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Bamenda · Cameroon

Car hire and driving in Bamenda

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Cameroon traffic drives on the right. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.

Drives from Bamenda

Car rental from Bamenda: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Bamenda to BafoussamCameroon61 km (38 mi)about 56 min
Bamenda to KumboCameroon63 km (39 mi)about 58 min
Bamenda to FoumbanCameroon87 km (54 mi)about 1 h 20 min
Bamenda to NkongsambaCameroon114 km (71 mi)about 1 h 44 min
Bamenda to KumbaCameroon166 km (103 mi)about 2 h 32 min
Bamenda to DoualaCameroon218 km (136 mi)about 3 h 20 min
Bamenda to BueaCameroon224 km (139 mi)about 3 h 25 min
Bamenda to LimbeCameroon239 km (149 mi)about 3 h 39 min
Bamenda to EdéaCameroon240 km (149 mi)about 3 h 40 min
Bamenda to YaoundéCameroon278 km (173 mi)about 4 h 14 min
Bamenda to ÉbolowaCameroon358 km (222 mi)about 5 h 28 min
Bamenda to NgaoundéréCameroon409 km (254 mi)about 6 h 14 min
Bamenda to MarouaCameroon690 km (429 mi)about 10 h 31 min
Bamenda to KoussériCameroon866 km (538 mi)about 13 h 12 min
Bamenda to BertouaCameroon421 km (262 mi)about 6 h 25 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Bamenda?

The right, as everywhere in Cameroon.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

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.