Kaduna State · Nigeria
Where to stay in Kaduna
Kaduna is a city in Kaduna State, Nigeria, home to about 760,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- KAD23 km · Kaduna International Airport
- Currency
- NGNnaira
- Time zone
- Africa/Lagos
- Language
- English
About
About Kaduna
Kaduna is the capital city of Kaduna State, and the former political capital of Northern Nigeria. It is located in north-western Nigeria, on the Kaduna River.
Kaduna's name is derived from the Hausa word kada, for crocodile (kaduna being the plural form). Its population was estimated to be 1.1 million in 2020.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Kaduna
See
- Lugard Footbridge
- Arewa House
- National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Kaduna
- Kajuru Castle
- Splash Park
- Makarfi Plaza
- Lugard Hall
- Ahmadu Bello Stadium
Do
- Barnawa Paradise Park
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Where to stay
Which part of Kaduna to stay in
Not all hotels have bars that serve alcoholic drinks. So if that is important, check first. Hotels in the south of the city are more likely to have bars.
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Where to stay
Hotels in Kaduna
48 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata; the 40 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Access International Hotels Annex, Kaduna | 7.0 km | |
| Adriel Hotel | 1.5 km | |
| Afrigold Hotels | 10.3 km | |
| All Tribes Hotel Limited | 1.8 km | |
| Asaa Pyramid Hotel | 0.3 km | |
| Aso Motel | 0.8 km | |
| Baba Haru Restaurant | 1.6 km | |
| Barvey White House Hotel and Gardens, Kaduna | 7.3 km | |
| BBS Diamond Suites, Kaduna | 7.0 km | |
| Brookland Suites, Kaduna | 7.3 km | |
| Chimcherry Hotel Limited, Kaduna | 3.9 km | |
| City View Hotel and Garden, Kaduna | 5.5 km | |
| Damaris Suites, Barnawa, Kaduna | 4.1 km | |
| Davina Suite, Mahuta | 10.6 km | |
| De Haven Suites, Barnawa, Kaduna | 6.0 km | |
| De Nevilla Hotel Ltd, Kaduna | 2.6 km | |
| De-Eminent Hotels, Kaduna | 6.1 km | |
| De-Oxygen Hotel, Kaduna | 9.9 km | |
| Delight Chinese Restaurant kaduna | 1.5 km | |
| Elvic Hotels and Suites, Kaduna | 8.7 km | |
| Fajumali Guest House, Kaduna | 6.3 km | |
| Freedom water intake hotel | 5.5 km | |
| Golden Orange Gate Hotel, Kaduna | 6.5 km | |
| Harisim Hotel, Barnawa, Kaduna | 6.2 km | |
| hotel seveteen | 1.3 km | |
| Jay Hilton Hotel, Kaduna | 5.9 km | |
| Joint One Hotel Limited, Kaduna | 7.7 km | |
| Kenfeli International Palm Beach Hotel, Kaduna | 6.0 km | |
| Kitchen Fingerz | 6.2 km | |
| Kuciano Hotels Ltd, Kaduna | 5.5 km | |
| Kuzy Suites & Guest House, Kaduna | 6.7 km | |
| Le Helda Palace Hotel, Kaduna | 4.5 km | |
| Mancliff Gwari Avenue, Kaduna | 5.1 km | |
| Nextdoor Apartments. Villa | 6.8 km | |
| Nna Hotel, Kaduna | 5.5 km | |
| Philimore Guest Inn, Kaduna | 5.6 km | |
| Prestige Hotels Limited, Kaduna | 6.5 km | |
| Regview Restland Hotel, Kaduna | 8.6 km | |
| Senate Hotel Gwari Avenue, Kaduna | 7.2 km | |
| Ship House Resort, Kaduna | 9.6 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Kaduna
Kaduna has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 37 °C; August is the wettest, with about 285 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Kaduna: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kaduna International Airport (KAD), about 23 km from the city centre in a straight line.
Getting in
Roads to Kaduna from Abuja and Kano are good. From Abuja the journey takes 2½ hours by car.
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KAD · Kaduna International Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Kaduna
Drink
Bars and restaurants that serve alcoholic drinks tend to be in the city's southern part. In the north, some hotels do not serve alcohol.
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Questions
Kaduna: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Kaduna?
Kaduna has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 37 °C; August is the wettest, with about 285 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Kaduna?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kaduna International Airport (KAD), about 23 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Kaduna?
naira (NGN).
Nearby
Destinations near Kaduna
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.