Travel
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[edit] From the U.S. to Ghana
Delta Air Lines will begin non-stop service from New York (Kennedy) to Accra on December 11. The introductory price will be $399 for a one-way ticket.
| Flight | Departs | Arrives | Effective | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 166 | New York-JFK at 5:15 p.m. | Accra at 8:15 a.m. (next day) | Dec. 11, 2006 | Four-times weekly |
| 167 | Accra at 9:45 a.m. | New York-JFK at 4:15 p.m. | Dec. 12, 2006 | Four-times weekly |
[edit] Taxis
Taxis can be found almost anywhere in Ghana. Most are chartered, so you hail them just by raising your right arm about 45 degrees from your waist. You tell them where you're going after you hop in. Be sure to negotiate a price at the start of the journey, not after. Also, unlike taxis in Western countries, tips are not customary.
Some taxis are not chartered and operate like a bus service. Transportation yards in larger cities have taxis that run regular routes. You can identify them by the signs on their roofs that declare their destinations. These taxis won't leave until they fill up with passengers (who share the fare). Otherwise, taxis are normally not shared, so if you hail a taxi, the driver assumes you're paying the full fare.
When hailing, the convention is that holding one finger out and pointing it down indicates you want a chartered (also called "dropping") taxi, while holding out your palm and pumping your arm up and down indicates you want to ride the regular route of a shared taxi. Generally, however, simply holding out your arm will stop any taxi.
[edit] Tro-tros
For tro-tros that make regular rounds through Accra, the mates use the following signals so you know where they're going:
- Central Accra
- pointing the index finger of the right hand skyward
- Nkrumah Circle
- pointing the right index finger toward the ground and making a circular motion
