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Drive 551.8 km
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1. Drive from Semera to Axumcar 551.8 km
12h 1m
$36–51
Drive, fly
1. Drive from Semera to Dessie (DSE)car
2. Fly from Dessie (DSE) to Axum Airport (AXU)plane DSE - AXU
20h 31m
$149–577

Dessie (DSE) to Axum Airport (AXU) flights

8Weekly Planes

20h 17mAverage Duration

$137Cheapest Price

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Distance: 551.8 km
Duration: 12h 1m

What companies run services between Semera, Ethiopia and Axum, Ethiopia?

You can drive from Semera to Axum in around 12h 1m.

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Axum(opens in a new window), Ethiopia(opens in a new window)

Axum, also spelled Aksum, is a town in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia with a population of 66,900 residents (as of 2015). It is the site of the historic capital of the Aksumite Empire. - Wikipedia (opens in a new window)

Things to do in Axum

Obelisk of Axum(Opens in a new window)

The Obelisk of Axum (Amharic: የአክሱም ሐውልት) is a 4th-century AD, 24-meter-tall (79-feet) granite stele/obelisk, weighing 160 tonnes, in the city of Axum in Ethiopia. It is ornamented with two false doors at the base and features decorations resembling windows on all sides. The obelisk ends in a semi-circular top part, which used to be enclosed by metal frames.

Ezana Stone(Opens in a new window)

The Ezana Stone is an artifact from the ancient Kingdom of Aksum. It is a stone monument which documents the conversion of King Ezana to Christianity and his subjugation of various neighboring areas, including Meroë.

King Ezana's Stela(Opens in a new window)

King Ezana's Stela is an obelisk in the ancient city of Axum, Ethiopia. It stands at the center of the Northern Stelae Park, which contains hundreds of smaller and less decorated stelae. This stela is probably the last one erected and the largest of those that remain unbroken. King Ezana's Stela stands 21 m tall, smaller than the collapsed 33 m Great Stela and the better-known 24 m "Obelisk of Axum" (reassembled and unveiled on September 4, 2008). It is decorated with a false door at its base, and apertures resembling windows on all sides.

Places to stay in Axum

Sabean International Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

Hotel Delina Aksum(Opens in a new window)

7.9Good

Temesegen Hotel(Opens in a new window)

9.8Exceptional

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