Intercity Bus Fares Rise To N7,175 In September

The average fare commuters in Nigeria paid for bus journeys between cities in September 2024 reached N7,175.06, indicating a slight increase of 0.22% compared to the previous month and a 21.26% rise compared to N5,917.16 recorded in September 2023.

This data was obtained from the Transport Fare Watch report for September 2024, released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

“The average fare paid by commuters for intercity bus journeys per drop was N7,175.06 in September 2024, indicating an increase of 0.22% on a month-on-month basis compared to N7,159.00 in August 2024. On a year-on-year basis, the fare rose by 21.26% from N5,917.16 in September 2023,” the NBS report stated in part.

The report further revealed that Anambra State recorded the highest intercity bus travel fare (state route charged per person) in September, with N9,587.27, followed by Gombe at N8,330.05.

The lowest fare was recorded in Kwara at N5,579.42, followed by Ebonyi at N5,611.06.

On the regional front, the South-South zone had the highest average fare at N7,673.87, followed by the South-East with N7,351.05, while the North-Central zone recorded the lowest fare at N6,886.06.