There are 5 ways to get from Kano to Calabar by car, taxi, plane, or bus
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Drive 987.3 km
best- Drive from Kano to Calabarcar 987.3 km
16h$38–54Taxi
- Take the taxi from Kano to Calabartaxi 987.3 km
16h$60–75Fly to Imo State Airport, taxi, bus
- Fly from Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) to Imo State Airport (QOW)plane KAN - QOW
- Take the taxi from Imo State Airport (QOW) to Main Bus Parktaxi
- Take the bus from Main Bus Park to Calabarbus
15h 58m$124–295Fly to Port Harcourt International Airport, bus
- Fly from Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) to Port Harcourt International Airport (PHC)plane KAN - PHC
- Take the bus from Port Harcourt to Calabarbus
11h 11m$136–378Fly to Calabar
- Fly from Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) to Calabar (CBQ)plane KAN - CBQ
14h 43m$112–332
Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) to Imo State Airport (QOW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kano to Calabar is to drive which costs $35 - $55 and takes 16h.
The fastest way to get from Kano to Calabar is to fly and bus which takes 11h 11m and costs $130 - $380.
The distance between Kano and Calabar is 987 km. The road distance is 987.3 km.
The best way to get from Kano to Calabar without a car is to taxi which takes 16h and costs $60 - $75.
It takes approximately 16h to drive 987.3 km from Kano to Calabar.
Yes, the driving distance between Kano to Calabar is 987 km. It takes approximately 16h to drive from Kano to Calabar.
There are 10+ hotels available in Calabar.
What companies run services between Kano, Nigeria and Calabar, Nigeria?
United Nigeria Airlines, Ibom Air, and Air Peace fly from Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) to Calabar (CBQ) twice daily.
- Website
- flyunitednigeria.com
Flights from Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport to Imo State Airport via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport to Imo State Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–280
Flights from Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport to Imo State Airport via Abuja, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–280
Flights from Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport to Port Harcourt International Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–360
Flights from Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport to Port Harcourt International Airport via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–360
Flights from Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport to Port Harcourt International Airport via Abuja, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–360
- Website
- flyairpeace.com
Flights from Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport to Imo State Airport via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–600
Flights from Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport to Imo State Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport to Imo State Airport via Abuja, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–600
Flights from Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport to Port Harcourt International Airport via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–700
Flights from Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport to Port Harcourt International Airport via Abuja, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–700
- Website
- ibomair.com
Flights from Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport to Calabar via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–330
Flights from Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport to Calabar via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport to Calabar via Abuja, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport to Port Harcourt International Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Phone
- +237 678197361
- Website
- afrique-con.com
Bus from Main Bus Park to Calabar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- afrique-con.com
Bus from Port Harcourt to Calabar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- afrique-con.com
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- Estimated price
- $3–75
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