There are 6 ways to get from St. Louis to Addis Ababa by plane, car, train, or bus
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 Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
best- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane STL - ADD
25h 4m$652–2,402Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane ORD - ADD
22h 33m$434–1,717Drive to Decatur Airport, fly
- Drive from St. Louis to Decatur Airport (DEC)car
- Fly from Decatur Airport (DEC) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane DEC - ADD
28h 23m$522–1,532Train to Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, fly
- Take the train from St. Louis to Springfieldtrain
- Fly from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane SPI - ADD
22h 10m$531–1,570Bus to Williamson County Regional Airport, fly
- Take the bus from St. Louis to Carbondalebus
- Fly from Williamson County Regional Airport (MWA) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane MWA - ADD
24h 44m$601–1,587Bus to Quincy Regional Airport, fly
- Take the bus from St Louis to Quincybus
- Fly from Quincy Regional Airport (UIN) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane UIN - ADD
31h 2m$629–1,729
Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St. Louis to Addis Ababa is to train and fly which costs $430 - $1,800 and takes 22h 33m.
The fastest way to get from St. Louis to Addis Ababa is to train and fly which takes 22h 10m and costs $500 - $1,600.
The distance between St. Louis and Addis Ababa is 12581 km.
It takes approximately 25h 4m to get from St. Louis to Addis Ababa, including transfers.
Addis Ababa is 9h ahead of St. Louis. It is currently 6:21 AM in St. Louis and 3:21 PM in Addis Ababa.
There are 309+ hotels available in Addis Ababa.
What companies run services between St. Louis, MO, USA and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia?
Lufthansa, Ethiopian Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) twice daily.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via London Heathrow, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Decatur Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Decatur Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Decatur Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Decatur Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 1m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Williamson County Regional Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Williamson County Regional Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Williamson County Regional Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Williamson County Regional Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Quincy Regional Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Quincy Regional Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Quincy Regional Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Quincy Regional Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via London Heathrow, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Frankfurt, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via London Heathrow, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–320
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Louis to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from St. Louis to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from St. Louis to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (319) 753-2864
- info@burlingtontrailways.com
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from St Louis to Quincy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $35–55
- Flexible Fares
- $50–75
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