There are 7 ways to get from Philadelphia to Cotonou by train, plane, bus, or subway
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Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Cotonou
best- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Cotonou (COO)plane JFK - COO
15h 39m$529–1,719Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Lagos, bus
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Lagos (LOS)plane IAD - LOS
- Take the bus from Lagos Maza Maza to Cotonoubus
18h 15m$408–2,154Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Lagos, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Lagos (LOS)plane PHL - LOS
- Take the bus from Lagos Maza Maza to Cotonoubus
19h 2m$1,324–2,426Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW)plane PHL - LFW
- Take the bus from Gare de Lomé to Cotonoubus
20h 47m$607–1,581Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Lomé–Tokoin Airport, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW)plane JFK - LFW
- Take the bus from Gare de Lomé to Cotonoubus
16h 24m$690–1,636Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Lomé–Tokoin Airport, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW)plane IAD - LFW
- Take the bus from Gare de Lomé to Cotonoubus
17h 35m$534–2,066Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Kotoka International Airport, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kotoka International Airport (ACC)plane JFK - ACC
- Take the bus from Circle Bus station to Cotonoubus
20h 42m$486–1,743
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Cotonou (COO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Cotonou is to train and fly which costs $500 - $1,800 and takes 15h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Cotonou is to train and fly which takes 15h 39m and costs $500 - $1,800.
The distance between Philadelphia and Cotonou is 8561 km.
It takes approximately 15h 39m to get from Philadelphia to Cotonou, including transfers.
There are 635+ hotels available in Cotonou.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Cotonou, Benin?
There is no direct connection from Philadelphia to Cotonou. However, you can take the train to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, walk to Penn Station, take the train to Jamaica, walk to Jamaica Station, take the vehicle to Terminal 4, walk to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) airport, fly to Cotonou (COO), then take the taxi to Cotonou. Alternatively, you can take the train to Airport Terminal A, walk to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) airport, fly to Lagos (LOS), take the taxi to Maza Maza, then take the bus to Cotonou.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cotonou via Lomé–Tokoin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cotonou via Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lagos via Lomé–Tokoin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kotoka International Airport via Lomé–Tokoin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kotoka International Airport via Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Lagos via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 44m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- flyasky.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cotonou via Lomé–Tokoin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kotoka International Airport via Lomé–Tokoin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,700
- Website
- aircotedivoire.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cotonou via Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kotoka International Airport via Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Lagos via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–2,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kotoka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $18–250
- Business Class
- $70–300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
- 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
Bus from Circle Bus station to Cotonou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Schedules at
- stmvoyageurs.com
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