There are 4 ways to get from Glasgow to Addis Ababa by bus, 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.
Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly
best- 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 59m$360–1,119Fly from Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane GLA - ADD
13h 21m$445–1,206Train, 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 31m$572–1,199Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane BHX - ADD
17h 26m$426–1,038
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Addis Ababa is to train and fly which costs $550 - $1,200 and takes 16h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Addis Ababa is to fly which takes 13h 21m and costs $440 - $1,300.
The distance between Glasgow and Addis Ababa is 6451 km.
It takes approximately 13h 59m to get from Glasgow to Addis Ababa, including transfers.
Addis Ababa is 2h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 7:41 PM in Glasgow and 9:41 PM in Addis Ababa.
There are 343+ hotels available in Addis Ababa.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia?
British Airways, Ethiopian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
- 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
- $280–800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- $10–20
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