There are 6 ways to get from Amsterdam to Cotonou by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cotonou
best- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cotonou (COO)plane AMS - COO
11h 17m$275–1,112Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lomé–Tokoin Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW)plane AMS - LFW
- Take the bus from Gare de Lomé to Cotonoubus
13h 53m$255–978Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Cotonou
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cotonou (COO)plane BRU - COO
10h 46m$353–1,030Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lagos, bus
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Lagos (LOS)plane AMS - LOS
- Take the bus from Lagos Maza Maza to Cotonoubus
11h 58m$481–968Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Cotonou
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duisburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Cotonou (COO)plane DUS - COO
14h 7m$271–1,013Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Cotonou
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Cotonou (COO)plane CDG - COO
12h 11m$554–1,253
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cotonou (COO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Amsterdam to Cotonou is to fly and bus which costs $480 - $1,000 and takes 11h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Amsterdam to Cotonou is to train and fly which takes 10h 46m and costs $350 - $1,100.
The distance between Amsterdam and Cotonou is 5137 km.
It takes approximately 11h 17m to get from Amsterdam to Cotonou, including transfers.
There are 560+ hotels available in Cotonou.
What companies run services between Amsterdam, Netherlands and Cotonou, Benin?
Royal Air Maroc, Air France, and two other airlines fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cotonou (COO) once daily.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cotonou via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lagos via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cotonou via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cotonou
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cotonou via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cotonou via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lagos via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cotonou via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cotonou via Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cotonou
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–900
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cotonou via Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–950
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cotonou via Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lagos via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cotonou via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lagos via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cotonou
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cotonou via Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cotonou
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–900
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cotonou via Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–950
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cotonou via Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
- Website
- aircotedivoire.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cotonou via Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,600
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–350
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31302035833
- [email protected]
- Website
- European Sleeper
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- European Sleeper
- Phone
- +237 678197361
- Website
- afrique-con.com
Bus from Lagos Maza Maza to Cotonou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- afrique-con.com
- Phone
- +227 23 23 02 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- stmvoyageurs.com
Bus from Gare de Lomé to Cotonou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Schedules at
- stmvoyageurs.com
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