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Okigwe · Nigeria

Car hire and driving in Okigwe

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 ENU means 75 km (47 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 Okigwe

Car rental from Okigwe: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Okigwe to UmuahiaNigeria37 km (23 mi)about 34 min
Okigwe to OwerriNigeria52 km (32 mi)about 48 min
Okigwe to NnewiNigeria52 km (33 mi)about 48 min
Okigwe to AwkaNigeria53 km (33 mi)about 48 min
Okigwe to AmaigboNigeria54 km (34 mi)about 50 min
Okigwe to NkporNigeria68 km (42 mi)about 1 h 2 min
Okigwe to AtaniNigeria70 km (43 mi)about 1 h 4 min
Okigwe to EnuguNigeria70 km (44 mi)about 1 h 4 min
Okigwe to OnitshaNigeria72 km (45 mi)about 1 h 6 min
Okigwe to AbaNigeria80 km (50 mi)about 1 h 14 min
Okigwe to UgepNigeria81 km (50 mi)about 1 h 14 min
Okigwe to Ikot EkpeneNigeria82 km (51 mi)about 1 h 15 min
Okigwe to LagosNigeria443 km (275 mi)about 6 h 45 min
Okigwe to KanoNigeria698 km (434 mi)about 10 h 39 min
Okigwe to IbadanNigeria418 km (259 mi)about 6 h 22 min
Okigwe to AbujaNigeria359 km (223 mi)about 5 h 29 min
Okigwe to Port HarcourtNigeria123 km (76 mi)about 1 h 52 min
Okigwe to KadunaNigeria522 km (325 mi)about 7 h 58 min
Okigwe to Benin CityNigeria199 km (124 mi)about 3 h 2 min
Okigwe to MaiduguriNigeria924 km (574 mi)about 14 h 6 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 Okigwe?

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.