There are 6 ways to get from Addis Ababa to Bishkek by plane, bus, train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Almaty International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane ADD - ALA
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus
18h 58m$215–483Fly to Osh, bus
- Fly from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) to Osh (OSS)plane ADD - OSS
- Take the bus from Osh Bus station to Özgönbus
- Take the bus from Özgön to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus
20h 54m$430–1,133Fly to Shymkent International Airport, train
- Fly from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane ADD - CIT
- Take the train from Shymkent to Bischkek 2train
27h 36mFly to Namangan Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) to Namangan Airport (NMA)plane ADD - NMA
- Take the train from Namangan to Andijan 1train
- Take the bus from Andijon Bus station to Osh Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Osh Bus station to Özgönbus
- Take the bus from Özgön to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus
26h 21m$436–1,140Fly to Taraz Airport, train
- Fly from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) to Taraz Airport (DMB)plane ADD - DMB
- Take the train from Taraz to Bischkek 2train
24h 3mFly to Issyk-Kul International Airport, taxi, train
- Fly from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) to Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU)plane ADD - IKU
- Take the taxi from Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU) to Rybachyetaxi
- Take the train from Rybachye to Bischkek 2train
28h 19m$231–608
Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Addis Ababa to Bishkek is to fly and bus which costs $210 - $490 and takes 18h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Addis Ababa to Bishkek is to fly and bus which takes 18h 58m and costs $210 - $490.
The distance between Addis Ababa and Bishkek is 5580 km.
It takes approximately 18h 58m to get from Addis Ababa to Bishkek, including transfers.
Bishkek is 3h ahead of Addis Ababa. It is currently 9:08 PM in Addis Ababa and 12:08 AM in Bishkek.
There are 765+ hotels available in Bishkek.
What companies run services between Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan?
There is no direct connection from Addis Ababa to Bishkek. However, you can take the bus to Bole Bridge, walk to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) airport, fly to Almaty International Airport (ALA), walk to Ogareva, take the line 92 bus to Sayran, walk to Almaty Sayran Bus Station, take the bus to Bishkek Avtovokzal, then take the taxi to Bishkek. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Bole Bridge, walk to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) airport, fly to Osh (OSS), take the taxi to Osh Bus station, take the bus to Özgön, take the bus to Bishkek Avtovokzal, then take the taxi to Bishkek.
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Taraz Airport via Dubai, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Taraz Airport via Jeddah, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Taraz Airport via Doha, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Osh via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Namangan Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–850
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
- Website
- jazeeraairways.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Osh via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Issyk-Kul International Airport via Dubai, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Issyk-Kul International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
- Website
- sundor.co.il
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Namangan Airport via Medina
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Namangan Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Shymkent to Bischkek 2
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
Train from Taraz to Bischkek 2
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
Train from Rybachye to Bischkek 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–6
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
- Standard
- $2
- Lux
- $6
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Namangan to Andijan 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $9–10
- Coupe
- $11–13
- SV
- $18–20
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- ma-sairan.kz
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Phone
- +996 312 64-23-27
- bishkekvokzal@mail.ru
- Website
- avtovokzal.kg
Bus from Osh Bus station to Özgön
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Book at
- https://tezket.kg/
Bus from Özgön to Bishkek Avtovokzal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12
- Book at
- https://tezket.kg/
Bus from Andijon Bus station to Osh Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Book at
- https://tezket.kg/
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $11–14
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