Travel to Dessie
Every way to reach Dessie: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Dessie is reachable from 14 places across 2 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 2 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €28.94 and the fastest takes 2h 12m door to door. The nearest origin is 162 km away.
How people reach Dessie
Every mode that actually calls at Dessie, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 28 | €28.94 | 2h 12m | 399 km | 1 |
| Flight | 2 | €36.13 | 3h 55m | 254 km | 1 |
- 14Places you can arrive from
- 14Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 2Operators
The train gets you into Dessie. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to stay in Dessie
Filter by neighborhood and by nightly price, and the map tells you what is a walk and what is a cab.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 2 | 7% | Debre Birhan, 162 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 28 | 93% | Addis Ababa, 254 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Dessie that we sell.
Stations, airports and ports in Dessie
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Dessie
- Dessie Bus Station
- DSE
The fare from DSE into Dessie is the one price on this trip we cannot show you, because it is not ours.
A car waiting when you land in Dessie
Settled in advance, so the ride into Dessie costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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The cheapest journeys into Dessie
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debre Berhan to Dessie train | €28.94 | 2h 12m | 162 km |
| Addis Ababa to Dessie train | €34.44 | 2h 34m | 254 km |
| Addis Ababa to Dessie flight | €36.13 | 3h 55m | 254 km |
| Burayu to Dessie train | €44.89 | 2h 51m | 256 km |
| Sebeta to Dessie train | €47.09 | 3h 8m | 270 km |
| Bishoftu to Dessie train | €47.64 | 3h 2m | 274 km |
| Nazrēt to Dessie train | €50.39 | 3h 8m | 290 km |
| Mojo to Dessie train | €50.39 | 3h 4m | 289 km |
| Dire Dawa to Dessie train | €52.04 | 3h 11m | 298 km |
| ‘Alemaya to Dessie train | €56.44 | 3h 33m | 324 km |
| Harar to Dessie train | €58.64 | 3h 44m | 339 km |
| Ārabī to Dessie train | €58.64 | 3h 30m | 339 km |
| Balbala to Dessie train | €65.79 | 4h 1m | 382 km |
| Djibouti to Dessie train | €66.89 | 3h 57m | 386 km |
| Jijiga to Dessie train | €69.09 | 4h 7m | 399 km |
We cannot promise Dessie Bus Station still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Dessie?
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 Dessie on StasherOr try Bounce
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Popular trips to Dessie
Common questions about Travel to Dessie
How can I get to Dessie?
Dessie is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 14 places, across 2 countries, on services run by 2 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 Dessie?
The cheapest way into Dessie is by Train, from €28.94 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 14 origins we sell into Dessie over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Dessie?
The fastest journey into Dessie is by Train, at 2h 12m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 162 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Dessie have?
Dessie has 2 named terminals on our network, including 0 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are DSE. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Dessie from within 200 km?
2 of the routes we sell into Dessie start within 200 km. The nearest is Debre Birhan, 162 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 Dessie in Ethiopia?
Dessie connects to 14 places on our network across 2 countries, the furthest of them 399 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 train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Dessie is somebody else's catalog.
Things to do in Dessie
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Dessie, with free cancellation on most of it.
See Dessie on GetYourGuideOr browse Viator
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Plan a trip from here
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