Since 2021, residents of Lagos have used the Lagos-Ibadan Train Service (LITS) to travel to Abeokuta and Ibadan. However, there are still many Lagosians who have not used this mode of transportation to other southwestern states. In this article, we will tell you how to book a train from Lagos to Ibadan and some other vital information like schedule and ticket prices.
Read on.
How to book a train from Lagos to Ibadan would be discussed below:
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What are the Train Ticket Prices from Lagos to Ibadan in 2023?
One of the first things you should know about using the Lagos-Ibadan Train Service is the price of tickets to book a train from Lagos to Ibadan.
This is the current Lagos-Ibadan ticket price list for 2023:
- First Class Ticket – N9000
- Business Class – N6500
- Standard Ticket (Adults) – N3600
- Standard Ticket (Children) – N3000
We must let you know that only cash payments are accepted at the Mobolaji Johnson Station in Alagomeji, Yaba. Therefore, endeavour to come along with cash to pay for transportation fares.
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How to Locate the Mobolaji Johnson Station in Lagos
Mobolaji Johnson Station is where you’d have to go to book a train to Ibadan from Lagos state. The station serves as the primary train station in Lagos. This is where the train departs from and returns to daily.
If you don’t know where the Mobolaji Johnson train station is situated in Lagos, you do not need to worry as we will tell you how to locate the station in a minute. The station is located in the Ebute Metta area of Lagos.
To locate Mobolaji Johnson train station, take the road from Ojuelegba through Tejuosho to reach Yaba. At the end of Tejuosho road, take a right turn and keep on going until you reach the Alagomeji bus stop. Alight at the Alagomeji bus stop and you’d find the Mobolaji Johnson Station next to the bus stop. The train station is an old building that’s hard to miss.
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How to Book a Train from Lagos to Ibadan
Now you’ve known how to locate the Mobolaji Johnson Station, let’s discuss how you’ll go about booking a train to Ibadan. You would want to arrive at the station at least thirty minutes before the set departure time. You’d also need to go along with a valid means of identification such as a driver’s license or work ID to buy a train ticket.
At the counter, tender your valid ID to pay for your train ticket. The two times the train departs from Lagos to Ibadan are 8:00 am and 4:00 pm, both on weekdays and weekends.
If you purchased a First Class train ticket to Ibadan, you’d ride in the 24-seater coaches while the 56 and 68-seater coaches are for Business Class passengers. A Standard train ticket will see you riding in one of the 88-seater coaches.
The time it takes to take a train from Lagos to Ibadan is approximately two hours and fifty minutes. When the train leaves the Mobolaji Johnson Station at 8:00 am (or 4:00 pm as the case may be), there would be a brief stopover some thirty minutes at the Babatunde Raji Fashola Station. The train would take off again a few minutes after, stopping briefly at Wole Soyinka Station in Abeokuta and Samuel Laduke Akintola Station in Omi-Adio, before the final stop at the Obafemi Awolowo Station in Moniya, Ibadan.
You’d find the train ride from Mobolaji Johnson Station to the Obafemi Awolowo Station to be quite comfortable. The coaches are air-conditioned so you may need some thick clothing if you cannot withstand cold for long periods. It is also important to let you know that there are no food services available to passengers in coach.
When the train finally arrives at the Obafemi Awolowo Station in Moniya, Ibadan, you can reach Ojoo main park in ten minutes, while it takes twenty minutes to reach Iwo road park (when there’s no traffic). From these parks, you can virtually find a cab to wherever you are going in Ibadan. Alternatively, you may use e-hailing services like Bolt and Uber to take you to your final destination.
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What’s the Current Schedule of Trips at the Lagos-Ibadan Train Service?
In this section of this article, we will outline the present schedule of trips at the Lagos-Ibadan Train Service so you know how to plan your travel. We will provide the day and afternoon schedule for weekdays and weekends.
Below is the full schedule of Lagos-Ibadan train trips:
Weekdays (morning trip)
- Departure from Mobolaji Johnson Station, Alagomeji at 8.00 am
- Stop-over & take-off at Babatunde Raji Fashola Station, Agege by 8.28 am
- Stop-over & take-off at Wole Soyinka Station, Abeokuta by 9.43 am
- Stop-over & take-off at Samuel Ladoke Akintola Station, Omi-adio by 10.26 am
- Final stop at Obafemi Awolowo Station, Moniya by 10.47 am
Weekdays (afternoon trip)
- Departure from Mobolaji Johnson Station, Alagomeji at 4.00 pm
- Stop-over & take-off at Babatunde Raji Fashola Station, Agege by 4.28 pm
- Stop-over & take-off at Wole Soyinka Station, Abeokuta by 5.43 pm
- Stop-over & take-off at Samuel Ladoke Akintola Station, Omi-adio by 6.26 pm
- Final stop at Obafemi Awolowo Station, Moniya by 6.47 pm
Saturdays & Sundays(morning trip)
- Departure from Mobolaji Johnson Station, Alagomeji at 8.00 am
- Stop-over & take-off at Babatunde Raji Fashola Station, Agege by 8.28 am
- Stop-over & take-off at Wole Soyinka Station, Abeokuta by 9.43 am
- Stop-over & take-off at Samuel Ladoke Akintola Station, Omi-adio by 10.26 am
- Final stop at Obafemi Awolowo Station, Moniya by 10.47 am
Saturdays & Sundays(afternoon trip)
- Departure from Mobolaji Johnson Station, Alagomeji at 4.00 pm
- Stop-over & take-off at Babatunde Raji Fashola Station, Agege by 4.28 pm
- Stop-over & take-off at Wole Soyinka Station, Abeokuta by 5.43 pm
- Stop-over & take-off at Samuel Ladoke Akintola Station, Omi-adio by 6.26 pm
- Final stop at Obafemi Awolowo Station, Moniya by 6.47 pm