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GOU to JOS: distance & flight time
Garoua (Garoua International Airport) → Jos (Yakubu Gowon Airport)
307 mi
495 km · 267 nm
1h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
307 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 17m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- GOU — Garoua International Airport · Garoua, Cameroon
- JOS — Yakubu Gowon Airport · Jos, Nigeria
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near GOU
- YOL · Yola Airport64 mi away
- MVR · Salak Airport98 mi away
- NGE · N'Gaoundéré Airport137 mi away
Near JOS
- BCU · Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport83 mi away
- ABV · Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport118 mi away
- KAD · Kaduna Airport128 mi away
- ZAR · Zaria Airport131 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GOU from JOS?
The flight distance from Garoua (GOU) to Jos (JOS) is 307 miles (495 km, 267 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GOU to JOS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 17m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from GOU to JOS?
Nonstop service on GOU–JOS depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 17m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GOU to JOS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GOU–JOS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GOU to JOS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GOU–JOS tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.