There are 4 ways to get from Colombo to Benin by plane or bus
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Fly to Lagos, bus
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Lagos (LOS)plane CMB - LOS
- Take the bus from Lagos Maza Maza to Cotonoubus
18h 1m$740–2,248Fly to Kotoka International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Kotoka International Airport (ACC)plane CMB - ACC
- Take the bus from Circle Bus station to Cotonoubus
22h 6m$653–1,968Fly to Cotonou
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Cotonou (COO)plane CMB - COO
17h 43m$783–3,139Fly to Lomé–Tokoin Airport, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW)plane CMB - LFW
- Take the bus from Gare de Lomé to Cotonoubus
20h 23m$747–2,361
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Lagos (LOS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Benin is to fly and bus which costs $650 - $2,000 and takes 22h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Benin is to fly which takes 17h 43m and costs $750 - $3,200.
The distance between Colombo and Benin is 8606 km.
It takes approximately 18h 1m to get from Colombo to Benin, including transfers.
Benin is 4h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 11:57 AM in Colombo and 7:27 AM in Benin.
There are 667+ hotels available in Benin.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Benin?
Turkish Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, and Ethiopian Airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Cotonou (COO) twice daily.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cotonou via Mumbai, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Mumbai, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Doha, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Doha, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Madras, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Hyderabad, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
- Website
- flyasky.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cotonou via Mumbai, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Mumbai, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Doha, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Doha, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Madras, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lagos via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cotonou via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kotoka International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lagos via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kotoka International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lagos via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kotoka International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Doha, Kotoka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Dubai, Kotoka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- 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 02 02
- info@stmvoyageurs.com
- Website
- 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
Bus from Gare de Lomé to Cotonou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- stmvoyageurs.com
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