There are 3 ways to get from Kano to Sierra Leone by plane, ferry, car, or shuttle
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Fly to Conakry, ferry
best- Fly from Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) to Conakry (CKY)plane KAN - CKY
- Take the ferry from Kaloum to Aberdeenferry
13h 32m$753–2,126Drive 3,080 km
cheapest- Drive from Kano to Freetowncar 3,080 km
2d 1h$563–813Fly to Freetown-Lungi International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) to Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA)plane KAN - FNA
- Take a shuttle bus from Freetown Airport to Port Loko
11h 1m$1,122–3,022
Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) to Conakry (CKY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kano to Sierra Leone is to drive which costs $550 - $850 and takes 2 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Kano to Sierra Leone is to fly and shuttle which takes 11h 1m and costs $1,100 - $3,100.
The distance between Kano and Sierra Leone is 2582 km. The road distance is 3080 km.
It takes approximately 13h 32m to get from Kano to Sierra Leone, including transfers.
Sierra Leone is 1h behind Kano. It is currently 6:53 AM in Kano and 5:53 AM in Sierra Leone.
Yes, the driving distance between Kano to Sierra Leone is 3080 km. It takes approximately 2 days 1h to drive from Kano to Sierra Leone.
There are 79+ hotels available in Sierra Leone.
What companies run services between Kano, Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
There is no direct connection from Kano to Sierra Leone. However, you can take the taxi to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) airport, fly to Conakry (CKY), drive to Kaloum, take the ferry to Aberdeen, then drive to Freetown. Alternatively, you can drive from Kano to Freetown in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- flyasky.com
Flights from Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport to Conakry via Abuja, Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport to Freetown-Lungi International Airport via Lagos, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport to Freetown-Lungi International Airport via Abuja, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
- Website
- flyairpeace.com
Flights from Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport to Conakry via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
- Website
- aircotedivoire.com
Flights from Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport to Conakry via Abuja, Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,000
Shuttle from Freetown Airport to Port Loko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $21
- Phone
- +23276551155
- [email protected]
- Website
- seacoachexpress.com
Ferry from Kaloum to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–420
- Schedules at
- seacoachexpress.com
- Economy
- $100
- Business
- $120
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