Do Pakistani passport holders need a transit visa for Addis Ababa (ADD)?

No transit visa needed

No visa needed if you do not leave the airport or pass the immigration desk while connecting.

For an airside connection at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, Ethiopia: one ticket, bags checked through, onward flight to another country, no immigration.

Leaving the airport during the layover

Leaving the airport needs an Ethiopian e-visa (evisa.gov.et, open to every nationality). Ethiopian Airlines passengers with an 8 to 24 hour connection on one ticket get a stopover hotel and help with a transit visa.

Watch out

Going to an off-airport stopover hotel still needs a visa or the airline's transit visa help.

Checked on 25 October 2026 against these sources. Transit rules change often, and the airline and the immigration authority have the final say, so confirm with your airline before you travel.

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