There are 4 ways to get from Palermo to Addis Ababa by plane, bus, train, or ferry
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 Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane PMO - ADD
11h 47m$274–907Bus to Trapani Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Palermo-Via Libertа Don Bosco to Trapani Birgi Airportbus
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane TPS - ADD
14h 43m$247–760Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane CTA - ADD
13h 43m$273–881Train, ferry to Reggio Calabria Airport, fly
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabriaferry
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane REG - ADD
18h 34m$324–966
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Addis Ababa is to bus and fly which costs $240 - $800 and takes 14h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Addis Ababa is to fly which takes 11h 47m and costs $270 - $950.
The distance between Palermo and Addis Ababa is 4179 km.
It takes approximately 11h 47m to get from Palermo to Addis Ababa, including transfers.
Addis Ababa is 1h ahead of Palermo. It is currently 8:13 AM in Palermo and 9:13 AM in Addis Ababa.
There are 331+ hotels available in Addis Ababa.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia?
ITA Airways, Ethiopian Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) twice daily.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Palermo Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
Flights from Trapani Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Trapani Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Trapani Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Trapani Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo-Via Libertа Don Bosco to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabria
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
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