Travel to Addis Ababa

Every way to reach Addis Ababa: 2 modes compared, with fares.

Addis Ababa is reachable from 117 places across 67 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 16 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €12.44 and the fastest takes 1h 21m door to door. The nearest origin is 64 km away.

Checked October 2, 2026Priced for October 2, 2026One passenger, all fees included

Arriving

How people reach Addis Ababa

Every mode that actually calls at Addis Ababa, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.

One row per mode that actually calls here. Reach is the furthest origin that mode serves in a straight line.
ModeOriginsFromFastestReachOperators
Train24€12.441h 21m559 km1
Flight199€36.133h 55m12,163 km15
  • 117Places you can arrive from
  • 117Places you can leave for
  • 67Countries
  • 16Operators

The trip ends at Addis Abeba train station. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.

A hotel room

A room in Addis Ababa for the night the train gets in

Sort by distance from Addis Abeba train station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km63%Mojo, 64 km
200 to 600 km4922%Awasa, 220 km
600 to 1,500 km199%Asmara, 702 km
Over 1,500 km14967%Kigali, 1554 km
Origins

Which countries you can arrive from

Countries with at least one route into Addis Ababa that we sell.

Counted by route, so a country with several cities on the corridor counts once per route rather than once per city.
CountryRoutesShare
Ethiopia4734%
India107%
China86%
Nigeria75%
United Arab Emirates64%
Djibouti64%
Saudi Arabia64%
Tanzania64%
Belgium43%
Congo - Brazzaville43%
Cameroon43%
Italy43%
Kenya43%
Somalia43%
South Africa43%
Congo - Kinshasa32%
United States32%
Zambia32%
Angola21%
Austria21%
Terminals

Stations, airports and ports in Addis Ababa

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

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.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

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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Fares

The cheapest journeys into Addis Ababa

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

Cheapest fare and fastest journey into Addis Ababa, over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Mojo to Addis Ababa train€12.441h 21m64 km
Nazrēt to Addis Ababa train€15.191h 25m78 km
Debre Berhan to Addis Ababa train€20.691h 45m113 km
Dessie to Addis Ababa train€34.442h 35m254 km
Dessie to Addis Ababa flight€36.133h 55m254 km
Kombolcha to Addis Ababa train€44.342h 47m253 km
Dire Dawa to Addis Ababa train€45.993h 14m348 km
Dire Dawa to Addis Ababa flight€46.164h 2m348 km
Jijiga to Addis Ababa flight€56.784h 10m446 km
Jijiga to Addis Ababa train€58.643h 52m446 km
‘Alemaya to Addis Ababa train€62.493h 54m360 km
Harar to Addis Ababa train€64.133h 58m371 km
Ārabī to Addis Ababa train€66.894h 7m424 km
Djibouti to Addis Ababa train€86.144h 40m559 km
Balbala to Addis Ababa train€92.745h 23m554 km
Khartoum to Addis Ababa flight€120.504h 59m991 km

We cannot promise Addis Abeba train station still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.

Left luggage lockers

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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Popular trips to Addis Ababa

Common questions about Travel to Addis Ababa

How can I get to Addis Ababa?

Addis Ababa is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 117 places, across 67 countries, on services run by 16 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.

What is the cheapest way to get to Addis Ababa?

The cheapest way into Addis Ababa is by Train, from €12.44 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 117 origins we sell into Addis Ababa over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.

What is the fastest way to get to Addis Ababa?

The fastest journey into Addis Ababa is by Train, at 1h 21m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 64 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.

Which stations and airports does Addis Ababa have?

Addis Ababa has 5 named terminals on our network, including 2 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Addis Abeba train station, Furi-Lebu Railway Station, ADD. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

Where can I travel to Addis Ababa from within 200 km?

6 of the routes we sell into Addis Ababa start within 200 km. The nearest is Mojo, 64 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.

Where else can I go from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia?

Addis Ababa connects to 117 places on our network across 67 countries, the furthest of them 12,163 km away in a straight line. Ethiopia routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.

Where these numbers come from

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 Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances

Elsewhere in Ethiopia

The wider region

The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Addis Ababa are the half people leave until last.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of Addis Ababa and across Ethiopia

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