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Buea · Cameroon

Car hire and driving in Buea

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. Picking up at DLA means 55 km (34 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.

Drives from Buea

Car rental from Buea: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Buea to DoualaCameroon53 km (33 mi)about 48 min
Buea to KumbaCameroon58 km (36 mi)about 53 min
Buea to EdéaCameroon106 km (66 mi)about 1 h 37 min
Buea to NkongsambaCameroon118 km (73 mi)about 1 h 48 min
Buea to BafoussamCameroon197 km (122 mi)about 3 h
Buea to BamendaCameroon224 km (139 mi)about 3 h 25 min
Buea to ÉbolowaCameroon253 km (158 mi)about 3 h 52 min
Buea to FoumbanCameroon254 km (158 mi)about 3 h 52 min
Buea to YaoundéCameroon254 km (158 mi)about 3 h 53 min
Buea to KumboCameroon277 km (172 mi)about 4 h 13 min
Buea to BertouaCameroon495 km (307 mi)about 7 h 33 min
Buea to NgaoundéréCameroon596 km (370 mi)about 9 h 5 min
Buea to MarouaCameroon908 km (564 mi)about 13 h 51 min
Buea to KoussériCameroon1,087 km (675 mi)about 16 h 35 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 Buea?

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.