Nairobi, Kenya → Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
630 nautical miles · Direction: north
The straight-line distance from Nairobi to Addis Ababa is 1,167 km (725 miles). Addis Ababa lies roughly north of Nairobi; the initial great-circle bearing is 10° (N). It is an international route from Kenya to Ethiopia.
Nairobi (Nairobi, Kenya) sits at 1.2921°S, 36.8219°E; Addis Ababa (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) is at 9.0250°N, 38.7469°E. The initial great-circle bearing is 10° (N); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~1h 58min | 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 Nairobi to Addis Ababa. 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 Nairobi and Addis Ababa lies at approximately 3.8670°N, 37.7785°E — the position that is an equal 584 km from each city along that path. It is a geometric midpoint, not a halfway point by road.
Nairobi (Africa/Nairobi) and Addis Ababa (Africa/Addis_Ababa) use different time-zone IDs but keep the same clock time all year under current rules.
All distances from Nairobi · All distances from Addis Ababa
The straight-line distance from Nairobi to Addis Ababa is approximately 1,167 km (725 miles, 630 nautical miles).
Addis Ababa lies roughly north of Nairobi; the initial great-circle bearing is 10° (N).
Estimated flight time is about 1h 58min (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 Nairobi to Addis Ababa. 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.
Nairobi (Africa/Nairobi) and Addis Ababa (Africa/Addis_Ababa) 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