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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.
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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.
