Few Tips to Your Flights to Ethiopia
Ethiopia is well connected and there are dozens of airports dotted around the country. Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa will be your point of arrival. If you’re traveling North you can catch domestic flights as far up as Axum. For southbound trips, Arba Minch and Jimma are just an hour flight from Addis.
To start exploring Ethiopia, you need to catch an international flight into Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital. From here, you can catch connecting flights to all the major cities.
- Heading North: If your itinerary takes you around Northern Ethiopia, you can catch domestic flights from Addis to all the major cities including Bahir Dar, Gondar, Axum, Lalibela and Mekele. Flight times are about an hour from Addis and significantly shorter if you’re connecting between cities.
- Heading South: If you’re exploring the south, you’ll want to catch a connecting flight from Addis to Arba Minch. Domestic flight routes are limited in the South and most expeditions south of Arba Minch will be done by car.