Ethiopia: embassies, consulates & entry rules
- foreign missions here
- 100
- Consulates
- 7
- missions abroad
- 49
- Visa-free / Visa on arrival
- 119
Live & travel in Ethiopia
Monthly budget
$1,450/mo
Prices vs USA: 33%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 161.65 ETB
Internet access
22%
of people online
Air quality
23.8
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
Amharic
Emergency
911 · 939 · 907
Plug types
Schuko, Europlug, Type L
Calling code
+251
Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: Aug 26, 2026
2.9
/ 5
embassly score
Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept
- Cost4.4
- Safety2.3
- Internet access1.0
- Air quality3.0
- Climate3.9
SOS · Ethiopia911Restaurants, cafés and dishes in EthiopiaKitfo · Wat · Genfo · Fit-fit · Tej
Government consensus
Reconsider travel· 2 of 3 governments- United StatesReconsider travel· parts of the country
- United KingdomIncreased caution· parts of the country
- CanadaReconsider travel· parts of the country
Sources: official travel advice of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Upcoming public holidays
- Jan 6, 2027 · Christmas Day
- Jan 19, 2027 · Epiphany
- Feb 8, 2027 · First day of Ramadan
- Mar 2, 2027 · Victory at Adwa Day
- Mar 9, 2027 · End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
- Mar 28, 2027 · Day of Lament
- Apr 30, 2027 · Good Friday
- May 2, 2027 · Easter Sunday
Cities in Ethiopia
Traveller essentials · Ethiopia
- Emergency
- 911 · 939 · 907 · 991
- Calling code
- +251
- Currency
- ETB
- Plug types
- Schuko, Europlug, L, SN 441011, E, British and related types
- Drives on the
- right
- Capital
- Addis Ababa
- Time zone
- Africa/Asmara
Foreign missions in Ethiopia
AlgeriaAddis Ababa1AngolaAddis Ababa1ArgentinaAddis Ababa1AustraliaAddis Ababa1AustriaAddis Ababa1BangladeshAddis Ababa1BelgiumAddis Ababa1BeninAddis Ababa1BotswanaAddis Ababa1BrazilAddis Ababa1BulgariaAddis Ababa1Burkina FasoAddis Ababa1BurundiAddis Ababa1CameroonAddis Ababa1CanadaAddis Ababa1ChadAddis Ababa1ChileAddis Ababa1ChinaAddis Ababa2Côte d’IvoireAddis Ababa1CubaAddis Ababa1CzechiaAddis Ababa1DenmarkAddis Ababa1DjiboutiAddis Ababa2DR CongoAddis Ababa1EcuadorAddis Ababa1EgyptAddis Ababa1Equatorial GuineaAddis Ababa1EritreaAddis Ababa1EswatiniAddis Ababa2FijiAddis Ababa1FinlandAddis Ababa1FranceAddis Ababa1GambiaAddis Ababa1GermanyAddis Ababa1GhanaAddis Ababa1GreeceAddis Ababa1GuineaAddis Ababa1IndiaAddis Ababa1IndonesiaAddis Ababa1IranAddis Ababa1IrelandAddis Ababa1IsraelAddis Ababa1ItalyAddis Ababa1JapanAddis Ababa2JordanAddis Ababa1KenyaAddis Ababa1KuwaitAddis Ababa1LesothoAddis Ababa1LibyaAddis Ababa1LuxembourgAddis Ababa1MadagascarAddis Ababa1MalawiAddis Ababa1MauritiusAddis Ababa1MexicoAddis Ababa1MoroccoAddis Ababa1MozambiqueAddis Ababa1NetherlandsAddis Ababa2New ZealandAddis Ababa1NigerAddis Ababa1NigeriaAddis Ababa1NorwayAddis Ababa1PakistanAddis Ababa1PalestineAddis Ababa1PolandAddis Ababa1PortugalAddis Ababa1QatarAddis Ababa1RomaniaAddis Ababa1RussiaAddis Ababa1Saudi ArabiaAddis Ababa1SerbiaAddis Ababa1SeychellesAddis Ababa1Sierra LeoneAddis Ababa1SlovakiaAddis Ababa1SloveniaAddis Ababa1SomaliaAddis Ababa1South AfricaAddis Ababa1South KoreaAddis Ababa1SpainAddis Ababa1SudanAddis Ababa1SwedenAddis Ababa1SwitzerlandAddis Ababa1TanzaniaAddis Ababa1TunisiaAddis Ababa1TürkiyeAddis Ababa1UgandaAddis Ababa1UkraineAddis Ababa1United Arab EmiratesAddis Ababa1United KingdomAddis Ababa1United StatesAddis Ababa2UruguayAddis Ababa1Vatican CityAddis Ababa1Western SaharaAddis Ababa1YemenAddis Ababa1ZimbabweAddis Ababa1
Ethiopia missions abroad
AustraliaCanberra1BelgiumBrussels1BrazilBrasília1CanadaOttawa1ChinaBeijing, Guangzhou, Hong Kong3Côte d’IvoireAbidjan1CubaHavana1EgyptCairo1FranceParis, 6th arrondissement of Lyon2GermanyBerlin, Bremen, Munich3GhanaAccra1GuineaConakry1Hong Kong1IndiaNew Delhi1IndonesiaJakarta1IrelandDublin1IsraelTel Aviv, Jerusalem2ItalyRome, Milan2JapanTokyo1KenyaNairobi1KuwaitKuwait City1MoroccoRabat1NetherlandsThe Hague1NigeriaAbuja1RussiaMoscow1RwandaKigali1Saudi ArabiaRiyadh1SenegalDakar1South AfricaPretoria1South KoreaSeoul1South SudanJuba1SpainBarcelona, Madrid2SudanKhartoum1SwedenStockholm, Gothenburg2SwitzerlandGeneva1TürkiyeAnkara1United Arab EmiratesDubai1United KingdomLondon1United StatesWashington, D.C.1YemenSanaa1
Who can enter Ethiopia without a visa?
Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.
Frequently asked questions
Embassies & consulates in Ethiopia?
100 missions, 94 countries.
Emergency: Ethiopia?
911, 939 (fire department), 907 (emergency medical services), 991 (police)
Who can enter Ethiopia without a visa?
119: Djibouti and Kenya…