Cheapest€73.89
- Etihad Airways EA807214:091h 33m15:42Riyadh RUHAbu Dhabi AUH
Door to door 4h 43mCO2 196.8 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Riyadh to Abu Dhabi costs €73.89 at the cheapest and takes 4h 35m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 800 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 800 km
- Fastest
- 4h 35m
- Average
- 4h 40m
- Services per day
- 6
- Cheapest
- €73.89
- CO2 per passenger
- 196.8 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 39m | 1h 29m | 3h 10m | €83.92 | 196.8 kg | 5 |
- 4h 39mFastest, by Flight
- €83.92Cheapest, by Flight
- 196.8 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 800 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€86.28
- Etihad Airways EA458906:221h 29m07:51Riyadh RUHAbu Dhabi AZI
Door to door 4h 39mCO2 196.8 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Lowest CO2€98.79
- Saudi Arabia Railways SA738307:303h 2m10:32Riyadh railway stationDammam railway station
- Etihad Airways EA949811:571h 6m13:03Dammam DMMAbu Dhabi AZI
Changes at Dammam, with 85 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 7h 30mCO2 135.7 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Riyadh to Abu Dhabi | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €181.86 | €171.83 | €133.48 | €112.83 | €103.98 | €109.29 | €113.42 | €101.03 | €117.55 | €101.62 | €83.92 | €98.08 | €86.87 | €120.50 |
| Train | €205.49 | €234.09 | €174.14 | €133.99 | €136.74 | €143.89 | €177.44 | €161.49 | €157.09 | €151.59 | €113.09 | €111.99 | €128.49 | €151.04 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €73.89
The flight gets you into Abu Dhabi. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to stay in Abu Dhabi
Filter by neighborhood and by nightly price, and the map tells you what is a walk and what is a cab.
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When to book Riyadh to Abu Dhabi
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €76.8490 days
- €59.7360 days
- €67.9945 days
- €70.3530 days
- €97.4921 days
- €120.5014 days
- €113.427 days
- €133.483 days
- €181.861 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €59.73.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 204 percent. The most expensive point is €181.86, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €103.98Sun
- €83.92Mon
- €98.08Tue
- €91.00Wed
- €113.42Thu
- €101.03Fri
- €117.55Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €103.98Sep
- €75.07Oct
- €77.43Nov
- €81.19Dec
- €64.45Jan
- €57.96Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 800 km against 777 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 Doha, Dubai, Manama, Dammam. The gap between arriving and leaving is 70 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 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.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Riyadh at 06:22 and the last at 14:09, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Riyadh
Rail
- Riyadh railway station
- Riyadh North railway station
Bus
- National Museum
- King Abdulaziz 04
Air
- RUH
Abu Dhabi
Bus
- Abu Dhabi Airport City Terminal
- B03115
Air
- AUH
- AZI
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
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Etihad Airways | €73.89 | 4h 35m | 740 km/h | Fixed fare | Not published |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €55.00 | 74% |
| Taxes | €9.90 | 13% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 9% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 3% |
| Total you pay | €73.89 | 100% |
We cannot promise Abu Dhabi Airport City Terminal still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
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 Riyadh 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 Riyadh to Abu Dhabi?
The fastest journey from Riyadh to Abu Dhabi takes 4h 35m door to door, of which 1h 29m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 4h 40m, 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 Riyadh to Abu Dhabi?
The cheapest fare from Riyadh to Abu Dhabi is €73.89, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €111.65. 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 Riyadh to Abu Dhabi?
The cheapest way from Riyadh to Abu Dhabi is by Flight, at €83.92 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 4h 39m 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 Riyadh to Abu Dhabi?
Fares from Riyadh to Abu Dhabi bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €59.73. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 204 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Riyadh to Abu Dhabi?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Riyadh to Abu Dhabi, at €83.92. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Riyadh to Abu Dhabi?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Riyadh to Abu Dhabi, at €57.96 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 Riyadh to Abu Dhabi?
1 operators sell services from Riyadh to Abu Dhabi across 1 modes: 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 Riyadh to Abu Dhabi?
33 percent of the services we sell from Riyadh to Abu Dhabi are direct. The rest connect at Doha, Dubai, Manama, Dammam, with about 70 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 Riyadh to Abu Dhabi use?
Services from Riyadh to Abu Dhabi by Flight leave from Riyadh RUH and arrive at Abu Dhabi AZI. Allow about 3h 10m 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 Riyadh to Abu Dhabi?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Riyadh 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
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Riyadh to Abu Dhabi on September 10, 2026: 800 km of route against 777 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €73.89, and 4h 35m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Abu Dhabi is somebody else's catalog.
Things to do in Abu Dhabi
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
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