Cheapest€45.99
- China Railway Group CR163906:123h09:12Harar stationBishoftu station
Door to door 3h 44mCO2 13.3 kgChanges 0Refundable
Traveling from Harar to Bishoftu costs €45.99 at the cheapest and takes 3h 30m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 403 km. Cheapest is by train, fastest is by train.
At a glance
- Distance
- 403 km
- Fastest
- 3h 30m
- Average
- 3h 43m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €45.99
- CO2 per passenger
- 13.3 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 44m | 3h | 44m | €60.84 | 13.3 kg | 5 |
- 3h 44mFastest, by Train
- €60.84Cheapest, by Train
- 13.3 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 403 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.
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.
Checking the live timetables.
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 Bishoftu | 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 | €123.54 | €88.34 | €86.14 | €80.64 | €104.29 | €81.74 | €115.29 | €83.93 | €60.84 | €63.03 | €64.69 | €99.89 | €74.04 | €74.59 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €45.99
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Bishoftu is not something we sell.
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When to book Harar to Bishoftu
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €57.5490 days
- €44.3460 days
- €40.4945 days
- €43.7930 days
- €66.8821 days
- €74.5914 days
- €115.297 days
- €86.143 days
- €123.541 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €40.49.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 205 percent. The most expensive point is €123.54, 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.
- €83.93Sun
- €60.84Mon
- €63.03Tue
- €64.69Wed
- €99.89Thu
- €74.04Fri
- €74.59Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €86.14Sep
- €66.89Oct
- €53.14Nov
- €56.99Dec
- €47.64Jan
- €41.59Feb
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 403 km against 350 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 Dire Dawa, Burayu, Sebeta, Debre Birhan. The gap between arriving and leaving is 76 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 13 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
Bishoftu
Bus
- Meneharia
- Kality menaharia
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 | €45.99 | 3h 30m | 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 | €40.00 | 87% |
| Taxes | €4.00 | 9% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 4% |
| Total you pay | €45.99 | 100% |
A day in Bishoftu hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Bishoftu?
Most of the points near Meneharia open before the first train and close after the last one.
Check Bishoftu on StasherOr try Bounce
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Questions about Harar to Bishoftu
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 Bishoftu?
The fastest journey from Harar to Bishoftu takes 3h 30m door to door, of which 3h is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 3h 43m, 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 Bishoftu?
The cheapest fare from Harar to Bishoftu is €45.99, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €74.59. 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 Bishoftu?
The cheapest way from Harar to Bishoftu is by train, at €60.84 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 3h 44m 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 Bishoftu?
Fares from Harar to Bishoftu bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €40.49. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 205 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Harar to Bishoftu?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Harar to Bishoftu, at €60.84. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 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 Bishoftu?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Harar to Bishoftu, at €41.59 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 Bishoftu?
1 operators sell services from Harar to Bishoftu across 1 mode: 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 Bishoftu?
20 percent of the services we sell from Harar to Bishoftu are direct. The rest connect at Dire Dawa, Burayu, Sebeta, Debre Birhan, with about 76 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 Bishoftu use?
Services from Harar to Bishoftu by train leave from Harar station and arrive at Bishoftu 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 Bishoftu?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Harar to Bishoftu 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 Bishoftu on September 12, 2026: 403 km of route against 350 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €45.99, and 3h 30m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Our job ends at the platform. What fills the days in Bishoftu afterward does not belong to us.
Anything to book in Bishoftu before you go?
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Bishoftu, with free cancellation on most of it.
See Bishoftu on GetYourGuideOr browse Viator
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