There are 5 ways to get from Zurich to Addis Ababa by plane or train
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Fly from Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane ZRH - ADD
12h 39m$395–816Train, 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 46m$313–885Train 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 29m$392–968Train 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 2m$479–1,156Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovannitrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane LIN - ADD
14h 55m$574–974
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 train and fly which costs $310 - $900 and takes 13h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Addis Ababa is to fly which takes 12h 39m and costs $390 - $850.
The distance between Zurich and Addis Ababa is 5157 km.
It takes approximately 12h 39m to get from Zurich to Addis Ababa, including transfers.
Addis Ababa is 1h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 11:36 AM in Zurich and 12:36 PM in Addis Ababa.
There are 342+ hotels available in Addis Ababa.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia?
Turkish Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, and four 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 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
Flights from Basel to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $350–850
Flights from Basel to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Basel to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
Flights from Basel to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Basel to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Monday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $350–2,400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–360
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–270
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- 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/
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