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Ede · Nigeria

Car hire and driving in Ede

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 ILR means 79 km (49 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 Ede

Car rental from Ede: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Ede to IwoNigeria30 km (19 mi)about 28 min
Ede to GbonganNigeria30 km (19 mi)about 28 min
Ede to Ile-IfeNigeria31 km (20 mi)about 29 min
Ede to IkirunNigeria32 km (20 mi)about 29 min
Ede to IlesaNigeria36 km (22 mi)about 33 min
Ede to ModakekeNigeria44 km (27 mi)about 40 min
Ede to OgbomosoNigeria49 km (31 mi)about 45 min
Ede to IkireNigeria49 km (31 mi)about 45 min
Ede to Efon-AlaayeNigeria54 km (34 mi)about 50 min
Ede to OffaNigeria56 km (35 mi)about 51 min
Ede to OyoNigeria57 km (35 mi)about 52 min
Ede to Ila OrangunNigeria60 km (37 mi)about 55 min
Ede to LagosNigeria183 km (114 mi)about 2 h 48 min
Ede to KanoNigeria652 km (405 mi)about 9 h 56 min
Ede to IbadanNigeria71 km (44 mi)about 1 h 5 min
Ede to AbujaNigeria367 km (228 mi)about 5 h 36 min
Ede to Port HarcourtNigeria435 km (270 mi)about 6 h 38 min
Ede to KadunaNigeria453 km (281 mi)about 6 h 54 min
Ede to Benin CityNigeria204 km (126 mi)about 3 h 6 min
Ede to OnitshaNigeria314 km (195 mi)about 4 h 47 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 Ede?

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.