Bus Routes

Name: Ghana Bus Routes
Creator: OpenStreetMap contributors
License: https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/

Bus, minibus and shared-taxi routes across Ghana with their operator, route number and the stops at each end. The trotro network as it has been mapped. Derived from OpenStreetMap. 567 records.

v1.0last updated Sep 18, 2026 · snapshotlisting updated Sep 18, 2026GH₵19.00567 recordsTransport

Fields

Every column this dataset returns, with its type. This is the shape of the API response.

Field	Type
name	TEXT NOT NULL
route_type	TEXT
route_ref	TEXT
operator	TEXT
origin	TEXT
destination	TEXT
region	TEXT
district	TEXT
locality	TEXT
latitude	DECIMAL(9,6)
longitude	DECIMAL(9,6)
phone	TEXT
website	TEXT
osm_id	TEXT
source	TEXT

Preview

five records, free

First 5 rows of Bus Routes
nameTEXT NOT NULL	route typeTEXT	route refTEXT	operatorTEXT	originTEXT	destinationTEXT	regionTEXT	districtTEXT	localityTEXT	latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	phoneTEXT	websiteTEXT	osm idTEXT	sourceTEXT
Trotro 282 : Shalom → Kaneshie	Bus	282	Kaneshie No. 2 Branch of GPRTU	Shalom	Kaneshie	Greater Accra Region	Ablekuma Central Municipal	—	5.547997	-0.236208	—	—	relation/7406251	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Trotro 282 : Kaneshie → Shalom	Bus	—	—	Kaneshie	Shalom	Greater Accra Region	Ablekuma Central Municipal	—	5.546154	-0.235957	—	—	relation/7406252	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Trotro 31 : Abeka Lapaz → 37	Bus	31	Lapaz No.2 Branch of G.P.R.T.U	Abeka Lapaz	37	Greater Accra Region	Ayawaso North Municipal	—	5.600748	-0.207843	—	—	relation/7407644	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Trotro 56 : Race Course → Abeka Lapaz	Bus	56	Lapaz No.2 Branch of G.P.R.T.U	Race Course	Abeka Lapaz	Greater Accra Region	Okaikwei North Municipal	—	5.610006	-0.260582	—	—	relation/7407962	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Trotro 11 : Abeka Lapaz → Circle Accra	Bus	11	Abeka Lapaz Circle Accra Local of Abeka Branch of G.P.R.T.U	Abeka Lapaz	Circle Accra	Greater Accra Region	Ablekuma North Municipal	—	5.588472	-0.231391	—	—	relation/7415754	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

nameTEXT NOT NULL	route typeTEXT	route refTEXT	operatorTEXT	originTEXT	destinationTEXT	regionTEXT	districtTEXT	localityTEXT	latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	phoneTEXT	websiteTEXT	osm idTEXT	sourceTEXT
example-name-1	example-route_type-1	example-route_ref-1	example-operator-1	example-origin-1	example-destination-1	example-region-1	example-district-1	example-locality-1	10	10	example-phone-1	example-website-1	10	example-source-1
example-name-2	example-route_type-2	example-route_ref-2	example-operator-2	example-origin-2	example-destination-2	example-region-2	example-district-2	example-locality-2	20	20	example-phone-2	example-website-2	20	example-source-2
example-name-3	example-route_type-3	example-route_ref-3	example-operator-3	example-origin-3	example-destination-3	example-region-3	example-district-3	example-locality-3	30	30	example-phone-3	example-website-3	30	example-source-3
example-name-4	example-route_type-4	example-route_ref-4	example-operator-4	example-origin-4	example-destination-4	example-region-4	example-district-4	example-locality-4	40	40	example-phone-4	example-website-4	40	example-source-4
example-name-5	example-route_type-5	example-route_ref-5	example-operator-5	example-origin-5	example-destination-5	example-region-5	example-district-5	example-locality-5	50	50	example-phone-5	example-website-5	50	example-source-5
example-name-6	example-route_type-6	example-route_ref-6	example-operator-6	example-origin-6	example-destination-6	example-region-6	example-district-6	example-locality-6	60	60	example-phone-6	example-website-6	60	example-source-6
example-name-7	example-route_type-7	example-route_ref-7	example-operator-7	example-origin-7	example-destination-7	example-region-7	example-district-7	example-locality-7	70	70	example-phone-7	example-website-7	70	example-source-7
example-name-8	example-route_type-8	example-route_ref-8	example-operator-8	example-origin-8	example-destination-8	example-region-8	example-district-8	example-locality-8	80	80	example-phone-8	example-website-8	80	example-source-8

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Endpoint

GET connect.apighana.com/api/data/bus_routes

Auth: X-API-Key header
Pagination: page · limit
Format: JSON
Version: 1.0
Last updated: Sep 18, 2026from the source
Covers: A snapshotas of Sep 18, 2026
Refreshed: monthly
Last checked: Oct 1, 2026had warnings
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

How to cite

Cite this dataset and the organisation its records come from (OpenStreetMap contributors). Datasets are updated, so keep the date you accessed it in the citation. Last updated from the source on Sep 18, 2026.

API Ghana. (2026). Bus routes (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/bus-routes

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/bus_routes?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/bus_routes?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/bus_routes",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]

Field

Type

name

TEXT NOT NULL

route_type

TEXT

route_ref

TEXT

operator

TEXT

origin

TEXT

destination

TEXT

region

TEXT

district

TEXT

locality

TEXT

latitude

DECIMAL(9,6)

longitude

DECIMAL(9,6)

phone

TEXT

website

TEXT

osm_id

TEXT

source

TEXT

nameTEXT NOT NULL

route typeTEXT

route refTEXT

operatorTEXT

originTEXT

destinationTEXT

regionTEXT

districtTEXT

localityTEXT

latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

phoneTEXT

websiteTEXT

osm idTEXT

sourceTEXT

Trotro 282 : Shalom → Kaneshie

Bus

282

Kaneshie No. 2 Branch of GPRTU

Shalom

Kaneshie

Greater Accra Region

Ablekuma Central Municipal

—

5.547997

-0.236208

—

relation/7406251

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Trotro 282 : Kaneshie → Shalom

Bus

—

Kaneshie

Shalom

Greater Accra Region

Ablekuma Central Municipal

—

5.546154

-0.235957

—

relation/7406252

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Trotro 31 : Abeka Lapaz → 37

Bus

Lapaz No.2 Branch of G.P.R.T.U

Abeka Lapaz

Greater Accra Region

Ayawaso North Municipal

—

5.600748

-0.207843

—

relation/7407644

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Trotro 56 : Race Course → Abeka Lapaz

Bus

Lapaz No.2 Branch of G.P.R.T.U

Race Course

Abeka Lapaz

Greater Accra Region

Okaikwei North Municipal

—

5.610006

-0.260582

—

relation/7407962

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Trotro 11 : Abeka Lapaz → Circle Accra

Bus

Abeka Lapaz Circle Accra Local of Abeka Branch of G.P.R.T.U

Abeka Lapaz

Circle Accra

Greater Accra Region

Ablekuma North Municipal

—

5.588472

-0.231391

—

relation/7415754

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

nameTEXT NOT NULL

route typeTEXT

route refTEXT

operatorTEXT

originTEXT

destinationTEXT

regionTEXT

districtTEXT

localityTEXT

latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

phoneTEXT

websiteTEXT

osm idTEXT

sourceTEXT

example-name-1

example-route_type-1

example-route_ref-1

example-operator-1

example-origin-1

example-destination-1

example-region-1

example-district-1

example-locality-1

example-phone-1

example-website-1

example-source-1

example-name-2

example-route_type-2

example-route_ref-2

example-operator-2

example-origin-2

example-destination-2

example-region-2

example-district-2

example-locality-2

example-phone-2

example-website-2

example-source-2

example-name-3

example-route_type-3

example-route_ref-3

example-operator-3

example-origin-3

example-destination-3

example-region-3

example-district-3

example-locality-3

example-phone-3

example-website-3

example-source-3

example-name-4

example-route_type-4

example-route_ref-4

example-operator-4

example-origin-4

example-destination-4

example-region-4

example-district-4

example-locality-4

example-phone-4

example-website-4

example-source-4

example-name-5

example-route_type-5

example-route_ref-5

example-operator-5

example-origin-5

example-destination-5

example-region-5

example-district-5

example-locality-5

example-phone-5

example-website-5

example-source-5

example-name-6

example-route_type-6

example-route_ref-6

example-operator-6

example-origin-6

example-destination-6

example-region-6

example-district-6

example-locality-6

example-phone-6

example-website-6

example-source-6

example-name-7

example-route_type-7

example-route_ref-7

example-operator-7

example-origin-7

example-destination-7

example-region-7

example-district-7

example-locality-7

example-phone-7

example-website-7

example-source-7

example-name-8

example-route_type-8

example-route_ref-8

example-operator-8

example-origin-8

example-destination-8

example-region-8

example-district-8

example-locality-8

example-phone-8

example-website-8

example-source-8

How to cite

API Ghana. (2026). Bus routes (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/bus-routes

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/bus_routes?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/bus_routes?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/bus_routes",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]