Bo: 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.
Bo is a city of 233,684 people in Sierra Leone (Southern Province), 104 m (341 ft) above sea level.
Key facts
Daylight in Bo runs from about 11 h 42 min a day in late December to 12 h 37 min in late June (computed for 7.96° 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 Bo in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Bo · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Conakry, 276 km (Guinea)
- Camayenne, 276 km (Guinea)
- Monrovia, 212 km (Liberia)
- Freetown, 175 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Kenema, 61 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Nzérékoré, 323 km (Guinea)
- Kankan, 379 km (Guinea)
- Manéah, 270 km (Guinea)
- Dubréka, 282 km (Guinea)
- Kindia, 264 km (Guinea)
Twin towns and sister cities: Leamington Spa, Inglewood.
Common questions
How big is Bo?
About 233,684 people live in Bo, across 357 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Bo in?
Africa/Freetown, currently UTC+0.
What currency is used in Bo?
The Leone (SLE). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Bo?
Conakry (276 km), Camayenne (276 km), Monrovia (212 km), Freetown (175 km), Kenema (61 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.