from Akwa Ibom Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
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
- $240–460
Flights from Akwa Ibom Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Lagos, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Yaounde to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Yaounde to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Lome, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
- Website
- armcharter.com
Flights from Port Harcourt International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- 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
- $46
- Schedules at
- afrique-con.com
Bus from Bd de la Liberté to Calabar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $32
- Schedules at
- afrique-con.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Estimated price
- $7–9
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