Transportation in the country of Togo is by road, rail, water or air.

Railways

total: 568 km (2008)
narrow gauge: 568 km of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge

Roadways

total: 7,520 km
paved: 2,376 km
unpaved: 5,144 km (2000)

The Trans–West African Coastal Highway crosses Togo, connecting it to Benin and Nigeria to the east, and Ghana and Ivory Coast to the west. When construction in Liberia and Sierra Leone is finished, the highway will continue west to seven other Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) nations. A paved highway also connects Togo northwards to Burkina Faso and from there north-west to Mali and north-east to Niger.

Waterways

50 km (seasonally navigable by small craft on the Mono River depending on rainfall. (2011))

Ports and harbours

Merchant marine


total: 62 ships
ships by type: bulk carrier 6, cargo 38, carrier 3, chemical tanker 5, container 3, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1 (2010)

Airports

8 (2012)

Airports - with paved runways


total: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 (2012)

Airports - with unpaved runways


total: 6
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 2 (2012)

References

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