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Abeokuta · Nigeria

Car hire and driving in Abeokuta

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Nigeria traffic drives on the right. Picking up at LOS means 64 km (40 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648881.

Drives from Abeokuta

Car rental from Abeokuta: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Abeokuta to ShagamuNigeria48 km (30 mi)about 44 min
Abeokuta to OtaNigeria53 km (33 mi)about 49 min
Abeokuta to AgegeNigeria60 km (37 mi)about 55 min
Abeokuta to AkowonjoNigeria61 km (38 mi)about 56 min
Abeokuta to AlimoshoNigeria61 km (38 mi)about 56 min
Abeokuta to IkejaNigeria62 km (39 mi)about 57 min
Abeokuta to Ebute IkoroduNigeria64 km (40 mi)about 58 min
Abeokuta to IbadanNigeria67 km (41 mi)about 1 h 1 min
Abeokuta to OshodiNigeria67 km (42 mi)about 1 h 1 min
Abeokuta to ShomoluNigeria69 km (43 mi)about 1 h 3 min
Abeokuta to MushinNigeria70 km (43 mi)about 1 h 4 min
Abeokuta to SurulereNigeria73 km (45 mi)about 1 h 7 min
Abeokuta to LagosNigeria78 km (49 mi)about 1 h 12 min
Abeokuta to KanoNigeria782 km (486 mi)about 11 h 56 min
Abeokuta to AbujaNigeria503 km (313 mi)about 7 h 41 min
Abeokuta to Port HarcourtNigeria484 km (301 mi)about 7 h 23 min
Abeokuta to KadunaNigeria585 km (364 mi)about 8 h 56 min
Abeokuta to Benin CityNigeria268 km (166 mi)about 4 h 5 min
Abeokuta to OnitshaNigeria396 km (246 mi)about 6 h 2 min
Abeokuta to AbaNigeria500 km (310 mi)about 7 h 37 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Abeokuta?

The right, as everywhere in Nigeria.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.