← Back to the list

GH

Ghana travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit Ghana: travel advice level, plug type G, 230V, emergency 999, currency GHS.

📷 Accra · Goldenwabbit · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

Avoid non-essential travel to parts Updated 2026-11-04

Latest change (original, English)
Updated information about Ebola screening in Ghana (‘Entry requirements’ page).

↗ Read the full official advice

⚠️ This is the UK government’s assessment. Rules for your passport (visa, entry) can be different — check your own government’s official travel advice too.

CapitalAccra
CurrencyGHS
LanguagesEnglish
Calling code+233
Emergency numbers999 · 192 · 193 · 191
Plug typesType G
Voltage230 V
Driving sideRight
Population33M
Type G

📅 Public holidays💱 Exchange rates

📷 Photos

Damien Halleux Radermecker · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
Government of Ghana; Thomson Reuters Datastream, IMF · Public domain · Commons
EnzoRivos · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Michal Vogt · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
Amanor kwaku · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Government of Ghana; Audience Scapes National Survey of Ghana · Public domain · Commons
Rev. Thomas Milner · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Phizzle01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons

About this data

Safety levels and entry notes are based on the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) travel advice published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence, checked every day. Capitals, languages, currencies, time zones and photos come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons.

Advice is written for British travellers; your own government’s advice, visa rules and insurance terms may differ. Always check your foreign ministry and the destination’s embassy before you travel.

Related