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Transport · May 2026

An intercity bus journey cost most in Ondo (₦11,080 a person) and least in Kwara (₦7,969) in May 2026

Riders in Ondo paid 39% more than in Kwara. NBS average fares across 36 states and the FCT.

39%

Every state, dearest first

  1. Ondo₦11,080
  2. Abia₦11,066
  3. FCT₦11,025
  4. Ogun₦10,864
  5. Kaduna₦10,684
  6. Katsina₦10,539
  7. Enugu₦10,345
  8. Zamfara₦10,205
  9. Lagos₦10,195
  10. Cross River₦10,139
  11. Jigawa₦10,003
  12. Akwa Ibom₦9,973
  13. Niger₦9,971
  14. Osun₦9,965
  15. Taraba₦9,936
  16. Borno₦9,895
  17. Kebbi₦9,893
  18. Plateau₦9,885
  19. Imo₦9,855
  20. Sokoto₦9,851
  21. Nasarawa₦9,666
  22. Rivers₦9,599
  23. Delta₦9,587
  24. Ekiti₦9,585
  25. Gombe₦9,542
  26. Kogi₦9,501
  27. Kano₦9,411
  28. Oyo₦9,144
  29. Anambra₦9,082
  30. Adamawa₦8,991
  31. Yobe₦8,863
  32. Benue₦8,818
  33. Ebonyi₦8,756
  34. Bauchi₦8,700
  35. Bayelsa₦8,301
  36. Edo₦8,001
  37. Kwara₦7,969

How we worked this out

We ranked the average fare NBS published for each of the 36 states and the FCT for the month, then compared the dearest with the cheapest. The figures are the source's own; nothing here is estimated.

Source: National Bureau of Statistics

Source rows (37)
ValueWhere it comes from
11,080.003TRANSPORT COST Watch MAY_2026_.xlsx, sheet “State Transport”, row 29
11,066.127TRANSPORT COST Watch MAY_2026_.xlsx, sheet “State Transport”, row 1
11,024.935TRANSPORT COST Watch MAY_2026_.xlsx, sheet “State Transport”, row 2
10,863.884TRANSPORT COST Watch MAY_2026_.xlsx, sheet “State Transport”, row 28
10,683.718TRANSPORT COST Watch MAY_2026_.xlsx, sheet “State Transport”, row 19
10,539.182TRANSPORT COST Watch MAY_2026_.xlsx, sheet “State Transport”, row 21
10,344.633TRANSPORT COST Watch MAY_2026_.xlsx, sheet “State Transport”, row 15
10,205.241TRANSPORT COST Watch MAY_2026_.xlsx, sheet “State Transport”, row 37
10,195.313TRANSPORT COST Watch MAY_2026_.xlsx, sheet “State Transport”, row 25
10,138.587TRANSPORT COST Watch MAY_2026_.xlsx, sheet “State Transport”, row 10
10,002.54TRANSPORT COST Watch MAY_2026_.xlsx, sheet “State Transport”, row 18
9,973.062TRANSPORT COST Watch MAY_2026_.xlsx, sheet “State Transport”, row 4
9,970.529TRANSPORT COST Watch MAY_2026_.xlsx, sheet “State Transport”, row 27
9,964.989TRANSPORT COST Watch MAY_2026_.xlsx, sheet “State Transport”, row 30
9,935.977TRANSPORT COST Watch MAY_2026_.xlsx, sheet “State Transport”, row 35
9,894.944TRANSPORT COST Watch MAY_2026_.xlsx, sheet “State Transport”, row 9
9,892.531TRANSPORT COST Watch MAY_2026_.xlsx, sheet “State Transport”, row 22
9,884.554TRANSPORT COST Watch MAY_2026_.xlsx, sheet “State Transport”, row 32
9,855.088TRANSPORT COST Watch MAY_2026_.xlsx, sheet “State Transport”, row 17
9,850.996TRANSPORT COST Watch MAY_2026_.xlsx, sheet “State Transport”, row 34
9,666.399TRANSPORT COST Watch MAY_2026_.xlsx, sheet “State Transport”, row 26
9,599.309TRANSPORT COST Watch MAY_2026_.xlsx, sheet “State Transport”, row 33
9,586.789TRANSPORT COST Watch MAY_2026_.xlsx, sheet “State Transport”, row 11
9,584.806TRANSPORT COST Watch MAY_2026_.xlsx, sheet “State Transport”, row 14
9,541.891TRANSPORT COST Watch MAY_2026_.xlsx, sheet “State Transport”, row 16
9,500.972TRANSPORT COST Watch MAY_2026_.xlsx, sheet “State Transport”, row 23
9,410.809TRANSPORT COST Watch MAY_2026_.xlsx, sheet “State Transport”, row 20
9,143.806TRANSPORT COST Watch MAY_2026_.xlsx, sheet “State Transport”, row 31
9,082.06TRANSPORT COST Watch MAY_2026_.xlsx, sheet “State Transport”, row 5
8,991.384TRANSPORT COST Watch MAY_2026_.xlsx, sheet “State Transport”, row 3
8,863.325TRANSPORT COST Watch MAY_2026_.xlsx, sheet “State Transport”, row 36
8,817.953TRANSPORT COST Watch MAY_2026_.xlsx, sheet “State Transport”, row 8
8,756.119TRANSPORT COST Watch MAY_2026_.xlsx, sheet “State Transport”, row 12
8,700.458TRANSPORT COST Watch MAY_2026_.xlsx, sheet “State Transport”, row 6
8,300.586TRANSPORT COST Watch MAY_2026_.xlsx, sheet “State Transport”, row 7
8,000.607TRANSPORT COST Watch MAY_2026_.xlsx, sheet “State Transport”, row 13
7,969.292TRANSPORT COST Watch MAY_2026_.xlsx, sheet “State Transport”, row 24

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