Hargeysa Transportation

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I went into Hargeisa from Harar, Ethiopia. I took a bus from Harar at 7am to Jijiga, 15 Birr, arrived in Jijiga around 11.45am. Then got on a minibus from Jijiga to Wajaale at 12pm, also 15 Birr, arrived in Wajaale around 1.45pm. This was the most packed ride I've ever been on in Ethiopia. It was just a minibus and there were at least 30 of us. Once in Wajaale, watched for the MAO sign to get your Ethiopian visa stamped out. Then walked for about 200m to get your Somaliland visa stamped in. Both processes were no hassle. From Wajaale, I took a shared taxi to Hargeisa for $5, took almost 2 hours, there were like 5 checkpoints so it slowed us down a bit even though the driver drove very fast. The driver dropped us right at the Oriental Hotel.

I took a flight out from Hargeisa on Ethiopian Airlines. When I bought the flight, it was supposed to be Hargeisa - Dire Dawa - Addis Ababa but it turned out to be Hargeisa - Addis Ababa. I was lucky(or not?) to be on the same flight as the Somaliland's President. Had a few words with him. Probably due to the fact that he was there, our bags were throughly searched many times. The departure tax was $30 and $2 for security.