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 41m$542–827Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Cotonou
cheapest- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Cotonou (COO)plane DUS - COO
20h 11m$318–1,169Train 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
15h 7m$547–1,582Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Cotonou
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Cotonou (COO)plane HAJ - COO
17h 23mTrain, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Cotonou
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Cotonou (COO)plane NUE - COO
17h 12m$320–1,344Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Lagos, bus
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Lagos (LOS)plane HAJ - LOS
- Take the bus from Lagos Maza Maza to Cotonoubus
18h 3m
Frankfurt (FRA) to Cotonou (COO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Cotonou is to train and fly which costs $500 - $850 and takes 15h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Cotonou is to train and fly and bus which takes 15h 7m and costs $500 - $1,600.
The distance between Europe and Cotonou is 5102 km.
It takes approximately 15h 41m to get from Europe to Cotonou, including transfers.
There are 613+ 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 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train 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 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train 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 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Frankfurt to Lagos via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cotonou via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Cotonou via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cotonou via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lagos via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cotonou via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Cotonou via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cotonou via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lagos via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cotonou via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lagos via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cotonou via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cotonou via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Lagos via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–950
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lagos via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–32
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- 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
- $26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- 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
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