Kotoka International Airport (ACC): arrival & transit guide
What to expect landing at Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana: the arrival flow, transit rules, and onward transport.
Kotoka International Airport's terminal in Accra funnels arriving passengers along one path: a health desk first, then immigration, then baggage claim, then customs on the way to the exit.
Ghana is not generally a visa-on-arrival country for visitors from outside West Africa: citizens of other ECOWAS countries enter without a visa, but most other nationalities need either a visa or the government's e-visa, applied for online before flying, rather than expecting to get one at the counter. Confirm which pathway applies to your own passport against the requirement above well ahead of the trip, since arriving without the right paperwork here is a real problem, not a formality.
The health desk is not optional for anyone: Ghana requires a valid yellow fever vaccination certificate, the physical ICVP booklet rather than a photo or scan, from every traveler over one year old, checked before you even reach immigration. Arriving without one risks vaccination on the spot or being denied entry, so this is worth sorting out well before departure.
Outside arrivals, taxis and pre-arranged transfers are the standard way into central Accra.
Data last verified: 2026-08-18
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