There are 4 ways to get from Nairobi to Calabar by bus, plane, car, or taxi
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Bus, fly to Douala International Airport
best- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Douala International Airport (DLA)NBO - DLA
- Take the bus from Bd de la Liberté to Calabar
12h 8m$307–589Bus, fly to Akwa Ibom Airport, taxi
cheapest- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Akwa Ibom Airport (QUO)NBO - QUO
- Take the taxi from Akwa Ibom Airport (QUO) to Calabar
13h 9m$297–809Drive 5,018.9 km
- Drive from Nairobi to Calabar5,018.9 km
4d 3h$579–836Bus, fly to Calabar
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Calabar (CBQ)NBO - CBQ
11h 34m$302–802
Nairobi (NBO) to Douala International Airport (DLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Calabar is to bus and fly which costs $300 - $600 and takes 12h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Calabar is to bus and fly which takes 11h 34m and costs $300 - $800.
The distance between Nairobi and Calabar is 3593 km. The road distance is 5018.9 km.
It takes approximately 12h 8m to get from Nairobi to Calabar, including transfers.
Calabar is 2h behind Nairobi. It is currently 1:57 PM in Nairobi and 11:57 AM in Calabar.
Yes, the driving distance between Nairobi to Calabar is 5019 km. It takes approximately 4 days 3h to drive from Nairobi to Calabar.
There are 10+ hotels available in Calabar.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Calabar, Nigeria?
There is no direct connection from Nairobi to Calabar. However, you can take the bus to JKIA - Passenger Boarding, walk to Nairobi (NBO) airport, fly to Douala International Airport (DLA), take the taxi to Bd de la Liberté, then take the bus to Calabar. Alternatively, you can drive from Nairobi to Calabar in around 4d 3h.
- Website
- ibomair.com
Flights from Nairobi to Calabar via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Nairobi to Calabar via Entebbe, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–800
Flights from Nairobi to Calabar via Addis Ababa, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Nairobi to Calabar via Entebbe, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–850
Flights from Nairobi to Akwa Ibom Airport via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Nairobi to Akwa Ibom Airport via Entebbe, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–800
Flights from Nairobi to Akwa Ibom Airport via Entebbe, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–850
Flights from Nairobi to Akwa Ibom Airport via Addis Ababa, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Nairobi to Akwa Ibom Airport via Kigali, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to Douala International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Nairobi to Douala International Airport via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- armcharter.com
Flights from Nairobi to Calabar via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Nairobi to Calabar via Entebbe, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–850
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Douala International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Nairobi to Douala International Airport via Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–550
- Website
- flyasky.com
Flights from Nairobi to Douala International Airport via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
- Phone
- +237 678197361
- Website
- 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 40m
- Estimated price
- $6–8
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