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Ethiopia visa for citizens of Russia

Citizens of Russia get an Ethiopia visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Russia: the passport opens 79 countries visa-free; Moscow — Addis Ababa: ≈ 5,200 km, about 7 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

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Ethiopia visa rules at a glance

With a Russia passport you can visit 79 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 31 with an e-visa; 61 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Russia passport ranks 79th of 199.
Russia passport: visa-free access to 79 countries; Ethiopia passport: 12.
Citizens of Russia and Ethiopia can travel together visa-free to 7 countries, for example: Seychelles, Philippines, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Ethiopia, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Russia. Russia visa for citizens of Ethiopia

Travelling to Ethiopia: good to know

Moscow — Addis Ababa: about 5,200 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −9 hours.
Local time: Moscow 12:00 — Addis Ababa 03:00.
Local currency: Ethiopian Birr.
Languages: Amharic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ETB 163.
Ethiopia is the 83rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Russia.