There are 6 ways to get from Europe to Cotonou by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Cotonou
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cotonou (COO)plane FRA - COO
15h 36m$348–1,396Train to Frankfurt, fly to Lagos, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lagos (LOS)plane FRA - LOS
- Take the bus from Lagos Maza Maza to Cotonoubus
14h 26m$593–1,101Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Lagos, bus
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Lagos (LOS)plane NUE - LOS
- Take the bus from Lagos Maza Maza to Cotonoubus
18h 19m$414–1,533Train to Frankfurt, fly to Lomé–Tokoin Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW)plane FRA - LFW
- Take the bus from Gare de Lomé to Cotonoubus
18h 6m$649–2,313Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Lagos, bus
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hbftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Lagos (LOS)plane HAJ - LOS
- Take the bus from Lagos Maza Maza to Cotonoubus
18h 16mTrain to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Lagos, bus
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Lagos (LOS)plane LEJ - LOS
- Take the bus from Lagos Maza Maza to Cotonoubus
20h 23m$509–1,906
Frankfurt (FRA) to Cotonou (COO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Cotonou is to train and fly and bus which costs $550 - $1,100 and takes 14h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Cotonou is to train and fly and bus which takes 14h 26m and costs $550 - $1,100.
The distance between Europe and Cotonou is 5086 km.
It takes approximately 15h 36m to get from Europe to Cotonou, including transfers.
There are 629+ hotels available in Cotonou.
What companies run services between Europe and Cotonou, Benin?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Cotonou. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Cotonou (COO), then take the taxi to Cotonou. Alternatively, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Lagos (LOS), take the taxi to Maza Maza, then take the bus to Cotonou.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cotonou via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Lagos via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Lagos via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lagos via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cotonou via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Lagos via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lagos via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Lagos via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cotonou via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Lagos via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lagos via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cotonou via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Lagos via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–800
Flights from Frankfurt to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cotonou via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Lagos via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- 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 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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