Distance from Lagos to Raleigh

The distance between Lagos, Nigeria and Raleigh, United States is 8,878 kilometers (5,517 miles).

Lagos, Nigeria

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

From Lagos to Raleigh, the straight-line distance is 8,878 kilometers, heading northwest. Lagos is at only 11 meters above sea level, while Raleigh is at 99 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 14-16 hours
Jet fighter 8-10 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Lagos, Nigeria

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Lagos

Coordinates: 6.4541° N 3.3947° E

Elevation: 11 m (36 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Murtala Mohammed International Airport (LOS)
  • Cadjehoun Airport (COO)
  • Ibadan Airport (IBA)
  • Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW)
  • Benin Airport (BNI)
Raleigh, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/New_York

Coordinates: 35.7721° N 78.6386° W

Elevation: 99 m (325 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)
  • Louisburg, Franklin County Airport (LFN)
  • Rocky Mount-Wilson Regional Airport (RWI)
  • Pope Field (POB)
  • Simmons Army Air Field (FBG)

Other distances from Lagos

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Lagos to Abuja 536 km
From Lagos to Kano 832 km
From Lagos to Port Harcourt 442 km
From Lagos to Kaduna 633 km
From Lagos to Ibadan 117 km

Other distances from Raleigh

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Raleigh to New York City 682 km
From Raleigh to Los Angeles 3,600 km
From Raleigh to Chicago 1,032 km
From Raleigh to Houston 1,700 km
From Raleigh to Phoenix 3,063 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Lagos and Raleigh.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Kumasi, Ghana Piura, Peru 8,878 km
Sucre, Bolivia Málaga, Spain 8,879 km
Leeds, United Kingdom Mazatlán, Mexico 8,877 km
Málaga, Spain Dhaka, Bangladesh 8,879 km
Mumbai, India Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain 8,877 km
Seoul, South Korea Islington, United Kingdom 8,877 km
Oklahoma City, United States Rome, Italy 8,876 km
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Salta, Argentina 8,880 km
Portland, United States Córdoba, Spain 8,880 km
Vienna, Austria Arlington, United States 8,876 km
New York City, United States Mar del Plata, Argentina 8,876 km
London, United Kingdom Seoul, South Korea 8,880 km
Ottawa, Canada Cairo, Egypt 8,876 km
Brussels, Belgium Fresno, United States 8,876 km
Oslo, Norway Belmopan, Belize 8,881 km
Zaragoza, Spain El Paso, United States 8,881 km
Lagos, Nigeria Patna, India 8,881 km
Leeds, United Kingdom Brasília, Brazil 8,881 km
Accra, Ghana Trujillo, Peru 8,881 km

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