Kenema: 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.
Kenema is a city of 255,110 people in Sierra Leone (Eastern Province), 182 m (597 ft) above sea level.
Key facts
Daylight in Kenema runs from about 11 h 42 min a day in late December to 12 h 37 min in late June (computed for 7.88° 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 Kenema in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Kenema · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Conakry, 330 km (Guinea)
- Camayenne, 331 km (Guinea)
- Monrovia, 181 km (Liberia)
- Freetown, 235 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Bo, 61 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Nzérékoré, 262 km (Guinea)
- Kankan, 347 km (Guinea)
- Manéah, 320 km (Guinea)
- Dubréka, 333 km (Guinea)
- Kindia, 304 km (Guinea)
Common questions
How big is Kenema?
About 255,110 people live in Kenema (GeoNames).
What time zone is Kenema in?
Africa/Freetown, currently UTC+0.
What currency is used in Kenema?
The Leone (SLE). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Kenema?
Conakry (330 km), Camayenne (331 km), Monrovia (181 km), Freetown (235 km), Bo (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.