There are 6 ways to get from Washington to Addis Ababa by plane, subway, train, bus, or car
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane DCA - ADD
20h 33m$900–3,600Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
cheapest- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane IAD - ADD
16h 55m$602–1,008Train to Charlottesville, fly to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Charlottesvilletrain
- Fly from Charlottesville (CHO) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane CHO - ADD
23h 22m$861–2,408Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane PHL - ADD
26h 20m$891–2,684Bus to Richmond International Airport, fly to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Richmondbus
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane RIC - ADD
27h 4m$664–2,533Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Awassa Airport, drive
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Awassa Airport (AWA)plane IAD - AWA
- Drive from Awassa Airport (AWA) to Addis Ababacar
26h 50m$670–1,935
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Addis Ababa is to subway and fly which costs $600 - $1,100 and takes 16h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Addis Ababa is to subway and fly which takes 16h 55m and costs $600 - $1,100.
The distance between Washington and Addis Ababa is 11541 km.
It takes approximately 20h 33m to get from Washington to Addis Ababa, including transfers.
Addis Ababa is 7h ahead of Washington. It is currently 3:20 PM in Washington and 10:20 PM in Addis Ababa.
There are 397+ hotels available in Addis Ababa.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia?
Delta, El Al, and five other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) 5 times a day.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via New York JFK, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–10,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Boston, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–10,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via New York JFK, Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Boston, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Philadelphia International Airport, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Awassa Airport via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Boston, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–10,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via New York JFK, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–10,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Boston, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Charlottesville to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $15–240
- Business Class
- $65–280
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $18–250
- Business Class
- $70–300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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