El Geneina Fort: 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.
El Geneina Fort is a city of 134,264 people in Sudan (Western Darfur), 792 m (2,598 ft) above sea level.
Key facts
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Daylight in El Geneina Fort runs from about 11 h 22 min a day in late December to 12 h 58 min in late June (computed for 13.47° 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 El Geneina Fort in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to El Geneina Fort · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Nyala, 307 km — buses · car rental
- El Fasher, 313 km — buses · car rental
- Al-Junaynah, 3 km
- Abéché, 180 km (Chad)
- Gereida, 380 km — buses · car rental
Common questions
How big is El Geneina Fort?
About 134,264 people live in El Geneina Fort (GeoNames).
What time zone is El Geneina Fort in?
Africa/Khartoum, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in El Geneina Fort?
The Pound (SDG). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near El Geneina Fort?
Nyala (307 km), El Fasher (313 km), Al-Junaynah (3 km), Abéché (180 km), Gereida (380 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.