Distance from Benin City to Sokoto (Nigeria)

The distance between Benin City, Edo State and Sokoto is 745 kilometers (463 miles).

Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria

Sokoto, Nigeria

From Benin City to Sokoto, the straight-line distance is 745 kilometers, heading north. Benin City is at 88 meters above sea level, while Sokoto is at 296 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 2-3 days
Motorcycle 1 day
Car 16-18 hours
Helicopter 3-4 hours
Airplane 1-2 hours
Speed Time
30 km/h
60 km/h
90 km/h
120 km/h
Benin City, Nigeria

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Lagos

Coordinates: 6.3382° N 5.6258° E

Elevation: 88 m (289 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Benin Airport (BNI)
  • Warri Airport (QRW)
  • Asaba International Airport (ABB)
  • Sam Mbakwe International Airport (QOW)
  • Port Harcourt International Airport (PHC)
Sokoto, Nigeria

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Lagos

Coordinates: 13.0627° N 5.2432° E

Elevation: 296 m (971 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Sokoto (SKO)
  • Tahoua Airport (THZ)
  • Maradi Airport (MFQ)
  • Kandi Airport (KDC)
  • Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM)

Other distances from Benin City

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Benin City to Lagos 247 km
From Benin City to Abuja 365 km
From Benin City to Kano 702 km
From Benin City to Port Harcourt 231 km
From Benin City to Kaduna 504 km

Other distances from Sokoto

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Sokoto to Lagos 759 km
From Sokoto to Abuja 507 km
From Sokoto to Kano 375 km
From Sokoto to Port Harcourt 937 km
From Sokoto to Kaduna 369 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains the cities of Nigeria that are at equal or similar distances as between Benin City and Sokoto.

From To Distance (kilometers)
San Antonio, United States Chihuahua, Mexico 745 km
Louisville, United States Hamilton, Canada 746 km
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Torreón, Mexico 746 km
Paris, France Bilbao, Spain 743 km
Barranquilla, Colombia Valencia, Venezuela 747 km
Fort Worth, United States Reynosa, Mexico 742 km
Bucharest, Romania Kyiv, Ukraine 748 km
Mexico City, Mexico Reynosa, Mexico 742 km
Oklahoma City, United States Colorado Springs, United States 748 km
Córdoba, Argentina Salta, Argentina 741 km
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Bangkok, Thailand 741 km
Iztapalapa, Mexico Reynosa, Mexico 749 km
Fort Worth, United States Kansas City, United States 749 km
Coyoacán, Mexico Reynosa, Mexico 751 km
Torreón, Mexico El Paso, United States 751 km
Cali, Colombia Cuenca, Ecuador 752 km
Quito, Ecuador Chiclayo, Peru 738 km
Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico Reynosa, Mexico 738 km
Málaga, Spain Bilbao, Spain 738 km
San Francisco, United States San Diego, United States 737 km

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