Cheapest€48.74
- China Railway Group CR148706:123h 15m09:27Harar stationAddis Abeba train station
Door to door 3h 59mCO2 14.1 kgChanges 0Refundable
Traveling from Harar to Addis Ababa costs €48.74 at the cheapest and takes 3h 40m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 427 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.
At a glance
- Distance
- 427 km
- Fastest
- 3h 40m
- Average
- 3h 57m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €48.74
- CO2 per passenger
- 14.1 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 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 3h 59m | 3h 15m | 44m | €59.18 | 14.1 kg | 5 |
- 3h 59mFastest, by Train
- €59.18Cheapest, by Train
- 14.1 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 427 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Lowest CO2€59.73
- China Railway Group CR256707:3028m07:58Harar stationDire Dawa Train Station
- China Railway Group CR897709:352h 47m12:22Dire Dawa Train StationAddis Abeba train station
Changes at Dire Dawa, with 97 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.
Door to door 5h 36mCO2 13.1 kgChanges 1Refundable
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 Harar to Addis Ababa | 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 | SatSep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | €106.49 | €93.84 | €65.78 | €81.18 | €108.69 | €86.14 | €89.43 | €77.88 | €61.38 | €59.18 | €67.99 | €95.48 | €78.44 | €64.13 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €48.74
Addis Ababa is big enough that where you sleep decides what the days look like. We sell the seat, not the room.
A room in Addis Ababa for the night the train gets in
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When to book Harar to Addis Ababa
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €60.8490 days
- €42.6860 days
- €39.9445 days
- €46.5430 days
- €63.5921 days
- €64.1314 days
- €89.437 days
- €65.783 days
- €106.491 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €39.94.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 167 percent. The most expensive point is €106.49, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 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 45 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.
- €77.88Sun
- €61.38Mon
- €59.18Tue
- €67.99Wed
- €95.48Thu
- €78.44Fri
- €64.13Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €65.78Sep
- €65.23Oct
- €51.49Nov
- €55.33Dec
- €47.08Jan
- €41.04Feb
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.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 427 km against 371 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Debre Birhan, Nazrēt, Mojo, Dire Dawa. The gap between arriving and leaving is 66 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Harar at 06:12 and the last at 07:30, across 5 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.
Harar
Bus
- Selam Bus (Harar Office)
- Hamaresa Bus Station
Addis Ababa
Rail
- Addis Abeba train station
- Furi-Lebu Railway Station
Bus
- ali
- Gelan
Air
- ADD
ADD is not in Addis Ababa, and the drive in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.
Getting from ADD into Addis Ababa?
A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China Railway Group | €48.74 | 3h 40m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
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 | €42.50 | 87% |
| Taxes | €4.25 | 9% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 4% |
| Total you pay | €48.74 | 100% |
We cannot promise Addis Abeba train station still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Where to leave your bags in Addis Ababa
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Harar to Addis Ababa
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 Harar to Addis Ababa?
The fastest journey from Harar to Addis Ababa takes 3h 40m door to door, of which 3h 15m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 3h 57m, 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 Harar to Addis Ababa?
The cheapest fare from Harar to Addis Ababa is €48.74, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €78.44. 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 Harar to Addis Ababa?
The cheapest way from Harar to Addis Ababa is by Train, at €59.18 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 3h 59m 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 Harar to Addis Ababa?
Fares from Harar to Addis Ababa bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €39.94. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 167 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Harar to Addis Ababa?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Harar to Addis Ababa, at €59.18. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Harar to Addis Ababa?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Harar to Addis Ababa, at €41.04 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 Harar to Addis Ababa?
1 operators sell services from Harar to Addis Ababa across 1 modes: China Railway Group. 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 Harar to Addis Ababa?
20 percent of the services we sell from Harar to Addis Ababa are direct. The rest connect at Debre Birhan, Nazrēt, Mojo, Dire Dawa, with about 66 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Harar to Addis Ababa use?
Services from Harar to Addis Ababa by Train leave from Harar station and arrive at Addis Abeba train station. Allow about 44m 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 Harar to Addis Ababa?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Harar to Addis Ababa 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
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
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 Harar to Addis Ababa on September 12, 2026: 427 km of route against 371 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €48.74, and 3h 40m 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 Addis Ababa are the half people leave until last.
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