From Ouaga, you can go almost directly north through Kongoussi, which is shorter but unpaved the whole way (STAF), or go through Ouahigouya (Ouaga-OHG is paved, but OHG-Djibo is not) and change busses there (STMB, SOGEBAF). 4000 CFA one way; 7000 CFA round trip.

• STMB: daily 7:00, 14:30 to OHG, 11:00, 17:30 from OHG. Be sure to ask about their Carte de Fidelité (sort of like frequent flyer programs), which can be obtained in Ouaga or Ouahigouya.
• STAF: daily 7:00 (to and from Ouaga)
• SOGEBAF: daily 6:30, 13:30 to OHG, 10:00, 17:00 from OHG. There is a third bus to OHG on Wednesdays that leaves at 17:00. They are consistently very late and undependable.

• Marché. Daily, relatively large and in the middle of town. Wednesday is marché day: there is a large animal market, vegetable selection is great, and the town is very crowded. The faux type factor is low.

• Ladies of Djibo craft products This group of skilled Peul embroiderers sell their embroidered sarongs and bags in Djibo market and also online: Ladies of Djibo

There are typical boutiques around the town but the largest are:

• “the drive-thru” – near Hotel Massa - really nice people and a good selection including jam and oatmeal
• “the one near Meillure Pain Locale” – also really nice people and good selection
• “the one near the Caisse des Artisans” – also really nice people and good selection
• Supermarché – not really super, but an interesting variety of things

Restaurants

There are a few kiosques around (notably Kiosque Beldal and Kiosque Soutien) and meat is plentiful. Also:

• Hotel Massa – A variety of Togolese food. Sometimes you can get salad. The most expensive around.
• La Causette – Tanti makes good, inexpensive riz-sauce and tô.

Street food and snacks

There are little “benga lady” operations around the marché; typically they offer benga, rice and sauce, and tô. Also:

• milk products – Peuhl milk keeps yogurt, gappal, and chobbal plentiful in Djibo. The ladies at Kiosque Soutien have good yogurt. Not too far from the market is a place with cold, pasteurized milk and "Benin cheese" that has to be ordered in advance
• bread – Djibo is home to some of the best bread in Burkina. The standard pain locale is 50 CFA per loaf and is delicious, but Bol d'Or or "Meillure Pain Locale" has a large loaf of fantastic bread at 120 CFA.
• buur-maasa and other forms of fried dough and potato-like produce are available around the marché
• Mariam at the Secretariat Publique near SOGEBAF has fantastic yogurt, bisap, and toydo

• Hotel Massa – a fonctionnaire hot-spot (if you’re trying to find a particular fonctionnaire, starting here and asking patrons if they’ve seen him/her is a good way to start); a bit more expensive.
• La Detente – sort of a younger crowd with lots of flirting
• 215 – great for an afternoon beer, the owner “tink-tink” enjoys Americans
• Calypso – popular for dancing on Saturday nights