No visa needed

Do citizens of Libya need a visa for Benin?

Citizens of Libya 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 Libya: the passport opens 14 countries visa-free; Tripoli — Porto-Novo: ≈ 3,130 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 Libya passport?

Yes, citizens of Libya 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 Libya passport you can visit 14 countries visa-free, 23 with a visa on arrival and 53 with an e-visa; 107 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Libya passport ranks 183rd of 199.
Libya passport: visa-free access to 14 countries; Benin passport: 34.
Citizens of Libya and Benin can travel together visa-free to 9 countries, for example: Tunisia, Gambia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Malaysia, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Benin, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Libya. Libya visa for citizens of Benin

Travelling to Benin: good to know

Tripoli — Porto-Novo: about 3,130 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Tripoli 12:00 — Porto-Novo 11:00.
Local currency: West African CFA Franc.
Languages: French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ F CFA 575.
Benin is the 63rd closest of 196 destinations open to citizens of Libya.