There are 8 ways to get from Ibadan to Calabar by train, bus, car, taxi, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus via Apapa
best- Take the train from Ibadan to Lagostrain
- Take the bus from Lagos Maza Maza to Calabarbus
14h 18m$55–64Drive 691.7 km
cheapest- Drive from Ibadan to Calabarcar 691.7 km
10h 17m$27–38Taxi
- Take the taxi from Ibadan to Calabartaxi 691.7 km
10h 17m$40–50Fly Ibadan Airport to Calabar
- Fly from Ibadan Airport (IBA) to Calabar (CBQ)plane IBA - CBQ
23h 25m$112–702Train, bus
- Take the train from Ibadan to Lagostrain
- Take the bus from Jibowu Terminal to Calabarbus
14h 22m$32–70Train to Lagos, fly to Calabar
- Take the train from Ibadan to Lagostrain
- Fly from Lagos (LOS) to Calabar (CBQ)plane LOS - CBQ
5h 11m$63–422Train to Lagos, fly to Port Harcourt International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Ibadan to Lagostrain
- Fly from Lagos (LOS) to Port Harcourt International Airport (PHC)plane LOS - PHC
- Take the bus from Port Harcourt to Calabarbus
8h 19m$82–177Train to Lagos, fly to Imo State Airport, taxi, bus
- Take the train from Ibadan to Lagostrain
- Fly from Lagos (LOS) to Imo State Airport (QOW)plane LOS - QOW
- Take the taxi from Imo State Airport (QOW) to Main Bus Parktaxi
- Take the bus from Main Bus Park to Calabarbus
8h 21m$79–195
Ibadan Airport (IBA) to Calabar (CBQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ibadan to Calabar is to drive which costs $26 - $40 and takes 10h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Ibadan to Calabar is to train and fly which takes 5h 11m and costs $60 - $430.
The distance between Ibadan and Calabar is 1001 km. The road distance is 691.7 km.
The best way to get from Ibadan to Calabar without a car is to train and bus via Apapa which takes 14h 18m and costs $50 - $65.
It takes approximately 14h 18m to get from Ibadan to Calabar, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Ibadan to Calabar is 692 km. It takes approximately 10h 17m to drive from Ibadan to Calabar.
There are 12+ hotels available in Calabar.
What companies run services between Ibadan, Nigeria and Calabar, Nigeria?
Air Peace and Jet Charter fly from Ibadan Airport (IBA) to Calabar (CBQ) 3 times a week.
- Website
- flyunitednigeria.com
Flights from Lagos to Port Harcourt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–110
Flights from Lagos to Imo State Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Website
- armcharter.com
Flights from Ibadan Airport to Calabar via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Ibadan Airport to Calabar via Abuja, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Lagos to Calabar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–410
Flights from Lagos to Port Harcourt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–430
- Website
- flyairpeace.com
Flights from Lagos to Port Harcourt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–500
Flights from Lagos to Imo State Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- arikair.com
Flights from Lagos to Port Harcourt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–430
- Website
- greenafrica.com
Flights from Lagos to Imo State Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–350
- Phone
- +(234) 90 600 30 422
- info@nrc.gov.ng
- Website
- nrc.gov.ng
Train from Ibadan to Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–9
- Schedules at
- nrc.gov.ng
- Regular
- $2–5
- Business
- $4–7
- First
- $1–9
- Business
- $5
- Phone
- +237 678197361
- Website
- afrique-con.com
Bus from Lagos Maza Maza to Calabar
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $53
- Schedules at
- afrique-con.com
Bus from Port Harcourt to Calabar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- afrique-con.com
Bus from Main Bus Park to Calabar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- afrique-con.com
- Phone
- +234 813 986 2090
- info@abctransport.com
- Website
- abctransport.com
Bus from Jibowu Terminal to Calabar
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- abctransport.com
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Estimated price
- $2–50
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