Accra Trotro Fares

Though its now fully established that trotro fares have increased since June 1, 2018, commuters are yet to find out about the real rate of increment.  A survey of fares across the city and the Metropolis indicate that some trotro operators are charging between 12 to 15 percent increments. The disparity arises partly due to the fact that there are various transport unions in Ghana and each one may have determined their own rate. The Ghana Private Road Transport Union, which is better known, has announced a trotro fare increase of 10% but another agency, the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council, GRTCC, has counter announced a fare increase of of 15%. It appears that drivers belonging to the GPRTU are charging GRTCC fares because the margins are greater. Its expected that the Un...

Some trotro unions across the city have increased their  transport fares by 10%.  The fare increase is in response to  higher cost of operating transport services. In Ghana, determination of trotro fares are typically held with Government but over the past year, the unions have not been able to get the new administration to accept fare increases notwithstanding their justification that operational costs have gone high. The trotro operators mention that taxation on fuel keeps going up and that drives fuel prices to increment as well. They also speak about cost of high cost replacement parts. Per mutual understanding between government and the trotro owners, fare increments will be announced twice a year and that agreement had been honored by the previous administration. But its specul...

Trotro fares in Accra were recently increased by a 15% margin.  Please note that GPRTU calculates the trotro fares in bands and prices are rounded off in many instances so not every fare will be exactly 15% increase.

Trotro fares will go up by 15%, effective Thursday 6th April, 2017. The increment is in line with the bi annual fares review. The first review for this year has been overdue due to inability of the government to agree with the transport operators over whether they should increase the fares and by what percentage. The Unions also believe that fare adjustment is a standing protocol that requires no further negotiation and that there have been increases in fuel  from the beginning of the year; which go to increase their cost of operation. We shall obtain the new trotro fares and update our website.

Some drivers may have increased trotro fares in the city of Accra. They complain that the first bi-annual fare increment is long overdue whilst fuel prices keep increasing. They therefore make losses if they continue to charge old fares. Fixing of trotro bus fares is a voluntary collaboration between government and the transport Unions. Its widely speculated that the new government doesnt want to agree to or announce an increment because it protested fare increment when it was in opposition. Analysts believe the party fears criticism and voter disappointment if it performs the adjustment which has been routine over the years. Some trotro drivers who cant bear the loss have began charging rates they reason are appropriate. So you may pay a new fare the next time you board a trotro. On...

Trotro fares will be increased soon.  Each year, the fares are reviewed upward twice to adjust for increase in fuel prices and inflation. Already fuel prices have been increased by 11%, making a upward review by the transport companies  imminent. Pictured here is the forecourt of the Greater Accra regional secretariat of the GPRTU, the transport oversight association, located at Kinbu, Tudu, Accra Central.

Accra trotro fares increase. After much deliberation involving road transport stakeholders, fares for trotro buses will now increment by 15%. The new prices take effect immediately. According to the transport unions, the upward review was long overdue, citing many changes that had occurred over the past year. They mentioned upward review of prices for auto spare parts and maintenance of vehicles as the reasons why the fares should have been increased long ago. Officially, the new trotro fares should affect today but typically, enforcement of the new fares take effect the day after announcement so commuters can prepare to pay higher after they leave home next day. Nevertheless, some inconsiderate Accra trotro drivers will mark up prices as soon as the new fares are declared. Even in thes...

Ghana private transport stakeholders including the GPRTU, Ministry of Transportation and the GRTCC have agreed to wait till next week before they decide on new trotro fares. The decision is to enable the group take into consideration new road toll prices which are reviewed periodically. The decision to increase was first prompted by an upward review in the prices of petroleum. In Ghana, the prices of fuel are not set by government but the state takes part in transport price negotiations because the Ministry of transpiration represents the public interest.

Trotro Union executives have just announced that they will hold a meeting with stakeholders tomorrow, Thursday, 7th January , 2016 to determine how much increment they would go for with regards to the recent fuel increase. They have stated that the decision to revise the trotro fares is not only dependent on fuel prices but then they take into consideration many other actors. The group has dismissed as false the rumor that trotro fares will be revised upward by 10%.

Government will meet with trotro Unions to discuss new trotro fares arising out of the fuel increase by Oil companies in Ghana. It is a routine practice for stakeholders in the trotro transport business to agree on uniform prices which takes into account the cost of operations. The outcome of the meeting will be made known to the general public whose interests in the fixing of the prices are represented by the TUC, Ministry of Transportation and Civic Organizations.

The GPRTU, the biggest private transport union in Ghana, has announced that it will increase trotro fares if the prices of petroleum prices up as planned. In Ghana,  how much fuel sells is determined by private distributors. The method of increment for the trotro fares is to find a percentage of increase and adjust trotro fares by that margin. Typically, the new schedule for fares is discussed with all stakeholders including Transport Ministry, The rate of trotro fare review is not proportionate to the price of fuel. The trotro fare review panel takes into consideration, critical routes, affordability, wage levels, ease of change, recency of last increment, cost of other vehicle expenses like insurance, auto parts etc. During trotro fare increase in Ghana, there will be a general announ...