Fact File
Capital: Porto-Novo
Population: 9,742,000
Time zone: GMT +1
Plugs: Two-pin round
Dialling code: +229
Currency: CFA franc.
Exchange rate: $1 = 499.888 XOF
Language: French
Visas
Citizens of the following countries do not require a visa to enter Benin:
Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
All other nationalities will need to secure a visa before entering the country.
Cotonou
Public transport is a bit unusual in Benin’s capital city. The most common mode of transportation is the ZimZim, a motorbike. A driver in a yellow vest will take you just about anywhere and for a few extra Francs might even give you a tour of the area you find yourself in.
Airlines
Air Burkina –
www.air-burkina.com
Air Cote d’Ivoire –
www.aircotedivoire.com
Air France –
www.airfrance.com
Air Mali –
www.air-mali.com
ASKY –
www.flyasky.com
Brussels Airlines –
www.brusselsairlines.com
Camair –
www.camair-co.cm
Cronos Airlines –
www.cronosair.com
Ethiopian Airlines –
www.ethiopianairlines.com
Interair South Africa –
www.interair.co.za
Kenya Airways –
www.kenya-airways.com
Royal Air Maroc –
www.royalairmaroc.com
South African Airways –
www.flysaa.com
Trans Air Congo –
www.flytransaircongo.com
Hotels
Cotonou
Maison Rouge –
www.maison-rouge-cotonou.com
Myosotis Residence –
w ww.myosotisresidence.com
Ibis –
www.ibis.com
Novotel Cotonou Orisha –
www.novotel.com
Hotel du Lac –
www.hoteldulac-benin.com
Benin Marina –
www.benin-marina-hotel.com
Hotel du Port –
www.hotelduportresort.com
Benin Atlantic Beach –
www.beninatlanticbeachhotel.com
Car Hire
Avis –
www.avis.com
Europcar –
www.europcar.com
