Getting There & Away

Lagos International airport (Murtala Mohammed) is 22km (13mi) from
Lagos. Taxis to the city are also available. International carriers fly in
and out of Lagos but due to regular fuel shortages, scheduled flights may
sometimes be cancelled. The departure tax for international flights is

There may be passenger speedboats from Oron, south of Calabar, to
Idenao, a small place 50km (31mi) northwest of Limbe (Cameroon), but these
are often suspended due to clashes on the Bakassi Peninsula. Check the
security situation before making any plans, and avoid the temptation to
take one of the frequent cargo boats – these are almost all smugglers'
vessels. Share taxis can take you by road to Benin, Cameroon, Chad and
Niger. Most border crossings involve handed over to customs
officials in a pleasant manner.

Getting Around

Air travel within Nigeria can be chaotic, mainly because scheduled
flights can get cancelled at short notice, leaving the next flight
over-booked. The good news is that internal flights are incredibly cheap.
Domestic flights leave from the domestic terminal of Murtala Mohammed
airport.

Travelling by bus is a safe and comfortable way to travel and lines
connect all the main cities. Bus offices tend to cluster in the same area
of the city. Bush taxis are the fastest and most comfortable way to get
around but they're also the most dangerous. Nigerian drivers have little
respect for speed limits and accidents are often fatal. There are trains
running in Nigeria but they're not very comfortable and, as if to
compensate for the bush taxis, travel at a snail's pace.