How to get fromRio de Janeiro to Accraby plane or bus

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There are 5 ways to get from Rio de Janeiro to Accra by plane or bus

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Fly Santos Dumont Airport to Kotoka International Airport
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1. Fly from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Kotoka International Airport (ACC)plane SDU - ACC
24h 58m
$370–1,500
Fly Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Kotoka International Airport
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1. Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Kotoka International Airport (ACC)plane GIG - ACC
23h 5m
$331–1,001
Fly Santos Dumont Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport, bus
1. Fly from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW)plane SDU - LFW
2. Take the bus from Gare de Lomé to Circle Bus stationbus
28h 12m
$445–1,688
Bus, bus to São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport, fly to Kotoka International Airport
1. Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio to Terminal Rodoviário de Jacareíbus
2. Take the bus from Jacareí to Tietê Bus Terminalbus
3. Fly from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) to Kotoka International Airport (ACC)plane GRU - ACC
24h 28m
$720–1,437
Fly Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport, bus
1. Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW)plane GIG - LFW
2. Take the bus from Gare de Lomé to Circle Bus stationbus
25h 24m
$426–1,623

Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Kotoka International Airport (ACC) flights

11Weekly Planes

27h 58mAverage Duration

$372Cheapest Price

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Distance: 5,652.6 km
Duration: 24h 58m

What companies run services between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Accra, Ghana?

LATAM Chile, Royal Air Maroc, and four other airlines fly from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Kotoka International Airport (ACC) twice daily.

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Accra(opens in a new window), Ghana(opens in a new window)

Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District,, had a population of 284,124 inhabitants, and the larger Greater Accra Region,, had a population of 5,455,692 inhabitants. In common usage, the name "Accra" often refers to the territory of the Accra Metropolitan District as it existed before 2008, when it covered. This territory has since been split into 13 local government districts: 12 independent municipal districts (total area: 179.0 km2) and the reduced Accra Metropolitan District (20.4 km2), which is the only district within the capital to be granted city status. This territory of 199.4 km2 contained 1,782,150 inhabitants at the 2021 census, and serves as the capital of Ghana, while the district under the jurisdiction of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly proper (20.4 km2) is distinguished from the rest of the capital as the "City of Accra".

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