Distance from Recife to Cotonou

The distance between Recife, Brazil and Cotonou, Benin is 4,437 kilometers (2,757 miles).

Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Cotonou, Littoral, Benin

From Recife to Cotonou, the straight-line distance is 4,437 kilometers, heading east. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Recife at 8 meters above sea level and Cotonou at 7 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 6-8 hours
Jet fighter 4-5 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Recife, Brazil

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Recife

Coordinates: 8.0539° S 34.8811° W

Elevation: 8 m (26 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC)
  • Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA)
  • Caruaru Airport (CAU)
  • Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV)
  • Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ)
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 Recife

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Recife to São Paulo 2,124 km
From Recife to Rio de Janeiro 1,868 km
From Recife to Belo Horizonte 1,636 km
From Recife to Salvador 673 km
From Recife to Fortaleza 628 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

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From To Distance (kilometers)
Cairo, Egypt Delhi, India 4,437 km
Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela Dallas, United States 4,437 km
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Santiago, Chile Maceió, Brazil 4,436 km
Belmopan, Belize Portland, United States 4,438 km
Abuja, Nigeria Paris, France 4,438 km
Cancún, Mexico Surrey, Canada 4,438 km
Managua, Nicaragua Belém, Brazil 4,435 km
Cochabamba, Bolivia Guatemala City, Guatemala 4,439 km
Córdoba, Argentina Cúcuta, Colombia 4,439 km
León de los Aldama, Mexico Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 4,439 km
Tehran, Iran Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom 4,440 km
Morelia, Mexico Halifax, Canada 4,434 km
Villa Nueva, Guatemala Cochabamba, Bolivia 4,434 km
Caracas, Venezuela Omaha, United States 4,440 km
Cali, Colombia El Paso, United States 4,433 km
Shanghai, China Jaipur, India 4,441 km
Baghdad, Iraq Córdoba, Spain 4,432 km
Curitiba, Brazil Bucaramanga, Colombia 4,431 km
Seattle, United States Halifax, Canada 4,443 km

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