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Ilesa · Nigeria

Car hire and driving in Ilesa

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 94 km (58 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 Ilesa

Car rental from Ilesa: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Ilesa to Ile-IfeNigeria26 km (16 mi)about 24 min
Ilesa to OsogboNigeria26 km (16 mi)about 24 min
Ilesa to IkirunNigeria33 km (20 mi)about 30 min
Ilesa to EdeNigeria36 km (22 mi)about 33 min
Ilesa to IlobuNigeria37 km (23 mi)about 33 min
Ilesa to Ijero-EkitiNigeria41 km (26 mi)about 38 min
Ilesa to GbonganNigeria46 km (29 mi)about 42 min
Ilesa to Ila OrangunNigeria47 km (29 mi)about 43 min
Ilesa to InisaNigeria52 km (32 mi)about 47 min
Ilesa to Ado-EkitiNigeria53 km (33 mi)about 48 min
Ilesa to Ikere-EkitiNigeria56 km (35 mi)about 51 min
Ilesa to EjigboNigeria56 km (35 mi)about 51 min
Ilesa to LagosNigeria198 km (123 mi)about 3 h 1 min
Ilesa to KanoNigeria638 km (397 mi)about 9 h 44 min
Ilesa to IbadanNigeria96 km (60 mi)about 1 h 28 min
Ilesa to AbujaNigeria342 km (213 mi)about 5 h 13 min
Ilesa to Port HarcourtNigeria404 km (251 mi)about 6 h 10 min
Ilesa to KadunaNigeria438 km (272 mi)about 6 h 40 min
Ilesa to Benin CityNigeria173 km (108 mi)about 2 h 39 min
Ilesa to OnitshaNigeria279 km (173 mi)about 4 h 15 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 Ilesa?

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 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.