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Dilling is a small town at the foot of the Nuba Mountains, 160 km to the south of El Obeid.
The bus station for Dilling (Mawgaf el Dillinj) is situated on the outskirts of El Obeid. The taxi drivers know it.
From there, you can travel in small buses. The trip costs SDG 12 and the bus only leaves when it is full. These buses are quite scrammed and not very comfortable. But you’ll probably make interesting encounters.
If you want to travel more comfortable, you can go by car. They take 4 passengers and charge SDG 15 p. person. They also leave only when they are full. If you are one or two, you have therefore to find other passengers or to pay for four.
We visited Dilling only for 1 day and we paid SDG 120 for the go and return trips, the driver waiting for us in Dilling, and for a few SDG extra, even drove us around town.
These cars are private cars (public buses and taxis have green number plates) and are not allowed to perform taxi duties. Don’t be surprised is our car suddenly turns in the desert and drives for a few kilometres over uneven tracks before returning to the road. They make this to avoid traffic checkpoints.
The road (it is a toll road) is very good and the trip is done in about 2 ½ hours.
Written Aug 9, 2009
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You can get buses to Dilling directly from Souk Shaabi in Khartoum - but they're uncomfortable, a very long journey, and there's only one a day, leaving early morning. A better bet is to catch a bus to El Obeid and stay there overnight, then continuing early next morning to Dilling. There are a couple of buses a day between Dilling and El Obeid and it takes about four hours. There are also trucks going between the two which are cheaper but far far slower. Mine took about 11 hours between El Obeid and Dilling. Needless to say, I got the bus back! Dilling is a good stop off point on the way to Kadugli (if it's accessible) but it's not necessary as the El Obeid-Kadugli stretch can be done in one day.
Written Oct 31, 2003
There is transport from Dilling to El Obeid or Kadugli, and dilling is roughly halfway between those two cities, four hours from each. You will end up waiting a long time at dilling bus station though, as buses tend to have a hard time of it on the Kadugli road, and often fall apart en route. If it looks like it is going to rain, avoid the cheap buses as they leak, and you and your luggage will get absolutely soaked! Be warned that the road south is very bumpy indeed, so don't take seats near the back of the bus!
Written Aug 27, 2003
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South Kordofan and the Nuba Mountains is one of the most beautiful areas of Sudan, and the scenery around Dilling, on the edge of the mountain region, is stunning. At the time I went a ceasefire was...
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Halfway between ElObeid and Kadugli is the small town of Dilling (pronounced Ad-dillinge), and from the bus it looks quite pretty...green trees, rocky outcrops, wide streets, forests, rivers....So on...
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I spent six months living in sunny Dilling. It is in my opinion the most delightful village in Kordofan - less populated (dirty) than El Obeid and more friendly than Kadugli. There are very few places...
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Dilling, a nice quiet place with a great souk
Dilling, at the foot of the Nuba mountains can easily be accessed by bus from El Obeid. It is a quiet little town with a real African touch
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