There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Cotonou by plane or bus
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Fly to Cotonou
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cotonou (COO)plane MEL - COO
29h 15m$722–1,823Fly to Kotoka International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kotoka International Airport (ACC)plane MEL - ACC
- Take the bus from Circle Bus station to Cotonoubus
32h 29m$398–1,146Fly to Lagos, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Lagos (LOS)plane MEL - LOS
- Take the bus from Lagos Maza Maza to Cotonoubus
28h 21m$438–1,229Fly to Lomé–Tokoin Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW)plane MEL - LFW
- Take the bus from Gare de Lomé to Cotonoubus
31h 16m$433–1,239
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cotonou (COO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Cotonou is to fly and bus which costs $390 - $1,200 and takes 32h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Cotonou is to fly and bus which takes 28h 21m and costs $430 - $1,300.
The distance between Melbourne and Cotonou is 14898 km.
It takes approximately 29h 15m to get from Melbourne to Cotonou, including transfers.
There are 576+ hotels available in Cotonou.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Cotonou, Benin?
Singapore Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cotonou (COO) twice daily.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lagos via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lagos via Adelaide, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 27m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kotoka International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kotoka International Airport via Adelaide, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lagos via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lagos via Adelaide, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 27m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kotoka International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kotoka International Airport via Adelaide, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cotonou via Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Abu Dhabi, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Doha, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kotoka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 2m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Doha, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,200
- Website
- flyasky.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Abu Dhabi, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Doha, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kotoka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 2m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Doha, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lagos via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kotoka International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kotoka International Airport via Adelaide, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kotoka International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kotoka International Airport via Adelaide, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cotonou via Doha, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cotonou via Dubai, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lagos via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kotoka International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Dubai, Kotoka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kotoka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
- Website
- flyafrijet.online
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cotonou via Dubai, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Doha, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- 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 Circle Bus station to Cotonou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Schedules at
- stmvoyageurs.com
Bus from Gare de Lomé to Cotonou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Schedules at
- stmvoyageurs.com
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