Travel to Cotonou
Every way to reach Cotonou: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Cotonou is reachable from 23 places across 16 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 15 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88 and the fastest takes 1h 13m door to door. The nearest origin is 49 km away.
How people reach Cotonou
Every mode that actually calls at Cotonou, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 14 | €11.88 | 1h 13m | 331 km | 1 |
| Flight | 26 | €31.41 | 3h 46m | 4,950 km | 14 |
- 23Places you can arrive from
- 23Places you can leave for
- 16Countries
- 15Operators
The journey ends at STM. Everything past the barriers belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
Where to sleep in Cotonou
Hotels and flats near the centre, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 12 | 30% | Sakété, 49 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 5 | 13% | Tchaourou, 281 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 8 | 20% | Abidjan, 719 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 15 | 38% | Pointe-Noire, 1623 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Cotonou that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | 14 | 35% |
| Congo - Brazzaville | 4 | 10% |
| Belgium | 2 | 5% |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 5% |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2 | 5% |
| Ethiopia | 2 | 5% |
| France | 2 | 5% |
| Morocco | 2 | 5% |
| Mali | 2 | 5% |
| Togo | 2 | 5% |
| Cameroon | 1 | 3% |
| Gabon | 1 | 3% |
| Ghana | 1 | 3% |
| Kenya | 1 | 3% |
| Senegal | 1 | 3% |
| Türkiye | 1 | 3% |
Stations, airports and ports in Cotonou
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Cotonou
- STM
- TCV
- COO
Landing at COO after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.
Getting from COO into Cotonou?
A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.
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The cheapest journeys into Cotonou
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sakété to Cotonou train | €11.88 | 1h 13m | 49 km |
| Pobé to Cotonou train | €15.74 | 1h 29m | 74 km |
| Cové to Cotonou train | €19.59 | 1h 36m | 96 km |
| Bohicon to Cotonou train | €20.14 | 1h 39m | 98 km |
| Abomey to Cotonou train | €21.24 | 1h 43m | 102 km |
| Lomé to Cotonou flight | €31.41 | 3h 46m | 135 km |
| Tchaourou to Cotonou train | €47.64 | 3h 4m | 281 km |
| Accra to Cotonou flight | €50.29 | 4h 2m | 303 km |
| Parakou to Cotonou train | €55.34 | 3h 36m | 331 km |
| Abidjan to Cotonou flight | €75.07 | 4h 31m | 719 km |
| Ouagadougou to Cotonou flight | €81.56 | 4h 43m | 796 km |
| Douala to Cotonou flight | €92.77 | 4h 45m | 847 km |
| Libreville to Cotonou flight | €122.86 | 5h 3m | 1,025 km |
| Bamako to Cotonou flight | €133.48 | 5h 30m | 1,334 km |
| Pointe-Noire to Cotonou flight | €160.03 | 5h 45m | 1,623 km |
| Brazzaville to Cotonou flight | €181.86 | 6h 13m | 1,854 km |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Cotonou well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Left luggage near STM
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Popular journeys to Cotonou
Common questions about Travel to Cotonou
How can I get to Cotonou?
Cotonou is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 23 places, across 16 countries, on services run by 15 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Cotonou?
The cheapest way into Cotonou is by Train, from €11.88 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 23 origins we sell into Cotonou over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Cotonou?
The fastest journey into Cotonou is by Train, at 1h 13m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 49 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Cotonou have?
Cotonou has 3 named terminals on our network, including 0 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are COO. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Cotonou from within 200 km?
12 of the routes we sell into Cotonou start within 200 km. The nearest is Sakété, 49 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or coach beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Cotonou in Benin?
Cotonou connects to 23 places on our network across 16 countries, the furthest of them 4,950 km away in a straight line. Benin routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Benin
The wider region
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Cotonou is somebody else's catalogue.
Things to do in Cotonou
Day trips that leave Cotonou in the morning and cover a good part of Benin by evening.
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