Nguru: 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.
Nguru is a city of 111,014 people in Nigeria (Yobe State), 349 m (1,145 ft) above sea level.
Key facts
Daylight in Nguru runs from about 11 h 24 min a day in late December to 12 h 55 min in late June (computed for 12.88° 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 Nguru in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Nguru · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Kano, 232 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Maiduguri, 315 km — buses · car rental
- Jos, 369 km
- Zaria, 356 km — buses · car rental
- Bauchi, 293 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Katsina, 310 km — buses · car rental
- Gombe, 298 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Saminaka, 335 km — buses · car rental
- Maradi, 370 km (Niger)
- Zinder, 189 km (Niger)
Common questions
How big is Nguru?
About 111,014 people live in Nguru, across 916 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Nguru in?
Africa/Lagos, currently UTC+1.
What currency is used in Nguru?
The Naira (NGN). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Nguru?
Kano (232 km), Maiduguri (315 km), Jos (369 km), Zaria (356 km), Bauchi (293 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.