There are 4 ways to get from Nairobi to Benin by plane, car, or bus
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Fly to Cotonou
best- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Cotonou (COO)plane NBO - COO
10h 21m$495–1,406Fly to Lagos, bus
cheapest- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Lagos (LOS)plane NBO - LOS
- Take the bus from Lagos Maza Maza to Cotonoubus
11h 8m$432–665Drive 5,416.5 km
- Drive from Nairobi to Abomey-Calavicar 5,416.5 km
4d 11h$624–902Fly to Lomé–Tokoin Airport, bus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW)plane NBO - LFW
- Take the bus from Gare de Lomé to Cotonoubus
11h 26m$519–1,428
Nairobi (NBO) to Cotonou (COO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Benin is to fly and bus which costs $430 - $700 and takes 11h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Benin is to fly which takes 10h 21m and costs $490 - $1,500.
The distance between Nairobi and Benin is 3974 km. The road distance is 5416.5 km.
It takes approximately 10h 21m to get from Nairobi to Benin, including transfers.
Benin is 2h behind Nairobi. It is currently 8:18 AM in Nairobi and 6:18 AM in Benin.
Yes, the driving distance between Nairobi to Benin is 5417 km. It takes approximately 4 days 11h to drive from Nairobi to Benin.
There are 591+ hotels available in Benin.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Benin?
ASKY and Ethiopian Airlines fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Cotonou (COO) once daily.
- Website
- flyasky.com
Flights from Nairobi to Cotonou via Lomé–Tokoin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Nairobi to Cotonou via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Nairobi to Lagos via Lomé–Tokoin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–530
Flights from Nairobi to Lomé–Tokoin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to Cotonou via Lomé–Tokoin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Nairobi to Cotonou via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Nairobi to Lagos via Lomé–Tokoin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–530
Flights from Nairobi to Lomé–Tokoin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–900
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Nairobi to Lagos via Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–600
- 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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