No visa needed

Do citizens of Benin need a visa for Nigeria?

Citizens of Benin don’t need a visa for Nigeria. 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 — Abuja: ≈ 610 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 Nigeria without a visa on a Benin passport?

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

Nigeria 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; Nigeria passport: 26.
Citizens of Benin and Nigeria can travel together visa-free to 21 countries, for example: Togo, Ghana, Niger, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Mali, Liberia, Chad, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gambia, Senegal, Cape Verde, and Rwanda.
Benin and Nigeria share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Nigeria, in turn, don’t need a visa for Benin. Benin visa for citizens of Nigeria

Travelling to Nigeria: good to know

Porto-Novo — Abuja: about 610 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Nigerian Naira.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ NGN 1,329.
Nigeria is the 3rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Benin.