There are 6 ways to get from Cotonou to Borno by bus, plane, car, taxi, or train
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Bus to Lagos, fly to Maiduguri
best- Take the bus from Cotonou to Lagos Maza Mazabus
- Fly from Lagos (LOS) to Maiduguri (MIU)plane LOS - MIU
7h 22m$179–330Bus to Lagos, fly to Gombe Lawanti International Airport, taxi
cheapest- Take the bus from Cotonou to Lagos Maza Mazabus
- Fly from Lagos (LOS) to Gombe Lawanti International Airport (GMO)plane LOS - GMO
- Take the taxi from Gombe Lawanti International Airport (GMO) to Biutaxi
8h 12m$92–451Drive 1,602.2 km
- Drive from Cotonou to Maiduguricar 1,602.2 km
22h 40m$136–196Fly Cotonou to Maiduguri
- Fly from Cotonou (COO) to Maiduguri (MIU)plane COO - MIU
18h 9m$334–955Bus to Lagos, fly to Yola Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Cotonou to Lagos Maza Mazabus
- Fly from Lagos (LOS) to Yola Airport (YOL)plane LOS - YOL
- Take the taxi from Yola Airport (YOL) to Biutaxi
9h 23m$250–674Bus, train to Ibadan Airport, fly to Maiduguri
- Take the bus from Cotonou to Lagos Maza Mazabus
- Take the train from Lagos to Ibadantrain
- Fly from Ibadan Airport (IBA) to Maiduguri (MIU)plane IBA - MIU
30h 40m$141–771
Lagos (LOS) to Maiduguri (MIU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cotonou to Borno is to drive which costs $130 - $200 and takes 22h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Cotonou to Borno is to bus and fly which takes 7h 22m and costs $170 - $330.
The distance between Cotonou and Borno is 1355 km. The road distance is 1602.2 km.
It takes approximately 7h 22m to get from Cotonou to Borno, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Cotonou to Borno is 1602 km. It takes approximately 22h 40m to drive from Cotonou to Borno.
There are one+ hotels available in Borno.
What companies run services between Cotonou, Benin and Borno, Nigeria?
ASKY, Air Peace, and six other airlines fly from Cotonou (COO) to Maiduguri (MIU) 6 times a week.
- Website
- flyairpeace.com
Flights from Lagos to Maiduguri via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–300
Flights from Lagos to Maiduguri via Enugu, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–300
Flights from Lagos to Maiduguri via Ilorin, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–300
Flights from Lagos to Maiduguri via Akure, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–300
Flights from Cotonou to Maiduguri via Lome, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Cotonou to Maiduguri via Abidjan, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from Cotonou to Maiduguri via Lagos, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–950
Flights from Lagos to Gombe Lawanti International Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–650
Flights from Lagos to Gombe Lawanti International Airport via Enugu, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Lagos to Yola Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from Lagos to Yola Airport via Enugu, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from Lagos to Yola Airport via Ilorin, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from Lagos to Yola Airport via Akure, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from Ibadan Airport to Maiduguri via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- realtonga.to
Flights from Lagos to Maiduguri via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Lagos to Maiduguri via Warri, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Cotonou to Maiduguri via Douala, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–950
Flights from Ibadan Airport to Maiduguri via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
- Website
- overlandairways.com
Flights from Lagos to Gombe Lawanti International Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Lagos to Gombe Lawanti International Airport via Minna, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Lagos to Gombe Lawanti International Airport via Ilorin, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Lagos to Gombe Lawanti International Airport via Akure, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–430
- Website
- armcharter.com
Flights from Lagos to Yola Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–450
- Phone
- +(234) 90 600 30 422
- info@nrc.gov.ng
- Website
- nrc.gov.ng
Train from Lagos to Ibadan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–9
- Schedules at
- nrc.gov.ng
- Regular
- $2–5
- Business
- $4–7
- First
- $1–9
- Business
- $5
- 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
- 2h 41m
- Estimated price
- $9–15
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