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Benin City · Nigeria

Car hire and driving in Benin City

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 BNI means 4 km (2 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 Benin City

Car rental from Benin City: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Benin City to SapeleNigeria50 km (31 mi)about 45 min
Benin City to UromiNigeria88 km (55 mi)about 1 h 20 min
Benin City to WarriNigeria92 km (57 mi)about 1 h 24 min
Benin City to OwoNigeria96 km (59 mi)about 1 h 27 min
Benin City to AkureNigeria112 km (70 mi)about 1 h 43 min
Benin City to OndoNigeria121 km (75 mi)about 1 h 51 min
Benin City to Ise-EkitiNigeria127 km (79 mi)about 1 h 56 min
Benin City to AtaniNigeria129 km (80 mi)about 1 h 58 min
Benin City to OnitshaNigeria130 km (81 mi)about 1 h 59 min
Benin City to IkareNigeria133 km (83 mi)about 2 h 2 min
Benin City to NkporNigeria135 km (84 mi)about 2 h 3 min
Benin City to Ikere-EkitiNigeria136 km (85 mi)about 2 h 5 min
Benin City to LagosNigeria247 km (153 mi)about 3 h 46 min
Benin City to KanoNigeria705 km (438 mi)about 10 h 45 min
Benin City to IbadanNigeria222 km (138 mi)about 3 h 23 min
Benin City to AbujaNigeria366 km (227 mi)about 5 h 35 min
Benin City to Port HarcourtNigeria232 km (144 mi)about 3 h 32 min
Benin City to KadunaNigeria507 km (315 mi)about 7 h 44 min
Benin City to AbaNigeria236 km (147 mi)about 3 h 36 min
Benin City to MaiduguriNigeria1,029 km (639 mi)about 15 h 41 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

ExpediaCar hire from the major suppliers, and the one to look at if the flight or hotel is already booked there. Part of Expedia Group.Check car hire on Expedia (opens www.expedia.com in a new tab)
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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Benin City?

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.