There are 5 ways to get from London to Benin 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 London Heathrow Airport to Cotonou
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cotonou (COO)plane LHR - COO
11h 26m$568–1,048Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Lagos, bus
cheapest- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Lagos (LOS)plane LGW - LOS
- Take the bus from Lagos Maza Maza to Cotonoubus
12h 17m$239–856Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Cotonou
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cotonou (COO)plane LGW - COO
13h 10m$272–997Fly London Heathrow Airport to Lagos, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lagos (LOS)plane LHR - LOS
- Take the bus from Lagos Maza Maza to Cotonoubus
11h 58m$435–807Fly London Heathrow Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW)plane LHR - LFW
- Take the bus from Gare de Lomé to Cotonoubus
14h 16m$632–1,020
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cotonou (COO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Benin is to train and fly and bus which costs $230 - $900 and takes 12h 17m.
The fastest way to get from London to Benin is to fly which takes 11h 26m and costs $550 - $1,100.
The distance between London and Benin is 5056 km.
It takes approximately 11h 26m to get from London to Benin, including transfers.
There are 578+ hotels available in Benin.
What companies run services between London, England and Benin?
Royal Air Maroc, Air France, and two other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cotonou (COO) twice daily.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cotonou via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cotonou via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lagos via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lagos via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cotonou via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cotonou via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lagos via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lagos via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
- Website
- flyairpeace.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lagos via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lagos via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cotonou via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cotonou via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lagos via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,500
- Website
- flyasky.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- 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
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
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- stmvoyageurs.com
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