There are 7 ways to get from Ibadan to Calabar by train, plane, bus, car, taxi, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Lagos, fly to Calabar
best- Take the train from Ibadan to Lagostrain
- Fly from Lagos (LOS) to Calabar (CBQ)plane LOS - CBQ
5h 1m$123–313Drive 696.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Ibadan to Calabarcar 696.9 km
10h 9m$27–39Train, bus
- Take the train from Ibadan to Lagostrain
- Take the bus from Jibowu Terminal to Calabarbus
14h 22m$37–76Taxi
- Take the taxi from Ibadan to Calabartaxi 696.9 km
10h 9m$55–70Fly Ibadan Airport to Calabar
- Fly from Ibadan Airport (IBA) to Calabar (CBQ)plane IBA - CBQ
3h 26m$122–752Train to Lagos, fly to Akwa Ibom Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Ibadan to Lagostrain
- Fly from Lagos (LOS) to Akwa Ibom Airport (QUO)plane LOS - QUO
- Take the taxi from Akwa Ibom Airport (QUO) to Calabartaxi
6h 42m$71–434Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Ibadan to Lagostrain
- Take the ferry from Ebute Ero to Cmsferry
- Take the bus from Lagos Maza Maza to Calabarbus
15h 31m
Lagos (LOS) to Calabar (CBQ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ibadan to Calabar is to drive which costs $26 - $40 and takes 10h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Ibadan to Calabar is to fly which takes 3h 26m and costs $120 - $750.
The distance between Ibadan and Calabar is 799 km. The road distance is 696.9 km.
The best way to get from Ibadan to Calabar without a car is to train and bus which takes 14h 22m and costs $35 - $80.
It takes approximately 5h 1m to get from Ibadan to Calabar, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Ibadan to Calabar is 697 km. It takes approximately 10h 9m to drive from Ibadan to Calabar.
There are seven+ hotels available in Calabar.
What companies run services between Ibadan, Nigeria and Calabar, Nigeria?
Overland Airways, Ibom Air, and Air Peace fly from Ibadan Airport (IBA) to Calabar (CBQ) 6 times a week.
- Website
- ibomair.com
Flights from Lagos to Calabar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Flights from Ibadan Airport to Calabar via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Lagos to Akwa Ibom Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–410
Flights from Lagos to Akwa Ibom Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–470
- Website
- armcharter.com
Flights from Lagos to Calabar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–410
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Lagos to Calabar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–480
- [email protected]
- 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
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
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
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
- +234 813 986 2090
- [email protected]
- Website
- abctransport.com
Bus from Jibowu Terminal to Calabar
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- abctransport.com
- Phone
- +237 678197361
- Website
- afrique-con.com
Bus from Lagos Maza Maza to Calabar
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $51
- Schedules at
- afrique-con.com
- Phone
- +2347029611036
- [email protected]
- Website
- metro-ferry.com
Ferry from Ebute Ero to Cms
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- metro-ferry.com
- Website
- LagosFerries.com
Ferry from Ebute Ero to Cms
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- LagosFerries.com
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Estimated price
- $9–70
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