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Minna · Nigeria

Car hire and driving in Minna

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. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648881.

Drives from Minna

Car rental from Minna: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Minna to BidaNigeria84 km (52 mi)about 1 h 17 min
Minna to SulejaNigeria84 km (52 mi)about 1 h 17 min
Minna to AbujaNigeria121 km (75 mi)about 1 h 51 min
Minna to KadunaNigeria141 km (87 mi)about 2 h 9 min
Minna to LafiagiNigeria150 km (93 mi)about 2 h 18 min
Minna to ZariaNigeria210 km (131 mi)about 3 h 12 min
Minna to FuntuaNigeria228 km (142 mi)about 3 h 29 min
Minna to OkeneNigeria232 km (144 mi)about 3 h 32 min
Minna to IkareNigeria248 km (154 mi)about 3 h 47 min
Minna to LafiaNigeria249 km (155 mi)about 3 h 48 min
Minna to SaminakaNigeria251 km (156 mi)about 3 h 49 min
Minna to IlorinNigeria253 km (157 mi)about 3 h 51 min
Minna to LagosNigeria494 km (307 mi)about 7 h 32 min
Minna to KanoNigeria341 km (212 mi)about 5 h 12 min
Minna to IbadanNigeria383 km (238 mi)about 5 h 50 min
Minna to Port HarcourtNigeria540 km (336 mi)about 8 h 14 min
Minna to Benin CityNigeria378 km (235 mi)about 5 h 46 min
Minna to OnitshaNigeria386 km (240 mi)about 5 h 53 min
Minna to AbaNigeria509 km (317 mi)about 7 h 46 min
Minna to MaiduguriNigeria763 km (474 mi)about 11 h 39 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 Minna?

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.