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Abidjan · Ivory Coast

Car hire and driving in Abidjan

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

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In Ivory Coast traffic drives on the right. Picking up at ABJ means 13 km (8 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648823 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648853 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648854.

Drives from Abidjan

Car rental from Abidjan: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Abidjan to DabouIvory Coast42 km (26 mi)about 38 min
Abidjan to DivoIvory Coast159 km (99 mi)about 2 h 26 min
Abidjan to AbengourouIvory Coast163 km (101 mi)about 2 h 29 min
Abidjan to DaoukroIvory Coast190 km (118 mi)about 2 h 53 min
Abidjan to YamoussoukroIvory Coast216 km (134 mi)about 3 h 17 min
Abidjan to GagnoaIvory Coast232 km (144 mi)about 3 h 33 min
Abidjan to SinfraIvory Coast254 km (158 mi)about 3 h 52 min
Abidjan to BouafléIvory Coast265 km (165 mi)about 4 h 2 min
Abidjan to BouakéIvory Coast284 km (176 mi)about 4 h 20 min
Abidjan to BononIvory Coast286 km (178 mi)about 4 h 22 min
Abidjan to SoubréIvory Coast291 km (181 mi)about 4 h 26 min
Abidjan to San-PédroIvory Coast299 km (186 mi)about 4 h 34 min
Abidjan to KorhogoIvory Coast490 km (305 mi)about 7 h 29 min
Abidjan to DaloaIvory Coast319 km (198 mi)about 4 h 52 min
Abidjan to ManIvory Coast454 km (282 mi)about 6 h 56 min
Abidjan to BondoukouIvory Coast327 km (203 mi)about 4 h 59 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 Abidjan?

The right, as everywhere in Ivory Coast.

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 13 September 2026. Hotel 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.