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Tamale · Ghana

Car hire and driving in Tamale

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Ghana traffic drives on the right. Picking up at TML means 17 km (11 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648834 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648835 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648876.

Drives from Tamale

Car rental from Tamale: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Tamale to KumasiGhana314 km (195 mi)about 4 h 47 min
Tamale to HoGhana343 km (213 mi)about 5 h 14 min
Tamale to ObuaseGhana367 km (228 mi)about 5 h 36 min
Tamale to KoforiduaGhana373 km (232 mi)about 5 h 41 min
Tamale to AtsiamanGhana416 km (258 mi)about 6 h 20 min
Tamale to AshaimanGhana421 km (262 mi)about 6 h 25 min
Tamale to Medina EstatesGhana422 km (262 mi)about 6 h 26 min
Tamale to TemaGhana425 km (264 mi)about 6 h 29 min
Tamale to Twifu PrasoGhana428 km (266 mi)about 6 h 32 min
Tamale to AmanfromGhana433 km (269 mi)about 6 h 36 min
Tamale to AccraGhana433 km (269 mi)about 6 h 37 min
Tamale to Cape CoastGhana480 km (298 mi)about 7 h 19 min
Tamale to TakoradiGhana511 km (317 mi)about 7 h 47 min
Tamale to SekondiGhana506 km (314 mi)about 7 h 43 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Tamale?

The right, as everywhere in Ghana.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.