There are 4 ways to get from Addis Ababa to Zurich 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 to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ADD - ZRH
10h 17mCHF 332–864Fly to Basel, train
cheapest- Fly from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) to Basel (BSL)plane ADD - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
13h 31mCHF 317–974Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ADD - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBtrain
14h 14mCHF 348–846Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane ADD - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Zürich HBtrain
13h 56mCHF 374–652
Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Addis Ababa to Zurich is to fly and train which costs SFr 370 - SFr 650 and takes 13h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Addis Ababa to Zurich is to fly which takes 10h 17m and costs SFr 330 - SFr 900.
The distance between Addis Ababa and Zurich is 5157 km.
It takes approximately 10h 17m to get from Addis Ababa to Zurich, including transfers.
Zurich is 2h behind Addis Ababa. It is currently 2:28 AM in Addis Ababa and 12:28 AM in Zurich.
There are 1233+ hotels available in Zurich.
What companies run services between Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Zurich, Switzerland?
Ethiopian Airlines, Austrian Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) 5 times a day.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,100
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Zurich Airport via Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,100
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Zurich Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–900
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–900
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,100
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,100
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,100
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Zurich Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–900
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–750
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,100
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,200
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,100
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,100
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,200
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Basel via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,200
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,200
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Basel via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,200
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Zurich Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–900
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Zurich Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Basel via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–950
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,200
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–150
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
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