Travel to Calabar
Every way to reach Calabar: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Calabar is reachable from 16 places across 1 country by 2 modes, on services run by 2 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88 and the fastest takes 1h 11m door to door. The nearest origin is 45 km away.
How people reach Calabar
Every mode that actually calls at Calabar, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 30 | €11.88 | 1h 11m | 783 km | 1 |
| Flight | 2 | €70.93 | 4h 25m | 570 km | 1 |
- 16Places you can arrive from
- 16Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 2Operators
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Calabar is not something we sell.
Looking for somewhere to stay in Calabar?
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 18 | 56% | Uyo, 45 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 8 | 25% | Makurdi, 309 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 6 | 19% | Kaduna, 627 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Calabar that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 32 | 100% |
Stations, airports and ports in Calabar
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Calabar
- CBQ
- SeaExpress Transit Limited
Landing at CBQ after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.
A car waiting when you land in Calabar
A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.
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The cheapest journeys into Calabar
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uyo to Calabar train | €11.88 | 1h 11m | 45 km |
| Ikot Ekpene to Calabar train | €14.64 | 1h 27m | 72 km |
| Ugep to Calabar train | €19.59 | 1h 38m | 98 km |
| Aba to Calabar train | €21.24 | 1h 47m | 108 km |
| Umuahia to Calabar train | €21.78 | 1h 47m | 112 km |
| Owerri to Calabar train | €26.19 | 2h 6m | 155 km |
| Port Harcourt to Calabar train | €26.73 | 2h 6m | 147 km |
| Enugu to Calabar train | €31.69 | 2h 18m | 189 km |
| Awka to Calabar train | €32.79 | 2h 31m | 197 km |
| Makurdi to Calabar train | €53.69 | 3h 25m | 309 km |
| Lagos to Calabar flight | €70.93 | 4h 25m | 570 km |
| Abuja to Calabar train | €71.84 | 4h 29m | 465 km |
| Suleja to Calabar train | €81.74 | 4h 52m | 486 km |
| Kaduna to Calabar train | €93.84 | 5h 45m | 627 km |
| Zaria to Calabar train | €99.89 | 6h 37m | 687 km |
| Kano to Calabar train | €125.74 | 7h 30m | 783 km |
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Where to leave your bags in Calabar
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
Check Calabar on StasherOr try Bounce
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Popular trips to Calabar
Common questions about Travel to Calabar
How can I get to Calabar?
Calabar is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 16 places, across 1 countries, on services run by 2 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Calabar?
The cheapest way into Calabar is by Train, from €11.88 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 16 origins we sell into Calabar over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Calabar?
The fastest journey into Calabar is by Train, at 1h 11m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 45 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Calabar have?
Calabar has 2 named terminals on our network, including 0 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are CBQ. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Calabar from within 200 km?
18 of the routes we sell into Calabar start within 200 km. The nearest is Uyo, 45 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Calabar in Nigeria?
Calabar connects to 16 places on our network across 1 countries, the furthest of them 783 km away in a straight line. Nigeria routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
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 modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Nigeria
The wider region
Being on the water gives Calabar a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Anything to book in Calabar before you go?
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
See Calabar on GetYourGuideOr browse Viator
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