Cost Of Traveling From Lagos To Ghana By Road | NOMADIC negro

Ghana is separated from Nigeria by two countries (Benin republic & Togo) and 3 borders (Seme, Alakondji & Aflao). This makes it accessible both by air and road. Since I went by road, here’s a summary of the major expenses I made on transportation:

I traveled with my friends with Cross-country Bus Transport company (which I wouldn’t dare using again), and here’s what we paid in all:

 

Yellow card

This card is just as important as an international passport for every intending traveler across west Africa and beyond. It costs N2,000 to get a whole booklet but those of us who didn’t have were made to pay N500 to settle the border officials.

 

Lagos to Ghana bus fare

We opted for the round trip option for the obvious reason of its reduced cost. But there are different price categories for traveling from Lagos To Ghana By Road which are:

 

Regular: This include people who have traveled before and have at least gotten their passports stamped before. They pay the cheapest which is N17,500 for a one-way trip and N31,500 for a round trip.

 

Virgin: Here are people who have the Nigerian passport but have never  had it stamped before. This makes them pay slightly higher than the regular folks which is N19,000 for a one-way trip and N34,200 for a round trip.

 

ID card: The ID card team comprises of travelers who do not have their international passports yet but have a nationally acceptable means of identification such as Drivers’ license, National voters’ cards or National ID card. They pay N23,000 for a one-way trip and N41,400 for a round trip.

 

Nothing Nothing: This group of travelers don’t have any of the above. This explains why they pay the highest price as they pay N25,000 for a one-way trip and N45,000 for a round

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