Banfora → Kumasi

About the trip from Banfora to Kumasi

Banfora (Burkina Faso) and Kumasi (Ghana) are 558 km (347 mi) apart in a straight line. The way we suggest is by train and flight, via Bobo-Dioulasso, Ouagadougou and Accra: ~9h 25m door to door with 3 changes. Without flying, it takes ~18h 50m by train and bus, via Ouagadougou and Tamale. The trip crosses one border, so check what papers you need.

Step by step

1. Train from Banfora to Bobo-Dioulasso: ~1h 20m, 78 km
2. Flight from Bobo-Dioulasso to Ouagadougou: ~45m in the air, 328 km
3. Flight from Ouagadougou to Accra: ~1h 15m in the air, 771 km
4. Flight from Accra to Kumasi: ~35m in the air, 202 km

Every route we know

• Train + Flight, via Bobo-Dioulasso, Ouagadougou and Accra: ~9h 25m, 3 changes
• Train + Bus, via Ouagadougou and Tamale: ~18h 50m, 2 changes
• Train + Flight, via Ouagadougou and Accra: ~11h 30m, 2 changes

Times are rough door-to-door times, with time to change and to get through airports included. A "~" marks a rough time worked out from the distance. We don't have timetables, and fares are rough estimates, not quotes: check Google Maps or the operator before you travel.