There are 5 ways to get from Switzerland to Addis Ababa by plane or train
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Fly from Geneva International Airport
best- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane GVA - ADD
10h 6m$259–719Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane MXP - ADD
11h 8m$207–609Fly from Zurich Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane ZRH - ADD
12h 24m$325–576Fly from Basel
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane BSL - ADD
12h 25m$294–1,005Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lugano to Seregnotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane LIN - ADD
14h 6m$380–715
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Switzerland to Addis Ababa is to train and fly which costs $200 - $650 and takes 11h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Switzerland to Addis Ababa is to fly which takes 10h 6m and costs $250 - $750.
The distance between Switzerland and Addis Ababa is 5188 km.
It takes approximately 10h 6m to get from Switzerland to Addis Ababa, including transfers.
Addis Ababa is 2h ahead of Switzerland. It is currently 8:56 PM in Switzerland and 10:56 PM in Addis Ababa.
There are 309+ hotels available in Addis Ababa.
What companies run services between Switzerland and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia?
Ethiopian Airlines, ITA Airways, and three other airlines fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Basel to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Basel to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lugano to Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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