Transportation in Ghana (Your Guide to Getting Around in Accra) And What is a Trotro?
Transportation in Ghana (Your Guide to Getting Around in Accra) And What is a Trotro?
Getting around in Accra is exciting… and a bit scary. Check out some of the most popular ways to get around in Ghana plus helpful tips to make it easier on you.
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I couldn't believe how the tro tros have been upgraded! When I was growing up as a child in Accra in the late 60s and early 70s, the tro tros were not for the faint-hearted. The things didn't have roofs or sides!! You could literally just launch yourself in. And the seats were just planks of wood. Those were the days! But we also had a public bus service back then. Are they no longer in service? I'm coming back home for a bit in August and kind of wondering how I will get around? I fancy the idea of walking to get the lay of the land – but that's probably not a good idea. Might give you guys a call.
Whenever we were getting a taxi i was hiding im white after my husband finished negotiating the price i would appear. The driver took a double take feeling dupped i guess. Like where did she come from.
Why doesn't Ghana invest monies for roads, highway, and transportation development? It's so obvious it's needed. What am I missing here?
How can you provide a travel guide when you've never ridden a trotro and you only talk about Accra?
If you feel adventurous…….. you can try trotro. I love that statement from Tony.Try to research into the name trotro.
Ghana needs to regulate trotro make it a part of infrastructure
Just curious can you ship your car over or should you buy a car in Ghana?
Trotro is not as bad as you make it sound, yes it’s crowded, and no schedule but definitely has a set route.
Btw, I have seen overturned tro tros on the Accra-Cape Coast motorway when I was traveling to Cape Coast. That is why I don’t take them on trip involving high speed, highways. Talk about overspending.
I would take the tro tro with some regularity back in 2020 until the pandemic started in March 2020. For the duration of that stay, I took a taxi or walked. During my fist visit in early 2022, I still didn’t take it, but did take it a few times during my second visit in 2022.
I would only take tro tro for very short distances where there was fairly slow-speed traffic. I don’t trust them on fast-moving roads or highways because many of them are in utter disrepair. It is an adventure, though.
Michelle Obama rented a motor bike when he was in Accra.
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I was on the back of a bike in Sierra Leone and then I used them to ride around in Nigeria.
The three wheeler cabs (yellow/yellow) 10:01 are called Kay-Kay in Sierra Leone. They were just as reckless with those too.
You are like the stranger who is invite to shelter in the house in an emergency who spends their time running down the facilities of the house. The mocking tone you adopt is not cool. You are adopting the same derogatory manner as other Europeans and Americans when they talk about Africa.
I would urge you to remember that you are in Ghana as a guest and look at the welcome you have been extended. All you see in Ghana has been achieved in 65 years as an independent republic.
Ghana will do things in its own way. It is what makes us unique and comfortable in our own skins.
You chose Ghana but you are free to try the other 53 remaining African countries.
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I don't See any danger riding in a trotro
Hello and thank you for the video. I was in Accra in December and I hailed an Uber and either the driver got paid through the APP or he didn’t get paid because I gave him no cash. As for trotros, I have never ridden one in Accra; but first, I remember something similar to a trotro from the 1970s in The Bronx, NY and I have ridden something similar in South Africa. Those were not good experiences either.
Is like New York or the State there are no public bathrooms as well unless you're close to shopping mall
They need money for petrol and they don't want to wait to get reimbursed
cash is king
Uber will cancel on you if you have a foreign credit card. I saw the licence plate of the card a block away and he cancelled, then my Ghanaian girlfriend called and the car came
Do what the people do…ride a tro tro.
Luke and Leo have gotten so big fine young men
I was born in Jamaica, a USA citizen. When I go to Jamaica, I have ridden the local taxis, they are regulated by the government, and they have to charge the set price. Sometimes, taxi drivers sometimes overcrowd the car, but otherwise, it's not so bad
The Expat Ghana BnB looks fantastic!
Tony is really rockin' the shirt today!
Good luck renting a car without a driver.
We were just in the village on the past weekend. I paid a moto driver an extra 10 GHS to let me drive. It was a blast!
Guys! I love the trotro! The price is fixed and cheap – no negotiation. Once you know the routes they are a fantastic option. And if you really want to live the "real Ghana life" you gotta ride the trotro. I know that the idea of traditional transit buses seems popular with expats but I'm not persuaded that they would work here. Trotro drivers can negotiate the skinniest passage. And – heck – if the road is blocked there is always the sidewalk!
'Tro-tro' is Twi word for three pence- 'tro.' In Accra and other towns in the country (Koforidua), those transports were charging three pence, regardless of the miles or kilometers (distance) within the city, 'tro'- three pence, and since, the slang/'chargon' had stayed until now- tro-tro.
Like trotro, taxi fares are also regulated. The only instance is when you have to negotiate is when you are chattering or hiring.
“Out-of-the-box” thinking would be to build functional roads and infrastructure for safe mass transit and then, create a chance for living wages for the locals to they could afford to ride mass transit.
Tro tros are affordable and convenient for the population in which they serve the most. Creating a “West” inspired mass transit system will once again “push out” the indigenous people from their own communities.
I love the TroTros. I learned my way around Accra and the surrounding areas riding them and their very inexpensive and fun to ride especially when they are not crowded. Plus there is no long wait period for them, they are everwhere❣️
What about STC VIP and Metro Mass transport which are comparable to the public bus transport system in the Western west
They just don't have enough paved roads to have a mass transit system unless they go with light rail cars, that would be a better option in how this Metro is built.
My trotro experience was hilarious…I was out-sized & sandwiched like a child squeezed between 2 big parents 🤣
Before l finish watching this video, my humble request is for Tony to ride a trotro from circle to kaneshie and share your experience. Am sure Tony is up to the challenge. Let’s do it bruh
You guys are really good! Love the chemistry!❤ we are coming to the Bob in September!
did you know what TroTro means; sometime ago in ghana the cost of bus system is 3 pence, which is three as at that time. In the Ga language is Tro. so you can piece out the rest.
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Trosky is the best. For me is the cursing of the mate and the driver by passengers that makes me always want to ride trosky.
Hello from Tennessee! Thanks for this video. Great info!
Your vlogs are always very informative
Bro Tiny , many times, it is hard to get a taxi at night . In Africa , do all of it at your own test . We been there , done there . CHALE – OUT ..