Waitlist open · pickup points being set up

Carpool from Yaba to Marina and Lagos Island

For people who work on the Marina, Broad Street and around CMS, not VI. When rides start, you’ll share the drive from Yaba to Lagos Island with verified professionals. The waitlist is open and pickup points are being set up.

Yaba to Marina / Lagos Island

via Third Mainland Bridge or Eko Bridge

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The road: a short hop that isn’t

The Island is closer to Yaba than VI is, and that’s the trap: it looks like a short hop until you remember Carter Bridge is shut, so everyone is on Third Mainland or Eko Bridge coming down onto Lagos Island. Then there’s parking: on the Marina, a space is its own search.

A carpool helps both ways. Riders aren’t paying for a whole car to cross the bridge, and the driver’s car carries three or four people to work, which is one parking space instead of several.

Pickups and drop-offs: being set up

Points on this route are still being set up: pickups at landmarks Yaba already uses on the way to the bridge, and drop-offs on Lagos Island. Likely places include:

Sabo
Yabatech, Herbert Macaulay Way
Alagomeji
CMSDrop-off
The MarinaDrop-off
Broad StreetDrop-off

These aren’t final or in road order yet. Tell us where you work when you join: it helps decide where the drop-offs go.

Morning and evening times

Morning pickups are planned for 6:45 to 7:45 am. Heading home, cars will leave the Island between 5:00 and 7:00 pm. You choose the time you usually leave when you join, and rides will only run between 5:00 am and 10:00 pm.

We’ll add typical journey times for this route once the points are set and the first drivers have timed it.

Every ride will be confirmed ahead: morning rides the evening before, rides home by 4:30 pm on the day. If someone can’t make it, Simbi, Ganusii’s WhatsApp assistant, will offer the seat to someone else on the route or tell everyone who is riding.

Ganusii: Riding tomorrow morning, Tolu? Your carpool on Yaba → Marina / Lagos Island picks up around 07:10 at Alagomeji, Herbert Macaulay Way. Tap below to confirm your seat.18:00

Example of the 6:00 pm message, with a fictional member. Pickup points on this route are still being set up, so the place is only an example.

What a solo ride-hail costs today

Solo ride-hail, Yaba to Marina, weekday morning

Being checked

We’re checking what a solo Bolt or Uber from Yaba to the Marina costs on a weekday morning, and will post the range here with the month.

Until then, price your own trip in Bolt or Uber at the time you usually leave. That’s the same guide Ganusii will show when you and your driver agree a fare.

How the fare is agreed

There’s no set Ganusii price during the pilot. Today’s solo ride-hail fare for the same trip is the guide. How fares work

Your offer
What you’d pay for a seat, one way.
Your driver’s ask
What they’d accept for a seat, one way.
Agreed fare
Everyone in the car pays the same, directly to the driver after each ride.

Verified people, and HELP on every ride

In an emergency, call 112 or 767 (Lagos emergency) first. Ganusii is not an emergency service. When you can, message HELP so the team knows.

Everyone will show a government-issued ID, take a live photo and confirm a work email before they ride; drivers also share their licence and vehicle details. When rides start, you can message HELP on any ride to report a safety concern or a car or trip issue, and the Ganusii team watches HELP from 5:00 am to 10:00 pm. Trust and safety in full

Questions about this route

How much is a carpool from Yaba to the Marina?

There’s no set Ganusii price. You say what you’d pay for a seat, one way, your driver says what they’d accept, and today’s fare for the same trip by solo ride-hail is the guide. You’ll pay your driver directly. We’re still checking today’s solo fare from Yaba to the Marina; until then, check Bolt or Uber at the time you leave.

Where are the drop-offs on Lagos Island?

Drop-offs are being set up around CMS, the Marina and Broad Street. Tell us where you work when you join; it helps decide where they go.

Which bridge does the car take?

Third Mainland Bridge or Eko Bridge, whichever your driver judges quicker that morning; Carter Bridge is shut. Your pickup point and drop-off stay the same.

Is this the same as the Yaba to VI route?

No. Both start in Yaba, but this route stops on Lagos Island and doesn’t go on to Victoria Island. Choose Marina / Lagos Island as where you work when you join, and you’ll be matched with people going there once there are enough of you.

Are Ganusii carpools running from Yaba to the Marina yet?

Not yet. The waitlist is open and the first route is Lekki / Ajah to Victoria Island; Yaba to Marina is on the waitlist. Carpools start on a route when enough verified drivers and riders are leaving around the same time.

Who will I share the car with?

Verified professionals going the same way: everyone shows a government-issued ID, takes a live photo and confirms a work email, and drivers also share their licence and vehicle details. You’ll get the first names and numbers of the people in your car. In an emergency, call 112 or 767 (Lagos emergency) first. Ganusii is not an emergency service.

Going from Yaba to Marina / Lagos Island?

Join the free waitlist with your route. It takes 2 minutes, after that everything happens on WhatsApp, and every signup on this route brings its first carpool closer.