There are 5 ways to get from Addis Ababa to Nouakchott by plane, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) to Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS)plane ADD - DSS
- Drive from Blaise-Diagne-Airport-DSS to Nouakchottcar
20h 47m$655–967Drive 7,801.8 km
cheapest- Drive from Addis Ababa to Nouakchottcar 7,801.8 km
5d 13h$499–721Fly Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Nouakchott
- Fly from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) to Nouakchott (NKC)plane ADD - NKC
37h 24m$505–1,396Drive to Awassa Airport, fly to Blaise Diagne International Airport, drive
- Drive from Addis Ababa to Awassa Airport (AWA)car
- Fly from Awassa Airport (AWA) to Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS)plane AWA - DSS
- Drive from Blaise-Diagne-Airport-DSS to Nouakchottcar
38h 8m$573–1,611Fly Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Nouadhibou International Airport, bus
- Fly from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) to Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB)plane ADD - NDB
- Take the bus from Nouadibou to Nouakchottbus
25h 28m
Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) to Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Addis Ababa to Nouakchott is to drive which costs $490 - $750 and takes 5 days 13h.
The fastest way to get from Addis Ababa to Nouakchott is to fly and drive which takes 20h 47m and costs $650 - $1,000.
The distance between Addis Ababa and Nouakchott is 6569 km. The road distance is 7801.8 km.
It takes approximately 20h 47m to get from Addis Ababa to Nouakchott, including transfers.
Nouakchott is 3h behind Addis Ababa. It is currently 8:42 AM in Addis Ababa and 5:42 AM in Nouakchott.
Yes, the driving distance between Addis Ababa to Nouakchott is 7802 km. It takes approximately 5 days 13h to drive from Addis Ababa to Nouakchott.
There are 95+ hotels available in Nouakchott.
What companies run services between Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Nouakchott, Mauritania?
Ethiopian Airlines, Air Cote D'Ivoire, and ASKY fly from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) to Nouakchott (NKC) once a week.
- Website
- mauritaniaairlines.mr
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Awassa Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Nouadhibou International Airport via Madrid, Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Nouadhibou International Airport via Rome, Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Bamako
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Nouakchott via Monrovia, Conakry
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Awassa Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Awassa Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, Bamako
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- flyasky.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Bamako
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Nouakchott via Monrovia, Conakry
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- flyairsenegal.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Bamako
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Awassa Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, Bamako
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- aircotedivoire.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
- Phone
- +227-90-90-12-39
- contact@sonef.net
- Website
- sonef.net
Bus from Nouadibou to Nouakchott
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- sonef.net
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