Days · Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa in 3 days
A slow first morning for the altitude, Piazza coffee and lunch after the museum, Entoto and Merkato on day two, and the last day ends with the bags already in the car to Bole.
Days
3
Plan status
draft
Walking
1km
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Day 1 — National Museum, Churchill Avenue, a 12:30 lunch on Piazza
leave byLeave National Museum of Ethiopia by 11:45 to keep the 12:30 last seating.Leave National Museum of Ethiopia by 11:45 AM to keep the 12:30 PM last seating.
18 min of buffer left; holds while the queue at National Museum of Ethiopia stays under 18 min.
- 09:00–09:23Hotel car or ride to the museum
- 09:23–10:53National Museum of Ethiopia
- 10:53–11:09Car to Piazza
- 11:09–12:30Buffer / wander near Your lunch (Piazza)
- 12:30–13:30Lunch 12:30 (Piazza)hard
What this plan gives up
- L1Taxi ETB 870 (Hotel car or ride to the museum) — protects: Lunch 12:30 (Piazza).Taxi ETB 870 (Hotel car or ride to the museum) — protects: Lunch 12:30 PM (Piazza).
- L1Taxi ETB 550 (Car to Piazza) — protects: Lunch 12:30 (Piazza).Taxi ETB 550 (Car to Piazza) — protects: Lunch 12:30 PM (Piazza).
- L2Skip Churchill Avenue walk (optional) — protects: Lunch 12:30 (Piazza).Skip Churchill Avenue walk (optional) — protects: Lunch 12:30 PM (Piazza).
Switches if the ground changes
- rain National Museum of Ethiopia → Coffee house on Piazza (field-verify) (16′, then 4′ p90 to the anchor)
Why this route?
DFL 1.2 = PFL 0.2 + OFL 1 · walk 200 m (0.1 mi)0.1 mi (200 m) · steps ↑0 ↓0
P_late 0.0% (100 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 18′ · relax L2 · yield 8 · option value 0.38
Deadline: last seating 12:30 → latest arrival 12:20, slack 15′
trace: generated 10 · rejected p50_after_latest_arrival×3, p_late>0.15×2 · frontier 3 · seed 1536963020 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium
After: Rest at the hotel 14:00–16:30; avoid cross-town trips 16:30–19:00 and dine near your hotel.
Day 2 — Entoto Maryam viewpoint, then Merkato
- 07:30–08:06Hotel car up to Entoto
- 08:06–10:06Entoto Maryam Church and viewpoint
- 10:06–10:38Car down to Merkato
- 10:38–11:38Merkato
What this plan gives up
- L1Taxi ETB 1,960 (Hotel car up to Entoto) — saves walking and transfers.
- L1Taxi ETB 1,610 (Car down to Merkato) — saves walking and transfers.
Switches if the ground changes
- rain Merkato → Coffee house on Piazza (field-verify) (16′)
Why this route?
DFL 1.2 = PFL 0.2 + OFL 1 · walk 200 m (0.1 mi)0.1 mi (200 m) · steps ↑0 ↓0
P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 n/a · relax L1 · yield 14 · option value 0.38
trace: generated 4 · rejected none · frontier 1 · seed 1536963020 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium
After: Coffee and a rest on Piazza; leave before 16:30 to miss the evening traffic.
Day 3 — Holy Trinity Cathedral, car to the airport
leave byLeave Holy Trinity Cathedral by 09:00 to keep the 10:00 boarding.Leave Holy Trinity Cathedral by 9:00 AM to keep the 10:00 AM boarding.
0 min of buffer left.
- 07:30–07:52Hotel car to the cathedral
- 07:52–08:32Holy Trinity Cathedral
- 08:32–08:54Car back to the hotel
- 08:54–10:00Buffer / wander near Hotel pickup (bags) → airport
- 10:00–11:00Car to the airport 10:00 (your flight time decides; leave 4 h before it in daytime traffic)hard
What this plan gives up
- L1Taxi ETB 830 (Hotel car to the cathedral) — protects: Car to the airport 10:00 (your flight time decides; leave 4 h before it in daytime traffic).Taxi ETB 830 (Hotel car to the cathedral) — protects: Car to the airport 10:00 AM (your flight time decides; leave 4 h before it in daytime traffic).
- L1Taxi ETB 830 (Car back to the hotel) — protects: Car to the airport 10:00 (your flight time decides; leave 4 h before it in daytime traffic).Taxi ETB 830 (Car back to the hotel) — protects: Car to the airport 10:00 AM (your flight time decides; leave 4 h before it in daytime traffic).
- L2Shorten Holy Trinity Cathedral to 40 min (minimum worthwhile visit) — protects: Car to the airport 10:00 (your flight time decides; leave 4 h before it in daytime traffic).Shorten Holy Trinity Cathedral to 40 min (minimum worthwhile visit) — protects: Car to the airport 10:00 AM (your flight time decides; leave 4 h before it in daytime traffic).
Why this route?
DFL 1.2 = PFL 0.2 + OFL 1 · walk 200 m (0.1 mi)0.1 mi (200 m) · steps ↑0 ↓0
P_late 10.9% (2000 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 -1′ · relax L2 · yield 6 · option value 0
Deadline: boarding 10:00 → latest arrival 09:40, slack 15′
trace: generated 2 · rejected p50_after_latest_arrival×1, no_edge×1 · frontier 1 · seed 1536963020 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium
After: Allow 3 h before an international departure; traffic to Bole can add 30 minutes at rush hour.