Transport Fare in Nigeria: Bus, Air Travel, and Okada Fares doubled in 2020

Transport Fare in Nigeria Bus, Air Travel, and Okada Fares doubled in 2020

Data from the NBS reveals the average fare paid by commuters for a journey by motorcycle more than doubled year after year.

Data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reveals the average fare paid by commuters for a journey by motorcycle per drop more than doubled year on year (September 2020 vs 2019 respectively).

This was contained in the recently released data on Transport fares for September 2020 in Nigeria. This covers bus journey within the city per drop, bus journey intercity, state route, a charge per person, airfare charge for specified routes single journey, journey by motorcycle (Okada) per drop, and waterway passenger transport.

Air Travel

Average fare paid by air passengers for specified routes single journey decreased by -4.59% MOM and increased by 20.60% YOY to N36,884.59 in September 2020 from N38,659.86 in August 2020.

Bus Fares

The states with the highest bus journey fare within the city were Zamfara (N579.84), Bauchi (N492.14), and Cross River (N416.32); while states with the lowest bus journey fare within the city were Abia (N188.50), Kebbi (N192.48), and Borno (N200.80).

Motorcycle Fares

Average prices of passenger transportation in Nigeria

CharacteristicAverage price in Naira
Airfare charge for specified routes single journey₦55,501.49
Bus journey intercity, state route, charge. per person₦3,557.15
Bus journey within the city, per drop constant route₦570.64
Journey by motorcycle (okada) per drop₦426.84
Water transport: water way passenger transport₦951.93

According to the NBS, transportation makes up 6.4% of consumption expenditure of millions of naira next only to food at over 50%. Transport is also a key input cost for determining food prices and conducting business in the country contributing to the inflation rate. A combination of bad roads. poor infrastructure, exchange rate devaluation, removal of fuel subsidies, and a general rise in prices of goods and services have impacted transportation costs across the country.

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