Addis Ababa, Ethiopia → Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
950 nautical miles · Direction: south
The straight-line distance from Addis Ababa to Dar es Salaam is 1,760 km (1,093 miles). Dar es Salaam lies roughly south of Addis Ababa; the initial great-circle bearing is 178° (S). It is an international route from Ethiopia to Tanzania.
Addis Ababa (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) sits at 9.0250°N, 38.7469°E; Dar es Salaam (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) is at 6.7924°S, 39.2083°E. The initial great-circle bearing is 178° (S); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~2h 42min | Estimate: 800 km/h + 30 min taxi. Not a schedule; total trip time is longer. |
| 🚗 Road | No estimate | No road estimate |
SnapDistance does not publish a road-distance or driving-time figure for Addis Ababa to Dar es Salaam. Although the land is physically connected, a continuous drive would cross several international borders and long corridors where an ordinary road journey cannot be assumed, so a straight-line road estimate would not describe a usable route.
The geographic halfway point of the great-circle path between Addis Ababa and Dar es Salaam lies at approximately 1.1163°N, 38.9782°E — the position that is an equal 880 km from each city along that path. It is a geometric midpoint, not a halfway point by road.
Addis Ababa (Africa/Addis_Ababa) and Dar es Salaam (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam) use different time-zone IDs but keep the same clock time all year under current rules.
All distances from Addis Ababa
The straight-line distance from Addis Ababa to Dar es Salaam is approximately 1,760 km (1,093 miles, 950 nautical miles).
Dar es Salaam lies roughly south of Addis Ababa; the initial great-circle bearing is 178° (S).
Estimated flight time is about 2h 42min (great-circle distance at 800 km/h plus 30 min for taxi, take-off and landing). It is not an airline schedule; total airport-to-airport trip time is longer.
SnapDistance does not publish a road-distance or driving-time figure for Addis Ababa to Dar es Salaam. Although the land is physically connected, a continuous drive would cross several international borders and long corridors where an ordinary road journey cannot be assumed, so a straight-line road estimate would not describe a usable route.
Addis Ababa (Africa/Addis_Ababa) and Dar es Salaam (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam) use different time-zone IDs but keep the same clock time all year under current rules.
Straight-line distance uses the great-circle (Haversine) method. Flight and road figures, where shown, are estimates rather than schedules or live routing. How SnapDistance calculates distances