Travel to Parakou
Every way to reach Parakou: 1 modes compared, with fares.
Parakou is reachable from 13 places across 1 country by 1 mode, on services run by 1 operator. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88 and the fastest takes 1h 15m door to door. The nearest origin is 50 km away.
How people reach Parakou
Every mode that actually calls at Parakou, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 26 | €11.88 | 1h 15m | 336 km | 1 |
- 13Places you can arrive from
- 13Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators
The train gets you into Parakou. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to stay in Parakou
Hotels and apartments near downtown, 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 | 2 | 8% | Tchaourou, 50 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 24 | 92% | Cové, 237 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Parakou that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | 26 | 100% |
Stations, airports and ports in Parakou
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Parakou
- Gare routière de Parakou
- STM
The cheapest journeys into Parakou
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tchaourou to Parakou train | €11.88 | 1h 15m | 50 km |
| Cové to Parakou train | €43.78 | 2h 50m | 237 km |
| Abomey to Parakou train | €45.98 | 2h 52m | 250 km |
| Bohicon to Parakou train | €45.98 | 2h 55m | 248 km |
| Pobé to Parakou train | €48.18 | 2h 58m | 262 km |
| Sakété to Parakou train | €52.58 | 3h 23m | 289 km |
| Missérété to Parakou train | €55.88 | 3h 28m | 309 km |
| Porto-Novo to Parakou train | €56.98 | 3h 33m | 316 km |
| Abomey-Calavi to Parakou train | €58.08 | 3h 35m | 323 km |
| Godomè to Parakou train | €59.18 | 3h 45m | 329 km |
| Ekpé to Parakou train | €59.18 | 3h 24m | 328 km |
| Cotonou to Parakou train | €59.73 | 3h 36m | 331 km |
| Ouidah to Parakou train | €60.83 | 3h 44m | 336 km |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Parakou well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Parakou?
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Popular trips to Parakou
Common questions about Travel to Parakou
How can I get to Parakou?
Parakou is reachable by 1 modes on our network, from 13 places, across 1 countries, on services run by 1 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 Parakou?
The cheapest way into Parakou is by Train, from €11.88 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 13 origins we sell into Parakou over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Parakou?
The fastest journey into Parakou is by Train, at 1h 15m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 50 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Parakou have?
Parakou has 2 named terminals on our network, including 0 rail stations and 0 airports. Among them are . Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Parakou from within 200 km?
2 of the routes we sell into Parakou start within 200 km. The nearest is Tchaourou, 50 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Parakou in Benin?
Parakou connects to 13 places on our network across 1 countries, the furthest of them 336 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 modeled 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 Parakou is somebody else's catalog.
Things to do in Parakou
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Parakou, with free cancellation on most of it.
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