No visa needed

Do citizens of Ivory Coast need a visa for Benin?

Citizens of Ivory Coast 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 Ivory Coast: the passport opens 29 countries visa-free; Yamoussoukro — Porto-Novo: ≈ 870 km, about 1.5 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 Ivory Coast passport?

Yes, citizens of Ivory Coast 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 Ivory Coast passport you can visit 29 countries visa-free, 23 with a visa on arrival and 49 with an e-visa; 97 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Ivory Coast passport ranks 147th of 199.
Ivory Coast passport: visa-free access to 29 countries; Benin passport: 34.
Citizens of Ivory Coast and Benin can travel together visa-free to 26 countries, for example: Ghana, Liberia, Mali, Togo, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Niger, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Gambia, Senegal, Cape Verde, Chad, and Central African Republic.
A language both countries share: French.
Both countries use the same currency — West African CFA Franc — so there is no need to exchange money.
Citizens of Benin, in turn, don’t need a visa for Ivory Coast. Ivory Coast visa for citizens of Benin

Travelling to Benin: good to know

Yamoussoukro — Porto-Novo: about 870 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Yamoussoukro 12:00 — Porto-Novo 13:00.
Local currency: West African CFA Franc.
Languages: French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ F CFA 575.
Benin is the 6th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Ivory Coast.