How to get fromMakurdi to Port Harcourtby car, taxi, plane, or bus

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There are 4 ways to get from Makurdi to Port Harcourt by car, taxi, plane, or bus

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Drive 444 km
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1. Drive from Makurdi to Port Harcourtcar 444 km
7h 40m
$17–25
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Makurdi to Port Harcourttaxi 444 km
7h 40m
$27–33
Taxi, fly to Port Harcourt International Airport
1. Take the taxi from Makurdi to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV)taxi
2. Fly from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) to Port Harcourt International Airport (PHC)plane ABV - PHC
6h 4m
$111–176
Taxi, fly to Imo State Airport, bus
1. Take the taxi from Makurdi to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV)taxi
2. Fly from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) to Imo State Airport (QOW)plane ABV - QOW
3. Take the taxi from Imo State Airport (QOW) to Main Bus Parktaxi
4. Take the bus from Main Bus Park to Port Harcourtbus
8h 17m
$110–181

Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) to Port Harcourt International Airport (PHC) flights

44Weekly Planes

1h 7mAverage Duration

$55Cheapest Price

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Distance: 444 km
Duration: 7h 40m

What companies run services between Makurdi, Nigeria and Port Harcourt, Nigeria?

You can drive from Makurdi to Port Harcourt in around 7h 40m.

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Port Harcourt, Nigeria(opens in a new window)

Port Harcourt (Pidgin: Po-ta-kot or Pi-ta-kwa) is the capital and largest city of Rivers State in Nigeria. It is the fifth most populous city in Nigeria after Lagos, Kano, Ibadan and Benin. It lies along the Bonny River and is located in the oil rich Niger Delta. As of 2023, Port Harcourt's urban population is estimated at 3,480,000. The population of the metropolitan area of Port Harcourt is almost twice its urban area population with a 2015 United Nations estimate of 2,344,000. In 1950, the population of Port Harcourt was 59,752. Port Harcourt has grown by 150,844 since 2015, which represents a 4.99% annual change.

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