Bamenda: 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.
Bamenda is a city of 420,445 people in Cameroon (North-West), 1,258 m (4,127 ft) above sea level. Our booking partner lists 6 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Bamenda runs from about 11 h 49 min a day in late December to 12 h 30 min in late June (computed for 5.96° 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 Bamenda in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Bamenda · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 6 places to stay in Bamenda. Of the 6 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (6). Guests have left 6 reviews in total.
Hotels in Bamenda: the full picture, and book
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Port Harcourt, 371 km (Nigeria)
- Onitsha, 372 km (Nigeria)
- Douala, 218 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Yaoundé, 278 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Aba, 322 km (Nigeria)
- Enugu, 297 km (Nigeria)
- Owerri, 348 km (Nigeria)
- Calabar, 230 km (Nigeria)
- Uyo, 265 km (Nigeria)
- Makurdi, 267 km (Nigeria)
Twin towns and sister cities: Dordrecht.
Common questions
How big is Bamenda?
About 420,445 people live in Bamenda (GeoNames).
What time zone is Bamenda in?
Africa/Douala, currently UTC+1.
What currency is used in Bamenda?
The Franc (XAF). Traffic drives on the right.
How many hotels are there in Bamenda?
Our booking partner lists 6 places to stay in Bamenda, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Bamenda?
Port Harcourt (371 km), Onitsha (372 km), Douala (218 km), Yaoundé (278 km), Aba (322 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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.