There are 5 ways to get from Amsterdam to Cotonou by plane, bus, or train
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
12h 2m$295–1,212Fly 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
15h 13m$256–978Fly 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 53m$481–1,018Train 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$523–924Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Cotonou
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Cotonou (COO)plane DUS - COO
15h 19m$281–1,065
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 $250 - $1,000 and takes 15h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Amsterdam to Cotonou is to train and fly which takes 10h 46m and costs $500 - $950.
The distance between Amsterdam and Cotonou is 5137 km.
It takes approximately 12h 2m to get from Amsterdam to Cotonou, including transfers.
There are 567+ hotels available in Cotonou.
What companies run services between Amsterdam, Netherlands and Cotonou, Benin?
Royal Air Maroc, Air France, and three other airlines fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cotonou (COO) twice daily.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cotonou via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lagos via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cotonou via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cotonou via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lagos via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cotonou via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cotonou via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lagos via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cotonou via Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lagos via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cotonou
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cotonou via Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cotonou via Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cotonou
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cotonou via Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lagos via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lagos via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- 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 13m
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Schedules at
- stmvoyageurs.com
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