Distance from Kano to Tawau

The distance between Kano, Nigeria and Tawau, Malaysia is 12,017 kilometers (7,467 miles).

Kano, Kano State, Nigeria

Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia

From Kano to Tawau, the straight-line distance is 12,017 kilometers, heading east. Kano is situated at an altitude of 484 meters above sea level, while Tawau is at only 12 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 18-20 hours
Speed Time
Kano, Nigeria

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Lagos

Coordinates: 12.0001° N 8.5167° E

Elevation: 484 m (1,588 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN)
  • Zaria Airport (ZAR)
  • Kaduna (KAD)
  • Zinder Airport (ZND)
  • Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport (BCU)
Tawau, Malaysia

Local time:

Time Zone: Asia/Kuching

Coordinates: 4.2448° N 117.8912° E

Elevation: 12 m (39 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Tawau Airport (TWU)
  • Nunukan Airport (NNX)
  • Bunyu Airport (BYQ)
  • Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)
  • Juwata International Airport (TRK)

Other distances from Kano

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Kano to Lagos 832 km
From Kano to Abuja 344 km
From Kano to Port Harcourt 816 km
From Kano to Kaduna 201 km
From Kano to Ibadan 719 km

Other distances from Tawau

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Tawau to Kuala Lumpur 1,804 km
From Tawau to Kampung Baru Subang 1,821 km
From Tawau to Kota Kinabalu 278 km
From Tawau to Sandakan 178 km
From Tawau to Johor Bahru 1,601 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Kano and Tawau.

From To Distance (kilometers)
La Paz, Bolivia Kyiv, Ukraine 12,017 km
Cairo, Egypt Fresno, United States 12,018 km
Vienna, Austria Mar del Plata, Argentina 12,018 km
Philadelphia, United States Jaipur, India 12,016 km
Helsinki, Finland Asunción, Paraguay 12,015 km
Lagos, Nigeria Seattle, United States 12,015 km
Cairo, Egypt San Salvador, El Salvador 12,015 km
Taipei, Taiwan Chicago, United States 12,015 km
Baghdad, Iraq San Francisco, United States 12,014 km
Miami, United States Tokyo, Japan 12,020 km
Gold Coast, Australia Mar del Plata, Argentina 12,020 km
San Francisco, United States Cairo, Egypt 12,013 km
Perth, Australia Istanbul, Turkey 12,021 km
Baghdad, Iraq Las Vegas, United States 12,021 km
Shanghai, China Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain 12,012 km
Sucre, Bolivia Kyiv, Ukraine 12,022 km
Cochabamba, Bolivia Saint Petersburg, Russia 12,022 km
Bucharest, Romania Salta, Argentina 12,012 km

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