Kara: 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.
Kara is a city of 104,207 people in Togo, 291 m (955 ft) above sea level.
Key facts
Daylight in Kara runs from about 11 h 36 min a day in late December to 12 h 43 min in late June (computed for 9.55° 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 Kara in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Kara · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Ibadan, 385 km (Nigeria)
- Lomé, 381 km — buses · car rental
- Ilorin, 387 km (Nigeria)
- Oyo, 356 km (Nigeria)
- Abeokuta, 357 km (Nigeria)
- Cotonou, 379 km (Benin)
- Tamale, 223 km (Ghana)
- Ogbomoso, 371 km (Nigeria)
- Abomey-Calavi, 368 km (Benin)
- Iseyin, 318 km (Nigeria)
Common questions
How big is Kara?
About 104,207 people live in Kara (GeoNames).
What time zone is Kara in?
Africa/Lome, currently UTC+0.
What currency is used in Kara?
The Franc (XOF). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Kara?
Ibadan (385 km), Lomé (381 km), Ilorin (387 km), Oyo (356 km), Abeokuta (357 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.