There are 6 ways to get from Lyon to Cotonou by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cotonou
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cotonou (COO)plane LYS - COO
11h 42m$270–1,121Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lagos, bus
cheapest- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Lagos (LOS)plane LYS - LOS
- Take the bus from Lagos Maza Maza to Cotonoubus
14h 17m$265–1,026Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Cotonou
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Cotonou (COO)plane GVA - COO
15h 20m$273–1,081Train to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport, fly to Cotonou
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Clermont Ferrandtrain
- Fly from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) to Cotonou (COO)plane CFE - COO
17h 16m$644–2,703Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport, bus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW)plane LYS - LFW
- Take the bus from Gare de Lomé to Cotonoubus
14h 28m$271–1,038Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Cotonou
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Cotonou (COO)plane CDG - COO
10h 56m$530–795
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cotonou (COO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Cotonou is to fly which costs $270 - $1,200 and takes 11h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Cotonou is to train and fly which takes 10h 56m and costs $500 - $800.
The distance between Lyon and Cotonou is 4413 km.
It takes approximately 11h 42m to get from Lyon to Cotonou, including transfers.
There are 267+ hotels available in Cotonou.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Cotonou, Benin?
Royal Air Maroc, Air France, and Brussels Airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cotonou (COO) once daily.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cotonou via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cotonou via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lagos via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lagos via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport to Cotonou via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cotonou
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cotonou via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cotonou via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lagos via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cotonou via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–550
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cotonou via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cotonou via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cotonou via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lagos via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport to Cotonou via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cotonou
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lagos via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lagos via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- flyairpeace.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lagos via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
- Website
- aircotedivoire.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cotonou via Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Clermont Ferrand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-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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