There are 4 ways to get from Cotonou to Akure by car, bus, plane, or taxi
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Drive 379.3 km
best- Drive from Cotonou to Akurecar 379.3 km
6h 4m$33–47Bus to Lagos, fly to Akure Airport
- Take the bus from Cotonou to Lagos Maza Mazabus
- Fly from Lagos (LOS) to Akure Airport (AKR)plane LOS - AKR
3h 51m$44–331Fly Cotonou to Akure Airport
- Fly from Cotonou (COO) to Akure Airport (AKR)plane COO - AKR
13h 44m$44–346Bus to Lagos, fly to Ado-Ekiti, taxi
- Take the bus from Cotonou to Lagos Maza Mazabus
- Fly from Lagos (LOS) to Ado-Ekiti (EKK)plane LOS - EKK
- Take the taxi from Ado-Ekiti (EKK) to Akuretaxi
4h 56m$92–174
Lagos (LOS) to Akure Airport (AKR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cotonou to Akure is to drive which costs $30 - $50 and takes 6h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Cotonou to Akure is to bus and fly which takes 3h 51m and costs $40 - $340.
The distance between Cotonou and Akure is 379 km. The road distance is 379.3 km.
It takes approximately 6h 4m to drive 379.3 km from Cotonou to Akure.
Yes, the driving distance between Cotonou to Akure is 379 km. It takes approximately 6h 4m to drive from Cotonou to Akure.
There are 34+ hotels available in Akure.
What companies run services between Cotonou, Benin and Akure, Nigeria?
Afrijet, Green Africa Airways, and seven other airlines fly from Cotonou (COO) to Akure Airport (AKR) 3 times a day.
- Website
- greenafrica.com
Flights from Lagos to Akure Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–320
Flights from Cotonou to Akure Airport via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–340
Flights from Cotonou to Akure Airport via Lome, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Cotonou to Akure Airport via Abidjan, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from Cotonou to Akure Airport via Lagos, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–800
Flights from Cotonou to Akure Airport via Malabo, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–1,200
Flights from Cotonou to Akure Airport via Douala, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
- Website
- overlandairways.com
Flights from Lagos to Akure Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–320
- Website
- flyunitednigeria.com
Flights from Lagos to Ado-Ekiti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Phone
- +237 678197361
- Website
- afrique-con.com
Bus from Cotonou to Lagos Maza Maza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- afrique-con.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Estimated price
- $4–5
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