Sudan: cities and how to get around
23 cities with airports, stations, hotels and the journeys between them, from public data.
Sudan has 23 cities on this site, including the capital, Khartoum. Each one has an overview and pages for flights, hotels, trains, buses, driving and things to do — hostels too, where the city has them — built from public data, plus city-to-city pages for the journeys between them.
Cities in Sudan
| City | Region | Population | Airport | Hotels listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khartoum | Khartoum | 1,974,647 | KRT (5 km) | 1 |
| Omdurman | Khartoum | 1,849,659 | KRT (10 km) | — |
| Khartoum North | Khartoum | 1,012,211 | KRT (7 km) | — |
| Nyala | Southern Darfur | 565,734 | UYL (8 km) | — |
| Port Sudan | Red Sea | 489,725 | PZU (20 km) | — |
| Kassala | Kassala | 401,477 | KSL (10 km) | — |
| El Obeid | North Kordofan | 393,311 | EBD (4 km) | — |
| Al Qadarif | Al Qaḑārif | 363,945 | — | — |
| Kosti | White Nile | 345,068 | — | — |
| Wad Medani | Al Jazirah | 332,714 | — | — |
| El Daein | Eastern Darfur | 264,734 | — | — |
| El Fasher | Northern Darfur | 252,609 | ELF (3 km) | — |
| Singa | Sennar | 250,000 | — | — |
| Ad-Damazin | Blue Nile | 186,051 | — | — |
| Al-Junaynah | Western Darfur | 162,981 | — | — |
| Rabak | White Nile | 135,281 | — | — |
| El Geneina Fort | Western Darfur | 134,264 | — | — |
| Sennar | Sennar | 130,122 | — | — |
| Al Manāqil | Al Jazirah | 128,297 | — | — |
| Gereida | Southern Darfur | 120,000 | UYL (89 km) | — |
| Atbara | River Nile | 112,021 | — | — |
| An Nuhūd | West Kordofan | 108,008 | — | — |
| Ad-Damir | River Nile | 103,941 | — | — |
Neighbouring countries on this site: South Sudan, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Libya, Central African Republic.
Common questions
Which cities in Sudan are covered?
Khartoum, Omdurman, Khartoum North, Nyala, Port Sudan, Kassala, El Obeid, Al Qadarif and 15 more.
What currency does Sudan use?
The Pound (SDG).
Which side of the road does Sudan drive on?
The right.
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.