Cheap flights from London to Nigeria from £299

If you don’t want to visit Nigeria in February, then you should wait until November to fly from London, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of £620.

Our data shows that Tuesday is the least expensive day to fly to Nigeria. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as £849. On the other hand, Thursday is the most expensive day to depart from London because it is more convenient for both business and leisure travellers. As a result, prices tend to be around £870.

Flying to Nigeria from London in the evening is the least expensive time of day to depart. momondo users have found prices as low as £851 when looking at flights departing in the evening. In the morning is when there is more demand to fly to Nigeria, so prices are often more expensive at around £906 per ticket.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Nigeria from London when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Nigeria for around £787 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Nigeria from London for as low as £748 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on London to Nigeria flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Royal Air Maroc, Kenya Airways, and Egyptair are the most popular carriers operating from London to Nigeria

Virgin Atlantic, Air Peace and Royal Air Maroc are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Nigeria from London according to our data. Virgin Atlantic is the first choice among our users, with 38% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Nigeria. Keep in mind that there are 18 different airlines that fly to Nigeria on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 15% of flights between London and Nigeria have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 102 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the early afternoon have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Thursday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Virgin Atlantic have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 6% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of March 2026, there are 8 flights per day flying from London to Nigeria. The most common time of day flights depart is 22:00, with 60% of flights taking off in the evening.

58 flights are operational weekly from London to Nigeria as of March 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Tue, with 17% of flights per week taking off on this day.