Am thinking of traveling to benin republic to 've my passport first stamp, please can anyone help or recommend any transport company from Benin or Asaba that's travel to Benin republic and how it will cost?

marvelos1:
Am thinking of traveling to benin republic to 've my passport first stamp, please can anyone help or recommend any transport company from Benin or Asaba that's travel to Benin republic and how it will cost?

go to lagos and take ABC from Mile 2. U can even take small buses to badagry. And enter Benin Republic from there

Whatever you do, don't go with commercial taxis, follow companies like ABC, Cross country, otherwise, you will get ridiculously extorted when trying to stamp a virgin passport on your own for the first time.

marvelos1:
Am thinking of traveling to benin republic to 've my passport first stamp, please can anyone help or recommend any transport company from Benin or Asaba that's travel to Benin republic and how it will cost?

Travelling to benin is pretty easy with proper guidance. I will advice you get to Lagos first. But then, are you familiar with Lagos?
If you are familiar with Lagos then it's easier. If you are not then it might be challenging

Route 1,not familiar with Lagos.
In this case take a bus to Lagos. From wherever you alight, take a another bus or taxi to mile 2.from mile2 ask for where they take seme taxi, it's about 1500_2000. When you arrive to the border, at seme, alight at con oil filling station, walk or take a bike to immigration Nigerian side to stamp your passport, and benin police on benin republic side. Nigerian immigration would demand for 1000 naira in two places to stamp your passport, while benin police would demand the same in two places making a total of 4k. If a bike took you across the bike would collect 500 naira. Pls try to come with your yellow card or you would be extorted of 3k naira if you don't have it.

About the second option, there isn't any need to write that since am not sure you are familiar with Lagos.

If you are planning to stay in benin for a few days, the cheapest hotels around is 5000cfa, about 3300naira. Not that exchange rate is 1000 naira exchanges for 1600cfa.

For further information about your trip to cotonou send me a mail, then I can give you other details you need to make the journey easier and maybe cheaper..

However if you have alot to spare just take a ABC /God is good /cisco from lagos coming to cotonou and it will be an easy experience for you but definitely more expensive

dayon2012:


Travelling to benin is pretty easy with proper guidance. I will advice you get to Lagos first. But then, are you familiar with Lagos?
If you are familiar with Lagos then it's easier. If you are not then it might be challenging

Route 1,not familiar with Lagos.
In this case take a bus to Lagos. From wherever you alight, take a another bus or taxi to mile 2.from mile2 ask for where they take seme taxi, it's about 1500_2000. When you arrive to the border, at seme, alight at con oil filling station, walk or take a bike to immigration Nigerian side to stamp your passport, and benin police on benin republic side. Nigerian immigration would demand for 1000 naira in two places to stamp your passport, while benin police would demand the same in two places making a total of 4k. If a bike took you across the bike would collect 500 naira. Pls try to come with your yellow card or you would be extorted of 3k naira if you don't have it.

About the second option, there isn't any need to write that since am not sure you are familiar with Lagos.

If you are planning to stay in benin for a few days, the cheapest hotels around is 5000cfa, about 3300naira. Not that exchange rate is 1000 naira exchanges for 1600cfa.

For further information about your trip to cotonou send me a mail, then I can give you other details you need to make the journey easier and maybe cheaper..

However if you have alot to spare just take a ABC /God is good /cisco from lagos coming to cotonou and it will be an easy experience for you but definitely more expensive

Am grateful sir

In the case of obtaining a yellow card how and where do I 've to get it from, and how much may i need to pay get it?

Following this!

dayon2012:


Travelling to benin is pretty easy with proper guidance. I will advice you get to Lagos first. But then, are you familiar with Lagos?
If you are familiar with Lagos then it's easier. If you are not then it might be challenging

Route 1,not familiar with Lagos.
In this case take a bus to Lagos. From wherever you alight, take a another bus or taxi to mile 2.from mile2 ask for where they take seme taxi, it's about 1500_2000. When you arrive to the border, at seme, alight at con oil filling station, walk or take a bike to immigration Nigerian side to stamp your passport, and benin police on benin republic side. Nigerian immigration would demand for 1000 naira in two places to stamp your passport, while benin police would demand the same in two places making a total of 4k. If a bike took you across the bike would collect 500 naira. Pls try to come with your yellow card or you would be extorted of 3k naira if you don't have it.

About the second option, there isn't any need to write that since am not sure you are familiar with Lagos.

If you are planning to stay in benin for a few days, the cheapest hotels around is 5000cfa, about 3300naira. Not that exchange rate is 1000 naira exchanges for 1600cfa.

For further information about your trip to cotonou send me a mail, then I can give you other details you need to make the journey easier and maybe cheaper..

However if you have alot to spare just take a ABC /God is good /cisco from lagos coming to cotonou and it will be an easy experience for you but definitely more expensive

Thank you for this piece of information. What if someone is thinking of going beyond Benin. Maybe Togo or Ghana to get his visa stamped. Do you know any cheaper or more reasonable route he/she can ply?

Thanks.

celestialAgent:
Whatever you do, don't go with commercial taxis, follow companies like ABC, Cross country, otherwise, you will get ridiculously extorted when trying to stamp a virgin passport on your own for the first time.

I went to Benin Republic with virgin passport via taxi, Omo that move is still the biggest regret of my life, come and see as immigration officers treat me, abeg if you traveling with virgin passport, just travel with those companies, it will save you time and unjust maltreatment and daylight robbery at the hands the Nigerian immigration officers.

Besides, Benin immigration officers are another nightmare if you are visit with a virgin passport, especially if you are traveling via Idirioko or Deme. The way I look at immigration officers when passing through immigration at Idirioko border.

marvelos1:
In the case of obtaining a yellow card how and where do I 've to get it from, and how much may i need to pay get it?

You can easily obtain Yellow Card at any Federal Secretariat, am sure there is one in your state, the cost is about N1k or less. Note that they will give you an inoculation (immunization), so don't just get the yellow card get immunized as well because the immunization is the essence of the yellow card.

Powerhousemm:


You can easily obtain Yellow Card at any Federal Secretariat, am sure there is one in your state, the cost is about N1k or less. Note that they will give you an inoculation (immunization), so don't just get the yellow card get immunized as well because the immunization is the essence of the yellow card.

thank U sir

Please give and route for someone like me that don't wanna stamp my passport. Just wanna cross and spend the weekend and back in Lagos

Powerhousemm:


I went to Benin Republic with virgin passport via taxi, Omo that move is still the biggest regret of my life, come and see as immigration officers treat me, abeg if you traveling with virgin passport, just travel with those companies, it will save you time and unjust maltreatment and daylight robbery at the hands the Nigerian immigration officers.

Besides, Benin immigration officers are another nightmare if you are visit with a virgin passport, especially if you are traveling via Idirioko or Deme. The way I look at immigration officers when passing through immigration at Idirioko border.

I can relate bro. Even with regular passport, if you no strong face for them, they will attempt to extort you. Have never really had any issue passing through Idiroko, but Seme na war, lol

marvelos1:
In the case of obtaining a yellow card how and where do I 've to get it from, and how much may i need to pay get it?

u can get the yellow card from any govt hospital in benin.
The card is basically your immunization history

Pelaiye2703:


Thank you for this piece of information. What if someone is thinking of going beyond Benin. Maybe Togo or Ghana to get his visa stamped. Do you know any cheaper or more reasonable route he/she can ply?

Thanks.

its all same thing. U have the new Nigeria passport written ECOWAS abi. It takes you from nigeria to senegal

Powerhousemm:


I went to Benin Republic with virgin passport via taxi, Omo that move is still the biggest regret of my life, come and see as immigration officers treat me, abeg if you traveling with virgin passport, just travel with those companies, it will save you time and unjust maltreatment and daylight robbery at the hands the Nigerian immigration officers.

Besides, Benin immigration officers are another nightmare if you are visit with a virgin passport, especially if you are traveling via Idirioko or Deme. The way I look at immigration officers when passing through immigration at Idirioko border.

funniest thing is that i went to benin republic, though i had my passport, but didnt show them. Nigeria immigration just took 1k from me, and benin immigration a stone throw away from there, took another 1k, i just crossed and entered benin like a ninja. I was even surprised at my confidence. And it worked.

zevous:
Please give and route for someone like me that don't wanna stamp my passport. Just wanna cross and spend the weekend and back in Lagos

check my previous post. I had my passport. Didnt want it stamped. I just walked straight to nigeria immigration at seme. They asked me my passport, i say i didnt have. They say i should bring 1k. I gave them. Got to benin immigration, same thing. Another 1k. And i entered and spent 3 days in cotonou and enjoyed myself. When i came back, nobody even asked me anything. So simple. Just have no fear. Walk up to them.

celestialAgent:
I can relate bro. Even with regular passport, if you no strong face for them, they will attempt to extort you. Have never really had any issue passing through Idiroko, but Seme na war, lol

i walked pass seme easily. But u have to have d confidence

meforyou1:
i walked pass seme easily. But u have to have d confidence

I can get you didn't as a beginner.

celestialAgent:
I can get you didn't as a beginner.

1st time i went there. Though had been to europe and asia severally, so i knew that wouldnt b a problem for me

dayon2012:


Travelling to benin is pretty easy with proper guidance. I will advice you get to Lagos first. But then, are you familiar with Lagos?
If you are familiar with Lagos then it's easier. If you are not then it might be challenging

Route 1,not familiar with Lagos.
In this case take a bus to Lagos. From wherever you alight, take a another bus or taxi to mile 2.from mile2 ask for where they take seme taxi, it's about 1500_2000. When you arrive to the border, at seme, alight at con oil filling station, walk or take a bike to immigration Nigerian side to stamp your passport, and benin police on benin republic side. Nigerian immigration would demand for 1000 naira in two places to stamp your passport, while benin police would demand the same in two places making a total of 4k. If a bike took you across the bike would collect 500 naira. Pls try to come with your yellow card or you would be extorted of 3k naira if you don't have it.

About the second option, there isn't any need to write that since am not sure you are familiar with Lagos.

If you are planning to stay in benin for a few days, the cheapest hotels around is 5000cfa, about 3300naira. Not that exchange rate is 1000 naira exchanges for 1600cfa.

For further information about your trip to cotonou send me a mail, then I can give you other details you need to make the journey easier and maybe cheaper..

However if you have alot to spare just take a ABC /God is good /cisco from lagos coming to cotonou and it will be an easy experience for you but definitely more expensive

i entered benin 3 times without holding my passport on foot. It's all confidence. Walked by confidently where people were going to stamp passport. Taxi stopped me before border, i crossed on foot, taxi crossed, i entered back after d boarder

meforyou1:
1st time i went there. Though had been to europe and asia severally, so i knew that wouldnt b a problem for me

Irrespective of where you have been to, I'm sure you encountered some sort of extortion. Going through flight is not excluded.

meforyou1:
i entered benin 3 times without holding my passport on foot. It's all confidence. Walked by confidently where people were going to stamp passport. Taxi stopped me before border, i crossed on foot, taxi crossed, i entered back after d boarder

I bet your bag was in the Taxi, lol. If you wish to know how the extortion is done, just look fresh, then attempt to cross (using leg) with a loaded back pack on you and see if you won't get stopped. Once you are stopped, even if you won't drop a dime, be sure to have your time wasted except if you are regular and know how they operate.

celestialAgent:
I bet your bag was in the Taxi, lol. If you wish to know how the extortion is done, just look fresh, then attempt to cross (using leg) with a loaded back pack on you and see if you won't get stopped. Once you are stopped, even if you won't drop a dime, be sure to have your time wasted except if you are regular and know how they operate.

my bag was with my belongings including my passport was in a hotel in Badagry.
And i didnt even have any evil intention. Just to go and enjoy myself in cotonou and back.
Not what i will advise people shaa. because i know me and my intentions, thats why they even let me pass the whole 3 days.

celestialAgent:
Irrespective of where you have been to, I'm sure you encountered some sort of extortion. Going through flight is not excluded.

1k from each naija and benin immigration. I didnt bother though. They didnt speak grammar, so i didnt reply them in grammar. Just bring 1k and i gave. But that was d 1st day, the next 2 days were free entry.