Distance from Parakou to Paramaribo

The distance between Parakou, Benin and Paramaribo, Suriname is 6,383 kilometers (3,966 miles).

Parakou, Borgou, Benin

Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

From Parakou to Paramaribo, the straight-line distance is 6,383 kilometers, heading west. Parakou is situated at an altitude of 369 meters above sea level, while Paramaribo is at only 5 meters.

Travel time

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

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Porto-Novo

Coordinates: 9.3372° N 2.6303° E

Elevation: 369 m (1,211 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Parakou Airport (PKO)
  • Djougou Airport (DJA)
  • Niamtougou (LRL)
  • Kandi Airport (KDC)
  • Ilorin International Airport (ILR)
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 Parakou

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Parakou to Porto-Novo 314 km
From Parakou to Cotonou 329 km
From Parakou to Abomey-Calavi 321 km
From Parakou to Djougou 114 km
From Parakou to Bohicon 247 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 Parakou and Paramaribo.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain 6,383 km
Montréal, Canada Lima, Peru 6,383 km
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Mar del Plata, Argentina 6,383 km
Saltillo, Mexico Belém, Brazil 6,383 km
Charlotte, United States Reading, United Kingdom 6,384 km
São Paulo, Brazil Mixco, Guatemala 6,382 km
Berlin, Germany The Bronx, United States 6,384 km
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Córdoba, Spain 6,384 km
Madrid, Spain San Juan, Puerto Rico 6,382 km
Detroit, United States Madrid, Spain 6,384 km
Montréal, Canada Callao, Peru 6,385 km
Trujillo, Peru Bakersfield, United States 6,385 km
Santiago, Chile Havana, Cuba 6,385 km
Toronto, Canada Murcia, Spain 6,381 km
Fortaleza, Brazil Palma, Spain 6,381 km
Vienna, Austria Patna, India 6,385 km
Belo Horizonte, Brazil Mixco, Guatemala 6,380 km
Indianapolis, United States Reading, United Kingdom 6,386 km
Detroit, United States Sevilla, Spain 6,387 km
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Málaga, Spain 6,388 km

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