Travelling in Ethiopia won't be everyone's cup of chai: there's not much tourist infrastructure here, and checking your email rivals carrier pigeon for speed. But the landscape is splendid, the people are welcoming, the sense of history is tangible and you won't have to... Read the overview

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Getting there and away

Ethiopian Airlines is one of Africa's largest and best airlines, with an extensive network of flights throughout Africa, as well as to Djibouti and Yemen. Departure tax is USD 20.00 .

You can get to Ethiopia from Djibouti by road, but it's pretty exhausting - a bus-train combination tends to work better. Buses and trucks run between the border town of Moyale and Nairobi, but the trip can be slow.

Getting around

Ethiopian Airlines has a strong internal network and its prices are reasonable. There's also a good network of cheap, slow buses along all major roads. In the bigger towns, you need to buy your ticket a day beforehand or you might end up paying double to the touts who occasionally buy up all available seats. The only train line runs between Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa, but it's a long and slow haul.