Accra International Airport · Most served region · West Africa · October 2026
More flights leave Accra for West Africa than for any other part of the world. Lagos alone sees well over thirty a week, and the coastal capitals from Abidjan to Freetown are an hour or two away. For years, flying between neighbours meant going via Paris or Casablanca. Today ASKY's hub in Lomé, the Nigerian carriers, Air Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana's own Africa World Airlines link the region directly. Here is every route from Accra, country by country, with the airlines, the visa rules, the money and the road alternatives.
Approximate weekly flights from Accra, October 2026, counted from the timetables on this site. "One stop" means there is no direct flight from Accra; the usual connection is shown.
| Country · Capital | From Accra | Airlines | Visa for Ghanaians | Money · Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria · Abuja | Lagos 35+ a week; Abuja; Uyo 2 | AWA, Air Peace, Ibom Air | None (ECOWAS) | Naira · GMT+1 |
| Côte d'Ivoire · Yamoussoukro | Abidjan about 15–20 | Air Côte d'Ivoire, Emirates | None (ECOWAS) | CFA franc · GMT |
| Liberia · Monrovia | Monrovia about 15+ | ASKY, Air Peace, Air Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya Airways, Turkish | None (ECOWAS) | Liberian & US dollar · GMT |
| Togo · Lomé | Lomé about 14–15 | ASKY, Brussels Airlines | None (ECOWAS) | CFA franc · GMT |
| Sierra Leone · Freetown | Freetown about 8+ | ASKY, Air Peace, Kenya Airways | None (ECOWAS) | Leone · GMT |
| The Gambia · Banjul | Banjul 5, via Freetown | ASKY | None (ECOWAS) | Dalasi · GMT |
| Senegal · Dakar | Dakar: one stop | via Lomé (ASKY) or Abidjan (Air Côte d'Ivoire) | None (ECOWAS) | CFA franc · GMT |
| Benin · Porto-Novo | Cotonou: one stop | via Lomé (ASKY) | None (ECOWAS) | CFA franc · GMT+1 |
| Guinea · Conakry | Conakry: one stop | via Lomé (ASKY, daily via Bamako) or Abidjan | None (ECOWAS) | Guinean franc · GMT |
| Burkina Faso · Ouagadougou | Ouagadougou: one stop | via Lomé (ASKY) or Abidjan | None at present; see the Sahel section | CFA franc · GMT |
| Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau | one stop | via Lomé or Dakar | None (ECOWAS) | Escudo / CFA · GMT−1 / GMT |
| Mali, Niger, Mauritania | one stop | via Lomé (ASKY) | Check before travel | CFA / ouguiya · GMT / GMT+1 |
Two clocks in West Africa
Ghana and most of West Africa are on GMT all year. Nigeria, Benin and Niger are one hour ahead. That is why a flight from Lagos at 08:00 lands in Accra at 08:05, and why the return looks like it takes two hours.
Ghana and Nigeria compete over everything, from football to jollof rice, and could not do without each other. Lagos, Africa's largest city, is an hour from Accra. Three airlines fly it: Ghana's Africa World Airlines, Nigeria's largest carrier Air Peace, and the punctual Ibom Air, which since 2026 also flies nonstop to Uyo. AWA and Ibom Air also serve Abuja.
Tours and experiences across Nigeria: Lagos, Abuja and beyond. Entrance fees are included in the tour price; tips are not included but always welcome.
By road, Accra–Abidjan is a long day with the Elubo border crossing. By air it is an hour, with no time change. Air Côte d'Ivoire flies it several times a week, and Emirates flies it daily on a Boeing 777, as part of its Dubai route. On the Ivorian side live Akan peoples, the Nzema, Agni, Abron and Baoulé, close to Ghana's own in language and custom.
Tours in Côte d'Ivoire: Abidjan, Grand-Bassam and the lagoons. Entrance fees are included in the tour price; tips are not included but always welcome.
Lomé is only 170 kilometres east of Accra, and it is the key to West African flying: ASKY's hub, from which some 30 African cities are reached. From Accra there are about fourteen to fifteen flights a week, with ASKY and, on a widebody, with Brussels Airlines. Benin lies just beyond Togo: Cotonou, Ouidah's Door of No Return and the royal palaces of Abomey. Southern Togo and Ghana's Volta Region share the same Ewe language, and much of the same German colonial history.
Tours in Benin: Ouidah, Cotonou and the palaces of Abomey with local guides. Entrance fees are included in the tour price; tips are not included but always welcome.
Monrovia and Freetown were both founded as homes for freed Africans returning across the Atlantic, Liberia by the American Colonization Society, Sierra Leone by the British. Today both are better served from Accra than ever: Monrovia by five airlines, led by ASKY's daily flight, and Freetown by ASKY, Air Peace and Kenya Airways. Several of these flights are chains along the coast, so Accra is a natural stepping stone.
ASKY flies from Accra to Banjul five times a week, via Freetown, on the same aircraft. For Dakar there is no direct flight from Accra; the quickest way is one stop via Lomé or Abidjan, or overland from Banjul. Gorée Island, Kunta Kinteh Island and the River Gambia tell the same Atlantic story as Ghana's castles, from the other end of the coast.
Tours in The Gambia and Senegal: Banjul, Kunta Kinteh Island, the River Gambia, Dakar and Gorée. Entrance fees are included in the tour price; tips are not included but always welcome.
There is no direct flight from Accra to Conakry. ASKY flies there daily from Lomé, via Bamako, and Air Côte d'Ivoire connects via Abidjan. Guinea is one of the least-visited countries on the coast, and one of the most beautiful: the Fouta Djallon highlands where the Niger, Senegal and Gambia rivers rise, the waterfalls, and the Îles de Los off Conakry.
Tours in Guinea: Conakry and beyond. Entrance fees are included in the tour price; tips are not included but always welcome.
Ouagadougou is close to Ghana. By road it is reached through Paga or Hamile in the Upper East and Upper West, but there is no direct flight from Accra; ASKY and Air Côte d'Ivoire connect via Lomé or Abidjan. In January 2025 Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger left ECOWAS to form their own Alliance of Sahel States. So far free movement for ECOWAS citizens has largely continued, but rules can change, so check before you travel. Most Western governments advise against all or most travel to Mali and Niger and much of Burkina Faso, and that usually voids travel insurance.
Airport transport in Burkina Faso, booked before you land. Entrance fees are included in the tour price; tips are not included but always welcome.
For Ghanaians and other ECOWAS citizens, no visa is needed for the neighbours, and the road is often cheaper than the flight. But borders take time, and West African highways are dangerous at night.
| Route | Border | By road | By air |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accra → Lomé | Aflao | 3–4 hours | 50 minutes; often expensive for the distance |
| Accra → Cotonou | Aflao, then Togo–Benin | 6–8 hours | one stop via Lomé |
| Accra → Lagos | Aflao, Togo, Benin, Seme | 10–12 hours, four border posts | about one hour |
| Accra → Abidjan | Elubo | a long day | about one hour |
| Accra → Ouagadougou | Paga | very long; better from Tamale or Bolgatanga | one stop |
For visitors from the region, Ghana is close, English-speaking, visa-free for ECOWAS citizens and calm. Start with Accra, then go west to the castles at Cape Coast and Elmina, or north to Kumasi and the Asante kingdom.
Airport pickup with free internet, private vehicle hire and a three-destination tour, booked before you land. Entrance fees are included in the tour price; tips are not included but always welcome.
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Updated and fact-checked: 29 October 2026. Weekly frequencies counted from the airline timetables on GhanaFlights.info for summer and autumn 2026; entry rules and travel advice checked in October 2026. Always confirm times with the airline and the current advice before booking. Text and research by Remo Kurka for GhanaFlights.info. This website carries no Google advertising.