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Istanbul (IST) to Addis Ababa (ADD) flights

There are direct flights from Istanbul New Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, sold by 2 airlines (including codeshares): Ethiopian Airlines and Turkish Airlines. The distance is 3,692 km, about 5h in the air. There are also 12 one-stop options, via airports such as Jeddah, Athens and Cairo.

Live fares for IST → ADDSee all routes on the map
3,692 kmdistance
~5hdirect flight time (estimate)
2direct airlines
12one-stop options

Direct flights from Istanbul to Addis Ababa

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
IST → ADDEthiopian Airlines, Turkish Airlines3,692 km~5h

Best one-stop connections

Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
JED JeddahSaudia and Turkish Airlines then Air Canada and Ethiopian Airlines3,768 km~7h 15m
ATH AthensAegean Airlines and Turkish Airlines then Ethiopian Airlines4,086 km~7h 40m
CAI CairoEgyptair and Turkish Airlines then Ethiopian Airlines and Egyptair3,703 km~7h 10m
TLV Tel-avivTurkish Airlines then Ethiopian Airlines3,727 km~7h 15m
RUH RiyadhSaudia and Turkish Airlines then Ethiopian Airlines and Saudia4,394 km~8h
KWI KuwaitKuwait Airways and Turkish Airlines then Ethiopian Airlines and Jazeera Airways4,616 km~8h 20m
AMM AmmanRoyal Jordanian and Turkish Airlines then Ethiopian Airlines3,758 km~7h 15m
DMM DammamSaudia and Turkish Airlines then Ethiopian Airlines4,775 km~8h 30m
BEY BeirutMiddle East Airlines and Turkish Airlines then Ethiopian Airlines3,772 km~7h 15m
MED MadinahSaudia and Turkish Airlines then Ethiopian Airlines3,821 km~7h 20m
KRT KhartoumTurkish Airlines then Ethiopian Airlines3,846 km~7h 20m
JIB DjiboutiTurkish Airlines then Ethiopian Airlines and KLM4,116 km~7h 40m

More from Istanbul and Addis Ababa

Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 9 November 2026), plus older schedule data for airports with few recent fares. “Direct” can include a few same-plane flights with a stop. Flight times are estimates from distance. Always check with the airline before booking.