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Alimosho to Victoria Island

📏 30km🚦 Severe traffic🚌 BRT ✓3 modes

Via: Akowonjo Road → Egbeda → Iyana Ipaja → Oshodi → Oworonshoki → Third Mainland Bridge → VI

How to make dis trip

Danfo
Cheapest
₦800–1,500
per trip · 75–210 min
Monthly
₦50,600
2 trip × 22 working day
Private car
₦4,000–6,500
per trip · 45–110 min
Monthly
₦231,000
2 trip × 22 working day
Bolt
Priciest
₦15,000–28,000
per trip · 45–100 min
Monthly
₦946,000
2 trip × 22 working day

Monthly commute cost

Danfo
₦50,600
Private car
₦231,000
Bolt
₦946,000

💰 True cost: live here vs. live for di destination

Live for Alimosho: rent ≈₦800,000/yr + commute ≈₦607,200/yr = ₦1,407,200/yr
Live for Victoria Island: rent ≈₦15,000,000/yr + no commute = ₦15,000,000/yr
If you move go Victoria Island, e go cost ₦14,200,000 more rent but save ₦607,200 transport + ~1258 hours/year for traffic.

🚦 Traffic profile

Peak hours: 5:30–9:30 AM, 4:30–9:00 PM
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💡 Travel tips

✓ Best time to comot
Before 5:30 AM. Yes, 5:30 AM.
✗ Avoid
Any weekday between 6 AM and 9 AM. The full corridor (Iyana Ipaja → Oshodi → TMB) chokes simultaneously.
  1. First bus: danfo from Akowonjo to Oshodi (₦300-₦500, 30-60 min), then BRT Oshodi to CMS (₦500-₦700, 40-60 min)
  2. Total one-way: ₦800-₦1,200, 90-180 minutes with transfers
  3. Bolt from Alimosho to VI costs ₦15,000-₦28,000 — not viable as daily transport
  4. Some Alimosho workers sleep in VI during the week and go home on weekends to avoid the daily commute

🚌 BRT & public transport

Corridor: Oshodi–CMS feeder (transfer required from Alimosho)

💳 Cowry Card. Tap your Cowry Card when you enter. Top up for any BRT terminal for ₦100–₦5,000. Lost card go cost ₦1,500 to replace.
Lagos.Cool Editorial
4 June 2026 · 2 min read

Lagos.Cool Editorial

Alimosho to VI na di journey wey capture everything about Lagos inequality. Cheapest rent (₦400K-₦1.2M) paired with most expensive and tiring commute. No BRT dey serve Alimosho directly. Total journey fit take 3+ hours each way for peak. ₦800-₦1,500 danfo per trip. For di 2 million Alimosho resident wey dey work for Island, no be choice — na survival.

Other route from Alimosho

Alimosho → Ikeja GRA
18km · DANFO
₦400/trip

Question Wey People Dey Ask

Time vary by mode: BRT around n/a min, Bolt 45–100 min, danfo 75–210 min for peak traffic.