There are 5 ways to get from Zurich to Addis Ababa by plane 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)plane ZRH - ADD
12h 26m$319–500Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- 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
13h 43m$258–748Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane BSL - ADD
13h 30m$284–1,044Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane GVA - ADD
13h$309–873Train, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Seregnotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane LIN - ADD
16h 20m$479–802
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 fly which costs $310 - $500 and takes 12h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Addis Ababa is to fly which takes 12h 26m and costs $310 - $500.
The distance between Zurich and Addis Ababa is 5157 km.
It takes approximately 12h 26m to get from Zurich to Addis Ababa, including transfers.
Addis Ababa is 2h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 9:31 AM in Zurich and 11:31 AM in Addis Ababa.
There are 313+ hotels available in Addis Ababa.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia?
Turkish Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) 4 times a day.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
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
- $350–1,100
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
- $390–1,200
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- 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
- $270–850
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Basel to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- 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
- $330–1,000
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
- $350–1,100
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- 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
- $290–950
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
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
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 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
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $34–38
- 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
- $50–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- 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 Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
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