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Kaduna · Nigeria

Car hire and driving in Kaduna

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 KAD means 23 km (14 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 Kaduna

Car rental from Kaduna: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Kaduna to ZariaNigeria72 km (45 mi)about 1 h 6 min
Kaduna to FuntuaNigeria112 km (69 mi)about 1 h 42 min
Kaduna to SaminakaNigeria137 km (85 mi)about 2 h 5 min
Kaduna to MinnaNigeria141 km (87 mi)about 2 h 9 min
Kaduna to SulejaNigeria152 km (95 mi)about 2 h 19 min
Kaduna to AbujaNigeria163 km (102 mi)about 2 h 30 min
Kaduna to JosNigeria172 km (107 mi)about 2 h 38 min
Kaduna to GusauNigeria201 km (125 mi)about 3 h 4 min
Kaduna to KanoNigeria202 km (125 mi)about 3 h 5 min
Kaduna to BidaNigeria224 km (139 mi)about 3 h 25 min
Kaduna to LafiaNigeria255 km (158 mi)about 3 h 53 min
Kaduna to BauchiNigeria264 km (164 mi)about 4 h 2 min
Kaduna to LagosNigeria635 km (394 mi)about 9 h 41 min
Kaduna to IbadanNigeria523 km (325 mi)about 7 h 58 min
Kaduna to Port HarcourtNigeria641 km (398 mi)about 9 h 46 min
Kaduna to Benin CityNigeria507 km (315 mi)about 7 h 44 min
Kaduna to OnitshaNigeria492 km (306 mi)about 7 h 30 min
Kaduna to AbaNigeria603 km (375 mi)about 9 h 11 min
Kaduna to MaiduguriNigeria641 km (398 mi)about 9 h 46 min
Kaduna to IlorinNigeria390 km (242 mi)about 5 h 57 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 Kaduna?

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.