No visa needed

Do citizens of Benin need a visa for Cuba?

Citizens of Benin don’t need a visa for Cuba 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 Benin: the passport opens 34 countries visa-free; Porto-Novo — Havana: ≈ 9,210 km, about 12 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 Cuba without a visa on a Benin passport?

Yes, citizens of Benin don’t need a visa for Cuba for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Cuba visa rules at a glance

With a Benin passport you can visit 34 countries visa-free, 24 with a visa on arrival and 44 with an e-visa; 96 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Benin passport ranks 134th of 199.
Benin passport: visa-free access to 34 countries; Cuba passport: 27.
Citizens of Benin and Cuba can travel together visa-free to 7 countries, for example: Seychelles, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Malaysia, Singapore, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Cuba, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Benin. Benin visa for citizens of Cuba

Travelling to Cuba: good to know

Porto-Novo — Havana: about 9,210 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 12 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −5 hours.
Local time: Porto-Novo 12:00 — Havana 07:00.
Local currency: Cuban Convertible Peso and Cuban Peso.
Languages: Spanish.
Cuba is the 156th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Benin.