There are 5 ways to get from Rotterdam to Cotonou by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Cotonou
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cotonou (COO)plane BRU - COO
10h 20m$450–740Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cotonou
cheapest- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cotonou (COO)plane AMS - COO
13h 42m$307–1,209Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Cotonou
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Cotonou (COO)plane CDG - COO
11h 34m$530–917Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lagos, bus
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Lagos (LOS)plane AMS - LOS
- Take the bus from Lagos Maza Maza to Cotonoubus
13h 57m$383–1,215Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Lomé–Tokoin Airport, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW)plane BRU - LFW
- Take the bus from Gare de Lomé to Cotonoubus
15h 16m$441–707
Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cotonou (COO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Cotonou is to train and fly and bus which costs $440 - $750 and takes 15h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Cotonou is to train and fly which takes 10h 20m and costs $450 - $750.
The distance between Rotterdam and Cotonou is 5103 km.
It takes approximately 10h 20m to get from Rotterdam to Cotonou, including transfers.
There are 628+ hotels available in Cotonou.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Cotonou, Benin?
Air France, Royal Air Maroc, and two other airlines fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cotonou (COO) once daily.
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cotonou
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cotonou via Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cotonou via Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cotonou
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cotonou via Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lagos via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cotonou via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cotonou via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cotonou via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lagos via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lomé–Tokoin Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–550
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cotonou via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cotonou
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lagos via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cotonou via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cotonou
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lagos via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- aircotedivoire.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cotonou via Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–31
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $28–31
- 1st Class
- $41–45
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $27–40
- 1st Class
- $50–90
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $75–120
- 1st Class
- $160–270
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +237 678197361
- Website
- afrique-con.com
Bus from Lagos Maza Maza to Cotonou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8
- 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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