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The best way to get to Republique du Benin is fly direct from Paris CDG with Air France. You could also fly to Lome in Togo and go overland.
The coastal towns of Cotonou, the largest town in Benin and Ouidah and the run down capital of Porto Novo are all easily reached by public transportation.
As I was on a special project, rented a four wheel drive and that made the travel much easier. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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Roads in Benin are decent for most vehicles. Beware of the occasional slow cars/bikes/scooters. Lots of pedestrians on the sides of roads/highways.
Sturdy car or jeep/SUV. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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The easiest way to get to Benin is to fly there. There are direct flights from several cities in Europe as well as from other african countries. I took the direct flight from Paris to Cotonou. I went from Benin to Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso by taxi. It took about 17 hours or so but was not expensive.
In order to get around in Benin alot of people use socalled bush taxis. Thats taxis that wait until full of people (Too full in some cases !) and then leave for a special destination. There are plenty of motorbikes in Cotonou and all over the country. My friend Luc also had a motorbike so we travel around in Cotonou on it. When we went out of town we hired a taxi. There are also trains in Benin but I did not try them. PHOTO: LUC ON HIS MORTORBIKE IN CENTRAL COTONOU. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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I recommend flying through Europe (France or Belgium) into the Cotonou Airport. Do not take an African airline (Air Afrique - bad), unless it is Ethiopian Air. I get my round-trip tickets for about $1,400 dollars (but I recieve a discount). Go through a travel agent.
There are really only two modes of transportation. First, there are the taxis. I recomend using these if at all possible. You should be able to get from one side of Cotonou to the other for about 300-450 francs. You will need to barder. If one breaks down while you are in it, do not feel bad about walking off and finding another one.
The other mode are motos called zimi's (or zimizan). These are generally cheaper, but much more dangerous. The are 'eternally optimistic' and drive very crazy. I have a friend who saw a man fall off the back of one and get his head run over by a truck. So. . . travel at your own risk. Some times they are you only way. Leave a Comment Theme: Motorcycle
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bushtaxi:
Cotonou-Ouidah 500 CFA
Cotonou-Abomey 1500 CFA
Cotonou-Dassa 2500-3000 CFA Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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Cotonou - Cadjehoun, Benin (COO):
Location: 6 km/4 Miles W of the city.
By Taxi: XOF 2500-3000/20-25 mins to the city.
Rental Cars: AVIS, ETS & Hertz.
Airport Tel No: +229 301 413. Updated Jun04 www.
Lome - Tokoin, Togo (LFW):
Location: 6 km/4 Miles NE of the city.
By Taxi: XOX 4000-6000/20-30 mins.
By Bus: Some hotels operate a shuttle bus for guests.
Rental Cars: ADA. Notes: Left luggage facilities available in arrivals.
Airport Tel No: +228 223 6060. Updated Aug04 www. [back].[top] Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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On the main street leading to Nigeria you see so many loaded cars literally stuffed full of people. This car shows three rows of seats and then still loads of luggage. Mostly you will have three people in the front seat and then as many as can fit in the back. Not always comfortable and its a wonder the cars go at all with all the rattles you hear when you are going. We often hired a taxi just for the two of us, so that we could go where we wanted. We paid 2000 cfa for one hour. Its cheaper if you share the taxi with others. Theme: Car/Motor Home
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