Distance from Cotonou to Paramaribo

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

Cotonou, Littoral, Benin

Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

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

Travel time

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

Other distances from Cotonou

Distance 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

Other distances from Paramaribo

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Paramaribo to Nieuw Nickerie 200 km
From Paramaribo to Groningen 34 km
From Paramaribo to Lelydorp 20 km
From Paramaribo to Brokopondo 92 km
From Paramaribo to Meerzorg 7 km

Cities within similar distances

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
Villa Nueva, Guatemala Belo Horizonte, Brazil 6,371 km
Stockholm, Sweden Nagpur, India 6,372 km
Mérida, Mexico Puente Alto, Chile 6,370 km
Medellín, Colombia Seattle, United States 6,372 km
La Paz, Bolivia Manhattan, United States 6,370 km
Belmopan, Belize Curitiba, Brazil 6,372 km
San Pedro Sula, Honduras Buenos Aires, Argentina 6,372 km
Valencia, Spain Mississauga, Canada 6,372 km
Belo Horizonte, Brazil Guatemala City, Guatemala 6,372 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
Barcelona, Venezuela Calgary, Canada 6,374 km
Fort Worth, United States Belém, Brazil 6,368 km
Lagos, Nigeria São Paulo, Brazil 6,368 km
Portland, United States Bucaramanga, Colombia 6,374 km
Chicago, United States Islington, United Kingdom 6,374 km
London, United Kingdom Chicago, United States 6,374 km
Cochabamba, Bolivia Baltimore, United States 6,368 km

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