Intercity transport fares by state

Average intercity bus fare charged for journeys starting in each state, cheapest first.

National Bureau of Statistics (Nigeria) — Transport Fare WatchPeriod: May 2026Retrieved 2026-10-16T08:31:13+00:00

Ranked ascending: the lowest state average intercity fare ranks first. State figures are the published NBS state average fares for the stated period; they are averages across surveyed routes and operators, not the fare on a specific trip. Full methodology

Ranks are competition ranks computed across the full set. State averages are not LGA or market-level figures.

Rank	State	Intercity fare
1	Kwara	₦7,969.29
2	Edo	₦8,000.61
3	Bayelsa	₦8,300.59
4	Bauchi	₦8,700.46
5	Ebonyi	₦8,756.12
6	Benue	₦8,817.95
7	Yobe	₦8,863.33
8	Adamawa	₦8,991.38
9	Anambra	₦9,082.06
10	Oyo	₦9,143.81
11	Kano	₦9,410.81
12	Kogi	₦9,500.97
13	Gombe	₦9,541.89
14	Ekiti	₦9,584.81
15	Delta	₦9,586.79
16	Rivers	₦9,599.31
17	Nasarawa	₦9,666.40
18	Sokoto	₦9,851.00
19	Imo	₦9,855.09
20	Plateau	₦9,884.55
21	Kebbi	₦9,892.53
22	Borno	₦9,894.94
23	Taraba	₦9,935.98
24	Osun	₦9,964.99
25	Niger	₦9,970.53
26	Akwa Ibom	₦9,973.06
27	Jigawa	₦10,003
28	Cross River	₦10,139
29	Lagos	₦10,195
30	Zamfara	₦10,205
31	Enugu	₦10,345
32	Katsina	₦10,539
33	Kaduna	₦10,684
34	Ogun	₦10,864
35	Abuja	₦11,025
36	Abia	₦11,066
37	Ondo	₦11,080

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