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ROAD: MANY ROADS ARE CLOSED DURING THE RAINY SEASON. COACH SERVICES RUN ALONG THE MAIN ROAD ROUTES. TRAFFIC DRIVES ON THE RIGHT. CAR HIRE - YOU CAN HIRE A CAR IN BENIN. THERE ARE FEW INTERNATIONAL CAR RENTAL AGENCIES AT THE AIRPORT OF COTONOU. BUS - NO LARGE BUSES, MINIBUSES ARE THE PRINCIPAL MEANS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT. TAXI - TAXIS ARE WIDELY AVAILABLE IN THE MAIN TOWNS. FARES SHOULD BE AGREED IN ADVANCE. --------------------------------------------------------
RAIL: THERE ARE TWO RAIL ROUTES IN BENIN. A COASTAL LINE AND A LINE RUNNING INLAND FROM THE COAST TO PARAKOU AND THEN ON TO NIAMEY IN NIGER. SERVICES ARE DAILY. -------------------------------------------------------- AIR: SEVERAL SMALL AIRPORTS EXIST IN THE INTERIOR. CADJEHOUN IS THE COUNTRY'S MOST IMPORTANT AIRPORT, SITUATED ABOUT FIVE KILOMETRES FROM THE CITY. -------------------------------------------------------- |