There are 3 ways to get from Cotonou to Ouagadougou by plane, bus, or car
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Cotonou (COO) to Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) flights
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The cheapest way to get from Cotonou to Ouagadougou is to bus which costs $57 and takes 15h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Cotonou to Ouagadougou is to fly which takes 4h 51m and costs $490 - $900.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Cotonou and arriving at Ouagadougou. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 15h 4m.
The distance between Cotonou and Ouagadougou is 799 km. The road distance is 1000.7 km.
The best way to get from Cotonou to Ouagadougou without a car is to bus which takes 15h 4m and costs $57.
It takes approximately 4h 51m to get from Cotonou to Ouagadougou, including transfers.
Cotonou to Ouagadougou bus services, operated by STM Voyageurs, depart from Cotonou station.
The best way to get from Cotonou to Ouagadougou is to fly which takes 4h 51m and costs $490 - $900. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $57 and takes 15h 4m.
Cotonou to Ouagadougou bus services, operated by STM Voyageurs, arrive at Ouagadougou station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cotonou to Ouagadougou is 1001 km. It takes approximately 14h 50m to drive from Cotonou to Ouagadougou.
What companies run services between Cotonou, Benin and Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso?
ASKY, Air Cote D'Ivoire, and three other airlines fly from Cotonou (COO) to Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) twice daily. Alternatively, STM Voyageurs operates a bus from Cotonou to Ouagadougou once daily. Tickets cost $40–65 and the journey takes 15h 4m. TSR Cotonou also services this route 3 times a week.
- Website
- aircotedivoire.com
Flights from Cotonou to Ouagadougou Airport via Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–850
- Website
- flyasky.com
Flights from Cotonou to Ouagadougou Airport via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–850
- Website
- air-burkina.com
Flights from Cotonou to Ouagadougou Airport via Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–800
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Cotonou to Ouagadougou Airport via Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–850
- Phone
- +227 23 23 02 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- stmvoyageurs.com
Bus from Cotonou to Ouagadougou
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- stmvoyageurs.com
- Phone
- +226 25 31 25 25
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cotonou to Ouagadougou
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $57
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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