Trains run at least daily on each route.
Traffic drives on the right.
Overland travel off the main network of roads generally requires a four-wheel drive vehicle. Poorly marked armed checkpoints, often manned by undisciplined soldiers, exist throughout the country. Nighttime travel on unfamiliar roads is dangerous. Banditry, including demands for bribes at checkpoints, has been reported on major intercity highways, including the Lome-Cotonou coastal highway. The tropical climate produce wet seasons from March to July and from October to November in the south.