Intracity transport fares by state

Average intracity bus or shared-taxi fare 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 intracity 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	Intracity fare
1	Abia	₦890.05
2	Adamawa	₦918.47
3	Kano	₦1,066.00
4	Rivers	₦1,187.78
5	Sokoto	₦1,195.66
6	Jigawa	₦1,264.61
7	Bayelsa	₦1,302.33
8	Kebbi	₦1,304.25
9	Anambra	₦1,321.12
10	Kogi	₦1,340.78
11	Ekiti	₦1,379.39
12	Gombe	₦1,384.23
13	Niger	₦1,389.19
14	Ebonyi	₦1,389.21
15	Akwa Ibom	₦1,396.94
16	Imo	₦1,407.33
17	Abuja	₦1,409.81
18	Edo	₦1,410.67
19	Oyo	₦1,445.05
20	Bauchi	₦1,463.24
21	Plateau	₦1,466.31
22	Katsina	₦1,466.76
23	Yobe	₦1,468.12
24	Kwara	₦1,509.54
25	Borno	₦1,510.84
26	Nasarawa	₦1,513.81
27	Delta	₦1,523.80
28	Ondo	₦1,570.40
29	Kaduna	₦1,576.04
30	Cross River	₦1,587.11
31	Benue	₦1,591.54
32	Ogun	₦1,597.83
33	Osun	₦1,651.78
34	Enugu	₦1,664.09
35	Lagos	₦1,741.43
36	Taraba	₦1,771.96
37	Zamfara	₦1,878.80

37 ranked entries.