Search and find cheap flights to Nigeria

The best prices found on momondo for flights to Nigeria are:
$9 per person with Juneyao Airlines
$64 per person with United Nigeria Airlines
$65 per person with Arik Air

Delta is the most popular airline offering flights to Nigeria, with 36% of our users opting to fly with them when traveling to Nigeria. Other popular options include United Airlines and British Airways. There are a total of 28 different airlines flying to Nigeria.

Flight times vary depending on what airport in United States you fly out of and what airport in Nigeria you fly into. For example, flying from Los Angeles to Lagos Murtala Muhammed takes 19h 05m on average. On the other hand, flying from San Francisco to Lagos Murtala Muhammed takes 18h 50m on average. Keep in mind that it’s always quicker to opt for a non-stop flight, so be sure to check momondo if there are any available for your route.

Lagos Murtala Muhammed is the most popular airport in Nigeria to fly to at the moment. Out of all our users who flew to Nigeria in the past year, 74% of them chose to fly into Lagos’s Lagos Murtala Muhammed airport. Keep in mind that there may be other airports within Nigeria that are also a great option to fly to.

The cost to fly to Nigeria varies based on a variety of factors, but you can expect to find prices as low as $10 or as high as $20,060. Based on recent airfare data, we’ve found that a ticket to Nigeria for $1,890 or less is a good deal, whereas $1,974 is the average cost.

The best day to take a flight to Nigeria is on Tuesday, followed by Friday. Tuesday and Friday tend to have the lowest flight prices to Nigeria. If your travel dates are flexible, then try to avoid booking on a Saturday, which is known for being the most expensive day of the week to fly to Nigeria.

There are many layover possibilities on flights to Nigeria from USA, and they all depend on the airline you choose. This flight route has both single- and two-layover options, and these stops differ from airline to airline. On most single-layover flights, the layover is usually in the hub city of the airline. For instance, flying from JFK to LOS or ABV on a single-layover flight, you’ll have Kenya Airways, Ethiopian Air, Turkish Airlines, Egypt Air, and British Airways providing these flights. As such, you can expect a layover in Nairobi, Lome, Istanbul, Cairo, and London, respectively. For those flying from ATL, Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways, British Airways, Lufthansa, Delta, and Air France provide these flights to LOS and ABV. Similarly, expect your layover in Istanbul, Doha, London, Frankfurt, Paris, or Paris, respectively. The layover adds anywhere between five and 15 hours to the flight time, but one-stop flights are significantly cheaper than nonstop flights to Nigeria.

Yes, you will need both a passport and visa before you’re allowed entry into Nigeria. Your passport needs to be valid and remain so for up to six months, and you’ll require at least a 90-day visa before you’re granted entry. You can get a visa on arrival, but only after prior arrangements with the Nigerian Embassy in the US. A Nigerian visa will cost you around $190, including processing fees, and the visa takes about ten business days to process.

Once you have performed a search for flights to Nigeria, momondo helps you find the right flight by offering useful filters to narrow down your flight selection. Flights can be filtered by multiple factors such as airline, airport and price; but also by other criteria like aircraft type and payment method.

Price alerts on flights to Nigeria are quick and easy to set up on momondo. Simply perform a search and select the price alert feature. It is as simple as that.