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Buguma · Nigeria

Car hire and driving in Buguma

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 PHC means 33 km (21 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 Buguma

Car rental from Buguma: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Buguma to YenagoaNigeria69 km (43 mi)about 1 h 3 min
Buguma to AbaNigeria69 km (43 mi)about 1 h 4 min
Buguma to OwerriNigeria85 km (53 mi)about 1 h 18 min
Buguma to Ikot EkpeneNigeria107 km (66 mi)about 1 h 38 min
Buguma to UmuahiaNigeria112 km (70 mi)about 1 h 43 min
Buguma to UyoNigeria124 km (77 mi)about 1 h 53 min
Buguma to OkigweNigeria133 km (83 mi)about 2 h 2 min
Buguma to AtaniNigeria143 km (89 mi)about 2 h 10 min
Buguma to NnewiNigeria143 km (89 mi)about 2 h 11 min
Buguma to WarriNigeria151 km (94 mi)about 2 h 18 min
Buguma to Esuk OronNigeria154 km (96 mi)about 2 h 21 min
Buguma to NkporNigeria157 km (98 mi)about 2 h 24 min
Buguma to LagosNigeria429 km (266 mi)about 6 h 32 min
Buguma to KanoNigeria828 km (514 mi)about 12 h 38 min
Buguma to IbadanNigeria439 km (273 mi)about 6 h 42 min
Buguma to AbujaNigeria486 km (302 mi)about 7 h 24 min
Buguma to KadunaNigeria647 km (402 mi)about 9 h 52 min
Buguma to Benin CityNigeria225 km (140 mi)about 3 h 26 min
Buguma to OnitshaNigeria157 km (98 mi)about 2 h 24 min
Buguma to MaiduguriNigeria1,051 km (653 mi)about 16 h 2 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 Buguma?

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.