There are 6 ways to get from Kuala Lumpur 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 Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
best- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane SZB - ADD
20h 57m$751–1,201Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane KUL - ADD
17h 20m$242–616Bus to Malacca International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Melaka Sentralbus
- Fly from Malacca International Airport (MKZ) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane MKZ - ADD
25h 15m$505–1,507Bus to Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to UMP Gambangbus
- Fly from Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport (KUA) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane KUA - ADD
23h 10m$496–1,321Train to Ipoh, fly
- Take the train from Kuala Lumpur to Ipohtrain
- Fly from Ipoh (IPH) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane IPH - ADD
23h 38m$702–2,009Train, bus to Singapore Changi Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bdr Tasek Selatan to Jb Sentraltrain
- Take the bus from Johor Bahru CIQ to Expo Stnbus
- Fly from Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane SIN - ADD
18h 10m$496–884
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kuala Lumpur to Addis Ababa is to train and fly which costs $240 - $650 and takes 17h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Kuala Lumpur to Addis Ababa is to train and fly which takes 17h 20m and costs $240 - $650.
The distance between Kuala Lumpur and Addis Ababa is 6998 km.
It takes approximately 20h 57m to get from Kuala Lumpur to Addis Ababa, including transfers.
Addis Ababa is 5h behind Kuala Lumpur. It is currently 9:20 AM in Kuala Lumpur and 4:20 AM in Addis Ababa.
There are 350+ hotels available in Addis Ababa.
What companies run services between Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia?
Scoot Tigerair, Ethiopian Airlines, and Malindo Airways fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) once daily.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from Malacca International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–750
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
Flights from Ipoh to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–600
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–650
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–16
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTMB
Train from Kuala Lumpur to Ipoh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- $1–2
- Express
- $5–8
Train from Bdr Tasek Selatan to Jb Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–11
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- $2–3
- Express
- $7–11
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTM
Train from Bdr Tasek Selatan to Jb Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14
- Website
- KTM
- Silver
- $8–10
- Gold
- $14
- Platinum
- $17–19
- Phone
- +60 1222 59897
- [email protected]
- Website
- Melor Interline Express
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Melaka Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- Melor Interline Express
- Phone
- 012-708 2999
- [email protected]
- Website
- kkklexpress.com
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Melaka Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- kkklexpress.com
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +606 952 0642
- [email protected]
- Website
- mayangsariexpress.com.my
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Melaka Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- mayangsariexpress.com.my
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +6019 625 0098
- [email protected]
- Website
- delima.com.my
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Melaka Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- delima.com.my
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- 017-6592527
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transnasional
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Melaka Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Transnasional
- Phone
- (+60) 123895689
- [email protected]
- Website
- laholidays.my
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to UMP Gambang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- laholidays.my
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +65 6295 9009
- [email protected]
- Website
- transtar.travel
Bus from Johor Bahru CIQ to Expo Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–18
- Schedules at
- transtar.travel
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