How to get fromSão Tomé to Cotonouby plane or bus

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There are 2 ways to get from São Tomé to Cotonou by plane or bus

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Fly to Cotonou
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1. Fly from Sao Tome (TMS) to Cotonou (COO)plane TMS - COO
21h 8m
$182–905
Fly to Lomé–Tokoin Airport, bus
1. Fly from Sao Tome (TMS) to Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW)plane TMS - LFW
2. Take the bus from Gare de Lomé to Cotonoubus
19h 8m
$1,057–1,423

Sao Tome (TMS) to Cotonou (COO) flights

4Weekly Planes

21h 42mAverage Duration

$179Cheapest Price

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Distance: 831.6 km
Duration: 21h 8m

What companies run services between São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe and Cotonou, Benin?

Afrijet and Cameroon Airlines fly from Sao Tome (TMS) to Cotonou (COO) 4 times a week.

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Abomey-Calavi, Benin(opens in a new window)

Abomey-Calavi is a city, arrondissement, and commune located in the Atlantique Department of Benin. It is now essentially a suburb of Cotonou and at its closest it begins approximately 18 km from the city centre of Cotonou. The main cities of the commune are Abomey-Calavi itself and Godomey to the south. The commune covers an area of 650 square kilometres and as at the May 2013 Census had a population of 655,965 people. Projected to be the eleventh fastest growing city on the African continent between 2020 and 2025, with a 5.27% growth.

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