There are 5 ways to get from Kuala Lumpur to Kano by train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN)plane KUL - KAN
20h 46m$273–718Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN)plane SZB - KAN
26h 23m$372–953Train, bus to Singapore Changi Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bdr Tasek Selatan to Jb Sentraltrain
- Take the bus from Johor Bahru CIQ to Expo Stnbus
- Fly from Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN)plane SIN - KAN
25h 26m$287–786Bus to Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to UMP Gambangbus
- Fly from Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport (KUA) to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN)plane KUA - KAN
29h 11m$477–1,123Train to Ipoh, fly
- Take the train from Kuala Lumpur to Ipohtrain
- Fly from Ipoh (IPH) to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN)plane IPH - KAN
31h 8m$553–1,411
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kuala Lumpur to Kano is to train and fly which costs $270 - $750 and takes 20h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Kuala Lumpur to Kano is to train and fly which takes 20h 46m and costs $270 - $750.
The distance between Kuala Lumpur and Kano is 10352 km.
It takes approximately 20h 46m to get from Kuala Lumpur to Kano, including transfers.
Kano is 7h behind Kuala Lumpur. It is currently 12:45 PM in Kuala Lumpur and 5:45 AM in Kano.
There are six+ hotels available in Kano.
What companies run services between Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Kano, Nigeria?
TransNusa, Saudia, and three other airlines fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) once daily.
Airlines
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–700
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–950
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
Flights from Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,200
Flights from Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,100
Flights from Ipoh to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Ipoh to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Train operators
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–16
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
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- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTMB
Train from Bdr Tasek Selatan to Jb Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–12
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- $2–3
- Express
- $7–12
Train from Kuala Lumpur to Ipoh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- $1–2
- Express
- $5–8
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTM
Train from Bdr Tasek Selatan to Jb Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14
- Website
- KTM
- Silver
- $8–10
- Gold
- $14
- Platinum
- $17–19
Bus operators
- Phone
- +65 6295 9009
- [email protected]
- Website
- transtar.travel
Bus from Johor Bahru CIQ to Expo Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–18
- Schedules at
- transtar.travel
- Phone
- (+60) 123895689
- [email protected]
- Website
- laholidays.my
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to UMP Gambang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- laholidays.my
- Book at
- easybook.com
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