There are 8 ways to get from Chicago to Cotonou by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cotonou
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Cotonou (COO)ORD - COO
18h 5m$556–1,409Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW)ORD - LFW
- Take the bus from Gare de Lomé to Cotonou
18h 34m$336–1,226Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Lagos, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Lagos (LOS)MDW - LOS
- Take the bus from Lagos Maza Maza to Cotonou
20h 8m$500–1,914Train to South Bend, fly to Lomé–Tokoin Airport, bus
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW)SBN - LFW
- Take the bus from Gare de Lomé to Cotonou
20h 25m$527–2,035Train to South Bend, fly to Lagos, bus
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Lagos (LOS)SBN - LOS
- Take the bus from Lagos Maza Maza to Cotonou
20h 36m$621–2,323Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lagos, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lagos (LOS)ORD - LOS
- Take the bus from Lagos Maza Maza to Cotonou
21h$860–1,514Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kotoka International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kotoka International Airport (ACC)ORD - ACC
- Take the bus from Circle Bus station to Cotonou
22h 53m$492–983Train to South Bend, fly to Kotoka International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Kotoka International Airport (ACC)SBN - ACC
- Take the bus from Circle Bus station to Cotonou
27h 24m$503–1,842
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Cotonou (COO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Cotonou is to fly and bus which costs $330 - $1,300 and takes 18h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Cotonou is to fly which takes 18h 5m and costs $550 - $1,500.
The distance between Chicago and Cotonou is 9594 km.
It takes approximately 18h 5m to get from Chicago to Cotonou, including transfers.
There are 588+ hotels available in Cotonou.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Cotonou, Benin?
United Airlines, Brussels Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Cotonou (COO) twice daily.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cotonou via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Lagos via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Lagos via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 51m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from South Bend to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from South Bend to Lagos via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lagos via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kotoka International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from South Bend to Kotoka International Airport via Detroit, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cotonou via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from South Bend to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lagos via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kotoka International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cotonou via New York JFK, Lomé–Tokoin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from South Bend to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from South Bend to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Atlanta, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from South Bend to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Washington Dulles, Blaise Diagne
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from South Bend to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Washington Dulles, Kotoka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via New York JFK, Kotoka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from South Bend to Kotoka International Airport via Atlanta, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cotonou via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from South Bend to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from South Bend to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Washington Dulles, Kotoka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from South Bend to Lagos via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lagos via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kotoka International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from South Bend to Kotoka International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
- Website
- flyasky.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cotonou via New York JFK, Lomé–Tokoin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from South Bend to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Atlanta, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from South Bend to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Washington Dulles, Blaise Diagne
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from South Bend to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Washington Dulles, Kotoka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via New York JFK, Kotoka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cotonou via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lagos via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lagos via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–2,000
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cotonou via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lagos via Montreal, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kotoka International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
- Website
- flyafricaworld.com
Flights from South Bend to Kotoka International Airport via Atlanta, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- aircotedivoire.com
Flights from South Bend to Kotoka International Airport via Atlanta, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $13–15
- 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 03 03
- info@stmvoyageurs.com
- 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
Bus from Circle Bus station to Cotonou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Schedules at
- stmvoyageurs.com
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