Distance from Maiduguri to Kano (Nigeria)

The distance between Maiduguri, Borno State and Kano, Kano State is 506 kilometers (314 miles).

Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria

Kano, Kano State, Nigeria

From Maiduguri to Kano, the straight-line distance is 506 kilometers, heading west. Maiduguri is at 325 meters above sea level, while Kano is at 484 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 1-2 days
Motorcycle 14-16 hours
Car 12-14 hours
Helicopter 2-3 hours
Airplane 45-60 minutes
Speed Time
30 km/h
60 km/h
90 km/h
120 km/h
Maiduguri, Nigeria

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Lagos

Coordinates: 11.8469° N 13.1571° E

Elevation: 325 m (1,066 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Maiduguri Airport (MIU)
  • Salak Airport (MVR)
  • N'Djamena International Airport (NDJ)
Kano, Nigeria

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Lagos

Coordinates: 12.0001° N 8.5167° E

Elevation: 484 m (1,588 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN)
  • Zaria Airport (ZAR)
  • Kaduna (KAD)
  • Zinder Airport (ZND)
  • Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport (BCU)

Other distances from Maiduguri

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Maiduguri to Lagos 1,227 km
From Maiduguri to Abuja 692 km
From Maiduguri to Kano 506 km
From Maiduguri to Port Harcourt 1,034 km
From Maiduguri to Kaduna 641 km

Other distances from Kano

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Kano to Lagos 832 km
From Kano to Abuja 344 km
From Kano to Port Harcourt 816 km
From Kano to Kaduna 201 km
From Kano to Ibadan 719 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains the cities of Nigeria that are at equal or similar distances as between Maiduguri and Kano.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Guayaquil, Ecuador Chiclayo, Peru 506 km
Ottawa, Canada South Boston, United States 506 km
Madrid, Spain Barcelona, Spain 505 km
San Diego, United States Fresno, United States 507 km
Mumbai, India Indore, India 507 km
San Diego, United States Mesa, United States 505 km
San Antonio, United States Saltillo, Mexico 508 km
Ottawa, Canada Boston, United States 504 km
Pune, India Indore, India 508 km
Nairobi, Kenya Kampala, Uganda 503 km
Hyderābād, India Pune, India 503 km
Madrid, Spain Lisbon, Portugal 503 km
Havana, Cuba Cancún, Mexico 509 km
Glasgow, United Kingdom Bristol, United Kingdom 503 km
Birmingham, United Kingdom Paris, France 503 km
Toronto, Canada Montréal, Canada 503 km
Navi Mumbai, India Indore, India 502 km
Jaipur, India Lucknow, India 510 km
Houston, United States New Orleans, United States 511 km
Barquisimeto, Venezuela Barcelona, Venezuela 512 km

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