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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Nigeria

Get data-powered insights and trends for flights to Nigeria to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest flight to Nigeria?

These are the best round-trip prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.

The cheapest ticket to Nigeria from the United Kingdom found in the last 72 hours was to Abuja, at $629 round-trip. The most popular route is London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Lagos (LOS) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $889.

What is the cheapest month to fly from the United Kingdom to Nigeria?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from the United Kingdom to Nigeria, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from the United Kingdom to Nigeria is November, when tickets cost $680 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,311 and $972 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from the United Kingdom to Nigeria?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to Nigeria, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from the United Kingdom to Nigeria, you should book around 6 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 8 weeks before departure.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in Nigeria?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Nigeria is Abuja Airport (ABV), with an average flight price of $778.


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Flight from London Heathrow Airport to Lagos

FAQs for booking flights from the United Kingdom to Nigeria

  • Are direct flights to Nigeria available?

    If you are looking for direct flights from the UK to Nigeria, there are a couple of options available. You can fly direct from London Heathrow (LHR) to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) in Abuja with British Airways. It is also possible to fly direct from Heathrow to Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos with Virgin Atlantic. Both of these options take just over 6h. On most other flights from UK airports to Nigeria your journey will include at least one layover.

  • Do I need a visa to visit Nigeria?

    UK passengers must have a valid visa and a UK passport before travelling to Nigeria. You can apply for a visa in advance of your trip with the Nigeria High Commission. Your passport should also be valid for at least 6 months when you arrive in the country.

  • Is public transport available at Nigeria airports?

    Passengers arriving at Nigeria airports will find taxis available at the terminals. Taxi fares in Nigeria are usually affordable and are a good option for tourists who are unfamiliar with public transport networks. A taxi from Lagos Airport to Lagos city centre usually costs around ₦2,700 (£5) and takes around 20min. Meanwhile, a taxi from Abuja Airport to Abuja city centre costs around ₦4,900 (£9) and takes roughly 35min. Passengers arriving at Abuja Airport can also take the train to the city centre for around ₦1,000 (£2).

  • Where should I fly to if I want to visit multiple destinations in Nigeria?

    If you plan to visit multiple cities in Lagos, it is a good idea to fly to Abuja Airport and then take domestic flights from there. Abuja is centrally located, and Abuja airport offers cheap direct flights to many nearby cities, such as Enugu, Port Harcourt, and Asaba, that cannot be easily reached from the UK.

  • What are popular stopovers on flights from UK to Nigeria?

    Popular stopovers on flights to Nigeria include a transfer at Cairo Airport (CAI), with Egypt Air on journeys from Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lagos Airport (LOS) and also from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Abuja Airport (ABV). Alternatively, on a flight with Lufthansa from London City Airport (LCY) or LHR to ABV, you are likely to stop at Frankfurt Airport (FRA).

  • Is there internet on board flights from UK to Nigeria?

    If you need to work during your flight to Nigeria, you should look for an airline that offers internet. For instance, British Airways and Lufthansa provide Wi-Fi to passengers at an additional cost. In contrast, Royal Air Maroc provides free internet connectivity for wireless in-flight entertainment.

  • Which airports are hubs for airlines that fly to Nigeria?

    If you choose to fly with British Airways, you will benefit from the fact that its hub airport is Heathrow Airport (LHR). This means that you’ll enjoy more frequent direct flights to Nigeria, as well as lower cost fares.

  • How much luggage can you take on board flights to Nigeria?

    Airlines have different baggage policies for flights. For instance, British Airways and Egypt Air allows one item of cabin luggage and two checked items on board flights from Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Abuja Airport (ABV). On the same route, Air France allow one cabin bag and one checked item, whereas Ethiopian Air normally allows one item of cabin baggage on board. However, if you want a checked bag, you’ll need to pay more.

  • Are flights likely to cost more around Calabar Carnival?

    Calabar Carnival is an annual street party which is a month-long event taking place in December. If you plan to fly to Nigeria during these dates, you can expect to pay more for flights. Unless you need to travel in December, it’s better to fly on a different month for cheaper tickets.

  • Are flights likely to be more expensive during Ramadan?

    With a large proportion of Nigerians celebrating Ramadan, you can expect flight tickets to be more expensive during this holy month. This is because many people will fly to be with family on this important occasion. Unless you’re celebrating Ramadan in Nigeria, it’s recommended to travel during a different period for cheaper tickets.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from the United Kingdom to Nigeria?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from the United Kingdom to Nigeria.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from the United Kingdom to Nigeria?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from the United Kingdom to Nigeria is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from the United Kingdom to Nigeria?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly from the United Kingdom to Nigeria with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from the United Kingdom to Nigeria?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from the United Kingdom to Nigeria up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Nigeria?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Nigeria is Tuesday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $1,042. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Friday, where round-trip prices are $1,455 on average.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Nigeria?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Nigeria is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $793 on average. Morning departures are around 24% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Nigeria is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,308.

Top tips for finding a cheap flight out of the United Kingdom

  • Want to reduce your CO2 emissions on your Nigeria flight? Flights to Lagos from London Heathrow (LHR) with Royal Air Maroc can reduce your travel footprint by around 39% and may even be slightly cheaper than other routes.
  • Planning to fly from Nigeria from the north of England? Both Birmingham and Manchester offer Nigeria flights. From Birmingham (BHX), you can fly to Lagos with Air France in around 10h. Meanwhile, from Manchester Airport (MAN), you can fly to Abuja in just over 12h.
  • If you plan to visit the Lekki Conservation Centre during your stay in Nigeria, Lagos Murtala Airport (LOS) is a great choice for your arrival. The Lekki Conservation Centre is a wildlife park situated in Lekki Phase 1, just outside of Lagos city, and is located around 1h 30min from Lagos airport by road.
  • Want to travel light? Manchester Airport offers a luggage collection service. This means you can have your bags picked up from your home and sent straight to your onward destination.
  • Planning a summer holiday in Nigeria? Flying to Lagos Airport will give you easy access to the many beautiful tourist beaches and scenic spots on the Lagos coast. Lagos beaches like the Praia do Camilo are perfect for swimming, while the Ponta da Piedade offers spectacular ocean views.
  • If you are flying to Nigeria to visit a nature reserve, so you can see the protected rainforest and animals, one of the closest to an airport is Omo Forest Reserve. If you fly into Benin City Airport (BNI), you will be about 190 km (118 miles) from the reserve.
  • When you are flying from London, you will find that there are several airports that you can depart from. These airports are easy to reach from the city centre, but some might be more convenient than others for those living outside London. For example, if you live to the north of the city then Stansted Airport (STN) or Luton Airport (LTN) are conveniently located, whereas Gatwick Airport (LGW) is great if you're travelling from the south of the city.
  • Business Class passengers can benefit from the chauffeur services that some airlines offer. For example, British Airways allows you to use Business Points in exchange for a chauffeur service to the terminal. This is possible for all Business Class passengers that live within a 100-miles of certain airports, including Manchester Airport (MAN) or Heathrow Airport (LHR).

Top 5 airlines serving from the United Kingdom to Nigeria

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from the United Kingdom to Nigeria? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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Virgin AtlanticOverall score based on 652 reviews
8.1Crew
6.9Food
7.2Comfort
7.5Entertainment
7.6Boarding
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Super friendly and helpful staff, from check-in desk to cabin crew.

10.0 ExcellentJoe, May 2025JFK - MAN
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Super friendly and helpful staff, from check-in desk to cabin crew.

Following a paid seat upgrade for enhanced comfort, I encountered an unacceptable odor in my assigned area. It took three hours for the crew to relocate me, and the replacement seat was unacceptably close to the lavatory, offering no improvement.

Good overall. Cannot fault the airlines. I have had better entertainment systems before ie ice in Emirates but it was not too bad. Food was decent and staff were friendly.

I did not fly by vergin atlantic from bangalore to vasco da gama

Your flight delayed at Heathrow n I almost missed my mother funeral.you idiots. I had to waste 10 hours in different airports. Thank your stars I'm not suing you.

Miami airport needs more thorough signage. It was a long walk from my transport point to the check in desk,

Flight took off an hour late. Had to stay on the tarmac for half an hour after landing. Both annoying.

We had an unfortunate experience where we had to leave the aircraft after boarding, shortly before the scheduled takeoff time, and re-board. The reason given was that a passenger felt ill and had to cancel their plans and therefor their luggage had to be found and removed.

We’ve used VA before many times the experience is always been good they have lovely staff and the food is always delicious.

Everything about the flight was amazing from check in to boarding entertainment was okay food we didn’t try.

The flight was delayed by an hour. Made the connection uncomfortably tight.

When we went to the lounge they told us to go into the main lounge and not the full business class section, later they told me that Lufthansa wont pay the full fee to alloq the business class passengers entry to the nicer sectikn where all the other airlines nusiness class passengers go into. Very poor arrangement.

Not what I expected for the last leg of a $5100 business class experience. Boarding was a nightmare. The flight was delayed and I had to keep checking my email to ensure I was at the right gate since the airline or the terminal had no clue until 15 mins prior to boarding. Food was gross, limited drink options.

Flights scheduled with impossible connections - Lufthansa apparently believes it takes 7mins to change terminals, go through passport control, re-clear security and walk 1.8kms…..and everything will work perfectly (which it never does at Frankfurt). No staff on hand to assist with transfers on delayed flights. No transfer guidance provided by app. No compensation offered for 6hr delay to connecting flight.

Crew were friendly and very helpful Plane was clean and the legroom is standard. Overall a good flight, no complaints.

The plane was late and had not been cleaned prior to our flight from Frankfurt to LA, so we had to use bathrooms that were completely filthy and stank like hell. One of them eventually was even closed early on during the flight. It was a horrific experience.

The connection to LYON was very tight. The flight was nearly finished boarding when we got to the gate

Air Dolomiti personnel were very nice as ever. Got nicked for 80 euros for my bag; something I didn’t agree to when I booked… What’s up with that?

Boing 747-8’s are showing their age. The seat back screens are somewhat unresponsive. Even putting the seat “in its original and upright position” required assistance from the guy behind me-after I helped the lady in front of me! I left a ball cap on board. I’ll be flying back in four weeks. I wonder if Lufthansa has a list a found for that kind of stuff in Frankfurt?

I did not like that they failed to put my luggage on my connecting flight to Athens. I was promised it would be located and delivered within 2 days but later told there was no information on its location. This caused me to have unplanned for expenses because I then had to purchase new clothing to wear on my vacation. I did not receive my luggage until my return flight home. I will not be traveling with them again.

I didn’t have food and they don’t include entertainment. Not much leg room at all. Staff were great.

Better synchronizing the boarding processes. The audio announcements, the personnel and the digital signage were not saying the same thing. All confusion.

Business class was nothing more than Economy with middle seat empty. Uncomfortable seat and leg room. A mom behind me had a 18 month/2 yr old on her lap, who had his feet on my back all the time- while middle seat remained empty. Pretty much not worth the fare. Very disappointed.

The first class seats were unusable, mine at the end of the flight, my husband's in the middle of the flight, and the one next to me was unusable either, they had to move the person to another seat.

charging port did not work, no entertainment system. Other than that the flight was good and safe.

Last minute gate change. Didn’t put our TSA global on our trip even though we asked multiple times to confirm. Did not help with food when could not eat what was served.

When Stephen arrived with our wheel chairs - we were in excellent hands! He was such great help with getting our rental car and then reporting our missing luggage. When you are exhausted from traveling for too many hours, he was just what we needed to navigate everything! Give that guy a raise!

The cabin was bit colder than I like but the crew members looked after us very well. They did even offer hot water bottle and hot chocolate. I cannot rate the crew enough excellent is not good enough. They really were wonderful.

Boarding is always a challenge as folks in al groups crowd around for no reason, but crew handled it well. I once again applaud the LHR ground baggage staff as they got our bags from a flight at Terminal 5A to a flight in Terminal 5C within 40 minutes...amazing!

Gate information deliberately delayed to only one hour B4 flight, lack of info finding gate.

Awful. Seats on this Dreamliner really uncomfortable with broken tables. No food selection availability in business class. Poor service. No engagement senior flight attendant spent more time applying make up then speaking to her guests. It appeared that the right side received a different level of service to the left when there were only 8 people. Worst flight I have ever had. A great way to ruin an outstanding two week with this return flight

Flights were okay. Not bad, not good. On time and efficient. Planes are a bit old and run down, even the 787... Casablanca airport, HORRIBLE. no air conditioning, no power outlets, no clear signs to anywhere, old, unfriendly, no restaurants to speak of. Casablanca lounge, HORRIFIC No seats available most of the time, no power outlets working, no food, only water is offered, 1 shower available, unfriendly and inneficient people, no air conditioning, flies and bugs everywhere, extremely old seats and unconfortable. Although with some cleaning crew present, toilettes are .... not too clean.

3 hour delay, very rude flight attendant the food was horrible.

Wait time was very long during boarding. We had to wait a while in the bus which was under the sun.

When the flight landed, it was still going towards the gate, when everybody got up. Nobody cared that the flight was still in "active taxi" mode. But seems like this is common on Air Maroc flights.

1. Boarding - Chaotic, no announcements. 2. Gate Agents - Don't care about anything. 3. Inflight - FA are good and cordial. 4. Landing - Everybody is in a rush to get out because of the crowding at immigration.

This is the worst seat that I ever sat on. The length and width are great but Super uncomfortable. We felt like sitting on marble.

Worst flight experience of my life. It was cancelled and they left us in the airport for 7 hours having no idea what to do.

Had the worst service I have experienced in 45 years of flying internationally (over 100 flights). This was an 8-hour flight and the crew was completely non-responsive to any and all requests for assistance from the 200+ passengers. My wife and I each pressed the button for assistance at least 4 separate times and no crew member ever responded. Looking down the aisle, at any given time at least a dozen passengers request-for-assistance lights were on and no crew member ever assisted any of them either. Notably, it was a very smooth flight with no turbulence, so there was no reason crew members could not provide assistance. Other than two meals - one at the beginning and one at the very end, the crew did not serve water or other drinks at all. We had to get up and walk to the end of the plane to get water ourselves. The only snacks available were saltine crackers. Crew also did not collect trash except immediately after each meal. Plane was a mess and everyone was coughing at the end due to lack of water. We found the crew hanging out in the front of the plane talking to each other and laughing amongst themselves without a care in the world about the 200 passengers. One was just enjoying a book. Don’t ever fly Royal Air Maroc if you can avoid it.

There was a technical problem with the aircraft after we boarded and we had to leave the plane and wait for two hours where we couldn’t talk to anyone. I had a connection in Toronto to Vancouver I obviously missed it. Arriving to Vancouver the flight was canceled and I wasn’t offered any another flights. I had to book one on my own charges to get back home. Also at Casablanca check in. They said our luggage will go to final destination and they did not!

It was a nightmare of an experience. The station manager was very unprofessional dealing with an over 5 hour delay and even boarding the flight was a nightmare with 3 plane loads of passengers on other cancelled flights trying to push and shove to get in the one i boarded.

Smooth process. No delay. Need to improve the AC during boarding.

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