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Nigeria
Getting There
Getting There
Nigeria
Getting There by Air
The main airline is Virgin Nigeria (website: www.virginnigeria.com).
Approximate Flight Times
From London to Lagos is 7 hours 30 minutes and to New York is 12 hours 10 minutes.
Main Airports
Lagos (LOS) (Murtala Muhammed) is 22km (13 miles) north of Lagos. To/from the airport: Taxis to the city (journey time - 40 minutes) are available. Facilities: Restaurant, bar, snack bar, bank, post office, bureau de change, duty-free shop and car hire.
Note: Pickpockets and con artists, some posing as local immigration and other government officials, are especially common at Murtala Muhammed Airport.
Kano (KAN) is 8km (5 miles) north of Kano. To/from the airport: Taxis are available to the city (journey time - 25 minutes). Facilities: Restaurant, bank, post office, duty-free shop and car hire.
Abuja (ABV) is 35km (22 miles) from the city. To/from the airport: Taxis are available.
Departure Tax
None.
Getting There by Water
Main ports: Lagos, Port Harcourt and Calabar. Other important ports include Warri and Sepele.
Getting There by Road
Links are with Benin, Cameroon, Chad and Niger. The principal trans-Saharan routes pass through Nigeria from Niger. The principal link with Benin is via the Idoroko border point along the good coast road to Lagos.
Getting There by Air
The main airline is Virgin Nigeria (website: www.virginnigeria.com).
Approximate Flight Times
From London to Lagos is 7 hours 30 minutes and to New York is 12 hours 10 minutes.
Main Airports
Lagos (LOS) (Murtala Muhammed) is 22km (13 miles) north of Lagos. To/from the airport: Taxis to the city (journey time - 40 minutes) are available. Facilities: Restaurant, bar, snack bar, bank, post office, bureau de change, duty-free shop and car hire.
Note: Pickpockets and con artists, some posing as local immigration and other government officials, are especially common at Murtala Muhammed Airport.
Kano (KAN) is 8km (5 miles) north of Kano. To/from the airport: Taxis are available to the city (journey time - 25 minutes). Facilities: Restaurant, bank, post office, duty-free shop and car hire.
Abuja (ABV) is 35km (22 miles) from the city. To/from the airport: Taxis are available.
Departure Tax
Note: Pickpockets and con artists, some posing as local immigration and other government officials, are especially common at Murtala Muhammed Airport.
Kano (KAN) is 8km (5 miles) north of Kano. To/from the airport: Taxis are available to the city (journey time - 25 minutes). Facilities: Restaurant, bank, post office, duty-free shop and car hire.
Abuja (ABV) is 35km (22 miles) from the city. To/from the airport: Taxis are available.
None.
Getting There by Water
Main ports: Lagos, Port Harcourt and Calabar. Other important ports include Warri and Sepele.
Getting There by Road
Links are with Benin, Cameroon, Chad and Niger. The principal trans-Saharan routes pass through Nigeria from Niger. The principal link with Benin is via the Idoroko border point along the good coast road to Lagos.
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