No visa needed

Do citizens of Cameroon need a visa for Benin?

Citizens of Cameroon 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 Cameroon: the passport opens 21 countries visa-free; Yaoundé — Porto-Novo: ≈ 1,030 km, about 2 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 Cameroon passport?

Yes, citizens of Cameroon 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 Cameroon passport you can visit 21 countries visa-free, 24 with a visa on arrival and 49 with an e-visa; 104 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Cameroon passport ranks 166th of 199.
Cameroon passport: visa-free access to 21 countries; Benin passport: 34.
Citizens of Cameroon and Benin can travel together visa-free to 14 countries, for example: Nigeria, Central African Republic, Chad, Rwanda, Mali, Kenya, Gambia, Seychelles, Barbados, Dominica, Haiti, Singapore, Philippines, and Micronesia.
A language both countries share: French.
Citizens of Benin, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Cameroon. Cameroon visa for citizens of Benin

Travelling to Benin: good to know

Yaoundé — Porto-Novo: about 1,030 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2 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 9th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Cameroon.