Route guides
Road trips in Ghana
How far it is, how long it really takes, the towns you pass and how to go by coach or trotro — for Ghana's most-travelled roads. Each guide opens turn-by-turn directions on the Lincoln Navigation map, with live hazards and weather on the way.
N6 (Accra–Kumasi Highway)
Accra to Kumasi
247 km · 4½–6 hours
Ghana's busiest intercity road: about 250 km on the N6 from Accra to Kumasi, usually 4½ to 6 hours by car or coach.
Route guideN1 (Accra–Cape Coast road)
Accra to Cape Coast
163 km · 3–4 hours
About 160 km west along the coast from Accra to Cape Coast — usually 3 to 4 hours, most of the delay at Kasoa.
Route guideN1 (coastal highway)
Accra to Takoradi
241 km · 4–5½ hours
About 240 km along the coast from Accra to Sekondi-Takoradi through Cape Coast — usually 4 to 5½ hours.
Route guideN10 (Kumasi–Tamale road)
Kumasi to Tamale
375 km · 6–8 hours
About 375 km north on the N10 from Kumasi to Tamale, through Techiman and Kintampo — usually 6 to 8 hours.
Route guideAccra–Tema Motorway
Accra to Tema
31 km · 30 minutes – 1½ hours
About 30 km from central Accra to Tema, Ghana's main port — 30 minutes off-peak on the motorway, well over an hour at rush hour.
Route guideTema–Akosombo road and N2
Accra to Ho
159 km · 3–3½ hours
About 160 km from Accra to Ho, the Volta Region capital, crossing the Volta at the Adomi Bridge — usually 3 to 3½ hours.
Route guideN6 (Kumasi–Sunyani road)
Kumasi to Sunyani
122 km · 2–3 hours
About 120 km north-west on the N6 from Kumasi to Sunyani, the Bono Region capital — usually 2 to 3 hours.
Route guideN10 (Tamale–Bolgatanga road)
Tamale to Bolgatanga
162 km · 2½–3 hours
About 160 km north on the N10 from Tamale to Bolgatanga, the Upper East Region capital — usually 2½ to 3 hours.
Route guideN1 (Accra–Aflao road)
Accra to Aflao
194 km · 3–4 hours
About 190 km east on the N1 from Accra to Aflao, on the Togo border — usually 3 to 4 hours.
Route guideN6 to Kumasi, then N10
Accra to Tamale
622 km · 9–11 hours
About 620 km from Accra to Tamale — the N6 to Kumasi, then the N10 north through Techiman and Kintampo. Usually 9 to 11 hours.
Route guideN6 to Suhum, then R41
Accra to Koforidua
89 km · 1½–2½ hours
About 90 km from Accra to Koforidua, the Eastern Region capital — the N6 to Suhum, then east into town. Usually 1½ to 2½ hours.
Route guideTema Motorway, then N2
Accra to Akosombo
105 km · 2–3 hours
About 105 km from Accra to Akosombo and the Volta Lake — the motorway towards Tema, then the N2 north through Kpong. Usually 2 to 3 hours.
Route guideN8 (Kumasi–Cape Coast road)
Kumasi to Cape Coast
213 km · 3½–4½ hours
About 210 km south on the N8 from Kumasi to Cape Coast, through Assin Fosu — usually 3½ to 4½ hours.
Route guideN8 to Yamoransa, then N1
Kumasi to Takoradi
291 km · 5–6½ hours
About 290 km from Kumasi to Sekondi-Takoradi — the N8 south to the coast near Cape Coast, then the N1 west. Usually 5 to 6½ hours.
Route guideTema Motorway, then N2
Accra to Hohoe
223 km · 4–5 hours
About 225 km from Accra to Hohoe in the Volta Region — the motorway towards Tema, then the N2 north across the Adomi Bridge. Usually 4 to 5 hours.
Route guideN10 to Fufulso, then N7
Tamale to Mole National Park
146 km · 2½–3 hours
About 145 km from Tamale to Mole National Park — the N10 south to Fufulso, then the N7 west through Damongo and Larabanga. Usually 2½ to 3 hours.
Route guideN10 to Fufulso, N7 to Sawla, then N12
Tamale to Wa
303 km · 5–6 hours
About 300 km from Tamale to Wa, the Upper West capital — the N10 to Fufulso, the N7 west past Mole to Sawla, then the N12 north. Usually 5 to 6 hours.
Route guideN6 (Accra–Kumasi Highway)
Accra to Nkawkaw
141 km · 2½–3½ hours
About 140 km on the N6 from Accra to Nkawkaw, the gateway to the Kwahu ridge and roughly halfway to Kumasi — usually 2½ to 3½ hours.
Route guideN6 to Ejisu, then the N8 south
Accra to Obuasi
282 km · 4½–6 hours
About 280 km from Accra to Obuasi, the Ashanti gold-mining town: the N6 towards Kumasi, then south on the N8 — usually 4½ to 6 hours.
Route guideN6 through Kumasi
Accra to Sunyani
370 km · 6½–8½ hours
About 370 km from Accra to Sunyani, the Bono Region capital: the N6 to Kumasi and then the N6 on to Sunyani — usually 6½ to 8½ hours.
Route guideN10 (Kumasi–Tamale road)
Kumasi to Techiman
119 km · 2–2½ hours
About 120 km north on the N10 from Kumasi to Techiman, the big market town of the Bono East Region — usually 2 to 2½ hours.
Route guideN8 south
Kumasi to Obuasi
64 km · 1½–2 hours
About 65 km south from Kumasi to Obuasi, the Ashanti gold-mining town, through Bekwai — usually 1½ to 2 hours.
Route guideN1 (Accra–Cape Coast road)
Accra to Winneba
63 km · 1½–2½ hours
About 65 km west from Accra to Winneba on the N1, passing Kasoa and turning off at Winneba Junction — usually 1½ to 2½ hours.
Route guideN6 (Kumasi–Accra Highway)
Kumasi to Accra
247 km · 4½–6 hours
About 250 km south-east on the N6 from Kumasi to Accra, usually 4½ to 6 hours, with the last hour or two often lost between Nsawam and the city.
Route guideN1 (Cape Coast–Accra road)
Cape Coast to Accra
163 km · 3–4 hours
About 160 km east from Cape Coast to Accra on the N1, usually 3 to 4 hours, with Kasoa the big delay on the way into the city.
Route guideN1 (coastal highway)
Takoradi to Accra
241 km · 4–5½ hours
About 240 km east along the coast from Sekondi-Takoradi to Accra through Cape Coast — usually 4 to 5½ hours, with Kasoa the main hold-up.
Route guideN10 (Tamale–Kumasi road)
Tamale to Kumasi
375 km · 6–8 hours
About 375 km south on the N10 from Tamale to Kumasi, through Kintampo and Techiman — usually 6 to 8 hours.
Route guideN1 (Accra–Cape Coast road)
Accra to Elmina
176 km · 3–4½ hours
About 176 km west from Accra to Elmina on the N1, passing Kasoa and Cape Coast — usually 3 to 4½ hours, most of the delay at Kasoa.
Route guideN10 (Kumasi–Tamale–Bolgatanga road)
Kumasi to Bolgatanga
535 km · 8½–11 hours
About 535 km north on the N10 from Kumasi to Bolgatanga, through Techiman, Kintampo and Tamale — usually 8½ to 11 hours.
Route guideN6 to Kumasi, then N10
Accra to Bolgatanga
782 km · 11½–14 hours
About 780 km from Accra to Bolgatanga: the N6 to Kumasi, then the N10 north through Techiman, Kintampo and Tamale. Usually 11½ to 14 hours.
Route guideN10 to Techiman, then N12
Kumasi to Wa
441 km · 6½–8½ hours
About 440 km from Kumasi to Wa, the Upper West capital: the N10 north to Techiman, then the N12 west and north through Bamboi, Bole and Tuna. Usually 6½ to 8½ hours.
Route guideN6 to Kumasi, N10 to Techiman, then N12
Accra to Wa
688 km · 10½–13 hours
About 690 km from Accra to Wa: the N6 to Kumasi, the N10 to Techiman, then the N12 through Bamboi, Bole and Tuna. Usually 10½ to 13 hours.
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