Taxi in Lagos, Nigeria

How to get a taxi in Lagos

Open the app, set your pickup point and destination anywhere in Lagos — Ikeja to Lekki, Yaba to Victoria Island, Surulere to the airport at Ikeja, or across Third Mainland Bridge at the end of the day — and choose car, motorcycle or bus depending on your trip. The app shows you a reference estimate in naira straight away. Nearby drivers then respond with their own price offers; you pick whichever works best, see your driver's name, vehicle and rating before they arrive, and pay in cash when the trip is done.

Every vehicle type, one app

• Car — the default choice for most trips around Lagos, door-to-door with room for luggage or more than one passenger.
• Motorcycle — a solo rider's fastest way through traffic where okada is allowed to operate. Commercial motorcycles are banned in Ikeja, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland, Surulere, Eti-Osa (Victoria Island, Ikoyi, Lekki), Apapa, Kosofe, Oshodi-Isolo, Somolu and Mushin and on the expressways and bridges, so don't expect bike offers there; in the outer LGAs — Alimosho, Agege, Ikorodu, Ojo, Badagry, Epe, Ibeju-Lekki — they run on inner roads.
• Bus — for groups travelling together who'd rather not split into separate cars.

Why riders in Lagos use Intra Cab

No surge multiplier when it rains or when the bridge is jammed. No black-box algorithm deciding your fare — drivers set their own price, you see several offers side by side and choose. Cash payment in naira, the same way you'd pay any Lagos taxi, just without the haggling at the window.

Being straight with you: we've only just opened in Lagos

Bolt and inDrive have been in Lagos for years and have far more drivers than we do today. Intra Cab opened in Nigeria in October 2026 and is signing up its first drivers now, so for a while some requests will get few offers, or none, especially outside Ikeja, the Island and the mainland centre. If that happens, keep the app — the more riders request, the faster drivers join, and every new driver sees your request. Running Intra alongside the app you use now costs you nothing.

Read the full guide to getting around Lagos →

Drive in Lagos? Intra Cab takes no commission

If you already drive for Bolt, inDrive or LagRide, run a hire car, or own a car and want extra trips — you can sign up as a driver today. You set your own price on every request, the rider pays you in cash, and Intra Cab keeps nothing. No fleet, no waiting list, no daily target, and no reason to stop driving for whoever you drive for now.

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