Distance from Paramaribo to Cotonou

The distance between Paramaribo, Suriname and Cotonou, Benin is 6,371 kilometers (3,959 miles).

Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Cotonou, Littoral, Benin

From Paramaribo to Cotonou, the straight-line distance is 6,371 kilometers, heading east. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Paramaribo at 5 meters above sea level and Cotonou at 7 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 10-12 hours
Jet fighter 6-8 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Paramaribo, Suriname

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Paramaribo

Coordinates: 5.8664° N 55.1668° W

Elevation: 5 m (16 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG)
  • Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM)
  • Moengo Airstrip (MOJ)
  • Totness Airport (TOT)
  • Albina Airport (ABN)
Cotonou, Benin

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Porto-Novo

Coordinates: 6.3654° N 2.4183° E

Elevation: 7 m (23 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Cadjehoun Airport (COO)
  • Murtala Mohammed International Airport (LOS)
  • Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW)
  • Ibadan Airport (IBA)
  • Kotoka International Airport (ACC)

Other distances from Paramaribo

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Paramaribo to Nieuw Nickerie 200 km
From Paramaribo to Livorno 10 km
From Paramaribo to Groningen 34 km
From Paramaribo to Alkmaar 17 km
From Paramaribo to Glasgow 194 km

Other distances from Cotonou

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Cotonou to Porto-Novo 25 km
From Cotonou to Abomey-Calavi 12 km
From Cotonou to Parakou 329 km
From Cotonou to Djougou 379 km
From Cotonou to Bohicon 98 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Paramaribo and Cotonou.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Louisville, United States Bristol, United Kingdom 6,371 km
Belo Horizonte, Brazil Villa Nueva, Guatemala 6,371 km
Stockholm, Sweden Nagpur, India 6,372 km
Seattle, United States Medellín, Colombia 6,372 km
Manhattan, United States La Paz, Bolivia 6,370 km
Belmopan, Belize Curitiba, Brazil 6,372 km
Valencia, Spain Mississauga, Canada 6,372 km
Buenos Aires, Argentina San Pedro Sula, Honduras 6,372 km
Belo Horizonte, Brazil Guatemala City, Guatemala 6,372 km
Mérida, Mexico Puente Alto, Chile 6,369 km
Birmingham, United Kingdom Louisville, United States 6,373 km
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Reading, United Kingdom 6,373 km
Amsterdam, Netherlands New Delhi, India 6,369 km
Villa Nueva, Guatemala São Paulo, Brazil 6,373 km
Havana, Cuba Campinas, Brazil 6,369 km
Calgary, Canada Barcelona, Venezuela 6,373 km
Fort Worth, United States Belém, Brazil 6,368 km

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