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Umuahia · Nigeria

Car hire and driving in Umuahia

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 83 km (52 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 Umuahia

Car rental from Umuahia: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Umuahia to OkigweNigeria37 km (23 mi)about 34 min
Umuahia to Ikot EkpeneNigeria45 km (28 mi)about 41 min
Umuahia to AmaigboNigeria48 km (30 mi)about 44 min
Umuahia to AbaNigeria49 km (30 mi)about 44 min
Umuahia to OwerriNigeria51 km (32 mi)about 47 min
Umuahia to UyoNigeria72 km (45 mi)about 1 h 6 min
Umuahia to UgepNigeria72 km (45 mi)about 1 h 6 min
Umuahia to NnewiNigeria84 km (52 mi)about 1 h 17 min
Umuahia to AwkaNigeria90 km (56 mi)about 1 h 22 min
Umuahia to OkrikaNigeria98 km (61 mi)about 1 h 30 min
Umuahia to Port HarcourtNigeria99 km (61 mi)about 1 h 30 min
Umuahia to AtaniNigeria99 km (61 mi)about 1 h 30 min
Umuahia to LagosNigeria465 km (289 mi)about 7 h 5 min
Umuahia to KanoNigeria729 km (453 mi)about 11 h 7 min
Umuahia to IbadanNigeria447 km (278 mi)about 6 h 49 min
Umuahia to AbujaNigeria393 km (244 mi)about 5 h 59 min
Umuahia to KadunaNigeria556 km (346 mi)about 8 h 29 min
Umuahia to Benin CityNigeria226 km (140 mi)about 3 h 26 min
Umuahia to OnitshaNigeria105 km (65 mi)about 1 h 36 min
Umuahia to MaiduguriNigeria939 km (583 mi)about 14 h 19 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 Umuahia?

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.