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Takoradi (C14, three hours, three daily, STC Ring Rd station)
Tamale (C40, 11 hours, three daily, STC Ring Rd station
Bolgatanga (C44, 18 hours, three weekly, STC Ring Rd station)
Paga (C46, 20 hours, three weekly, STC Ring Rd station)
Wa (C42, 13 hours, two weekly, STC Ring Rd station)
Aflao (C12, three hours, one daily, STC Tudu station)
Ho (C6, three hours, one daily, STC Tudu station)
Hohoe (C9, four hours, one daily, STC Tudu station)
TRO-TRO
Tro-tros (minibuses or pick-ups) leave from four main motor parks. Every taxi knows ex-
actly which services leave from where.
Kaneshie Motor Park (Kaneshie) : Cape Coast (C10, 2½ hours), Takoradi (C11, three hours)
and other destinations to the west.
Neoplan Motor Park OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP ( Ring Rd West) : Kumasi (C12,
four hours), Tamale and northern destinations.
Tema station OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP : Tema (C4, one hour), Ho (C8, three
hours), Hohoe (C10, four hours).
Tudu station OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP : Aflao (C10, three hours), Akosombo
(C4, 1¼ hours), Ho (C8, three hours), Hohoe (C9, four hours).
Getting Around
TO/FROM THE AIRPORT
It is essential that you allow plenty of time to get to the airport: even though it is relatively
close to the city centre, it can only be accessed through one of Accra's most congested
roads. A one-hour journey is common, two or three hours not unheard of.
A taxi from the airport to the centre should cost around C10.
TRO-TROS & TAXIS
Shared taxis and tro-tros travel on fixed runs from major landmarks or between major
circles, such as Danquah Circle, 37 Circle and Nkrumah Circle OFFLINE MAP
GOOGLE MAP (usually just called 'Circle'), the centre of Accra's public-transport
universe. It can be quite daunting for newcomers, but Ghanaians are experts at navigating
the system and will readily direct you or take you under their wing if they're travelling in
the same direction.