Trains to Kano
30 origins, priced from the same engine that serves the search page.
30 places connect to Kano by Trains, across 1 country, run by 1 operator. The cheapest arrival costs €25.09. Origins run from 131 km away to 820 km, with a median of 690 km.
Arriving in Kano
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zaria to Kano train | €25.09 | 1h 56m | 131 km |
| Kaduna to Kano train | €32.24 | 2h 26m | 202 km |
| Suleja to Kano train | €53.69 | 3h 50m | 346 km |
| Abuja to Kano train | €55.34 | 3h 50m | 346 km |
| Makurdi to Kano train | €78.44 | 4h 30m | 474 km |
| Enugu to Kano train | €89.99 | 5h 48m | 628 km |
| Awka to Kano train | €99.89 | 6h 29m | 663 km |
| Ugep to Kano train | €103.19 | 6h 15m | 690 km |
| Umuahia to Kano train | €108.69 | 6h 47m | 729 km |
| Owerri to Kano train | €110.34 | 7h 10m | 743 km |
| Port Harcourt to Kano train | €114.19 | 7h 24m | 820 km |
| Ikot Ekpene to Kano train | €114.19 | 7h 28m | 763 km |
| Uyo to Kano train | €114.74 | 7h | 775 km |
| Aba to Kano train | €115.84 | 7h 40m | 777 km |
| Calabar to Kano train | €116.94 | 6h 57m | 783 km |
- 30Places you can arrive from
- 30Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators
The train gets you into Kano. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

Where to sleep in Kano
Filter by neighbourhood and by price per night, and the map tells you what is a walk and what is a taxi.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 2 | 7% | Zaria, 131 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 8 | 27% | Kaduna, 202 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 20 | 67% | Enugu, 628 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Kano that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 30 | 100% |
Train operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | None | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power sockets, Wi-Fi |
Stations, airports and ports in Kano
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Kano
- Mallam Karto Park
Leaving Kano
Common questions about Trains to Kano
Where can I travel to Kano by Trains from?
30 places connect to Kano by Trains on our network, across 1 countries. The nearest is 131 km away in a straight line and the furthest 820 km. Every one of them is a route we actually sell rather than a connection somebody could construct.
How much does the Trains to Kano cost?
The cheapest Trains fare into Kano is €25.09 for one passenger, across 30 origins over the next three weeks. The median origin is 690 km away in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against.
How long does the Trains to Kano take?
The fastest Trains journey into Kano is 1h 56m door to door. The median origin sits 690 km away in a straight line, so most journeys on this list take considerably longer than the fastest one quoted here.
Which operators run the Trains to Kano?
1 operators run Trains services into Kano on our network: Nigerian Railway Corporation. Each has its own fares and its own conditions, and every one of them is a real carrier from the published operator catalogue rather than a name we generated.
Which terminal does the Trains to Kano use?
Trains services into Kano use 1 named terminals, among them Mallam Karto Park. The terminal a given service uses is shown on the route page for that journey and again on the ticket, because a city with several is a city where the wrong one costs an hour.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door
Other ways to reach Kano
We cannot promise Mallam Karto Park still has a left luggage office, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Where to leave your bags in Kano
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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