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Bauchi · Nigeria

Car hire and driving in Bauchi

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 BCU means 22 km (14 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 Bauchi

Car rental from Bauchi: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Bauchi to JosNigeria113 km (70 mi)about 1 h 43 min
Bauchi to PindigaNigeria127 km (79 mi)about 1 h 56 min
Bauchi to SaminakaNigeria127 km (79 mi)about 1 h 56 min
Bauchi to ChakwamaNigeria140 km (87 mi)about 2 h 8 min
Bauchi to GombeNigeria145 km (90 mi)about 2 h 12 min
Bauchi to AzareNigeria156 km (97 mi)about 2 h 23 min
Bauchi to JalingoNigeria229 km (142 mi)about 3 h 30 min
Bauchi to KanoNigeria237 km (147 mi)about 3 h 37 min
Bauchi to HadejiaNigeria239 km (149 mi)about 3 h 39 min
Bauchi to ZariaNigeria248 km (154 mi)about 3 h 47 min
Bauchi to LafiaNigeria249 km (155 mi)about 3 h 48 min
Bauchi to KadunaNigeria264 km (164 mi)about 4 h 2 min
Bauchi to LagosNigeria829 km (515 mi)about 12 h 38 min
Bauchi to IbadanNigeria729 km (453 mi)about 11 h 7 min
Bauchi to AbujaNigeria293 km (182 mi)about 4 h 28 min
Bauchi to Port HarcourtNigeria690 km (429 mi)about 10 h 31 min
Bauchi to Benin CityNigeria641 km (398 mi)about 9 h 46 min
Bauchi to OnitshaNigeria572 km (355 mi)about 8 h 43 min
Bauchi to AbaNigeria640 km (398 mi)about 9 h 45 min
Bauchi to MaiduguriNigeria400 km (248 mi)about 6 h 6 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 Bauchi?

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.