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Warri · Nigeria

Car hire and driving in Warri

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 QRW means 12 km (7 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 Warri

Car rental from Warri: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Warri to SapeleNigeria43 km (27 mi)about 39 min
Warri to YenagoaNigeria87 km (54 mi)about 1 h 20 min
Warri to Benin CityNigeria92 km (57 mi)about 1 h 24 min
Warri to AtaniNigeria123 km (77 mi)about 1 h 53 min
Warri to OnitshaNigeria134 km (84 mi)about 2 h 3 min
Warri to NkporNigeria139 km (86 mi)about 2 h 7 min
Warri to NnewiNigeria141 km (87 mi)about 2 h 9 min
Warri to OwerriNigeria142 km (88 mi)about 2 h 10 min
Warri to UromiNigeria146 km (91 mi)about 2 h 14 min
Warri to BugumaNigeria151 km (94 mi)about 2 h 18 min
Warri to Port HarcourtNigeria162 km (101 mi)about 2 h 29 min
Warri to AwkaNigeria165 km (103 mi)about 2 h 31 min
Warri to LagosNigeria281 km (174 mi)about 4 h 17 min
Warri to KanoNigeria782 km (486 mi)about 11 h 56 min
Warri to IbadanNigeria290 km (180 mi)about 4 h 26 min
Warri to AbujaNigeria438 km (272 mi)about 6 h 41 min
Warri to KadunaNigeria587 km (365 mi)about 8 h 57 min
Warri to AbaNigeria185 km (115 mi)about 2 h 49 min
Warri to MaiduguriNigeria1,076 km (669 mi)about 16 h 24 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 Warri?

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.