Newark to Abu Dhabi runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €785.74, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 20h 39m over 11,403 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €785.74, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for October 12, 2026
€785.74
- 189%Moves across the booking window
189%When it runs, leaving Newark
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 1Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
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0%Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €2,503.39Wed23
- about €2,988.49Thu24
- about €1,998.49Fri25
- about €2,171.74Sat26
- about €2,127.74Sun27
- about €1,385.79Mon28
- about €1,507.89Tue29
- about €1,330.24Wed30
- about €1,329.14Thu1
- about €1,510.09Fri2
- about €1,455.64Sat3
- about €1,271.39Sun4
- about €947.44Mon5
- about €1,108.59Tue6
- about €975.49Wed7
- about €1,131.14Thu8
- about €1,324.19Fri9
- about €1,380.29Sat10
- about €931.49Sun11
- about €785.74Mon12
- about €1,038.74Tue13
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into Abu Dhabi. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Abu Dhabi for the night the train gets in
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When to book Newark to Abu Dhabi
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €968.8990 days
- €984.8460 days
- €866.5945 days
- €895.1930 days
- €1,038.7421 days
- €1,108.5914 days
- €1,507.897 days
- €1,998.493 days
- €2,503.391 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €866.59.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 189 percent. The most expensive point is €2,503.39, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Newark to Abu Dhabi and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
8 hours ahead on arrival. The clock moves even though you do not.
The shape of it
11,403 km
11,031 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-east.
Who lives at each end
281,944 → 1,807,000
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 11,403 km against 11,031 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Boston. The gap between arriving and leaving is 98 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 10 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Abu Dhabi is large, and the road in from AUH can take longer than the last hour of the flight. Cars are not our business.
A car waiting when you land in Abu Dhabi
Settled in advance, so the ride into Abu Dhabi costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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Who runs this route
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Abu Dhabi Airport City Terminal
Most of the points near Abu Dhabi Airport City Terminal open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Newark to Abu Dhabi
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Newark to Abu Dhabi?
The fastest journey from Newark to Abu Dhabi takes 20h 39m door to door, of which 17h 44m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 21h 46m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Newark to Abu Dhabi?
The cheapest fare from Newark to Abu Dhabi is €785.74, as of September 22, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €1,330.24. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Newark to Abu Dhabi?
The cheapest way from Newark to Abu Dhabi is by train, at €785.74 for one passenger on October 12, 2026. That journey takes 21h 19m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Newark to Abu Dhabi?
Fares from Newark to Abu Dhabi bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €866.59. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 189 percent, measured on September 22, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Newark to Abu Dhabi?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Newark to Abu Dhabi, at €947.44. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 22, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Newark to Abu Dhabi?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Newark to Abu Dhabi, at €829.74 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Newark to Abu Dhabi?
2 operators sell services from Newark to Abu Dhabi across 1 mode: Amtrak, Etihad Airways. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Newark to Abu Dhabi?
0 percent of the services we sell from Newark to Abu Dhabi are direct. The rest connect at Boston, with about 98 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Newark to Abu Dhabi use?
Services from Newark to Abu Dhabi by train leave from Verona and arrive at Zayed International Airport AUH. Allow about 1h 57m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Newark to Abu Dhabi?
1 of the 2 operators we sell from Newark to Abu Dhabi allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Newark to Abu Dhabi on September 22, 2026: 11403 km of route against 11031 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €785.74, and 20h 39m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Abu Dhabi is somebody else's catalog.
Day trips out of Abu Dhabi and across United Arab Emirates
Day trips that leave Abu Dhabi in the morning and cover a good part of United Arab Emirates by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Newark reaches 133 places in 39 countries on services we hold, over distances from 43 to 15,975 km. Abu Dhabi reaches 181 places in 75 countries, from 94 to 14,240 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Newark
- 133Places you can leave for
- 39Countries
- 7Operators
39
7Arriving in Abu Dhabi
Leaving Abu Dhabi
- 181Places you can leave for
- 75Countries
- 53Operators