Benin Airport Transfer Guide (2026) - All Options & Tips
Simplify your Benin arrival with reliable airport transfer services, ensuring a safe and smooth journey to your hotel or beach destination.
Helpful Tips
Grab the Gozem app before you land. Motorcycle taxis and cars await in Cotonou and Porto-Novo. One tap, two wheels or four.
Head to Gare du Dantokpa. Buy a single shared seat to Abomey or O Ouidah. Cheaper than chartering the whole car.
Look for colored vests. Yellow in Cotonou, green in Porto-Novo. These zemidjan stations host registered motorcycle drivers.
The Cotonou-Parakou train departs three times weekly. Sleeper seats sell out fast. Queue at the station one to two days ahead. No online booking exists.
Common Scams to Avoid
Unofficial porters at Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport grab bags from the carousel and demand inflated tips. Keep your luggage in sight and politely but firmly refuse assistance unless you've agreed on a small fee in advance.
Taxi touts inside the arrivals hall quote flat, above-meter rates and may claim the meter is broken. Walk past them to the official taxi rank outside or use the ride-hailing app booths near the exit.
Currency-exchange kiosks just outside customs advertise 'no commission' yet give rates far below the mid-market figure. Change only a small amount for immediate needs and compare rates at the airport bank counter or wait until you reach a city-center bank.