Lavisha:
Honda are good cars only if you maintain em.
to answer your questions;
I've done it from Lokoja to lag and back with my Accord 2007 and it was cool.
A full tank should do tho but without Cat? who knows?!
Meanwhile, you need to drive with dexterity by speeding and braking at the right times, some portions or the road are good while others are very bad, rough driving may damage you CD player, engine seats etc.
Google map is okay.

Godspeed.

loba18:
Please do flight. Akure to Okene is very dangerous presently. The Ekitis as well.

CaptainAyub:
Flights are as cheap as 23,300naira currently if you book ahead,maybe 2 weeks earlier.
Why risk a road trip with all the wahala from Buhari's fulani brothers, bad roads,stress of driving etc?

speedfreak:

5. How accurate is google maps? It estimates 12hrs through Ibadan and 14hrs through illorin.
Aside from the above any other advice or assistance would be welcomed

aieromon:


You have no business with Ilorin. You must hit the road as early as possible and prepare to spend the night on the road if you cannot get to Lokoja by 6pm.

Ibadan - (Ado Ekiti) iwaraja - Omuo - Kabba - Obajana - Lokoja is a better choice than Ibadan - Akure - Kabba/Okene - Lokoja due to the lonely roads in the Akoko axis of the route.

NB : Google map estimate is totally different from the total number of hours you will spend on the road. There are currently 2 road constructions - Lokoja and Gwagwalada and you are likely to waste precious man hours in those locations.

Wishing you a safe trip.

aieromon:


You have no business with Ilorin. You must hit the road as early as possible and prepare to spend the night on the road if you cannot get to Lokoja by 6pm.

Ibadan - Ado Ekiti - Omuo - Kabba - Obajana - Lokoja is a better choice than Ibadan - Akure - Kabba/Okene - Lokoja due to the lonely roads in the Akoko axis of the route.

NB : Google map estimate is totally different from the total number of hours you will spend on the road. There are currently 2 road constructions - Lokoja and Gwagwalada and you are likely to waste precious man hours in those locations.

Wishing you a safe trip.

Crocif:
First time driving such distance and with your fiance? I would advise against it. I have driving inter-state several times and my first was a trip to Oraifite in Anambra state. The farthest I have driving is to Enugu. My first time out, I went with a friend who can also drive just to be on the safe side.

A number of things can happen on the road, trust me when I say at those moments you would rather have someone who would end up being an asset than a liability. In my sojourn, I have had flat tires at ungodly hours and slept in a police station at some point etc and my friend proved very useful at those times.

If you must go on the trip I would advise that you do so with a friend who can drive and is street smart instead of your fiance. Though I plan to make a road trip myself, I would strongly urge you to take a flight. A return trip for you and your lady should be about N115,000 which I want to believe you can afford.

icon02:
If you leave Lagos by 6am, you should be in abuja by 5 pm

speedfreak:

Flown with them once and their customer relations is piss poor, if it isn’t arik, I’m better off driving. Thank you tho

Crocif:


Lol.

Has Arik improved? Last time I used them their time-wasting was something else. Anyways since it is not for business (with tight time-lines) I guess Arik is fine.

Safe trip either way.

speedfreak:

Lol, they have, as long as you check in at least 30mins before the flight you’d have little or no problems, I like how they easily reschedule flights, in cabin ambiance and general professionalism, although the ground crew in Abuja can be very rude and annoying

aieromon:


You have no business with Ilorin. You must hit the road as early as possible and prepare to spend the night on the road if you cannot get to Lokoja by 6pm.

Ibadan - Ado Ekiti - Omuo - Kabba - Obajana - Lokoja is a better choice than Ibadan - Akure - Kabba/Okene - Lokoja due to the lonely roads in the Akoko axis of the route.

NB : Google map estimate is totally different from the total number of hours you will spend on the road. There are currently 2 road constructions - Lokoja and Gwagwalada and you are likely to waste precious man hours in those locations.

Wishing you a safe trip.

Aanumi16:
Let me suggest a safer route for you, though it's long, you can ply the road anytime of the day.
Lagos - Enugu - Otukpo - Loko - Lafia - Abuja

From Otukpo to Abuja is just 3 hrs
Enugu to Otukpo is 2 to 3 hrs

Aanumi16:
Let me suggest a safer route for you, though it's long, you can ply the road anytime of the day.
Lagos - Enugu - Otukpo - Loko - Lafia - Abuja

From Otukpo to Abuja is just 3 hrs
Enugu to Otukpo is 2 to 3 hrs

speedfreak:
Good morning all, I recently moved to Lagos for a new job, having been here for a year I am planning on going back to Abuja for Easter, not really a fan of public buses and due to the surge in traveling Flight rates are astronomical for me and my fiancé, so driving would be my surest, most convenient and cheapest alternative. I have gone through previous travel threads but they all seem dated so I’m looking for an update.
I plan on leaving Thursday morning 5am, Im driving 2012 Honda Accord coupe. My questions would be:
1. First time driving such long distance, is it advisable? I’m not such a tough chap but I’m sure I can manage
2. How safe is the trip? With the kidnapping trend going on.
3. How much would it cost me to fuel? Car is a 4 cylinder without a cat(catalytic converter)
4. How rough will it be on the car? Car is less than 5months old, wouldn’t want to rough it up just yet
5. How accurate is google maps? It estimates 12hrs through Ibadan and 14hrs through illorin.
Aside from the above any other advice or assistance would be welcomed.
Cc
Gazzuzz
Nurey
Diportivo
Sheantip

blackboy:
I did in 2014 Abuja to Lagos. First time by road.
1. Had not driven long distance before.
2. Relied on Nokia maps . The phone battery went off when I was in Kogi. The maps directed me through Kogi town through a barracks. Had to keep asking for directions.
3. If you travel on full tank you might need to buy another full tank before you get to destination.
4. We travellers had to park late into the night for fear armed robbery was taking place up the road.
5. Got to Lagos around past midnight. Left Abuja around 7am.
6. With the current state of bad roads and insecurity leave early 5am.
7. The police a major delay factor. They kept me for an hour saying I did not have MIR or whatever. Pray you dont fall into heartless police hands.
8. Enjoy your trip.

Bigdre31:
I have a colleague leaving same day (I think ) Lagos - Abuja - Jos... Y'all could tag along ...
his location *Akoka

speedfreak:
Good morning all, I recently moved to Lagos for a new job, having been here for a year I am planning on going back to Abuja for Easter, not really a fan of public buses and due to the surge in traveling Flight rates are astronomical for me and my fiancé, so driving would be my surest, most convenient and cheapest alternative. I have gone through previous travel threads but they all seem dated so I’m looking for an update.
I plan on leaving Thursday morning 5am, Im driving 2012 Honda Accord coupe. My questions would be:
1. First time driving such long distance, is it advisable? I’m not such a tough chap but I’m sure I can manage
2. How safe is the trip? With the kidnapping trend going on.
3. How much would it cost me to fuel? Car is a 4 cylinder without a cat(catalytic converter)
4. How rough will it be on the car? Car is less than 5months old, wouldn’t want to rough it up just yet
5. How accurate is google maps? It estimates 12hrs through Ibadan and 14hrs through illorin.
Aside from the above any other advice or assistance would be welcomed.
Cc
Gazzuzz
Nurey
Diportivo
Sheantip

speedfreak:

Is he driving? I wouldn’t mind company at least just to Abuja

Aanumi16:
Let me suggest a safer route for you, though it's long, you can ply the road anytime of the day.
Lagos - Enugu - Otukpo - Loko - Lafia - Abuja

From Otukpo to Abuja is just 3 hrs
Enugu to Otukpo is 2 to 3 hrs

chronos00:


This person has obviously never made this trip before. May not even have made any interstate trips.

Otukpo to Abuja is 3 hours? By underground railway?