There are 5 ways to get from Nairobi to Parakou by bus, plane, or car
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Bus, fly to Cotonou
best- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Cotonou (COO)NBO - COO
- Take the bus from Cotonou to Parakou
17h 14m$568–2,219Bus, fly to Ilorin, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Ilorin (ILR)NBO - ILR
- Drive from Ilorin (ILR) to Parakou
2d 13h$313–736Drive 5,439.1 km
- Drive from Nairobi to Parakou5,439.1 km
4d 8h$627–906Bus, fly to Lagos
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Lagos (LOS)NBO - LOS
- Take the bus from Jibowu to Cotonou
- Take the bus from Cotonou to Parakou
18h 47mBus, fly to Lomé–Tokoin Airport
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW)NBO - LFW
- Take the bus from Gare de Lomé to Cotonou
- Take the bus from Cotonou to Parakou
18h 30m$529–1,636
Nairobi (NBO) to Cotonou (COO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Parakou is to bus and fly and drive which costs $310 - $750 and takes 2 days 13h.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Parakou is to bus and fly which takes 17h 14m and costs $550 - $2,300.
The distance between Nairobi and Parakou is 4364 km. The road distance is 5439.1 km.
It takes approximately 17h 14m to get from Nairobi to Parakou, including transfers.
Parakou is 2h behind Nairobi. It is currently 3:53 PM in Nairobi and 1:53 PM in Parakou.
Yes, the driving distance between Nairobi to Parakou is 5439 km. It takes approximately 4 days 8h to drive from Nairobi to Parakou.
There are eight+ hotels available in Parakou.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Parakou, Benin?
There is no direct connection from Nairobi to Parakou. However, you can take the bus to JKIA - Passenger Boarding, walk to Nairobi (NBO) airport, fly to Cotonou (COO), take the taxi to Cotonou, then take the bus to Parakou. Alternatively, you can drive from Nairobi to Parakou in around 4d 8h.
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- Website
- flyasky.com
Flights from Nairobi to Cotonou via Lomé–Tokoin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Nairobi to Lagos via Lomé–Tokoin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Nairobi to Lomé–Tokoin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- greenafrica.com
Flights from Nairobi to Ilorin via Entebbe, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–700
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to Lagos via Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–700
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Nairobi to Lagos via Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–650
- Website
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
- Phone
- +229 65 61 80 05
- secretariat@baobabexpress.org
- Website
- baobabexpress.org
Bus from Cotonou to Parakou
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- baobabexpress.org
Bus from Jibowu to Cotonou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- chiscotransport.com.ng
- Phone
- +227 23 23 03 03
- info@stmvoyageurs.com
- Website
- stmvoyageurs.com
Bus from Gare de Lomé to Cotonou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- stmvoyageurs.com
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