Travel to Kano
Every way to reach Kano: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Kano is reachable from 22 places across 7 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 7 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €29.49 and the fastest takes 1h 54m door to door. The nearest origin is 131 km away.
How people reach Kano
Every mode that actually calls at Kano, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 30 | €29.49 | 1h 54m | 820 km | 1 |
| Flight | 11 | €98.08 | 4h 31m | 3,792 km | 6 |
- 22Places you can arrive from
- 22Places you can leave for
- 7Countries
- 7Operators
The train gets you into Kano. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to stay in Kano
Filter by neighborhood and by nightly price, and the map tells you what is a walk and what is a cab.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 2 | 5% | Zaria, 131 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 8 | 20% | Kaduna, 202 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 24 | 59% | Enugu, 628 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 7 | 17% | Khartoum, 2622 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Kano that we sell.
Stations, airports and ports in Kano
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Kano
- Mallam Karto Park
- KAN
Landing at KAN after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.
A car waiting when you land in Kano
Settled in advance, so the ride into Kano costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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The cheapest journeys into 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 | €29.49 | 1h 54m | 131 km |
| Kaduna to Kano train | €35.54 | 2h 27m | 202 km |
| Suleja to Kano train | €60.84 | 3h 43m | 346 km |
| Abuja to Kano train | €63.04 | 3h 34m | 346 km |
| Makurdi to Kano train | €89.44 | 4h 30m | 474 km |
| N'Djamena to Kano flight | €98.08 | 4h 31m | 710 km |
| Enugu to Kano train | €101.54 | 6h 20m | 628 km |
| Lagos to Kano flight | €107.52 | 4h 48m | 834 km |
| Awka to Kano train | €109.24 | 6h 35m | 663 km |
| Ugep to Kano train | €115.29 | 6h 7m | 690 km |
| Umuahia to Kano train | €117.49 | 6h 33m | 729 km |
| Owerri to Kano train | €119.69 | 6h 37m | 743 km |
| Ikot Ekpene to Kano train | €124.09 | 6h 40m | 763 km |
| Uyo to Kano train | €124.64 | 7h 27m | 775 km |
| Aba to Kano train | €125.18 | 7h 42m | 777 km |
| Calabar to Kano train | €126.84 | 7h 33m | 783 km |
We cannot promise Mallam Karto Park still has a baggage check, 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.
Check Kano on StasherOr try Bounce
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Popular trips to Kano
Common questions about Travel to Kano
How can I get to Kano?
Kano is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 22 places, across 7 countries, on services run by 7 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Kano?
The cheapest way into Kano is by Train, from €29.49 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 22 origins we sell into Kano over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Kano?
The fastest journey into Kano is by Train, at 1h 54m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 131 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Kano have?
Kano has 2 named terminals on our network, including 0 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are KAN. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Kano from within 200 km?
2 of the routes we sell into Kano start within 200 km. The nearest is Zaria, 131 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Kano in Nigeria?
Kano connects to 22 places on our network across 7 countries, the furthest of them 3,792 km away in a straight line. Nigeria routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
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 modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Nigeria
The wider region
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Kano is somebody else's catalog.
Things to do in Kano
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Kano, with free cancellation on most of it.
See Kano on GetYourGuideOr browse Viator
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Plan a trip from here
Tell Ori how long you have and it will chain real legs out of this city, priced and timed.