There are 3 ways to get from Glasgow to Addis Ababa by plane, bus, 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 Glasgow Airport
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane GLA - ADD
15h 5m$375–1,106Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane EDI - ADD
13h 54m$310–1,013Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane MAN - ADD
16h 20m$331–870
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Addis Ababa is to train and fly which costs $330 - $900 and takes 16h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Addis Ababa is to bus and fly which takes 13h 54m and costs $310 - $1,100.
The distance between Glasgow and Addis Ababa is 6447 km.
It takes approximately 15h 5m to get from Glasgow to Addis Ababa, including transfers.
Addis Ababa is 2h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 6:45 AM in Glasgow and 8:45 AM in Addis Ababa.
There are 318+ hotels available in Addis Ababa.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia?
Airbus France, Ethiopian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) twice daily.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,000
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- $10–19
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Ember
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