Get here

By Air

Ethiopian Airlines provides two flights a day from Addis Ababa Bole Airport. A morning flight which gets you to Lalibela Airport around noon. Another one leaving Addis Ababa Bole Airport by noon. The duration of the flight is 55 minutes. During the main festivities, and the main tourist attractions such as Ethiopian Christmas and Epiphany (in Amharic Timket), the flights are several and frequent. Ethiopian Christmas Day is on 7 January. On 6 January (Christmas eve) you can experience the most memorable celebration with Ethiopian liturgy through the night and early morning. Ethiopian Epiphany (Timket) is on 19 January.

Please kindly observe that the flights operate directly to Lalibela or via Bahir Dar and Gondar. If you are already in Addis The Ethiopian Airlines Ticket Offices or your local Travel Agent can arrange the ticket for you. If you book from home use the Ethiopian Airlines website.

Upon arriving at Lalibela Airport we can arrange transport to pick you up and drop you at Tukul Village. The duration of the drive from the airport to Tukul Village is approximately 30 minutes.

By road

If you have more time to spend in Ethiopia or a working expatriate in the country, traveling by road for example from Addis to Lalibela could be a jolly-rewarding experience. The Ethiopian countryside scenery is simply breathtaking.

We recommend that you do the trip in two days. Don’t rush it. Stay one night in Dessie, approximately 400 km from Addis. Start early the next day and head on to Lalibela enjoying the dramatic mountainous landscape. You will arrive in Lalibela after lunch. Bring with you, food and drink. Choose a beautiful spot and savour it.

Bon Voyage!