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Akure · Nigeria

Car hire and driving in Akure

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 AKR means 12 km (7 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 Akure

Car rental from Akure: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Akure to Ikere-EkitiNigeria28 km (17 mi)about 25 min
Akure to Ise-EkitiNigeria35 km (22 mi)about 32 min
Akure to Ado-EkitiNigeria41 km (26 mi)about 38 min
Akure to OndoNigeria43 km (27 mi)about 40 min
Akure to OwoNigeria44 km (27 mi)about 40 min
Akure to Efon-AlaayeNigeria54 km (34 mi)about 49 min
Akure to Ijero-EkitiNigeria64 km (40 mi)about 59 min
Akure to IlesaNigeria65 km (40 mi)about 59 min
Akure to IkareNigeria69 km (43 mi)about 1 h 3 min
Akure to Ile-IfeNigeria74 km (46 mi)about 1 h 8 min
Akure to OsogboNigeria91 km (56 mi)about 1 h 23 min
Akure to Ila OrangunNigeria91 km (56 mi)about 1 h 23 min
Akure to LagosNigeria217 km (135 mi)about 3 h 19 min
Akure to KanoNigeria641 km (399 mi)about 9 h 47 min
Akure to IbadanNigeria143 km (89 mi)about 2 h 11 min
Akure to AbujaNigeria323 km (201 mi)about 4 h 56 min
Akure to Port HarcourtNigeria341 km (212 mi)about 5 h 12 min
Akure to KadunaNigeria440 km (273 mi)about 6 h 42 min
Akure to Benin CityNigeria112 km (70 mi)about 1 h 43 min
Akure to OnitshaNigeria214 km (133 mi)about 3 h 16 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 Akure?

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.