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Kumba · Cameroon

Car hire and driving in Kumba

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Cameroon traffic drives on the right. Picking up at DLA means 76 km (47 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.

Drives from Kumba

Car rental from Kumba: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Kumba to BueaCameroon58 km (36 mi)about 53 min
Kumba to NkongsambaCameroon65 km (40 mi)about 1 h
Kumba to DoualaCameroon71 km (44 mi)about 1 h 5 min
Kumba to LimbeCameroon73 km (45 mi)about 1 h 7 min
Kumba to EdéaCameroon120 km (75 mi)about 1 h 50 min
Kumba to BafoussamCameroon143 km (89 mi)about 2 h 10 min
Kumba to BamendaCameroon166 km (103 mi)about 2 h 32 min
Kumba to FoumbanCameroon201 km (125 mi)about 3 h 4 min
Kumba to KumboCameroon220 km (137 mi)about 3 h 21 min
Kumba to YaoundéCameroon245 km (152 mi)about 3 h 44 min
Kumba to ÉbolowaCameroon270 km (168 mi)about 4 h 7 min
Kumba to BertouaCameroon470 km (292 mi)about 7 h 10 min
Kumba to MarouaCameroon852 km (529 mi)about 13 h
Kumba to NgaoundéréCameroon547 km (340 mi)about 8 h 20 min
Kumba to KoussériCameroon1,030 km (640 mi)about 15 h 43 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Kumba?

The right, as everywhere in Cameroon.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

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.