Distance from Wau to Goroka (Papua New Guinea)

The distance between Wau, Morobe Province and Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province is 203 kilometers (126 miles).

Wau, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea

Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea

From Wau to Goroka, the straight-line distance is 203 kilometers, heading northwest. Wau is at 1,179 meters above sea level, while Goroka is at 1,574 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Walk 1-2 days
Bicycle 16-18 hours
Motorcycle 6-8 hours
Car 4-5 hours
Helicopter 1-2 hours
Speed Time
30 km/h
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120 km/h
Wau, Papua New Guinea

Local time:

Time Zone: Pacific/Port_Moresby

Coordinates: 7.342° S 146.724° E

Elevation: 1,179 m (3,868 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Wau Airport (WUG)
  • Bulolo Airport (BUL)
  • Kokoro Airport (KOR)
  • Garaina Airport (GAR)
  • Kaintiba Airport (KZF)
Goroka, Papua New Guinea

Local time:

Time Zone: Pacific/Port_Moresby

Coordinates: 6.085° S 145.3867° E

Elevation: 1,574 m (5,164 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Goroka Airport (GKA)
  • Keglsugl Airport (KEG)
  • Chimbu Airport (CMU)
  • Aiyura Airport (AYU)
  • Gusap Airport (GAP)

Other distances from Wau

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Wau to Port Moresby 241 km
From Wau to Lae 75 km
From Wau to Madang 256 km
From Wau to Buin 993 km
From Wau to Arawa 985 km

Other distances from Goroka

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Goroka to Port Moresby 423 km
From Goroka to Lae 192 km
From Goroka to Madang 105 km
From Goroka to Wau 203 km
From Goroka to Buin 1,142 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains the cities of Papua New Guinea that are at equal or similar distances as between Wau and Goroka.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Buenos Aires, Argentina Montevideo, Uruguay 203 km
Liverpool, United Kingdom Newport, United Kingdom 203 km
Morelia, Mexico Ciudad López Mateos, Mexico 203 km
Columbus, United States Cleveland, United States 203 km
Reynosa, Mexico Guadalupe, Mexico 202 km
Medellín, Colombia Ibagué, Colombia 204 km
Surat, India Ahmedabad, India 204 km
Kumasi, Ghana Accra, Ghana 202 km
Recife, Brazil Maceió, Brazil 202 km
Kano, Nigeria Kaduna, Nigeria 201 km
Sucre, Bolivia Cochabamba, Bolivia 205 km
Reynosa, Mexico San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico 205 km
Gibraltar, Gibraltar Córdoba, Spain 201 km
Morelia, Mexico Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico 206 km
San Jose, United States Fresno, United States 200 km
Barcelona, Spain Palma, Spain 206 km
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico Xochimilco, Mexico 200 km
Morelia, Mexico Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico 207 km
Washington, United States Philadelphia, United States 199 km
London, United Kingdom Newport, United Kingdom 199 km

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