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Jos · Nigeria

Car hire and driving in Jos

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 JOS means 32 km (20 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 Jos

Car rental from Jos: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Jos to SaminakaNigeria58 km (36 mi)about 53 min
Jos to BauchiNigeria113 km (70 mi)about 1 h 43 min
Jos to LafiaNigeria165 km (102 mi)about 2 h 31 min
Jos to KadunaNigeria172 km (107 mi)about 2 h 38 min
Jos to AbujaNigeria181 km (113 mi)about 2 h 46 min
Jos to ZariaNigeria183 km (114 mi)about 2 h 48 min
Jos to ChakwamaNigeria200 km (124 mi)about 3 h 3 min
Jos to SulejaNigeria205 km (128 mi)about 3 h 8 min
Jos to PindigaNigeria226 km (140 mi)about 3 h 27 min
Jos to KanoNigeria234 km (145 mi)about 3 h 34 min
Jos to AzareNigeria240 km (149 mi)about 3 h 40 min
Jos to MakurdiNigeria247 km (154 mi)about 3 h 46 min
Jos to LagosNigeria718 km (446 mi)about 10 h 57 min
Jos to IbadanNigeria617 km (383 mi)about 9 h 25 min
Jos to Port HarcourtNigeria609 km (378 mi)about 9 h 17 min
Jos to Benin CityNigeria537 km (334 mi)about 8 h 12 min
Jos to OnitshaNigeria480 km (298 mi)about 7 h 19 min
Jos to AbaNigeria562 km (349 mi)about 8 h 34 min
Jos to MaiduguriNigeria512 km (318 mi)about 7 h 49 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 Jos?

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.