Addis Ababa Bole Airport Lounges

• —Holds three of Bole's four lounges, all airside after immigration and security
• —Plaza Premium (near gate A7) is the only Priority Pass and oneworld lounge here
• —The Ethiopian Airlines Gold Lounge serves SkyTeam Elite Plus and premium cabins
• —The ShebaMiles Silver Lounge takes paid entry for travellers without status

• —Far fewer lounges than the international Terminal 2
• —The Ethiopian Airlines Cloud Nine Lounge is the domestic option, on paid entry
• —Domestic-to-international connections mean a terminal change at Bole

The Ethiopian Airlines Gold Lounge in Terminal 2 admits SkyTeam Elite Plus members and passengers travelling in Business or First Class. As Ethiopian is a SkyTeam member, this is the main status-based route at its home hub.

SkyTeamEthiopian Airlines

Priority Pass is accepted at the Plaza Premium Lounge in Terminal 2, airside near gate A7. It's the single lounge-membership route at Bole, so confirm you're in the international terminal before relying on it.

Priority Pass

The Plaza Premium Lounge also admits oneworld Sapphire status holders and Business Class passengers on eligible oneworld flights. Note there's a maximum two-hour stay, which is worth planning around on a long layover.

oneworld

The ShebaMiles Silver Lounge (Terminal 2) and the Cloud Nine Lounge (Terminal 1) accept paid entry, so you can pay per visit without SkyTeam or oneworld status. This is the most reliable way in if you don't hold airline status or Priority Pass.

International vs domestic terminal

• —Three of Bole's four lounges are in the international Terminal 2 — only the Cloud Nine Lounge is on the domestic side in Terminal 1.
• —If you're connecting from a domestic flight onto an international one, you'll change terminals, so leave time for the transfer.
• —Match your lounge to your terminal before clearing immigration and security in Terminal 2.

Pick the right access route

• —SkyTeam Elite Plus or a Business/First ticket gets you into the Ethiopian Airlines Gold Lounge — the natural choice at Ethiopian's hub.
• —Priority Pass and oneworld both work at the Plaza Premium Lounge, the only independent lounge at Bole.
• —No status? The ShebaMiles Silver Lounge (T2) and Cloud Nine Lounge (T1) sell paid entry.

Mind the time limits

• —The Plaza Premium Lounge applies a maximum two-hour stay — plan around it if you have a long connection.
• —Bole is a major connecting hub, so the Terminal 2 lounges can fill around the busy long-haul banks; arrive when you can.
• —Children under two are admitted free at the Plaza Premium Lounge.

Layovers at Bole

• —Most travellers here are connecting on Ethiopian Airlines, so the airside Terminal 2 lounges are the practical base for a layover.
• —The Plaza Premium Lounge sits airside after passport control near gate A7 — handy to locate once you've cleared transit checks.
• —If your status doesn't open a lounge, paid entry at the ShebaMiles Silver Lounge keeps you off the concourse.