We recommend at least 1 hour for a comfortable connection at Lagos Murtala Muhammed. The minimum connection time is 60 minutes for domestic flights and 90 minutes for international flights. Transit between terminals takes up to 40 minutes.

Domestic-to-Domestic: 60 min. Domestic-to-International: 120 min. International-to-Domestic: 150 min. International-to-International: 90 min. These are the shortest layovers airlines will sell at Lagos Murtala Muhammed.

Connecting at Lagos Murtala Muhammed is not a smooth transfer experience — the domestic and international terminals are separate buildings connected only by road, meaning every connection involves exiting one terminal and physically driving or walking to the other. Add in Lagos traffic, inconsistent signage, and mandatory re-screening, and this airport should be treated with caution for tight connections. There is no airside walkway between the international and domestic terminals — passengers must clear arrival formalities, exit landside, and take a taxi or the informal shuttle/bus service across the airport road to the other terminal. This transfer can take 15-20 minutes in light traffic but often stretches to 30-40 minutes during Lagos's notorious congestion. All connecting passengers undergo full security re-screening plus immigration/customs formalities when transferring between the international and domestic sides.

Even for same-terminal connections this is tight once security and gate walk are factored in. See full 30 min guide →

Feasible only for international-to-international transfers within MMA2 under normal conditions. See full 45 min guide →

Meets the domestic-domestic MCT for connections staying within MMA1. See full 1 hr guide →

Sufficient for domestic connections but still short for any international-domestic terminal transfer. See full 1¼ hr guide →

Comfortable for international-international connections and workable for domestic legs. See full 1½ hr guide →

Meets the minimum for a domestic-to-international connection including the terminal transfer. See full 2 hr guide →

Meets the international-to-domestic MCT, the airport's longest required connection time. See full 2½ hr guide →

Comfortable buffer for any terminal combination, even allowing for Lagos traffic delays. See full 3 hr guide →

Ample time for the slowest inter-terminal transfer plus contingency for congestion or documentation delays. See full 4 hr guide →