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Lafia · Nigeria

Car hire and driving in Lafia

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 MDI means 89 km (55 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 Lafia

Car rental from Lafia: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Lafia to MakurdiNigeria85 km (53 mi)about 1 h 17 min
Lafia to AbujaNigeria128 km (80 mi)about 1 h 58 min
Lafia to GbokoNigeria141 km (87 mi)about 2 h 9 min
Lafia to JosNigeria165 km (102 mi)about 2 h 31 min
Lafia to SulejaNigeria165 km (103 mi)about 2 h 31 min
Lafia to SaminakaNigeria214 km (133 mi)about 3 h 16 min
Lafia to NsukkaNigeria220 km (137 mi)about 3 h 21 min
Lafia to AbakalikiNigeria245 km (152 mi)about 3 h 44 min
Lafia to BauchiNigeria249 km (155 mi)about 3 h 48 min
Lafia to MinnaNigeria249 km (155 mi)about 3 h 48 min
Lafia to EnuguNigeria254 km (158 mi)about 3 h 53 min
Lafia to KadunaNigeria255 km (158 mi)about 3 h 53 min
Lafia to LagosNigeria608 km (378 mi)about 9 h 17 min
Lafia to KanoNigeria390 km (242 mi)about 5 h 57 min
Lafia to IbadanNigeria523 km (325 mi)about 7 h 58 min
Lafia to Port HarcourtNigeria445 km (277 mi)about 6 h 47 min
Lafia to Benin CityNigeria399 km (248 mi)about 6 h 5 min
Lafia to OnitshaNigeria323 km (201 mi)about 4 h 56 min
Lafia to AbaNigeria397 km (247 mi)about 6 h 4 min
Lafia to MaiduguriNigeria630 km (392 mi)about 9 h 37 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 Lafia?

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.