Distance from Dire Dawa to Mek'ele (Ethiopia)

The distance between Dire Dawa and Mek'ele, Tigray is 504 kilometers (313 miles).

Dire Dawa, Ethiopia

Mek'ele, Tigray, Ethiopia

From Dire Dawa to Mek'ele, the straight-line distance is 504 kilometers, heading northwest. Dire Dawa is at 1,204 meters above sea level, while Mek'ele is at 2,068 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 1-2 days
Motorcycle 14-16 hours
Car 12-14 hours
Helicopter 2-3 hours
Airplane 45-60 minutes
Speed Time
30 km/h
60 km/h
90 km/h
120 km/h
Dire Dawa, Ethiopia

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Addis_Ababa

Coordinates: 9.5931° N 41.8661° E

Elevation: 1,204 m (3,950 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR)
  • Jijiga Wilwal International Airport (JIJ)
  • Borama Airport (BXX)
  • Egal International Airport - Hargeisa (HGA)
Mek'ele, Ethiopia

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Addis_Ababa

Coordinates: 13.4967° N 39.4753° E

Elevation: 2,068 m (6,785 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX)
  • Axum Airport (AXU)
  • Lalibela Airport (LLI)
  • Asmara International Airport (ASM)
  • Debre Tabor Airport (DBT)

Other distances from Dire Dawa

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Dire Dawa to Addis Ababa 348 km
From Dire Dawa to Jijiga 106 km
From Dire Dawa to Gonder 584 km
From Dire Dawa to Bahir Dar 537 km
From Dire Dawa to Dessie 298 km

Other distances from Mek'ele

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Mek'ele to Addis Ababa 501 km
From Mek'ele to Jijiga 585 km
From Mek'ele to Gonder 239 km
From Mek'ele to Bahir Dar 309 km
From Mek'ele to Dire Dawa 504 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains the cities of Ethiopia that are at equal or similar distances as between Dire Dawa and Mek'ele.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Ottawa, Canada Boston, United States 504 km
Nairobi, Kenya Kampala, Uganda 503 km
Hyderābād, India Pune, India 503 km
Madrid, Spain Lisbon, Portugal 503 km
San Diego, United States Mesa, United States 505 km
Glasgow, United Kingdom Bristol, United Kingdom 503 km
Birmingham, United Kingdom Paris, France 503 km
Toronto, Canada Montréal, Canada 503 km
Madrid, Spain Barcelona, Spain 505 km
Guayaquil, Ecuador Chiclayo, Peru 506 km
Navi Mumbai, India Indore, India 502 km
Ottawa, Canada South Boston, United States 506 km
San Diego, United States Fresno, United States 507 km
Mumbai, India Indore, India 507 km
San Antonio, United States Saltillo, Mexico 508 km
Pune, India Indore, India 508 km
Reynosa, Mexico Houston, United States 499 km
Havana, Cuba Cancún, Mexico 509 km
Bogotá, Colombia Montería, Colombia 499 km
Columbus, United States Etobicoke, Canada 498 km

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