Flights to Nigeria and Ghana from the US: Carriers and Booking Tips
Nonstop and one-stop options to Lagos, Abuja, and Accra, baggage allowances, and when to book.
By WarBird Flight editors · Updated September 18, 2026 · 2 min read
Nonstops
Delta flies Atlanta and New York to Lagos and Accra; United flies Washington Dulles to Lagos and Accra. Everything else connects through Europe (British Airways, Lufthansa, Air France, KLM) or the Gulf (Qatar Airways, Emirates, Ethiopian via Addis Ababa).
Baggage
Allowances vary widely. Delta and United typically include two bags on West Africa routes; some European carriers' cheapest fares include one or none. The all-in price with two checked bags is what to compare.
When to book
December is the most expensive month by a wide margin; book by September. Summer is the second peak. Late January to March and late September to early November are the cheapest windows.
Nonstop versus one-stop is a real trade-off here
The Delta and United nonstops to Lagos and Accra are convenient but frequently the most expensive option, and there are only a handful of them a week. A one-stop through Europe or the Gulf can save several hundred dollars and often runs on a wider-bodied aircraft, at the cost of a longer total trip and a connection to clear. Weigh the fare gap against the layover length and the airport — an overnight connection in Europe may need a transit visa or a hotel, which erases the saving. When a routing has two carriers on separate tickets, your bags and any misconnection are your own responsibility, so favor a single through-ticket.
Confirm the visa and passport validity before you book
Both Nigeria and Ghana require a visa for US travelers, and both, like most countries, want at least six months of passport validity beyond your travel dates. Neither is something the airline checks when you buy the ticket, but you can be denied boarding without them. Sort the visa timeline before you commit to nonrefundable dates, and if you are visiting both countries on one trip, a multi-city ticket into one capital and out of the other saves a backtrack — an agent can price that against two separate round trips.
Book by phone
Agents compare every routing with bags included, handle name matching against passports, and can book multi-city trips that visit both countries. Call (708) 866-8751.
Cheapest recent flights to Nigeria
From our fare snapshot: the lowest recorded fare on each route into Nigeria, cheapest first.
- Sat, Jan 16 – Tue, Feb 2Dallas to LagosDFW → LOS · Qatar AirwaysCall(708) 866-8751$712round trip · recorded low
- Thu, Feb 11 – Thu, Feb 25Houston to LagosHOU → LOS · Qatar AirwaysCall(708) 866-8751$752round trip · recorded low
- Sun, Nov 29 – Thu, Jan 14Washington, D.C. to LagosWAS → LOS · Qatar AirwaysCall(708) 866-8751$772round trip · recorded low
- Fri, Oct 23 – Sun, Nov 22Los Angeles to LagosLAX → LOSCall(708) 866-8751$842round trip · recorded low
Recorded fares from cached search data, not live quotes. An agent confirms availability and today's price on the call.
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