No visa needed

Do citizens of Algeria need a visa for Benin?

Citizens of Algeria don’t need a visa for Benin and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Algeria: the passport opens 21 countries visa-free; Algiers — Porto-Novo: ≈ 3,370 km, about 4.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Benin without a visa on a Algeria passport?

Yes, citizens of Algeria don’t need a visa for Benin for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Benin visa rules at a glance

With a Algeria passport you can visit 21 countries visa-free, 30 with a visa on arrival and 53 with an e-visa; 94 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Algeria passport ranks 166th of 199.
Algeria passport: visa-free access to 21 countries; Benin passport: 34.
Citizens of Algeria and Benin can travel together visa-free to 15 countries, for example: Tunisia, Mali, Gambia, Guinea, Rwanda, Kenya, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Seychelles, Haiti, Ecuador, Malaysia, Micronesia, and Hong Kong.
Citizens of Benin, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Algeria. Algeria visa for citizens of Benin

Travelling to Benin: good to know

Algiers — Porto-Novo: about 3,370 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: West African CFA Franc.
Languages: French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ F CFA 575.
Benin is the 65th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Algeria.