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Osogbo · Nigeria

Car hire and driving in Osogbo

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 ILR 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 Osogbo

Car rental from Osogbo: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Osogbo to IlesaNigeria26 km (16 mi)about 24 min
Osogbo to InisaNigeria26 km (16 mi)about 24 min
Osogbo to EjigboNigeria31 km (19 mi)about 28 min
Osogbo to Ile-IfeNigeria32 km (20 mi)about 29 min
Osogbo to GbonganNigeria40 km (25 mi)about 36 min
Osogbo to Efon-AlaayeNigeria42 km (26 mi)about 39 min
Osogbo to IwoNigeria44 km (27 mi)about 40 min
Osogbo to OffaNigeria46 km (28 mi)about 42 min
Osogbo to Ila OrangunNigeria47 km (29 mi)about 43 min
Osogbo to OgbomosoNigeria53 km (33 mi)about 49 min
Osogbo to ModakekeNigeria54 km (34 mi)about 50 min
Osogbo to Ijero-EkitiNigeria56 km (35 mi)about 52 min
Osogbo to LagosNigeria195 km (121 mi)about 2 h 58 min
Osogbo to KanoNigeria640 km (397 mi)about 9 h 45 min
Osogbo to IbadanNigeria84 km (52 mi)about 1 h 17 min
Osogbo to AbujaNigeria353 km (220 mi)about 5 h 23 min
Osogbo to Port HarcourtNigeria430 km (267 mi)about 6 h 33 min
Osogbo to KadunaNigeria440 km (274 mi)about 6 h 43 min
Osogbo to Benin CityNigeria198 km (123 mi)about 3 h 1 min
Osogbo to OnitshaNigeria305 km (190 mi)about 4 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 Osogbo?

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.