Benin: embassies, consulates & entry rules
- foreign missions here
- 30
- Consulates
- 11
- missions abroad
- 38
- Visa-free / Visa on arrival
- 61
Live & travel in Benin
Monthly budget
$1,500/mo
Prices vs USA: 34%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 588.35 XOF
Internet access
34%
of people online
Air quality
39.7
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
French
Emergency
118 · 112 · 117
Plug types
Europlug, Type E
Calling code
+229
Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: Jan 6, 2026
3.0
/ 5
embassly score
Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept
- Cost4.3
- Safety4.3
- Internet access1.0
- Air quality1.0
- Climate4.2
SOS · Benin118Restaurants, cafés and dishes in BeninAmiwo · Eba · Banku · Wôkoli · Ninnouwi
Government consensus
Increased caution· 3 of 3 governments- United StatesIncreased caution· parts of the country
- United KingdomIncreased caution· parts of the country
- CanadaIncreased caution· parts of the country
Sources: official travel advice of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Upcoming public holidays
- Dec 25, 2026 · Christmas Day
- Jan 1, 2027 · New Year’s Day
- Jan 7, 2027 · Vodoun Festival
- Jan 8, 2027 · Vodoun Festival
- Mar 9, 2027 · End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
- Mar 29, 2027 · Easter Monday
- May 1, 2027 · Labour Day
- May 6, 2027 · Ascension Day
Cities in Benin
Traveller essentials · Benin
- Emergency
- 118 · 112 · 117
- Calling code
- +229
- Currency
- XOF
- Plug types
- Europlug, E
- Drives on the
- right
- Capital
- Porto-Novo
- Time zone
- Africa/Porto-Novo
Foreign missions in Benin
AlgeriaCotonou1ArmeniaPorto-Novo1BelgiumCotonou1BrazilCotonou1Burkina FasoPorto-Novo1CameroonPorto-Novo2ChinaCotonou1Côte d’IvoirePorto-Novo1CubaCotonou1DR CongoPorto-Novo1FranceCotonou, Porto-Novo2GabonPorto-Novo1GermanyCotonou1GhanaCotonou1ItalyPorto-Novo1JapanCotonou1MoroccoCotonou1NetherlandsCotonou1NigerCotonou1PakistanPorto-Novo1RussiaCotonou1South AfricaCotonou1SpainPorto-Novo1SwitzerlandPorto-Novo1TogoPorto-Novo1TürkiyeCotonou1United StatesPorto-Novo1Vatican CityCotonou1
Benin missions abroad
BrazilBrasília, Rio de Janeiro2CameroonYaoundé1CanadaOttawa1ChadN'Djamena1Côte d’IvoireAbidjan1CubaHavana1Equatorial GuineaMalabo1EthiopiaAddis Ababa1FinlandHelsinki1FranceParis, Marseille, 3rd arrondissement of Lyon4GermanyMunich, Saarbrücken2GhanaAccra1GuineaConakry1ItalyRome, Naples2JapanTokyo1MaliBamako1Mauritania1MoroccoRabat1Netherlands's-Gravenhage1NigerNiamey1NigeriaAbuja, Lagos2RussiaMoscow1Saudi ArabiaRiyadh1South AfricaPretoria1SpainBarcelona1SwedenStockholm1TogoLomé1TürkiyeAnkara, Istanbul3United StatesWashington, D.C.1
Who can enter Benin without a visa?
Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.
Frequently asked questions
Embassies & consulates in Benin?
30 missions, 28 countries.
Emergency: Benin?
118 (fire department), 112 (emergency medical services), 117 (police)
Who can enter Benin without a visa?
61: Algeria, Angola, Bahamas, Belize, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, and China…