Gonder Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Ethiopian Airlines (0581 110129) flies once or twice daily to Addis Ababa (US$102, 1½ to two hours), Bahir Dar (US$37, 17 minutes), Lalibela (US$51, 30 minutes) and Aksum (US$73, 1¾ hours). Taxis to/from the airport cost between Birr30 and Birr40.

Buses serve Addis Ababa (Birr83, two days’ duration) and Bahir Dar (Birr22, four hours, three daily); for Aksum, go to Shire first (Birr40.60, 11 hours) on the 6am bus.