Relocating to Ghana? A long-term hire car — with or without a driver — is the simplest way to get mobile, without buying and reselling. Here’s how it works for expats.
Arriving in a new country, getting mobile is one of the first challenges — and in Ghana, for most expats, long-term car rental is the simplest answer. It avoids the capital, the maintenance and the eventual resale of buying, gives you a serviced vehicle for your whole posting, and can come with a professional driver who knows the city. Whether you’re here for a few months or a few years, here’s how expat car hire works.
For someone on a posting, buying a car is a lot of commitment and risk — sourcing a sound vehicle, maintaining it, insuring it, and selling it under time pressure when you leave. Long-term rental removes all of that: one predictable monthly cost, maintenance included, and you simply hand the car back at the end. Our renting vs buying guide weighs the two in full.
We can meet you at Kotoka on arrival — see our arrivals guide — and have your long-term vehicle ready, delivered to your home or serviced apartment. From there the car is yours for the stay, maintained throughout and swapped if ever needed, so you’re never without transport.
Long-term hire is quoted individually by vehicle, duration and whether you want a driver, with the monthly rate well below daily or weekly hire; see the long-term cost guide. You can change vehicles as your needs change, pay in cedis or your home currency, and we provide documentation suitable for relocation and company finance.
Tell us your arrival, likely stay and needs and we’ll have a long-term vehicle ready and quote a clear monthly rate.
Tell us your arrival date and flight, your likely length of stay, the vehicle you need, and whether you want a driver. We’ll have everything ready on arrival and quote a clear monthly rate. No payment on the website.
Long-term rates are quoted individually and reviewed October 2026. Documentation for relocation and company finance is available on enquiry.