Trains in Nigeria

924 routes and 1 operators. Fares below are the cheapest we currently sell on each.

We sell 924 Trains routes in Nigeria, serving 43 places through 1 operator. 0 of those routes cross a border. The cheapest fare is €11.88 and the median route runs 112 km.

Checked 3 October 2026Priced for 3 October 2026One passenger, all fees included

The network

Trains in Nigeria, in numbers

What we actually sell, counted rather than claimed.

  • 924Routes we sell
  • 43Places served
  • 1Operators
  • 924Domestic routes
  • 0Cross border routes
  • 112 kmMedian route
  • 820 kmLongest route
  • 0Countries
Routes

The busiest Trains routes in Nigeria

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

The routes we sell in Nigeria, busiest first, priced over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Aba to Port Harcourt train€11.881h 19m54 km
Port Harcourt to Aba train€11.881h 15m54 km
Kaduna to Zaria train€14.641h 28m72 km
Zaria to Kaduna train€14.641h 27m72 km
Kano to Zaria train€24.541h 58m131 km
Zaria to Kano train€24.541h 56m131 km
Abuja to Kaduna train€30.042h 13m163 km
Kaduna to Abuja train€30.042h 7m163 km
Kaduna to Kano train€32.242h 29m202 km
Kano to Kaduna train€33.342h 25m202 km
Zaria to Abuja train€36.642h 52m230 km
Abuja to Zaria train€38.292h 35m230 km
Abuja to Enugu train€48.193h 3m291 km
Enugu to Abuja train€48.192h 49m291 km
Kano to Abuja train€55.343h 49m346 km
Abuja to Kano train€56.443h 28m346 km
Aba to Abuja train€61.394h 24m440 km
Abuja to Aba train€63.044h 39m440 km
Port Harcourt to Abuja train€68.544h 20m479 km
Abuja to Port Harcourt train€69.644h 29m479 km
Kaduna to Port Harcourt train€86.695h 49m641 km
Aba to Kaduna train€89.995h 37m603 km
Kaduna to Aba train€89.995h 30m603 km
Port Harcourt to Kaduna train€91.096h 6m641 km
Zaria to Port Harcourt train€97.146h 15m709 km
Zaria to Aba train€98.796h 46m669 km
Aba to Zaria train€99.346h 6m669 km
Port Harcourt to Zaria train€100.446h 47m709 km
Aba to Kano train€114.196h 58m777 km
Kano to Port Harcourt train€115.847h 55m820 km
Port Harcourt to Kano train€116.947h 46m820 km
Kano to Aba train€119.147h 26m777 km

Being on the water gives Lagos a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.

A guided tour group

What to book in Lagos before you go

The tickets worth having in advance, because the queue at the door is usually the whole morning.

Partner links. We do not sell tours or tickets. We earn a commission on a booking, and it never changes the price.

Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km62468%Ebute Ikorodu, 40 km
200 to 600 km21623%Kaduna, 202 km
600 to 1,500 km849%Aba, 603 km
Carriers

Train operators

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Nigerian Railway CorporationNoneNone140 km/hRefundablePower sockets, Wi-Fi
  • Nigerian Railway Corporation

Train destinations

Common questions about Trains in Nigeria

What Trains routes are there in Nigeria?

We sell 924 Trains routes in Nigeria, serving 43 places, run by 1 operators. Every one of those routes has an operator that actually serves it, so the count is the network we can sell rather than every pair of places on a map.

How much do Trains tickets in Nigeria cost?

The cheapest Trains fare in Nigeria is €11.88 for one passenger, across the 924 routes we sell there. The median route runs 112 km in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against before comparing it to anywhere else.

Can I travel out of Nigeria by Trains?

0 of the Trains routes we sell touching Nigeria cross a border and 924 stay inside it, reaching 0 other countries including . Cross border routes are usually the ones where the fare and the journey time differ most between operators.

Which operators run Trains services in Nigeria?

1 operators run Trains services on routes we sell in Nigeria: Nigerian Railway Corporation. Each is a real carrier from the published operator catalogue, and each has its own fares and conditions. The operator table on this page compares them on speed, flexibility and what is on board.

What is the longest Trains route in Nigeria?

The longest Trains route we sell touching Nigeria runs from Kano to Port Harcourt, 820 km in a straight line. The median route in the country is 112 km, so this one is a considerable outlier and the fares on it behave differently from the rest.

Where these numbers come from

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Distances

Other ways to travel here

The wider region

That is the travelling done. What happens after you walk out into Lagos is not something we sell.

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Rooms within reach of Lagos Terminus Railway Station

Sort by distance from Lagos Terminus Railway Station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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