Hy All,

Has any NLander Travelled through West Africa (especially Togo, Ghana, Cote D'Ivoire) with his/her car from Nigeria.

Kindly share your experience with us, especially at the border, with customs, etc.

I love Nairaland!!!!!!!

i want to go and spend the xmas in Ghana with my family. Please share this info with me if you've traveled to Ghana with your car.
Thank you

You may have better luck if you post this in the Auto section .

^in the Auto section, cars are being sold mostly and hardly will u find anyone who could have taken such drive. Thequestion should better answered here.

It is a long journey and it would be too tiring and boring for u to travel with ur own car.It takes about 10-12 hours to get to Ghana from Lagos, not to talk of the countless problems u will face at each border. I will suggest u travel thru public transport. I heard that a transport coy by the name Cross Country is good for journey to Ghana. I am not a staff of the company o, but i learnt it is real easier travelling thru them.

i also heard of chisco & ABC transport. the cost one way is not cheaper than N10,000-N15,000 for one person with/without pp, whilst airfare is between N13,000-N17,000 aero contractor whilst airbNigeria isnt less than N25,000 for around 15mins trip to gh with/without pp

Thanx for all the responses.
Personally, I think travelling through these countries will expose you to happening around these countries.
I enjoy driving and can drive 12hrs.
I have been to these countries through public transport, but I do see Nigerians travelling in their own cars.

Mehn 10-12hrs to Ghana?seriously i didnt knw that! Its not that bAd,considering th0se takin a whole day like 24hrs complete to Bornu state!

@toba,

You're damn right. I'm presently spending my vacation in Ghana and it took me, my wife and our little baby just 32k to fly down here with earo. As at the time we left Nija, T-fare via ABC was 13k so I dont see any economical sense in travelling here by road. I cant imagine spending a whole 12 hours on the road. We actually want to feel the site of the neigbouring countries so we decided to return by road and the only way we can make it less stressful is to break the journey into two. We will stop by at Togo and lodge there for 2 days b4 travelling back to Lagos.

I don't think the OP is looking to cut cost, just wanted to experience it and perhaps have control of the journey and can decide to stop wherever or branch whatever district take his fancy

after all some people drive from Britain to France, Belgium, Spain etc others take the Train others go by Air

@Poster

Accra is about Six hours from Lagos, the wahala is border control and the fact that you will need original importation documents for your car. It is better to go by road and return by air than vice versa, from Seme border to Mile 2 will take nothing less than 2 hours ( too many checkpoints and traffic).

Dear N'Landers,
If am travelling with my car, with all documents intact; How much do I budget to pay at the borders and other places from Lagos to accra
Thx

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