There are 4 ways to get from America to Cotonou by car, plane, bus, or train
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Drive to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Cotonou
best- Drive from America to Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMScar
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cotonou (COO)plane AMS - COO
12h 16m$334–1,249Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Cotonou
cheapest- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Cotonou (COO)plane DUS - COO
15h 49m$301–1,182Drive to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Lagos, bus
- Drive from America to Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMScar
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Lagos (LOS)plane AMS - LOS
- Take the bus from Lagos Maza Maza to Cotonoubus
11h 36m$399–1,154Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Lagos, bus
- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lagos (LOS)plane DUS - LOS
- Take the bus from Lagos Maza Maza to Cotonoubus
16h 4m$396–937
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cotonou (COO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from America to Cotonou is to drive and fly and bus which costs $390 - $1,200 and takes 11h 36m.
The fastest way to get from America to Cotonou is to drive and fly and bus which takes 11h 36m and costs $390 - $1,200.
The distance between America and Cotonou is 5273 km.
It takes approximately 12h 16m to get from America to Cotonou, including transfers.
There are 628+ hotels available in Cotonou.
What companies run services between America, Netherlands and Cotonou, Benin?
There is no direct connection from America to Cotonou. However, you can drive to Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMS airport, fly to Cotonou (COO), then take the taxi to Cotonou. Alternatively, you can drive to Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMS airport, fly to Lagos (LOS), take the taxi to Maza Maza, then take the bus to Cotonou.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cotonou via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lagos via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cotonou via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lagos via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cotonou via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lagos via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lagos via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lagos via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lagos via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cotonou via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lagos via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lagos via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lagos via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $12–19
- 1st Class
- $21–40
- 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
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