Federal highways •
A2 (part of the
Trans-Sahara Highway or TAH2) north from
Kaduna State at Gidan Mallam Idi for 166 km as Zaria Road via Kura,
Nassarawa, Kano, Bankaura, Kunya,
Dambarta and Ajumawa to
Jigawa State at Yanzaki, •
A9 (part of the Dakar-Ndjamena
Trans-Sahelian Highway or TAH 5) northwest from A2 at Bankaura (14 km north of Kano city) for 71 km via Bichi, Dan Zabuwa and Tsanyawa as IBB Way to
Katsina State at Yan Kamaye, •
A237 continuing TAH5 east from A2 in Kano for 110 km across the
Hadejia River at Wudil via Takai and Kachako to
Jigawa State as the Kano Rd.
Other major roads • The Kunya-Mutum road northeast from
A2 to
Jigawa State at Duma, • The Kano-Gumel road northeast via Dosai,
Gezawa, Kirazare and Dadin Diniya to Jigawa State near Magama, • The Kano-Ringim road east from Dosai via Gwandu, Wangara, Zugachi and Zakirai to Jigawa State at Gorshinsi, • south from Gwandu via Gogel to
A237 at Zogarava, • the Gaya-Wudil Rd east from
A237 to
Jigawa at Dundubis as the Gaya-Azare Rd, • south from
A2 at Karfi Ruga as the Kano-Kumbotso-Rano or Rano-Karfin Ruga Rd via
Bunkure,
Rano,
Kibiya, Tarai, Burunburum, Sitti and Masu to
Bauchi State at Gwanda as the Sabon Gari-Gwanda-Kafin-Birgi Rd, • the Kafin Maiyaki-Sabin Bimi Rd south from
A2 via Arna,
Tudun Wada,
Falgore Game Reserve, Tagwaye and Dadin Kowa to
Kaduna State at Murai, • the Kiru-Rurum Rd north from
A2 at Kafin Maiyaki via Yako and Karaye to Gwarzo as the Kafi-Jamaa Kosa Rd, • Murtala Mohammed Rd west from
Kano to
Katsina State at Gangara, • the Gwarzo-Shanono Rd north via Bagawi to
A9 at
Bichi.
Railways Kano is on the 1067 mm
Cape Gauge Western Railway Line from
Lagos via
Kaduna to
Jigawa State (rehabilitated 2013), with a new double track standard gauge line under construction.
Airports Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (1936), HQ of
Kabo Air, Azman Airlines and
Max Air. ==Education==