There are 3 ways to get from Ouagadougou to Cotonou by plane, bus, or car
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Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) to Cotonou (COO) flights
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The cheapest way to get from Ouagadougou to Cotonou is to bus which costs $57 and takes 15h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Ouagadougou to Cotonou is to fly which takes 4h 6m and costs $430 - $850.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Ouagadougou and arriving at Cotonou. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 15h 5m.
The distance between Ouagadougou and Cotonou is 799 km. The road distance is 1001.4 km.
The best way to get from Ouagadougou to Cotonou without a car is to bus which takes 15h 5m and costs $57.
It takes approximately 4h 6m to get from Ouagadougou to Cotonou, including transfers.
Ouagadougou to Cotonou bus services, operated by STM Voyageurs, depart from Ouagadougou station.
The best way to get from Ouagadougou to Cotonou is to fly which takes 4h 6m and costs $430 - $850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $57 and takes 15h 5m.
Ouagadougou to Cotonou bus services, operated by STM Voyageurs, arrive at Cotonou station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ouagadougou to Cotonou is 1001 km. It takes approximately 14h 51m to drive from Ouagadougou to Cotonou.
What companies run services between Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and Cotonou, Benin?
ASKY, Air Cote D'Ivoire, and three other airlines fly from Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) to Cotonou (COO) once daily. Alternatively, STM Voyageurs operates a bus from Ouagadougou to Cotonou once daily. Tickets cost $40–60 and the journey takes 15h 5m. TSR Cotonou also services this route 3 times a week.
- Website
- aircotedivoire.com
Flights from Ouagadougou Airport to Cotonou via Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- Website
- corsair.com
Flights from Ouagadougou Airport to Cotonou via Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Ouagadougou Airport to Cotonou via Bamako
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
- Website
- flyasky.com
Flights from Ouagadougou Airport to Cotonou via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–850
- Phone
- +227 23 23 02 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- stmvoyageurs.com
Bus from Ouagadougou to Cotonou
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- stmvoyageurs.com
- Phone
- +226 25 31 25 25
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ouagadougou to Cotonou
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $57
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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