There are 4 ways to get from Cotonou to Parakou by bus, car, or taxi
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The cheapest way to get from Cotonou to Parakou is to bus which costs $13 and takes 6h.
The fastest way to get from Cotonou to Parakou is to bus which takes 6h and costs $13.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Cotonou and arriving at Parakou. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h.
The distance between Cotonou and Parakou is 388 km. The road distance is 386.1 km.
The best way to get from Cotonou to Parakou without a car is to bus which takes 6h and costs $13.
The bus from Cotonou to Parakou takes 6h including transfers and departs every four hours.
Cotonou to Parakou bus services, operated by Baobab Express, depart from Cotonou station.
Cotonou to Parakou bus services, operated by Baobab Express, arrive at Parakou station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cotonou to Parakou is 386 km. It takes approximately 6h 17m to drive from Cotonou to Parakou.
There are nine+ hotels available in Parakou.
What companies run services between Cotonou, Benin and Parakou, Benin?
Baobab Express operates a bus from Cotonou to Parakou 4 times a day. Tickets cost $13 and the journey takes 6h. Nizar Transport Voyageurs also services this route twice daily.
- Phone
- +229 65 61 80 05
- [email protected]
- Website
- baobabexpress.org
Bus from Cotonou to Parakou
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- baobabexpress.org
Bus from Porto-Novo to Parakou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- baobabexpress.org
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Estimated price
- $110–130
AlloTaxi
- Phone
- +229 432 511 11
- Website
- allotaxicotonou.com
Benin Taxi
- Phone
- +229 019 733 1419
- Website
- benintaxi.center
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