There are 7 ways to get from Basel to Addis Ababa by plane, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Basel
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)BSL - ADD
12h 3m$254–805Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)MXP - ADD
14h 46m$221–734Drive 7,345.9 km
- Drive from Basel to Addis Ababa7,345.9 km
3d 16h$1,481–2,140Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)ZRH - ADD
13h 14m$339–608Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)FRA - ADD
12h 26m$345–706Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)GVA - ADD
13h 29m$371–736Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)SXB - ADD
16h 55m$408–1,138
Basel (BSL) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Addis Ababa is to train and fly which costs $220 - $750 and takes 14h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Addis Ababa is to fly which takes 12h 3m and costs $250 - $850.
The distance between Basel and Addis Ababa is 5216 km. The road distance is 7345.9 km.
It takes approximately 12h 3m to get from Basel to Addis Ababa, including transfers.
Addis Ababa is 2h ahead of Basel. It is currently 7:18 AM in Basel and 9:18 AM in Addis Ababa.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Addis Ababa is 7346 km. It takes approximately 3 days 16h to drive from Basel to Addis Ababa.
There are 305+ hotels available in Addis Ababa.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia?
Turkish Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Basel to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Frankfurt to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Frankfurt to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–700
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Basel to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Basel to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–30
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $34
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
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