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Find cheap flights to Ethiopia from $420

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Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa1 stop$708
Bahir Dar
Bahir Dar1 stop$1,296
Mekele
Mekele2 stops$2,154
Lalībela
Lalībela2 stops$5,057

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October

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January

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Flight from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Addis Ababa

FAQs - booking Ethiopia flights

  • Are there nonstop flights to Ethiopia?

    Currently, no airlines offer direct flights from the US to Ethiopia. However, Turkish Airlines, Ethiopian Air, and Egypt Air offer one-stop flights to Ethiopia. Thus, if you’d like to travel onboard a flight to Ethiopia that doesn’t have many stopovers, these airlines have got you covered.

  • Do the airlines that fly to Ethiopia have accessible services?

    Yes. Ethiopia Airlines is one of the most frequent airlines that fly along this route. The airline offers help to passengers who require wheelchair assistance, need assistance getting in and out of the aircraft seat, or require specific seating arrangements. In addition, their aircraft have seats with buckle heads, designated disability seats, and seats with movable armrests.

  • What are the popular layover options between the US and Ethiopia?

    The popular layover destinations between the US and Ethiopia are Lome, Cairo, and Istanbul. If you board a flight by Ethiopian Air, your layover will be in Lome, while your layover will be in Istanbul if you board a flight by Turkish Airlines. If you prefer flying to Ethiopia with Egypt Air, your layover will be in Cairo.

  • What airport is closest to Lake Tana in Ethiopia?

    Lake Tana is located in the north-western Ethiopian Highlands, within Bahir Dar and Gorgora. The closest airport to this attraction is Bahir Dar Belay Zeleke International Airport (BJR). You can book flights from Los Angeles (LAX), Boston (BOS), Miami (MIA), Seattle (SEA), or San Fransisco (SFO).

  • Are there eco-friendly airlines that fly from the US to Ethiopia?

    If you’d like to travel with an eco-friendly airline from the US to Ethiopia, you should board a flight offered by Turkish Airlines. This airline values the environment by supporting several eco-friendly initiatives and replacing its old planes with modern fuel-efficient planes.

  • Which airport should I fly to in Ethiopia to see the famous church buildings?

    Lalibela is famous globally for its collection of medieval rock-hewn churches with murals that date back to the 12th century. To see some of these churches including Biete Golgotha Mikael, Biete Denagel, Biete Maskal, Biete Mariam, and Biete Medhani Alem, book a flight to Lalibela Airport (LLI) from locations like San Fransisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, or San Diego (SAN).

  • Does Bole Adidas Ababa International Airport have any amenities?

    Bole Adidas Ababa International Airport boasts comfortable passenger lounges, accessible restrooms, stores, payphones, and onsite restaurants. Therefore, after landing at this airport, you’ll be able to catch your breath, use the bathroom, call your loved ones, eat, and even shop.

  • Can I rent a car in Ethiopia?

    Yes. There are several local and international car rental companies with rental booths distributed all over the country. The local companies include ABC Car Rental, Zelelam tour and Car Rental, Addis Rental, Adika, Serene Tour, and Car Rental. You can also find Avis Car Rentals in Bole Addis Ababa Bole International Airport and Mekele Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX).

  • How long is the flight to Ethiopia?

    An average nonstop flight from the United States to Ethiopia takes 24h 29m, covering a distance of 7944 miles. The most popular route is Washington, D.C. - Addis Ababa with an average flight time of 13h 15m.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Ethiopia?

    The cheapest ticket to Ethiopia from the United States found in the last 72 hours was $583 one-way, and $732 round-trip. The most popular route is Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl to Addis Ababa Bole and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $732.

  • Which airlines fly to Ethiopia?

    Ethiopian Air, ASKY & United Airlines fly the most frequently from the United States to Ethiopia.

  • What are the most popular destinations in Ethiopia?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Addis Ababa (98% of total searches to Ethiopia). The next most popular destinations are Bahir Dar (0.6%) and Lalībela (0.5%). Searches for flights to Axum (0.4%), to Jimma (0.1%) and to Mekele (0.1%) are also popular.

  • How does KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a given destination and date is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Ethiopia

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Ethiopia flight deals.
  • On the date you are to fly to Ethiopia, you should get to your boarding airport a couple of hours before your flight is scheduled to take off, so that you have enough time to be cleared for boarding.
  • Bole Addis Ababa International Airport (ADD) is one of the main airports travelers from America fly into. The airport has two terminals, Terminals 1, and 2. Terminal 1 serves domestic flights and has four gates and Terminal 2 serves international flights and has seven gates.
  • If you plan on flying to one of Ethiopia’s neighboring countries after a brief stop in Ethiopia, you should consider flying to Bole Addis Ababa International Airport (ADD). You’ll easily find a flight to your desired country at this airport, as it serves most of the flights from Ethiopia to neighboring countries.
  • When flying from the east coast of the United States, one of the best airports to depart from is New York John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) on a flight to Ethiopia. This is because it has the shortest flights to Ethiopia, and it hosts airlines like Ethiopian Airlines, American Airlines, Egypt Air, United Airlines, and Emirates that facilitate layover flights to Bole Addis Ababa International Airport, Bahir Dar Belay Zeleke International Airport (BJR), and Gondar Airport (GDQ).
  • The airport you land at should be near the destinations you intend to visit. Suppose you’d like to visit sites in northern Ethiopia. In that case, you should book a flight that lands at Bahir Dar Belay Zeleke International Airport (BJR). If you’d like to visit southern Ethiopia, you should book a flight that lands at Awasa Airport (AWA).
  • Travelers from the west coast of the United States can book flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), to Ethiopian cities like Addis Ababa, Bahir Dar, Lalibela, Dire Dawa, Jimma, Dessi, Gambela, Asosa, Arba Minch, and Semera. At DCA several airlines facilitate these flights including Ethiopian Airlines, Air Canada, American Airlines, and Qatar Airways.
  • Prior to boarding your flight to Ethiopia, ensure that you’ve got your passport in check. Your passport should have at least two blank pages. It must also be valid for at least six months after your arrival date. Kindly note that if you intend to stay in the country for more than 90 days, you must also have a visa.
  • Most of the airports in the US have layover flights to Ethiopia because of the long distance between them with up to three stops. However, travelers looking for nonstop flights can find their way to Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD). At ORD, you can get non-stop flights aboard Ethiopian Airlines.
  • In Ethiopia, the law requires that children under the age of 12 be seated in appropriate child seats while traveling in a car. As this is the case, if you plan on visiting the country with a child younger than 12 years of age, you should carry a personal child seat. Alternatively, you can rent a car from a car rental company that will provide you with a child seat.
  • Timket is one of the biggest celebrations on the Ethiopian calendar that happens to commemorate the baptism of Jesus. It happens in January and lasts three days drawing people to cities like Lalibela, Gondar, and Addis Ababa. To attend this festival, book a flight on Ethiopian Airlines from states like New York and Washington to Addis Ababa.
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Top 5 airlines flying to Ethiopia

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from the United States to Ethiopia? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3979 reviews
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we bought trip insurance from you and could not use it. 'underrated' only return 50 % of trip cost. my doctor told me i have stage 4 cancer and that I might not live till the end of the month..

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, May 2024EWR - ATH
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we bought trip insurance from you and could not use it. 'underrated' only return 50 % of trip cost. my doctor told me i have stage 4 cancer and that I might not live till the end of the month..

Flight got canceled without any prior information and it caused lot of trouble

Staff were friendly, and provided great service. The food was plentiful and delicious. Food could have been hotter.

I was traveling business purposes and I only had one carry on and a personal computer back pack . My carry on was 8.5 kg little more than allowable. At jfk airport check in they did not let me carry it . I was little disappointed.

More leg room and comfortable seats at least for long flights

The entertainment selections are amazing. But the live TV is sometimes spotty. If you’re going to have it, then have it. If you can’t make it consistent, then, perhaps it’s better not to have it. The crew are always cordial when approached, but they seem to do the minimum and sit around, talking to each other in the back of the plane during the flight. I realize that delays are not always predictable, but I missed my flight in Dubai because we left 90 minutes late from Washington. I will say that Emirates took very good care of me in Dubai. But I would rather not be delayed.

Probably the best flight I’ve ever been on. Emirates first class is leagues beyond British airways and Lufthansa’s.

Great flight. Comfortable seats, courteous service, and excellent selection for entertainment.

Serving food took so long . Almost time close to lend. Plus during landing air pressure in cabin cuss ear blocked took long time to unblock.

Emirates is usually on time, but not this trip. Also, during the flight the attendants disappear unless called upon. Very strange. I have watched the quality of Emirates service diminish over the last five years.

Operated by American Airlines. Very chaotic and the crew was bit rough responding any enquiries. Restricted leg space.. Qatar would have been better

Qatar airways from Doha to guangzhau was excellent big bird Boeing 777 more room and smoothly flight, I Love it

It was good no problems made it on time for the next flight overseas!

The made us waiting and held our passports and boarding pass making us miss our flights

Not impressed. Only allowed one carry on on such a long flight.

The flight was good but my neighbor had the vent open full power for the whole flight and because the air was blowing from the side instead of from the top and I got very cold and ended up with a sore throat.

Bad experience with the delay n long wait time for connecting flight after missing the connection flight from Doha.

Wore experience due to delay and took me 3 days to reach my destination.

All over with Qatar airlines my experience was really bad due to delays and then putting me on different airlines and after 8 hours of wait I had to listen to their is no plane to fly for another 24 hours. Wore experience ever.

Excellent will be flying again in May with Qatar. to Botswana.

Excellent service and comfort from the moment you check in. Flight crew is hyper focused on making passengers comfortable and at ease. It’s like a flying hotel!

Only chicken as a meat dish through out the flight

Nothing really was great as such. Seen other no name airlines perform better.

Quality of service on board was very inconsistent. FA service primarily seemed robotic and they barely engaged with passengers

I’m unclear why I had to pay extra for assigned seats as Turkish airlines did not honor the seating. We were placed across the aisle from each other on TK 34, and were seated behind one another on TK 694. Because my name was misspelled on e-ticket (Klawiter, instead of Klawitter) I could not log onto website to get the connection gate number in Istanbul. The monitors in the airport were a jumbled mess 1/2 Arabic and 1/2 English.

On line check in needs a lot of improvement. I tried and gave up.

Food not good, flight attendants not the best, not accommodating very ruff

the female flight attendant was racist towards me. I could tell she treated the two other passengers next to me with more softness.

Oh my god! For an13 hour flight they serve you food just one time. Also don’t be thirsty they give you a little small cup of soda to drink. They seem like their goal is to feed you one so they don’t have to be bothered with you. It quite surprise for such a long flight there are several times to eat at least three and the food was well lackluster. The food and lack of offering drinks which were always hot no ice provided.

We were traveling first class. Checkin counter lady and her manager, both were in bad mood and did not treat us well about checking in the handbag. The gate agent took care of it right away. I travel Turkish twice a year in first class. No one has ever refused to check in the hand bag. Not sure, why this agent and her manager refused. Everything else was excellent.

Check in etc was very good. As for on the plane, it was like flying in a freezer. It was so cold, i have flown for years and never been so cold on a plane. Staff on board said its always cold when flying which is a load of rubbish. They wouldnt put any heating on and now i have the flu because of this .

I’ve had a couple flights this week on United that were delayed by an hour or more

Flight was delayed 2.5 hours - a big deal on an overnight when you plan to sleep.

I feel like they have upgraded the app since I last flew United and I found it to be super helpful. I had stopped flying United unless absolutely necessary and my experience on this trip indicates they have been working hard to improve their services.

Surprisingly easy! I was hesitant to try this, but the cost swayed me. I actually felt like I had less stress than all the taxiing and possible delays that occur with short regional flights where you spend less time in the air than getting to and from the plane..

This flight was delayed multiple times and eventually canceled around 2-3ish. Original take off time was around 10:30am. By 3, there were no other options out of Houston, so stuck in Houston for from 3pm - 11am the next day.

Should have video screens Plane audio was poor and without wired connection hard to understand crew. Should serve more than just cups of water and pretzels on six hour flight. Did not see crew rest of flight. Fix charging sockets to retain charging blocks.

I paid $380 for my one-way ticket from California to Minnesota. The fair did not include online check-in. I received instructions from their app to check in at a kiosk. At the kiosk, the boarding pass would not print until an actual person came to verify that I had a personal item and not a carry-on item, On the plane, the person next to me was drunk and allowed to continue to order alcohol. United is garbage I’d rather fly spirit.

The plane was dirty and the in seat air wasn't blowing as planes usually do.

Generally good but there wasn’t any staff available when my luggage didn’t appear at baggage claim in Fresno. It took about half an hour to locate a staff member to open up the locked room where it was being kept.

The gate was changed at the very last moment and no one informed us. The flight was one hour late and the screen broken, the remote control not working. One toilet was out of order . the other toilets were also not totally functioning, because the washbasin was plugged and the water couldn't flow away.

The crew were extremely unfriendly. The plane was dirty and the entertainment system did not work, so they did not even give out earphones to anyone.

It is just ok, the sits are very uncomfortable, the temperature too low and there weren’t blankets. The food is mediocre and there are no screens to watch movies.

Flight was smooth but unnecessary long because we had to refuel at FCO Rome. Air hostesses service and response to call light could be better. Both planes were old with broken seat arms and toilets. Why Africans had to be given the farthest Gates is what baffles me and why we have to pay for Aisle seats I found really strange. Is there ever an end to ripping people off even after paying over $2300 for one seat.

The entertainment (movies) blockbuster and classics never change. I am a frequent Ethiopian flyer and this should be addressed. Not much changed from my summer flight and my December flight. It is annoying - surely you can update the selections more often. Same with food options. It becomes extremely boring to be offered the same exact meals from Washington to Addis to Maputo every trip, each time. AS

Entertainment was very poor. Couldn’t watch anything. Ear pieces were the wrong type .

Food was horrible. Our flight was not comfortable due to turbulence, seats was not comfortable, Very tight barely can not move anywhere.

The check in staff was amazing. Best customer service! The plane was old! My entertainment on the first flight didn't work at all, in my seat or in the seat next to me. The bathroom doors were old and troublesome. One of the bathrooms, the whole sink panel was broken. Everything felt old and falling apart. The airline stewardesses were amazing and quite hospitable. When there were delays, they kept us well informed. Transit was GREAT! I wasn't sure how I would make it to my next flight in 1 1/2 hours but the security lines were short and efficient. The C gates in Addis Ababa were CROWDED! That whole space downstairs was too crowded and challenging to manuever. I usually fly Ethiopian within Africa and was interested to see how the experience would be intercontinental. Overall, I would choose it again if it was cheaper than Delta/Air France or Lufthansa/KLM. I wouldn't make it a first choice if the prices were the same because the planes are so old! The food and entertainment also weren't as good. Good selection of movies but as I mentioned, on the first flight they didn't work at all (I slept so it was okay) and the 2nd flight it was glitchy. All in all, I didn't hate it but it would be a first choice only if it's cheaper.

The wifi service was really poor I try to use it the service was extremely poor if that could be improved that will go a long way

The food really sucks And they really need to work on entertainment The movie selection is herendous .

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