There are 6 ways to get from Zurich to Addis Ababa by plane, car, or train
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 Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)ZRH - ADD
12h 6m$268–860Train to Basel, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)BSL - ADD
13h 11m$264–843Drive 7,248.4 km
- Drive from Zurich to Addis Ababa7,248.4 km
3d 15h$1,462–2,111Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)GVA - ADD
13h$468–1,521Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)MXP - ADD
13h 44m$363–900Train, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Take the train from Lugano to Monza
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)LIN - ADD
16h 6m$424–1,304
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Addis Ababa is to train and fly which costs $360 - $900 and takes 13h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Addis Ababa is to fly which takes 12h 6m and costs $260 - $900.
The distance between Zurich and Addis Ababa is 5157 km. The road distance is 7248.4 km.
It takes approximately 12h 6m to get from Zurich to Addis Ababa, including transfers.
Addis Ababa is 2h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 7:31 PM in Zurich and 9:31 PM in Addis Ababa.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Addis Ababa is 7248 km. It takes approximately 3 days 15h to drive from Zurich to Addis Ababa.
There are 300+ hotels available in Addis Ababa.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia?
Turkish Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) 4 times a day.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Basel to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
- 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
- $310–850
Flights from Basel to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33–37
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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 Monza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
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