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Surulere · Nigeria

Car hire and driving in Surulere

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 9 km (6 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 Surulere

Car rental from Surulere: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Surulere to OtaNigeria25 km (16 mi)about 23 min
Surulere to IreweNigeria26 km (16 mi)about 24 min
Surulere to ShagamuNigeria50 km (31 mi)about 46 min
Surulere to Ijebu OdeNigeria71 km (44 mi)about 1 h 5 min
Surulere to AbeokutaNigeria73 km (45 mi)about 1 h 7 min
Surulere to Ijebu-IgboNigeria88 km (55 mi)about 1 h 21 min
Surulere to IbadanNigeria115 km (71 mi)about 1 h 45 min
Surulere to IkireNigeria133 km (83 mi)about 2 h 2 min
Surulere to ModakekeNigeria140 km (87 mi)about 2 h 8 min
Surulere to GbonganNigeria154 km (96 mi)about 2 h 21 min
Surulere to IwoNigeria155 km (97 mi)about 2 h 22 min
Surulere to OyoNigeria163 km (101 mi)about 2 h 29 min
Surulere to KanoNigeria833 km (518 mi)about 12 h 42 min
Surulere to AbujaNigeria537 km (334 mi)about 8 h 11 min
Surulere to Port HarcourtNigeria448 km (278 mi)about 6 h 50 min
Surulere to KadunaNigeria634 km (394 mi)about 9 h 40 min
Surulere to Benin CityNigeria251 km (156 mi)about 3 h 50 min
Surulere to OnitshaNigeria381 km (237 mi)about 5 h 48 min
Surulere to AbaNigeria470 km (292 mi)about 7 h 10 min
Surulere to MaiduguriNigeria1,229 km (763 mi)about 18 h 44 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 Surulere?

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.