Flight to Garoua
Yaoundé → Garoua · about ~1h 10m in the air
Bus to Yola
Garoua → Yola · about ~2h 5m
Bus to Maiduguri
Yola → Maiduguri · about ~5h 55m
Yaoundé → Maiduguri
Cameroon to Nigeria · 1 border · Where else can you go from Yaoundé?
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About the trip from Yaoundé to Maiduguri
Yaoundé (Cameroon) and Maiduguri (Nigeria) are 906 km (563 mi) apart in a straight line. The way we suggest is by flight and bus, via Garoua and Yola: ~12h 25m door to door with 2 changes. Without flying, it takes ~19h 5m by train and bus, via Ngaoundéré, Garoua and Yola. The trip crosses one border, so check what papers you need. It's a long trip, so you could break it with a night in Yola, about 6h 15m in.
Step by step
- Flight from Yaoundé to Garoua: ~1h 10m in the air, 639 km
- Bus from Garoua to Yola: ~2h 5m, 101 km
- Bus from Yola to Maiduguri: ~5h 55m, 303 km
Every route we know
- Flight + Bus, via Garoua and Yola: ~12h 25m, 2 changes
- Train + Bus, via Ngaoundéré, Garoua and Yola: ~19h 5m, 3 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 prices or timetables: check Google Maps or the operator before you travel.