There are 6 ways to get from Benin to Europe 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 Cotonou to Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from Cotonou (COO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane COO - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
13h 12m$297–1,205Fly Cotonou to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Cotonou (COO) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane COO - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhoftrain
16h 9mFly Cotonou to Nuremberg Airport, train
- Fly from Cotonou (COO) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane COO - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbftrain
14h 16m$431–1,719Bus to Lagos, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Cotonou to Lagos Maza Mazabus
- Fly from Lagos (LOS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LOS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
14h 49m$486–965Bus to Lagos, fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Take the bus from Cotonou to Lagos Maza Mazabus
- Fly from Lagos (LOS) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane LOS - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhoftrain
18h 16mFly Cotonou to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Cotonou (COO) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane COO - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
14h 41m$614–1,069
Cotonou (COO) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Benin to Europe is to bus and fly and train which costs $480 - $1,000 and takes 14h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Benin to Europe is to fly and train which takes 13h 12m and costs $290 - $1,200.
The distance between Benin and Europe is 5088 km.
It takes approximately 13h 12m to get from Benin to Europe, including transfers.
Europe is 1h ahead of Benin. It is currently 12:59 PM in Benin and 1:59 PM in Europe.
There are 780+ hotels available in Europe.
What companies run services between Benin and Europe?
There is no direct connection from Benin to Europe. However, you can take the taxi to Cotonou (COO) airport, fly to Frankfurt (FRA), walk to Frankfurt, take the train to Fulda Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, then take the line 315 bus to Nentershausen Oderstraße. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Cotonou (COO) airport, fly to Hannover Airport (HAJ), walk to Langenhagen Flughafen, take the train to Hannover Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Göttingen, take the train to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof, take the train to Sontra Bahnhof, walk to Sontra Breitwiese, then take the line 260 bus to Nentershausen-Süß Gerstunger Straße.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cotonou to Frankfurt via Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Cotonou to Nuremberg Airport via Brussels Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Lagos to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Lagos to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Cotonou to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from Cotonou to Brussels Airport via Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Cotonou to Frankfurt via Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Cotonou to Nuremberg Airport via Brussels Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Lagos to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Cotonou to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from Cotonou to Brussels Airport via Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cotonou to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Cotonou to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Cotonou to Nuremberg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Lagos to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Lagos to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cotonou to Hannover Airport via Brussels Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Lagos to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Lagos to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Cotonou to Frankfurt via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Lagos to Frankfurt via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–750
Flights from Cotonou to Brussels Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lagos to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Lagos to Hannover Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lagos to Hannover Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–24
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Göttingen to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Göttingen to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- [email protected]
- Website
- Abellio GmbH
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Schedules at
- Abellio GmbH
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +237 678197361
- Website
- afrique-con.com
Bus from Cotonou to Lagos Maza Maza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- afrique-con.com
Bus from Cotonou to Lagos Maza Maza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- afrique-con.com
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