Travel to Harar
Every way to reach Harar: 1 modes compared, with fares.
Harar is reachable from 14 places across 2 countries by 1 mode, on services run by 1 operator. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88 and the fastest takes 1h 9m door to door. The nearest origin is 42 km away.
How people reach Harar
Every mode that actually calls at Harar, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 28 | €11.88 | 1h 9m | 387 km | 1 |
- 14Places you can arrive from
- 14Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 1Operators
The trip ends at Selam Bus (Harar Office). Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
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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 | 6 | 21% | Dire Dawa, 42 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 22 | 79% | Balbala, 272 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Harar that we sell.
Stations, airports and ports in Harar
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Harar
- Selam Bus (Harar Office)
- Hamaresa Bus Station
The cheapest journeys into Harar
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dire Dawa to Harar train | €11.88 | 1h 9m | 42 km |
| Jijiga to Harar train | €12.99 | 1h 27m | 75 km |
| Ārabī to Harar train | €14.64 | 1h 31m | 83 km |
| Balbala to Harar train | €42.69 | 3h 12m | 272 km |
| Djibouti to Harar train | €43.79 | 3h 12m | 277 km |
| Debre Berhan to Harar train | €44.89 | 3h 13m | 286 km |
| Nazrēt to Harar train | €50.94 | 3h 29m | 325 km |
| Kombolcha to Harar train | €50.94 | 3h 26m | 326 km |
| Dessie to Harar train | €53.14 | 3h 49m | 339 km |
| Mojo to Harar train | €53.14 | 3h 33m | 339 km |
| Bishoftu to Harar train | €54.79 | 3h 39m | 350 km |
| Addis Ababa to Harar train | €58.09 | 3h 41m | 371 km |
| Burayu to Harar train | €59.19 | 3h 54m | 381 km |
| Sebeta to Harar train | €60.29 | 4h 6m | 387 km |
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Where to leave your bags in Harar
Most of the points near Selam Bus (Harar Office) open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Popular trips to Harar
Common questions about Travel to Harar
How can I get to Harar?
Harar is reachable by 1 modes on our network, from 14 places, across 2 countries, on services run by 1 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 Harar?
The cheapest way into Harar is by Train, from €11.88 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 14 origins we sell into Harar over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Harar?
The fastest journey into Harar is by Train, at 1h 9m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 42 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Harar have?
Harar has 2 named terminals on our network, including 0 rail stations and 0 airports. Among them are . Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Harar from within 200 km?
6 of the routes we sell into Harar start within 200 km. The nearest is Dire Dawa, 42 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 Harar in Ethiopia?
Harar connects to 14 places on our network across 2 countries, the furthest of them 387 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
Our job ends at the platform. What fills the days in Harar afterward does not belong to us.

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