There are 7 ways to get from Amsterdam to Axum by train, plane, car, or taxi
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Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Axum Airport
best- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Axum Airport (AXU)plane BRU - AXU
16h 8m$483–1,621Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Mek'Ele Airport, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Mek'Ele Airport (MQX)plane BRU - MQX
- Drive from Mek'Ele Airport (MQX) to Axumcar
19h 13m$449–1,531Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Asmara, drive
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Asmara (ASM)plane AMS - ASM
- Drive from Asmara (ASM) to Axumcar
16h 24m$517–778Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Indaselassie, taxi
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Indaselassie (SHC)plane BRU - SHC
- Take the taxi from Indaselassie (SHC) to Axumtaxi
15h 35m$472–1,558Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Axum Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Axum Airport (AXU)plane AMS - AXU
21h 50m$608–2,014Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Asmara, drive
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Asmara (ASM)plane BRU - ASM
- Drive from Asmara (ASM) to Axumcar
18h 7m$542–935Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Asmara, drive
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Asmara (ASM)plane DUS - ASM
- Drive from Asmara (ASM) to Axumcar
19h 2m$464–1,790
Brussels Airport (BRU) to Axum Airport (AXU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Amsterdam to Axum is to fly and drive which costs $500 - $800 and takes 16h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Amsterdam to Axum is to train and fly and taxi which takes 15h 35m and costs $470 - $1,600.
The distance between Amsterdam and Axum is 5318 km.
It takes approximately 16h 8m to get from Amsterdam to Axum, including transfers.
Axum is 1h ahead of Amsterdam. It is currently 11:30 PM in Amsterdam and 12:30 AM in Axum.
There are two+ hotels available in Axum.
What companies run services between Amsterdam, Netherlands and Axum, Ethiopia?
KLM and Ethiopian Airlines fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Axum Airport (AXU) 3 times a week.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Asmara via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–640
Flights from Brussels Airport to Asmara via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Asmara via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Axum Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Indaselassie via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Axum Airport via Brussels Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Mek'Ele Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Asmara via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,900
Flights from Brussels Airport to Asmara via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Asmara via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Asmara via Frankfurt, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Asmara via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–950
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Estimated price
- $35–45
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