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Makurdi · Nigeria

Car hire and driving in Makurdi

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 11 km (7 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 Makurdi

Car rental from Makurdi: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Makurdi to GbokoNigeria70 km (43 mi)about 1 h 4 min
Makurdi to LafiaNigeria85 km (53 mi)about 1 h 17 min
Makurdi to NsukkaNigeria158 km (98 mi)about 2 h 24 min
Makurdi to AbakalikiNigeria163 km (101 mi)about 2 h 29 min
Makurdi to EnuguNigeria183 km (114 mi)about 2 h 47 min
Makurdi to AbujaNigeria186 km (115 mi)about 2 h 50 min
Makurdi to SulejaNigeria218 km (136 mi)about 3 h 20 min
Makurdi to UgepNigeria220 km (136 mi)about 3 h 21 min
Makurdi to AmaigboNigeria229 km (142 mi)about 3 h 30 min
Makurdi to AwkaNigeria233 km (145 mi)about 3 h 33 min
Makurdi to JosNigeria247 km (154 mi)about 3 h 46 min
Makurdi to OkigweNigeria248 km (154 mi)about 3 h 47 min
Makurdi to LagosNigeria583 km (362 mi)about 8 h 54 min
Makurdi to KanoNigeria474 km (295 mi)about 7 h 14 min
Makurdi to IbadanNigeria510 km (317 mi)about 7 h 47 min
Makurdi to Port HarcourtNigeria369 km (229 mi)about 5 h 37 min
Makurdi to KadunaNigeria332 km (207 mi)about 5 h 4 min
Makurdi to Benin CityNigeria355 km (221 mi)about 5 h 25 min
Makurdi to OnitshaNigeria260 km (162 mi)about 3 h 58 min
Makurdi to AbaNigeria319 km (198 mi)about 4 h 52 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 Makurdi?

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.