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Landing at Bole
You'll land at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD), about 8 km from the city centre. Expect immigration, baggage claim, a customs X-ray, and then 15–30 minutes by car to most hotels.
Skip the taxi rank: book in an app
Taxi drivers wait outside arrivals and fares are negotiated, so visitors often pay several times the usual price. A ride app shows the fare before you book and the driver comes to the pickup area; you need mobile data, so get a SIM in the arrivals hall first.
Good to know
- Follow the Arrivals signs. If you're connecting to another flight, follow Transfer instead.
- Buy your SIM in the baggage hall, before you leave the terminal.
- Skip the taxi touts. Book a ride app from the pickup point outside arrivals.
- Change a little cash at the airport bank counters. Rates are the same as in town.