No visa needed

Do citizens of Liberia need a visa for Benin?

Citizens of Liberia 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 Liberia: the passport opens 27 countries visa-free; Monrovia — Porto-Novo: ≈ 1,480 km, about 2.5 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 Liberia passport?

Yes, citizens of Liberia 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 Liberia passport you can visit 27 countries visa-free, 19 with a visa on arrival and 47 with an e-visa; 105 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Liberia passport ranks 153rd of 199.
Liberia passport: visa-free access to 27 countries; Benin passport: 34.
Citizens of Liberia and Benin can travel together visa-free to 25 countries, for example: Sierra Leone, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Gambia, Ghana, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Togo, Niger, Cape Verde, Nigeria, Central African Republic, and Rwanda.
Citizens of Benin, in turn, don’t need a visa for Liberia. Liberia visa for citizens of Benin

Travelling to Benin: good to know

Monrovia — Porto-Novo: about 1,480 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Monrovia 12:00 — Porto-Novo 13:00.
Local currency: West African CFA Franc.
Languages: French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ F CFA 575.
Benin is the 12th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Liberia.