Addis Ababa, Ethiopia → Lagos, Nigeria
2,109 nautical miles · Direction: southwest
The straight-line distance from Addis Ababa to Lagos is 3,905 km (2,426 miles). Lagos lies roughly west of Addis Ababa; the initial great-circle bearing is 269° (W). It is an international route from Ethiopia to Nigeria.
Addis Ababa (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) sits at 9.0250°N, 38.7469°E; Lagos (Lagos, Nigeria) is at 6.5244°N, 3.3792°E. The initial great-circle bearing is 269° (W); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~5h 23min | 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 Lagos. 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 Lagos lies at approximately 8.1552°N, 21.0086°E — the position that is an equal 1,953 km from each city along that path. It is a geometric midpoint, not a halfway point by road.
Lagos (Africa/Lagos) is 2 hours behind Addis Ababa (Africa/Addis_Ababa) all year; daylight saving does not change the gap.
All distances from Addis Ababa · All distances from Lagos
The straight-line distance from Addis Ababa to Lagos is approximately 3,905 km (2,426 miles, 2,109 nautical miles).
Lagos lies roughly west of Addis Ababa; the initial great-circle bearing is 269° (W).
Estimated flight time is about 5h 23min (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 Lagos. 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.
Lagos (Africa/Lagos) is 2 hours behind Addis Ababa (Africa/Addis_Ababa) all year; daylight saving does not change the gap.
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