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Ota · Nigeria

Car hire and driving in Ota

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 16 km (10 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 Ota

Car rental from Ota: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Ota to SurulereNigeria25 km (16 mi)about 23 min
Ota to AjegunleNigeria29 km (18 mi)about 26 min
Ota to AliayabiagbaNigeria29 km (18 mi)about 26 min
Ota to Ebute IkoroduNigeria30 km (19 mi)about 27 min
Ota to LagosNigeria32 km (20 mi)about 29 min
Ota to IreweNigeria32 km (20 mi)about 29 min
Ota to ObalendeNigeria34 km (21 mi)about 31 min
Ota to LekkiNigeria38 km (24 mi)about 35 min
Ota to ShagamuNigeria49 km (30 mi)about 45 min
Ota to AbeokutaNigeria53 km (33 mi)about 49 min
Ota to Ijebu OdeNigeria77 km (48 mi)about 1 h 11 min
Ota to Ijebu-IgboNigeria90 km (56 mi)about 1 h 23 min
Ota to KanoNigeria828 km (514 mi)about 12 h 37 min
Ota to IbadanNigeria107 km (66 mi)about 1 h 38 min
Ota to AbujaNigeria538 km (335 mi)about 8 h 13 min
Ota to Port HarcourtNigeria469 km (292 mi)about 7 h 9 min
Ota to KadunaNigeria629 km (391 mi)about 9 h 36 min
Ota to Benin CityNigeria267 km (166 mi)about 4 h 5 min
Ota to OnitshaNigeria397 km (247 mi)about 6 h 3 min
Ota to AbaNigeria490 km (304 mi)about 7 h 28 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 Ota?

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.