Destinations
Nigeria: cities and how to get around
111 cities with airports, stations, hotels and the journeys between them, from public data.
Nigeria has 111 cities on this site, including the capital, Abuja. Each one has an overview and pages for flights, hotels, trains, buses, driving and things to do, built from public data, plus city-to-city pages for the journeys between them.
CapitalAbuja
Population195.9 million
Area923,768 km²
CurrencyNaira (NGN)
Dialling code+234
Driving sideRight
Plug typesBS 1363, BS 546
Emergency numberhttp://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648881
Official languagesEnglish
Internet domain.ng
Cities in Nigeria
| City | Region | Population | Airport | Hotels listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | Lagos | 15,388,000 | LOS (16 km) | 1,631+ |
| Kano | Kano State | 4,910,000 | KAN (5 km) | 66 |
| Ibadan | Oyo State | 3,649,000 | IBA (8 km) | 297 |
| Abuja | FCT | 2,690,000 | ABV (26 km) | 1,377+ |
| Port Harcourt | Rivers State | 2,120,000 | PHC (27 km) | 272 |
| Kaduna | Kaduna State | 1,850,000 | KAD (23 km) | 43 |
| Benin City | Edo State | 1,782,000 | BNI (4 km) | 168 |
| Onitsha | Anambra | 1,553,000 | ABB (15 km) | 7 |
| Aba | Abia State | 1,160,000 | PHC (47 km) | 11 |
| Maiduguri | Borno State | 1,110,000 | MIU (8 km) | 3 |
| Ilorin | Kwara State | 1,080,000 | ILR (8 km) | 64 |
| Sokoto | Sokoto | 1,040,000 | SKO (17 km) | 6 |
| Jos | Plateau State | 1,040,000 | JOS (32 km) | 39 |
| Zaria | Kaduna State | 980,000 | KAD (64 km) | 6 |
| Enugu | Enugu State | 950,000 | ENU (8 km) | 149 |
| Warri | Delta | 910,000 | QRW (12 km) | 20 |
| Oyo | Oyo State | 736,072 | ILR (90 km) | 2 |
| Abeokuta | Ogun State | 735,000 | LOS (64 km) | 98 |
| Akure | Ondo State | 730,000 | AKR (12 km) | 41 |
| Bauchi | Bauchi | 693,700 | BCU (22 km) | 3 |
| Agege | Lagos | 683,600 | LOS (4 km) | 8 |
| Katsina | Katsina State | 670,000 | DKA (7 km) | 3 |
| Osogbo | Osun State | 645,000 | ILR (75 km) | 14 |
| Ile-Ife | Osun State | 560,000 | IBA (66 km) | — |
| Gombe | Gombe State | 560,000 | GMO (29 km) | 5 |
| Ajegunle | Lagos | 550,000 | LOS (14 km) | 2 |
| Owerri | Imo State | 545,000 | PHC (53 km) | 122 |
| Calabar | Cross River State | 540,000 | CBQ (3 km) | 61 |
| Ebute Ikorodu | Lagos | 535,619 | LOS (19 km) | 1 |
| Saminaka | Kaduna State | 500,000 | JOS (88 km) | — |
| Okene | Kogi State | 479,178 | — | — |
| Ikare | Ondo State | 465,000 | AKR (59 km) | — |
| Yola | Adamawa | 460,000 | GOU (99 km) | 3 |
| Uyo | Akwa Ibom State | 436,606 | QUO (27 km) | 111 |
| Ado-Ekiti | Ekiti State | 435,000 | AKR (43 km) | — |
| Ogbomoso | Oyo State | 433,030 | ILR (44 km) | 2 |
| Minna | Niger State | 425,000 | — | 3 |
| Lekki | Lagos | 401,272 | LOS (23 km) | 833 |
| Bida | Niger State | 400,000 | — | 2 |
| Makurdi | Benue State | 390,000 | MDI (11 km) | 2 |
| Ondo | Ondo State | 375,000 | AKR (54 km) | — |
| Umuahia | Abia State | 370,000 | PHC (83 km) | — |
| Iseyin | Oyo State | 365,300 | IBA (80 km) | — |
| Yenagoa | Bayelsa State | 365,000 | PHC (76 km) | — |
| Gboko | Benue State | 365,000 | MDI (60 km) | — |
| Ijebu Ode | Ogun State | 360,000 | LOS (71 km) | — |
| Obalende | Lagos | 342,000 | LOS (18 km) | — |
| Ilesa | Osun State | 325,000 | ILR (94 km) | — |
| Ikeja | Lagos | 313,196 | LOS (3 km) | — |
| Akowonjo | Lagos | 308,900 | LOS (4 km) | — |
| Alimosho | Lagos | 308,290 | LOS (4 km) | — |
| Sapele | Delta | 305,000 | QRW (36 km) | — |
| Efon-Alaaye | Ekiti State | 279,319 | ILR (99 km) | — |
| Owo | Ondo State | 276,574 | AKR (32 km) | — |
| Ikot Ekpene | Akwa Ibom State | 254,806 | PHC (87 km) | — |
| Ota | Ogun State | 251,546 | LOS (16 km) | — |
| Iwo | Osun State | 250,443 | ILR (96 km) | — |
| Jimeta | Adamawa | 248,148 | YOL (4 km) | — |
| Atani | Anambra | 230,000 | ABB (23 km) | — |
| Aliayabiagba | Lagos | 228,000 | LOS (14 km) | — |
| Gusau | Zamfara State | 226,857 | — | — |
| Mubi | Adamawa | 225,705 | — | — |
| Ikire | Osun State | 222,160 | IBA (23 km) | — |
| Shagamu | Ogun State | 214,558 | LOS (47 km) | — |
| Ugep | Cross River State | 200,276 | ENU (94 km) | — |
| Chakwama | Jigawa State | 200,000 | — | — |
| Mushin | Lagos | 199,000 | LOS (7 km) | — |
| Nnewi | Anambra | 193,987 | ABB (35 km) | — |
| Surulere | Lagos | 191,920 | LOS (9 km) | — |
| Ise-Ekiti | Ekiti State | 190,063 | AKR (28 km) | — |
| Ila Orangun | Osun State | 179,192 | ILR (65 km) | — |
| Saki | Oyo State | 178,677 | — | — |
| Oshodi | Lagos | 170,870 | LOS (4 km) | — |
| Awka | Anambra | 167,738 | ABB (45 km) | — |
| Ijero-Ekiti | Ekiti State | 167,632 | ILR (94 km) | — |
| Inisa | Osun State | 164,161 | ILR (68 km) | — |
| Suleja | Niger State | 162,135 | ABV (21 km) | — |
| Ede | Osun State | 159,866 | ILR (79 km) | — |
| Kisi | Oyo State | 155,510 | — | — |
| Shomolu | Lagos | 154,390 | LOS (7 km) | — |
| Irewe | Lagos | 139,494 | LOS (27 km) | — |
| Gbongan | Osun State | 139,485 | IBA (43 km) | — |
| Ejigbo | Osun State | 138,357 | ILR (63 km) | — |
| Funtua | Katsina State | 136,811 | KAD (92 km) | — |
| Igboho | Oyo State | 136,764 | ILR (92 km) | — |
| Buguma | Rivers State | 135,404 | PHC (33 km) | — |
| Ikirun | Osun State | 134,240 | ILR (62 km) | — |
| Abakaliki | Ebonyi State | 134,102 | ENU (63 km) | — |
| Okrika | Rivers State | 133,271 | PHC (34 km) | — |
| Amaigbo | Abia State | 127,300 | ENU (82 km) | — |
| Lafia | Nasarawa State | 127,236 | MDI (89 km) | — |
| Gashua | Yobe State | 125,817 | — | — |
| Modakeke | Osun State | 119,529 | IBA (31 km) | — |
| Bama | Borno State | 118,121 | MIU (76 km) | — |
| Ilobu | Osun State | 118,089 | ILR (67 km) | — |
| Jalingo | Taraba State | 117,757 | — | — |
| Okigwe | Imo State | 115,499 | ENU (75 km) | — |
| Offa | Kwara State | 113,830 | ILR (41 km) | — |
| Esuk Oron | Akwa Ibom State | 112,033 | QUO (19 km) | — |
| Nsukka | Enugu State | 111,017 | ENU (46 km) | — |
| Nguru | Yobe State | 111,014 | — | — |
| Hadejia | Jigawa State | 110,753 | — | — |
| Ijebu-Igbo | Ogun State | 109,261 | LOS (87 km) | — |
| Uromi | Edo State | 108,608 | ABB (66 km) | — |
| Birnin Kebbi | Kebbi | 108,164 | — | — |
| Pindiga | Gombe State | 106,322 | GMO (35 km) | — |
| Azare | Bauchi | 105,687 | — | — |
| Nkpor | Anambra | 103,733 | ABB (19 km) | — |
| Ikere-Ekiti | Ekiti State | 103,054 | AKR (29 km) | — |
| Lafiagi | Kwara State | 102,779 | — | — |
| Alasia | Lagos | 100,000 | LOS (20 km) | — |
Neighbouring countries on this site: Chad, Niger, Benin, Cameroon.
Common questions
Which cities in Nigeria are covered?
Lagos, Kano, Ibadan, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Kaduna, Benin City, Onitsha and 103 more.
What currency does Nigeria use?
The Naira (NGN).
Which side of the road does Nigeria drive on?
The right.
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.