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Arts & culture

Railway compound and museum

All ages · YabaOpen year-round

What a day out here really costs

₦5,000–10,000

Covers entry, transport, snacks.

Ticket: Under ₦3,000
Estimated total day: ₦5,000–10,000
Based on: A family of four, unless it says otherwise

Checked 30 Sep

What nobody tells you

Listed as a cheap outing (under 3k). Old trains for the kids to look at.

Getting there

Railway compound, Ebute MettaView in Maps

Railway compound, Ebute Metta, Yaba, Lagos

The details

Open year-roundJust turn up, no date to plan around

All ages

Under ₦3,000Ticket price only. The total above is what the day really costs.

Similar, or goes well with

Freedom Park

All ages · Lagos Island · 6.4 km from here

₦5,000–15,000Estimated total spend

Old colonial prison turned arts and leisure park. Host venue for LABAF in November.

✓Checked 30 Sep

16 Nov – 22 Nov

Lagos Book & Art Festival (LABAF)

All ages · Lagos Island · 6.4 km from here

₦10,000–20,000Estimated total spend

Has a children's segment, the Green Festival, plus a youth creative club. Running since 1999. 2026 theme is 'The Work-Over Starts, Now'.

✓Checked 30 Sep

Nike Art Gallery

All ages · Lekki · 19 km from here

₦5,000–10,000Estimated total spend

Four floors, 7,000+ pieces. Olori Art Foundation is right behind it.

✓Checked 30 Sep