Transport in Kano - Lonely Planet Travel Information

Getting there & away

The airport is 8km northwest of Sabon Gari – N150 by achaba, three times that in a taxi.

There are daily flights to Lagos (N14, 000, 90 minutes) and Abuja (N12, 000, one hour). Kano also has a few international connections to Niamey (Niger), Cairo (Egypt), Tripoli (Libya) and N’djaména (Chad).

Kuka Motor Park is the motor park for the north and the Niger–Nigerian border. Naiwaba Motor Park serves points south and west. Sample fares and travel times include the following: Zaria (N300, two hours), Kaduna (N400, three hours), Maiduguri (N1000, six hours), Sokoto (N700, six hours) and Jos (N600, four hours).