--- title: "Garoua to Maiduguri – 2 ways by car, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Garoua to Maiduguri is 284 km. Fastest: undefined in 0 min. Cheapest: undefined from –. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/garoua-to-maiduguri" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/garoua-to-maiduguri.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Garoua to Maiduguri [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Garoua&to=Maiduguri) [Maiduguri to Garoua](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/maiduguri-to-garoua) **Fastest:** –\ \ **Cheapest:** –\ \ **Distance:** 284 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 0\ 2 ways, Sat 31 Oct\ ## 2 ways to travel 284 km apart. Times are the timetables for Sat 31 Oct, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best$770 cheaper than a cab and about as quick. - [**Drive** best 6h 3m$34–47 Estimated **Avoid** · Cameroon-Nigeria border 429 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Garoua&to=Maiduguri) - [**Taxi** 6h 3m$690–940 Estimated **Avoid** · Cameroon-Nigeria border one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Garoua&to=Maiduguri) Data: [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Before you go Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from Cameroon; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Likely no visa needed for Nigeria** · Cameroon passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/nigeria/entry-requirements) - **Avoid travel to Cameroon-Nigeria border** [UK](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/cameroon/warnings-and-insurance) - **Avoid travel to North** [UK](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/cameroon/warnings-and-insurance) [UK](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/cameroon/warnings-and-insurance) [UK](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/cameroon/warnings-and-insurance) - **Avoid all but essential travel to Borno State** [UK](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/nigeria/warnings-and-insurance) - **Do not travel to Chad** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.tcd.html) [UK](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/chad/warnings-and-insurance) - **Reconsider travel to Nigeria** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.nga.html) - **Exercise increased caution in Cameroon** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.cmr.html) Travel advice: UK FCDO (Open Government Licence v3.0), US State Department. Visa rules: [Passport Index data](https://github.com/imorte/passport-index-data) (MIT, 17 Feb 2026); always check the official entry rules. ## Departures today Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Garoua to Maiduguri? The fastest way is by car: about 6h 3m door to door. The straight-line distance is 284 km. What is the cheapest way from Garoua to Maiduguri? Drive is the cheapest, from $34. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How far is Maiduguri from Garoua by road? About 429 km, roughly 6h 3m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around $34–47; tolls and parking are extra. ## In Maiduguri Capital city of Borno State, Nigeria Maiduguri is the capital and the largest city of Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria, on the continent of Africa. The city sits along the seasonal Ngadda River which disappears into the Firki swamps in the areas around Lake Chad. Maiduguri was founded in 1907 as a military outpost by the British Empire during the colonial period. As of 2022, Maiduguri is estimated to have a population of approximately two million people, in the metropolitan area. [The Maiduguri guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/maiduguri) Worth your time - Borno State Museum Antiquities, contemporary art works, crafts and other historical artifacts of the people of Borno State. - Emir Palace Maiduguri This realm dates from the early 20th century, but its rulers stem from the Bornu Empire, which was founded in the 1380s. - Indimi Indimi Jummu'at mosque, it's very beautiful place that everyone would like to watch. - Mai Deribe Palace The palace is very richly decorated, including gold in many walls, Louis XV-style furniture and features a lion's skin carpet. 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