No visa needed

Do citizens of Benin need a visa for Niger?

Citizens of Benin don’t need a visa for Niger. 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 — Niamey: ≈ 780 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

Can I travel to Niger without a visa on a Benin passport?

Yes, citizens of Benin don’t need a visa for Niger. A valid passport is enough.

Niger 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; Niger passport: 30.
Citizens of Benin and Niger can travel together visa-free to 28 countries, for example: Togo, Ghana, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Mali, Liberia, Chad, Sierra Leone, Central African Republic, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gambia, Senegal, and Cape Verde.
A language both countries share: French.
Both countries use the same currency — West African CFA Franc — so there is no need to exchange money.
Benin and Niger share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Niger, in turn, don’t need a visa for Benin. Benin visa for citizens of Niger

Travelling to Niger: good to know

Porto-Novo — Niamey: about 780 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: West African CFA Franc.
Languages: French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ F CFA 575.
Niger is the 4th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Benin.