Cheapest€74.48
- Ethiopian Airlines EA793806:361h 26m08:02Addis Ababa ADDAsmara ASM
Door to door 4h 36mCO2 177.9 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Addis Ababa to Asmara costs €74.48 at the cheapest and takes 4h 30m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 723 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 723 km
- Fastest
- 4h 30m
- Average
- 4h 33m
- Services per day
- 1
- Cheapest
- €74.48
- CO2 per passenger
- 177.9 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 36m | 1h 26m | 3h 10m | €79.79 | 177.9 kg | 1 |
- 4h 36mFastest, by Flight
- €79.79Cheapest, by Flight
- 177.9 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 723 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Addis Ababa to Asmara | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €187.17 | €138.79 | €142.33 | €123.45 | €106.93 | €155.31 | €148.82 | €133.48 | €95.13 | €102.21 | €79.79 | €106.34 | €112.83 | €106.93 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €74.48
The trip ends at Asmara railway station. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
A room in Asmara for the night the flight gets in
Sort by distance from Asmara railway station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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When to book Addis Ababa to Asmara
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €88.0590 days
- €50.2960 days
- €73.3045 days
- €65.6330 days
- €92.7721 days
- €106.9314 days
- €148.827 days
- €142.333 days
- €187.171 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €50.29.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 272 percent. The most expensive point is €187.17, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €95.13Sun
- €102.21Mon
- €89.23Tue
- €106.34Wed
- €112.83Thu
- €106.93Fri
- €133.48Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €123.45Sep
- €81.56Oct
- €62.68Nov
- €69.17Dec
- €79.79Jan
- €56.78Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 723 km against 702 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Addis Ababa at 06:36 and the last at 06:36, across 1 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Addis Ababa
Rail
- Addis Abeba train station
- Furi-Lebu Railway Station
Bus
- ali
- Gelan
Air
- ADD
Asmara
Rail
- Asmara railway station
- Nefasit railway station
- Zazzega railway station
Bus
- Asmara Bus Station
- Bus to Massawa
Air
- ASM
ASM is not in Asmara, and the drive in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.
A car waiting when you land in Asmara
A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.
Book a ride from ASM with Daytrip
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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ethiopian Airlines | €74.48 | 4h 30m | 740 km/h | Fixed fare | Not published |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €55.50 | 75% |
| Taxes | €9.99 | 13% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 9% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 3% |
| Total you pay | €74.48 | 100% |
We cannot promise Asmara railway station still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Asmara?
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
Check Asmara on StasherOr try Bounce
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Questions about Addis Ababa to Asmara
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Addis Ababa to Asmara?
The fastest journey from Addis Ababa to Asmara takes 4h 30m door to door, of which 1h 26m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 4h 33m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Addis Ababa to Asmara?
The cheapest fare from Addis Ababa to Asmara is €74.48, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €106.93. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Addis Ababa to Asmara?
The cheapest way from Addis Ababa to Asmara is by Flight, at €79.79 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 4h 36m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Addis Ababa to Asmara?
Fares from Addis Ababa to Asmara bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €50.29. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 272 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Addis Ababa to Asmara?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Addis Ababa to Asmara, at €89.23. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Addis Ababa to Asmara?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Addis Ababa to Asmara, at €56.78 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Addis Ababa to Asmara?
1 operators sell services from Addis Ababa to Asmara across 1 modes: Ethiopian Airlines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Addis Ababa to Asmara?
Every service we sell from Addis Ababa to Asmara is direct, with around 1 departures a day and a fastest journey of 4h 30m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Addis Ababa to Asmara use?
Services from Addis Ababa to Asmara by Flight leave from Addis Ababa ADD and arrive at Asmara ASM. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Addis Ababa to Asmara?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Addis Ababa to Asmara allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Addis Ababa to Asmara on September 11, 2026: 723 km of route against 702 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €74.48, and 4h 30m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Asmara are the half people leave until last.
Day trips out of Asmara and across Eritrea
Day trips that leave Asmara in the morning and cover a good part of Eritrea by evening.
See Asmara on GetYourGuideOr browse Viator
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Other ways to make this journey
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- 6Operators
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