There are 5 ways to get from Sydney to Benin by plane, ferry, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Lagos, ferry
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Lagos (LOS)plane SYD - LOS
- Take the ferry from Kirikiri to Port Novoferry
30h 24mFly to Kotoka International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Kotoka International Airport (ACC)plane SYD - ACC
- Take the bus from Circle Bus station to Cotonoubus
34h 3m$418–1,150Fly to Cotonou
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cotonou (COO)plane SYD - COO
31h 50m$518–1,522Fly to Lomé–Tokoin Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW)plane SYD - LFW
- Take the bus from Gare de Lomé to Cotonoubus
32h 50m$472–1,343Fly to Ilorin, drive
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Ilorin (ILR)plane SYD - ILR
- Drive from Ilorin (ILR) to Tchaouroucar
36h 53m$545–1,562
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Lagos (LOS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Benin is to fly and bus which costs $410 - $1,200 and takes 34h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Benin is to fly which takes 31h 50m and costs $500 - $1,600.
The distance between Sydney and Benin is 15637 km.
It takes approximately 30h 24m to get from Sydney to Benin, including transfers.
Benin is 10h behind Sydney. It is currently 12:50 PM in Sydney and 2:50 AM in Benin.
There are 545+ hotels available in Benin.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Benin?
Qatar Airways, Afrijet, and four other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cotonou (COO) 6 times a week.
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lagos via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kotoka International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lagos via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kotoka International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lagos via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kotoka International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Website
- flyasky.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Abu Dhabi, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Doha, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kotoka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Doha, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,300
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cotonou via Doha, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cotonou via Dubai, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cotonou via Abu Dhabi, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lagos via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kotoka International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Website
- flyafrijet.online
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cotonou via Doha, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cotonou via Abu Dhabi, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- flyunitednigeria.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ilorin via Doha, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ilorin via Abu Dhabi, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cotonou via Dubai, Kotoka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kotoka International Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- Website
- greenafrica.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ilorin via Doha, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,500
- Website
- skyprimeav.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ilorin via Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
- Phone
- +227 23 23 02 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- stmvoyageurs.com
Bus from Circle Bus station to Cotonou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Schedules at
- stmvoyageurs.com
Bus from Gare de Lomé to Cotonou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Schedules at
- stmvoyageurs.com
- Phone
- +2348090129777
- Website
- Lagos Waterways
Ferry from Kirikiri to Port Novo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Lagos Waterways
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