No visa needed

Do citizens of Eritrea need a visa for Benin?

Citizens of Eritrea 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 Eritrea: the passport opens 12 countries visa-free; Asmara — Porto-Novo: ≈ 4,080 km, about 5.5 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 Eritrea passport?

Yes, citizens of Eritrea 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 Eritrea passport you can visit 12 countries visa-free, 23 with a visa on arrival and 57 with an e-visa; 105 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Eritrea passport ranks 189th of 199.
Eritrea passport: visa-free access to 12 countries; Benin passport: 34.
Citizens of Eritrea and Benin can travel together visa-free to 10 countries, for example: Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Gambia, Singapore, Philippines, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Benin, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Eritrea. Eritrea visa for citizens of Benin

Travelling to Benin: good to know

Asmara — Porto-Novo: about 4,080 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 5.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −2 hours.
Local time: Asmara 12:00 — Porto-Novo 10:00.
Local currency: West African CFA Franc.
Languages: French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ F CFA 575.
Benin is the 72nd closest of 196 destinations open to citizens of Eritrea.