The main roads in Benin are in good condition or recently resurfaced, but there are still some sections in the north of the country that need to be completely resurfaced.
Among these, some 160 km await urgent work on the artery linking Dassa Zoumé to Djougou.
The country is served overland by a variety of fairly comfortable national and cross-border bus companies, depending on the category, or by the smaller collective taxis that ply the dirt tracks. Apart from the regular buses, which keep to set departure times (and are also quite punctual), the other buses only leave when they fill up and the waits can be exhausting.
In the main cities, the means of transport par excellence is the zem, the motorbike taxi, with very cheap fares.
For those who like comfort and do not have too many inconveniences or limitations, the best way to travel in Benin is a private 4×4 car, which can reach the most inaccessible places even during the rainy season and offers air conditioning, which is absolutely necessary all year round.
For the sporty people, numerous circuits, of varying length, can be organised for hiking, for example to Pays Tata or Pays Taneka.
In the south of the country it is possible to organise day trips with small motor boats up the Mono River to the Bouche du Roi, the mouth into the Atlantic Ocean. Small motorboats can also be used to reach the town of Ganvié from the Calavi quay.