Bafoussam: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Bafoussam is a city of 373,268 people in Cameroon (West), 1,438 m (4,718 ft) above sea level.
Key facts
Daylight in Bafoussam runs from about 11 h 51 min a day in late December to 12 h 29 min in late June (computed for 5.48° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
No airport with scheduled passenger service sits within 100 km of Bafoussam in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Bafoussam · Driving and car hire
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Bafoussam chiefdom museum | 1 | — |
The busiest is Bafoussam chiefdom museum at 1 visitors. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Bafoussam
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Port Harcourt, 385 km (Nigeria)
- Douala, 178 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Yaoundé, 217 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Aba, 340 km (Nigeria)
- Enugu, 340 km (Nigeria)
- Owerri, 375 km (Nigeria)
- Calabar, 239 km (Nigeria)
- Uyo, 279 km (Nigeria)
- Bamenda, 61 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Makurdi, 327 km (Nigeria)
Twin towns and sister cities: Bayeux.
Common questions
How big is Bafoussam?
About 373,268 people live in Bafoussam, across 402 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Bafoussam in?
Africa/Douala, currently UTC+1.
What currency is used in Bafoussam?
The Franc (XAF). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Bafoussam?
Port Harcourt (385 km), Douala (178 km), Yaoundé (217 km), Aba (340 km), Enugu (340 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.