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Chad · Moyen-Chari

Sarh: 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.

Sarh is a city of 138,928 people in Chad (Moyen-Chari), 370 m (1,214 ft) above sea level.

Key facts

Population138,928
Elevation370 m (1,214 ft)
Time zoneAfrica/Ndjamena (UTC+1 now)
CurrencyFranc (XAF)
Dialling code+235
Driving sideRight
Plug typesAC power s and sockets: British and related types, Euro, Schuko, Type E
UN/LOCODETDSRH
Coordinates9.146, 18.383
Sarh

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Daylight in Sarh runs from about 11 h 38 min a day in late December to 12 h 42 min in late June (computed for 9.15° 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 Sarh in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.

Buses to Sarh · Driving and car hire

What people come for

Most-visited sights in Sarh with published visitor numbers (Wikidata)
SightVisitors a yearYear
Regional museum of Sarh8,0001984

The busiest is Regional museum of Sarh at 8,000 visitors in 1984. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.

Tours, tickets and day trips from Sarh

Nearby cities, and how to get between them

Common questions

How big is Sarh?

About 138,928 people live in Sarh (GeoNames).

What time zone is Sarh in?

Africa/Ndjamena, currently UTC+1.

What currency is used in Sarh?

The Franc (XAF). Traffic drives on the right.

Which cities are near Sarh?

Moundou (261 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.