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Lekki · Nigeria

Car hire and driving in Lekki

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 LOS 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 Lekki

Car rental from Lekki: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Lekki to AkowonjoNigeria26 km (16 mi)about 24 min
Lekki to AlimoshoNigeria26 km (16 mi)about 24 min
Lekki to AlasiaNigeria34 km (21 mi)about 31 min
Lekki to IreweNigeria37 km (23 mi)about 34 min
Lekki to OtaNigeria38 km (24 mi)about 35 min
Lekki to ShagamuNigeria48 km (30 mi)about 44 min
Lekki to Ijebu OdeNigeria64 km (40 mi)about 58 min
Lekki to AbeokutaNigeria80 km (50 mi)about 1 h 13 min
Lekki to Ijebu-IgboNigeria82 km (51 mi)about 1 h 15 min
Lekki to IbadanNigeria114 km (71 mi)about 1 h 44 min
Lekki to IkireNigeria129 km (80 mi)about 1 h 58 min
Lekki to ModakekeNigeria135 km (84 mi)about 2 h 4 min
Lekki to KanoNigeria829 km (515 mi)about 12 h 38 min
Lekki to AbujaNigeria529 km (329 mi)about 8 h 4 min
Lekki to Port HarcourtNigeria433 km (269 mi)about 6 h 36 min
Lekki to KadunaNigeria629 km (391 mi)about 9 h 35 min
Lekki to Benin CityNigeria238 km (148 mi)about 3 h 38 min
Lekki to OnitshaNigeria367 km (228 mi)about 5 h 36 min
Lekki to AbaNigeria455 km (283 mi)about 6 h 57 min
Lekki to MaiduguriNigeria1,220 km (758 mi)about 18 h 36 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 Lekki?

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.