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Port Harcourt · Nigeria

Car hire and driving in Port Harcourt

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 27 km (17 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 Port Harcourt

Car rental from Port Harcourt: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Port Harcourt to AbaNigeria54 km (33 mi)about 49 min
Port Harcourt to OwerriNigeria79 km (49 mi)about 1 h 12 min
Port Harcourt to YenagoaNigeria84 km (52 mi)about 1 h 17 min
Port Harcourt to Ikot EkpeneNigeria90 km (56 mi)about 1 h 22 min
Port Harcourt to UmuahiaNigeria99 km (61 mi)about 1 h 30 min
Port Harcourt to UyoNigeria106 km (66 mi)about 1 h 37 min
Port Harcourt to OkigweNigeria123 km (76 mi)about 1 h 52 min
Port Harcourt to Esuk OronNigeria137 km (85 mi)about 2 h 6 min
Port Harcourt to NnewiNigeria139 km (86 mi)about 2 h 7 min
Port Harcourt to AtaniNigeria140 km (87 mi)about 2 h 9 min
Port Harcourt to AmaigboNigeria145 km (90 mi)about 2 h 13 min
Port Harcourt to CalabarNigeria147 km (91 mi)about 2 h 14 min
Port Harcourt to LagosNigeria442 km (274 mi)about 6 h 44 min
Port Harcourt to KanoNigeria820 km (509 mi)about 12 h 30 min
Port Harcourt to IbadanNigeria449 km (279 mi)about 6 h 51 min
Port Harcourt to AbujaNigeria479 km (298 mi)about 7 h 18 min
Port Harcourt to KadunaNigeria641 km (398 mi)about 9 h 46 min
Port Harcourt to Benin CityNigeria232 km (144 mi)about 3 h 32 min
Port Harcourt to OnitshaNigeria155 km (96 mi)about 2 h 22 min
Port Harcourt to MaiduguriNigeria1,036 km (644 mi)about 15 h 48 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 Port Harcourt?

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.