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Limbe · Cameroon

Car hire and driving in Limbe

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 57 km (35 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.

Drives from Limbe

Car rental from Limbe: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Limbe to DoualaCameroon55 km (34 mi)about 51 min
Limbe to KumbaCameroon73 km (45 mi)about 1 h 7 min
Limbe to EdéaCameroon106 km (66 mi)about 1 h 37 min
Limbe to NkongsambaCameroon132 km (82 mi)about 2 h 1 min
Limbe to BafoussamCameroon210 km (131 mi)about 3 h 12 min
Limbe to BamendaCameroon239 km (149 mi)about 3 h 39 min
Limbe to ÉbolowaCameroon249 km (155 mi)about 3 h 48 min
Limbe to YaoundéCameroon257 km (160 mi)about 3 h 55 min
Limbe to FoumbanCameroon267 km (166 mi)about 4 h 4 min
Limbe to KumboCameroon291 km (181 mi)about 4 h 26 min
Limbe to BertouaCameroon500 km (311 mi)about 7 h 38 min
Limbe to NgaoundéréCameroon608 km (378 mi)about 9 h 16 min
Limbe to MarouaCameroon922 km (573 mi)about 14 h 4 min
Limbe to KoussériCameroon1,101 km (684 mi)about 16 h 48 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 Limbe?

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.