Yenagoa: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Yenagoa is a city of 365,000 people in Nigeria (Bayelsa State), 8 m (26 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Port Harcourt International Airport (PHC), 76 km (47 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Yenagoa runs from about 11 h 53 min a day in late December to 12 h 27 min in late June (computed for 4.93° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Yenagoa is served by 3 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Port Harcourt International Airport (PHC), 76 km (47 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 9,843 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Port Harcourt City Airport / Port Harcourt Air Force Base (PHG, 84 km), Warri Airport (QRW, 90 km).
Flights to Yenagoa: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Yenagoa · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Lagos, 360 km — flights · buses · car rental
- Ibadan, 377 km — flights · buses · car rental
- Port Harcourt, 84 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Benin City, 172 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Onitsha, 148 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Douala, 393 km (Cameroon) — flights
- Aba, 123 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Enugu, 217 km — tours
- Warri, 87 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Akure, 285 km
Common questions
Which airport serves Yenagoa?
Port Harcourt International Airport (PHC), 76 km (47 mi) from the centre, plus 2 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Yenagoa?
About 365,000 people live in Yenagoa, across 1,698 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Yenagoa in?
Africa/Lagos, currently UTC+1.
What currency is used in Yenagoa?
The Naira (NGN). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Yenagoa?
Lagos (360 km), Ibadan (377 km), Port Harcourt (84 km), Benin City (172 km), Onitsha (148 km).
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.