No visa needed

Do citizens of Ghana need a visa for South Africa?

Citizens of Ghana don’t need a visa for South Africa and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Ghana: the passport opens 43 countries visa-free; Accra — Pretoria: ≈ 4,640 km, about 6.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to South Africa without a visa on a Ghana passport?

Yes, citizens of Ghana don’t need a visa for South Africa for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

South Africa visa rules at a glance

With a Ghana passport you can visit 43 countries visa-free, 19 with a visa on arrival and 44 with an e-visa; 92 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Ghana passport ranks 111th of 199.
Ghana passport: visa-free access to 43 countries; South Africa passport: 60.
Citizens of Ghana and South Africa can travel together visa-free to 27 countries, for example: Benin, Gambia, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Eswatini, Mozambique, Seychelles, Guyana, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, and Trinidad and Tobago.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of South Africa, in turn, don’t need a visa for Ghana. Ghana visa for citizens of South Africa

Travelling to South Africa: good to know

Accra — Pretoria: about 4,640 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 6.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Accra 12:00 — Pretoria 14:00.
Local currency: South African Rand.
Languages: Afrikaans, English, South Ndebele, and Northern Sotho.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ZAR 16.
South Africa is the 58th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Ghana.