There are 6 ways to get from Bishkek to Addis Ababa by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Almaty International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Bischkek 2 to Almaty 1
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)ALA - ADD
25h 49mBus, bus to Andizhan Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Özgön
- Take the bus from Özgön to Osh Bus station
- Take the bus from Osh Bus station to Andijon Bus station
- Fly from Andizhan Airport (AZN) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)AZN - ADD
28h 29m$288–819Bus, bus to Osh, fly
- Take the bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Özgön
- Take the bus from Özgön to Osh Bus station
- Fly from Osh (OSS) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)OSS - ADD
28h 28m$417–1,218Train to Taraz Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bischkek 2 to Taraz
- Fly from Taraz Airport (DMB) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)DMB - ADD
25h 13mBus, train to Namangan Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Özgön
- Take the bus from Özgön to Osh Bus station
- Take the bus from Osh Bus station to Andijon Bus station
- Take the train from Andijan to Namangan
- Fly from Namangan Airport (NMA) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)NMA - ADD
26h 9m$427–1,232Train, train to Tashkent International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bischkek 2 to Taraz
- Take the train from Taraz to Tashkent North
- Fly from Tashkent International Airport (TAS) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)TAS - ADD
28h 58m
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bishkek to Addis Ababa is to bus and fly which costs $280 - $850 and takes 28h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Bishkek to Addis Ababa is to bus and train and fly which takes 26h 9m and costs $420 - $1,300.
The distance between Bishkek and Addis Ababa is 5905 km.
It takes approximately 25h 49m to get from Bishkek to Addis Ababa, including transfers.
Addis Ababa is 3h behind Bishkek. It is currently 2:06 PM in Bishkek and 11:06 AM in Addis Ababa.
There are 306+ hotels available in Addis Ababa.
What companies run services between Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia?
There is no direct connection from Bishkek to Addis Ababa. However, you can take the train to Almaty 1, walk to Almaty 1, take the line 36 bus to Ogareva, walk to Almaty International Airport (ALA) airport, fly to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD), walk to Bole Dildiy, then take the bus to Black Lion. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Bishkek Avtovokzal, take the bus to Özgön, take the bus to Osh Bus station, take the taxi to Osh (OSS) airport, fly to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD), walk to Bole Dildiy, then take the bus to Black Lion.
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- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Osh to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Namangan Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Namangan Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Tashkent International Airport, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from Andizhan Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Tashkent International Airport, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Taraz Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Nur-Sultan, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Namangan Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Tashkent International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Andizhan Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Tashkent International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Taraz Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Nur-Sultan, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Namangan Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,100
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Andizhan Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Tashkent International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Namangan Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Tashkent International Airport, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Andizhan Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Andizhan Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Tashkent International Airport, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Taraz Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Almaty International Airport, Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–950
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Andizhan Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Andizhan Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Istanbul, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Bischkek 2 to Almaty 1
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
Train from Bischkek 2 to Taraz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Andijan to Namangan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- 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
Train from Taraz to Tashkent North
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $12–14
- Coupe
- $17–19
- SV
- $29–33
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Taraz to Tashkent North
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $25–35
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $16–22
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $6–9
- Phone
- +996 312 64-23-27
- bishkekvokzal@mail.ru
- Website
- avtovokzal.kg
Bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Özgön
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12
- Book at
- https://tezket.kg/
Bus from Özgön to Osh Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Book at
- https://tezket.kg/
Bus from Osh Bus station to Andijon Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Book at
- https://tezket.kg/
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