Ethiopia: cities and how to get around
30 cities with airports, stations, hotels and the journeys between them, from public data.
Ethiopia has 30 cities on this site, including the capital, Addis Ababa. Each one has an overview and pages for flights, hotels, trains, buses, driving and things to do — hostels too, where the city has them — built from public data, plus city-to-city pages for the journeys between them.
Cities in Ethiopia
| City | Region | Population | Airport | Hotels listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa | Addis Ababa | 3,860,000 | ADD (8 km) | 441 |
| Jijiga | Somali | 483,000 | JIJ (12 km) | 2 |
| Gonder | Amhara | 466,000 | GDQ (10 km) | 6 |
| Mek'ele | Tigray | 457,900 | MQX (7 km) | — |
| Nazrēt | Oromiya | 456,900 | ADD (70 km) | — |
| Warder | Somali | 450,400 | — | — |
| Awasa | Sidama Region | 422,200 | AWA (10 km) | — |
| Bahir Dar | Amhara | 350,000 | BJR (8 km) | — |
| Dire Dawa | Dire Dawa | 343,000 | DIR (4 km) | — |
| Dessie | Amhara | 270,400 | — | — |
| Jimma | Oromiya | 250,900 | JIM (2 km) | — |
| Shashamane | Oromiya | 208,400 | AWA (25 km) | — |
| Bishoftu | Oromiya | 207,400 | ADD (32 km) | — |
| Sodo | South Ethiopia Regional State | 204,100 | AWA (75 km) | — |
| Arba Minch | South Ethiopia Regional State | 201,000 | AMH (5 km) | — |
| Hosa’ina | Central Ethiopia Regional State | 188,200 | AWA (78 km) | — |
| Dīla | South Ethiopia Regional State | 158,800 | AWA (77 km) | — |
| Harar | Harari | 157,000 | DIR (45 km) | — |
| Nek’emtē | Oromiya | 156,000 | — | — |
| Ārabī | Somali | 148,933 | DIR (79 km) | — |
| Debre Birhan | Amhara | 146,900 | — | — |
| Debre Mark’os | Amhara | 140,700 | — | — |
| Āsela | Oromiya | 139,500 | — | — |
| Kombolcha | Amhara | 132,100 | — | — |
| Debre Tabor | Amhara | 125,300 | BJR (80 km) | — |
| Ādīgrat | Tigray | 121,800 | AXU (76 km) | — |
| Weldiya | Amhara | 104,000 | — | — |
| Sebeta | Oromiya | 102,300 | ADD (21 km) | — |
| Burayu | Oromiya | 101,400 | ADD (16 km) | — |
| Inda Silasē | Tigray | 100,100 | AXU (53 km) | — |
Neighbouring countries on this site: Eritrea, Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, Djibouti.
Common questions
Which cities in Ethiopia are covered?
Addis Ababa, Jijiga, Gonder, Mek'ele, Nazrēt, Warder, Awasa, Bahir Dar and 22 more.
What currency does Ethiopia use?
The Birr (ETB).
Which side of the road does Ethiopia drive on?
The right.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.