Kosti: 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.
Kosti is a city of 345,068 people in Sudan (White Nile), 387 m (1,270 ft) above sea level.
Key facts
Daylight in Kosti runs from about 11 h 23 min a day in late December to 12 h 56 min in late June (computed for 13.16° 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 Kosti in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Kosti · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Khartoum, 266 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Omdurman, 277 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Khartoum North, 277 km — buses · car rental · tours
- El Obeid, 265 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Al Qadarif, 310 km — buses · car rental
- Wad Medani, 166 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Singa, 137 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Ad-Damazin, 239 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Rabak, 9 km
- Sennar, 108 km — buses · car rental · tours
Common questions
How big is Kosti?
About 345,068 people live in Kosti (GeoNames).
What time zone is Kosti in?
Africa/Khartoum, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Kosti?
The Pound (SDG). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Kosti?
Khartoum (266 km), Omdurman (277 km), Khartoum North (277 km), El Obeid (265 km), Al Qadarif (310 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.