Distance from Jos to Aba (Nigeria)

The distance between Jos, Plateau State and Aba, Abia State is 559 kilometers (347 miles).

Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria

Aba, Abia State, Nigeria

From Jos to Aba, the straight-line distance is 559 kilometers, heading south. Jos is situated at an altitude of 1,186 meters above sea level, while Aba is at 64 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 1-2 days
Motorcycle 16-18 hours
Car 12-14 hours
Helicopter 2-3 hours
Airplane 45-60 minutes
Speed Time
30 km/h
60 km/h
90 km/h
120 km/h
Jos, Nigeria

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Lagos

Coordinates: 9.9285° N 8.8921° E

Elevation: 1,186 m (3,891 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS)
  • Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport (BCU)
  • Zaria Airport (ZAR)
  • Kaduna (KAD)
  • Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV)
Aba, Nigeria

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Lagos

Coordinates: 5.1066° N 7.3667° E

Elevation: 64 m (210 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Sam Mbakwe International Airport (QOW)
  • Port Harcourt International Airport (PHC)
  • Akwa Ibom International Airport (QUO)
  • Margaret Ekpo International Airport (CBQ)
  • Asaba International Airport (ABB)

Other distances from Jos

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Jos to Lagos 717 km
From Jos to Abuja 181 km
From Jos to Kano 233 km
From Jos to Port Harcourt 606 km
From Jos to Kaduna 172 km

Other distances from Aba

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Aba to Lagos 464 km
From Aba to Abuja 437 km
From Aba to Kano 773 km
From Aba to Port Harcourt 53 km
From Aba to Kaduna 599 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains the cities of Nigeria that are at equal or similar distances as between Jos and Aba.

From To Distance (kilometers)
San Francisco, United States Los Angeles, United States 559 km
Manhattan, United States Hamilton, Canada 559 km
Charlotte, United States Columbus, United States 559 km
Montréal, Canada Hamilton, Canada 558 km
New York City, United States Hamilton, Canada 560 km
Phoenix, United States Ciudad Juárez, Mexico 561 km
Austin, United States San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico 561 km
Manhattan, United States Etobicoke, Canada 561 km
Phoenix, United States El Paso, United States 557 km
Warsaw, Poland Vienna, Austria 556 km
London, United Kingdom Glasgow, United Kingdom 556 km
The Bronx, United States Hamilton, Canada 562 km
Lagos, Nigeria Kumasi, Ghana 556 km
Toronto, Canada The Bronx, United States 556 km
Philadelphia, United States Raleigh, United States 556 km
Cali, Colombia Bucaramanga, Colombia 555 km
Puebla, Mexico Tonalá, Mexico 555 km
Toronto, Canada New York City, United States 555 km
New York City, United States Etobicoke, Canada 563 km
Cúcuta, Colombia Valencia, Venezuela 555 km

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