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Note: Travellers are currently advised to avoid the Bakassi Peninsula on the border with Cameroon. Curfews have been imposed by the authorities following disturbances and violence in Makurdi, Jos, Kaduna and Gboko; Kaduna in particular should be avoided. For further advice contact a local government travel advice department.
AIR: Nigeria’s national airline is Nigeria Airways (WT), which operates services to West, Central and East African destinations as well as Europe and America (not recommended owing to overbooking; some countries have banned the airline from landing for insurance reasons). Other airlines operating between Nigeria, Europe and North America include British Airways, Air France, Lufthansa, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, United Airlines and Virgin Atlantic.
Approximate flight times: From Lagos to London is 7 hours 25 minutes and to New York is 12 hours 10 minutes.
International airports: Lagos (LOS) (Murtala Muhammed) is 22km (13 miles) north of Lagos (travel time – 40 minutes). Taxis to the city are available. There is a free coach service every ten minutes. Airport facilities include restaurant, bar, snack bar, bank, post office and car hire.
Kano (KAN) is 8km (5 miles) north of Kano (travel time – 25 minutes). Buses leave for the city every ten minutes 0600-2200, and taxis are available. Airport facilities include restaurant, bank, post office, duty-free shop and car hire.
Abuja (ABV) is 35km (22 miles) from the city.
Note: Pickpockets and confidence tricksters, some posing as local immigration and other government officials, are especially common at Murtala Muhammed Airport.
Departure tax: None.
SEA: The main ports are Lagos, Port Harcourt and Calabar. Other important ports include Warri and Sepele.
ROAD: Links are with Benin, Niger, Chad and Cameroon. 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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