$446+ Cheap flights to Nigeria

With limited options for non-stop flights from the United States to Nigeria, the travel time is extensive. At the minimum amount, travel time is 13h and 42m, and depending on the point of departure can be a great deal longer. For example, an east coast departure from Logan International Airport in Boston, MA will have a single stop and take 14h and 21 minutes, with a stop in Paris at the Charles DeGaulle Airport.

Delta Airlines and United Airlines are the only carriers offering nonstop or direct flights from the United States to Nigeria. There are other carriers that make the journey to Nigeria from connections elsewhere in the world, and most will land in Nigeria’s largest and busiest airport in Lagos. The Murtala Muhammed International Airport is vast and often confusing, but it is where the longest list of international carriers will arrive. Delta Airlines has five non-stop flights arriving in Nigeria each week and they depart exclusively from Atlanta’s massive Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (thought to be the largest and busiest in the world). United has five flights from Houston’s International Airport into Lagos every week.

Traveling around Nigeria is best if done with a hired car and driver due to the low quality of the nation’s infrastructure and roads. It is possible to take a hired motorcycle, but only the most skilled drivers will want to attempt this. Often compared to driving in Cairo, with its tens of millions of motorists on the roads at any time, most travelers avoid this and opt for hired cars or even taking air transport from one location to another as there is a reliable domestic air service out of the Lagos airport.

Although some governments are suggesting that visits to Nigeria be avoided, many travelers still head to this African nation for its amazing beaches, hiking, and scenery. There are areas of rainforest just outside of Lagos, hiking in the Plateau area of the country near the region of Jos, as well as hiking at Enugu. Calabar is a historic harbor area with an old city and port, and there is an emerging resort area in the Obudu mountains where hiking and an amazing cable car can be enjoyed at any time of the year. Additionally, beer brewing is a popular activity in Nigeria (there is a Guinness plant in the country), and it can be interesting to sample some of the options available in Lagos.

Non-citizens of the Economic Community of West African States must have a visa to enter the country. These are available at consulates, Nigerian embassies, and high commissions in different areas of the world. However, you must also have a passport valid for at least six months, two recent passport-sized images, and a letter of invitation from a host or company in Nigeria that is accepting immigration responsibility. Proof of sufficient funds is also necessary for entry.

Nigeria really only has two seasons: a wet season and a dry season. The wet season lasts from April to October. From November to March the temperatures are high and the sunshine never ceases.

Nigeria may experience sweltering heat year-round, but this West African country is arguably best to behold in the dry season, making cheap flights to Nigeria from November through March difficult to come by. The United States State Department discourages travel to Nigeria due to heightened violent conflicts of a religious and ethnic nature in the Niger Delta.The nature of these conflicts are not targeted at Americans, but continued risks of kidnapping, robbery and other armed attacks in Nigeria make it more of a destination to avoid than one for recreational travel.

Taxies are available from the airport to the city, but agree on your rate before your journey to avoid overpaying.The roads in Nigeria are very poorly kept, and as a result the Nigerian government is making strong efforts to privatize the Nigerian Railway Corporation.The most comfortable and efficient way to travel throughout Nigeria and West Africa is by rail and air.

Yes, flights with layovers are often cheaper than direct flights. Keep an eye out for flight deals to Nigeria on Cheapflights that require 1 or 2 stops for potential cost savings.

Based on reviews from Cheapflights users, Kenya Airways is rated the highest out of the airlines that fly to Nigeria.

Benin City is currently the cheapest airport to fly to in Nigeria. One-way flights to Benin City typically cost $45, while round-trip flights cost around $82.

A round-trip flight to Nigeria will typically cost around $156, however they can be found for as little as $83.

For those looking to save time traveling to Nigeria, New York offers the quickest one-way flight (9 hours 55 minutes).

Yes. Those touching down at Lagos Murtala Muhammed can take advantage of the rental car services offered upon their arrival.

Yes. Lagos Murtala Muhammed has hotels nearby for those requiring accommodations. Legend Hotel Lagos Airport, Curio Collection by Hilton is the closest property to Lagos Murtala Muhammed (0.0 mi away from Lagos Murtala Muhammed).