Ghana international travel guide

Ghana

Ghana is part of Africa with main city at Accra. It's usually 🌤️ 26.86 °C in Ghana with a rainfall of 🌧 6.23 mm. Internet speed in Ghana is on average 1.8 Mbps. Its Developing country with a population of 28M people. The main currency is Ghana Cedi. The languages spoken are English. Automatic teller machines are rare in Ghana. Current travel safety advice is Do not travel. Get other useful information like socket plugs, SIM cards and emergency numbers.
👍 Developing   🌤️ ~26.86 °C   🌧 ~6.23 mm  👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 28M people

Advice

🛡️ Travel safety

Do not travel

Ghana’s borders remain closed to international travel due to COVID-19. There are restrictions on public gatherings. You may face penalties if you violate these restrictions. Wear a protective face mask in public, and avoid inter-city travel. There's a higher risk of community transmission of COVID-19 in Accra and Kumasi. Follow precautions issued by local authorities. If you're in Ghana, stay in touch with family and friends so they know you're safe and well. We continue to advise: Do not travel  to Ghana.

issued date: June 2, 2020

General

🔌 Sockets

Ghana uses 230V, 50Hz with sockets and plugs Type D and Type G.

🌐 Languages

The languages that are typically spoken are English

Money

💱 Currencies Used

Ghana uses the Ghanaian cedi (symbol: ?), code GHS.Banknotes come in denominations of 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 cedis. Cedi is subdivided into 100 pesewas. Coins come in denominations of 1 cedi and 50, 20, 10, 5 and 1 pesewas.

🏧 ATMs

Automatic teller machines are rare in Ghana. Your best bet is to look for them in large cities and community places.You do not need a chip & PIN card to use an ATM — your standard magnetic card will work fine.

Calling

📡 Internet

Internet speed in Ghana is on average 1.8 Mbps. WiFi coverage in Ghana is very low. It's quite hard to find one.

📱 Phones

You can buy a SIM card for about 31.81 GHS, which includes 1 GB of data plan. You can choose from 4 telecoms: AirtelTigo, Glo, MTN or Vodafone. Ghana uses GSM mobile networks GSM 900 and GSM 1800. If you don't want to buy SIM card in Ghana upon arrival, make sure to check the roaming charges with your telecom provider before your departure so there are no surprises when you return home.

📞 Calling

To call Ghana, dial +, then 233 (the country code for Ghana), then the area code (without the initial 0) and the local number. For local calls within Ghana, start with the area code (with the initial 0). In the case above area code is 30 .

Driving

🆘 Emergency

Universal

112

Police

112

Ambulance

112

Fire department

112

Last updated: January 1, 2021

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