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Oyo · Nigeria

Car hire and driving in Oyo

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 90 km (56 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 Oyo

Car rental from Oyo: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Oyo to IwoNigeria37 km (23 mi)about 34 min
Oyo to IseyinNigeria39 km (24 mi)about 36 min
Oyo to EjigboNigeria42 km (26 mi)about 39 min
Oyo to InisaNigeria44 km (27 mi)about 40 min
Oyo to OgbomosoNigeria46 km (29 mi)about 42 min
Oyo to IbadanNigeria53 km (33 mi)about 49 min
Oyo to EdeNigeria57 km (35 mi)about 52 min
Oyo to IkireNigeria61 km (38 mi)about 55 min
Oyo to IlobuNigeria61 km (38 mi)about 56 min
Oyo to GbonganNigeria62 km (39 mi)about 57 min
Oyo to ModakekeNigeria64 km (40 mi)about 58 min
Oyo to OsogboNigeria69 km (43 mi)about 1 h 4 min
Oyo to LagosNigeria167 km (103 mi)about 2 h 32 min
Oyo to KanoNigeria682 km (424 mi)about 10 h 24 min
Oyo to AbujaNigeria414 km (257 mi)about 6 h 19 min
Oyo to Port HarcourtNigeria483 km (300 mi)about 7 h 22 min
Oyo to KadunaNigeria486 km (302 mi)about 7 h 25 min
Oyo to Benin CityNigeria252 km (156 mi)about 3 h 50 min
Oyo to OnitshaNigeria368 km (228 mi)about 5 h 36 min
Oyo to AbaNigeria487 km (303 mi)about 7 h 26 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 Oyo?

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.