Visa on arrival

Ethiopia visa for citizens of Benin

Citizens of Benin get an Ethiopia visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Benin: the passport opens 34 countries visa-free; Porto-Novo — Addis Ababa: ≈ 3,990 km, about 5.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

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Ethiopia 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; Ethiopia passport: 12.
Citizens of Benin and Ethiopia can travel together visa-free to 11 countries, for example: Gambia, Rwanda, Kenya, Seychelles, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Haiti, Singapore, Philippines, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Ethiopia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Benin. Benin visa for citizens of Ethiopia

Travelling to Ethiopia: good to know

Porto-Novo — Addis Ababa: about 3,990 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 5.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Porto-Novo 12:00 — Addis Ababa 14:00.
Local currency: Ethiopian Birr.
Languages: Amharic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ETB 163.
Ethiopia is the 42nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Benin.