There are 5 ways to get from Marseille to Cotonou 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 Marseille Provence Airport to Cotonou
best- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Cotonou (COO)plane MRS - COO
11h 2m$295–1,112Fly Marseille Provence Airport to Lagos, bus
cheapest- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Lagos (LOS)plane MRS - LOS
- Take the bus from Lagos Maza Maza to Cotonoubus
15h 8m$250–917Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Cotonou
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustintrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Cotonou (COO)plane NCE - COO
13h 6m$371–1,231Train, train to Fréjorgues Airport, fly to Cotonou
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Nimes Pont Du Gardtrain
- Take the train from Nimes Pont Du Gard to Montpellier Sud De Francetrain
- Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Cotonou (COO)plane MPL - COO
14h 22m$438–1,593Fly Marseille Provence Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport, bus
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW)plane MRS - LFW
- Take the bus from Gare de Lomé to Cotonoubus
13h 43m$486–829
Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Cotonou (COO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Marseille to Cotonou is to fly and bus which costs $250 - $950 and takes 15h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Marseille to Cotonou is to fly which takes 11h 2m and costs $290 - $1,200.
The distance between Marseille and Cotonou is 4165 km.
It takes approximately 11h 2m to get from Marseille to Cotonou, including transfers.
There are 585+ hotels available in Cotonou.
What companies run services between Marseille, France and Cotonou, Benin?
Royal Air Maroc, Air France, and Brussels Airlines fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Cotonou (COO) twice daily.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cotonou via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cotonou via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Cotonou via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Lagos via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cotonou via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cotonou via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Cotonou via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Lagos via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cotonou via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cotonou via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
- Website
- corsair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cotonou via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Cotonou via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Lagos via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Train from Marseille St Charles to Nimes Pont Du Gard
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Nimes Pont Du Gard
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nimes Pont Du Gard to Montpellier Sud De France
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–21
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nimes Pont Du Gard to Montpellier Sud De France
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- stmvoyageurs.com
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