There are 4 ways to get from Edinburgh to Addis Ababa by plane or train
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Fly from Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane EDI - ADD
13h 30m$313–1,213Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane GLA - ADD
14h 28m$442–1,455Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane NCL - ADD
14h 57m$406–1,425Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane MAN - ADD
16h 19m$391–1,137
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Addis Ababa is to fly which costs $310 - $1,300 and takes 13h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Addis Ababa is to fly which takes 13h 30m and costs $310 - $1,300.
The distance between Edinburgh and Addis Ababa is 6397 km.
It takes approximately 13h 30m to get from Edinburgh to Addis Ababa, including transfers.
Addis Ababa is 2h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 12:33 AM in Edinburgh and 2:33 AM in Addis Ababa.
There are 341+ hotels available in Addis Ababa.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia?
Lufthansa, Ethiopian Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Newcastle to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Newcastle to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Newcastle to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Newcastle to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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