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Owerri · Nigeria

Car hire and driving in Owerri

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 PHC means 53 km (33 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 Owerri

Car rental from Owerri: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Owerri to UmuahiaNigeria51 km (32 mi)about 47 min
Owerri to OkigweNigeria52 km (32 mi)about 48 min
Owerri to AbaNigeria56 km (35 mi)about 51 min
Owerri to NnewiNigeria61 km (38 mi)about 56 min
Owerri to AtaniNigeria67 km (41 mi)about 1 h 1 min
Owerri to NkporNigeria77 km (48 mi)about 1 h 11 min
Owerri to Port HarcourtNigeria79 km (49 mi)about 1 h 12 min
Owerri to OnitshaNigeria79 km (49 mi)about 1 h 12 min
Owerri to AwkaNigeria81 km (50 mi)about 1 h 14 min
Owerri to Ikot EkpeneNigeria83 km (51 mi)about 1 h 16 min
Owerri to OkrikaNigeria83 km (51 mi)about 1 h 16 min
Owerri to BugumaNigeria85 km (53 mi)about 1 h 18 min
Owerri to LagosNigeria417 km (259 mi)about 6 h 21 min
Owerri to KanoNigeria743 km (461 mi)about 11 h 20 min
Owerri to IbadanNigeria405 km (251 mi)about 6 h 10 min
Owerri to AbujaNigeria401 km (249 mi)about 6 h 7 min
Owerri to KadunaNigeria563 km (350 mi)about 8 h 35 min
Owerri to Benin CityNigeria182 km (113 mi)about 2 h 47 min
Owerri to MaiduguriNigeria976 km (607 mi)about 14 h 53 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 Owerri?

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.