Travel to Abu Dhabi
Every way to reach Abu Dhabi: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Abu Dhabi is reachable from 161 places across 71 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 40 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €15.74 and the fastest takes 1h 34m door to door. The nearest origin is 94 km away.
How people reach Abu Dhabi
Every mode that actually calls at Abu Dhabi, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 28 | €15.74 | 1h 34m | 210 km | 1 |
| Flight | 274 | €36.72 | 3h 59m | 13,464 km | 39 |
- 161Places you can arrive from
- 161Places you can leave for
- 71Countries
- 40Operators
The trip ends at Abu Dhabi Airport City Terminal. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
A room in Abu Dhabi for the night the train gets in
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 30 | 10% | Jebel Ali, 94 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 14 | 5% | Fujairah, 210 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 20 | 7% | Riyadh, 777 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 238 | 79% | Jeddah, 1591 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Abu Dhabi that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | 34 | 18% |
| India | 34 | 18% |
| China | 14 | 7% |
| United States | 14 | 7% |
| Pakistan | 11 | 6% |
| Germany | 9 | 5% |
| Saudi Arabia | 8 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 7 | 4% |
| Australia | 6 | 3% |
| Iraq | 6 | 3% |
| Türkiye | 6 | 3% |
| Yemen | 6 | 3% |
| Belgium | 5 | 3% |
| Spain | 5 | 3% |
| Italy | 5 | 3% |
| Russia | 5 | 3% |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 2% |
| Switzerland | 4 | 2% |
| Egypt | 4 | 2% |
| France | 4 | 2% |
Stations, airports and ports in Abu Dhabi
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Abu Dhabi
- Abu Dhabi Airport City Terminal
- B03115
- 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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The cheapest journeys into Abu Dhabi
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jebel Ali to Abu Dhabi train | €15.74 | 1h 34m | 94 km |
| Dubai Investments Park to Abu Dhabi train | €16.29 | 1h 36m | 99 km |
| Dubai Marina to Abu Dhabi train | €17.39 | 1h 39m | 103 km |
| Dubai to Abu Dhabi train | €19.04 | 1h 43m | 115 km |
| Sharjah city to Abu Dhabi train | €19.59 | 1h 46m | 142 km |
| Business Bay to Abu Dhabi train | €19.59 | 1h 47m | 120 km |
| Silicon Oasis to Abu Dhabi train | €20.14 | 1h 55m | 125 km |
| Deira to Abu Dhabi train | €20.69 | 1h 56m | 129 km |
| Dubai International City to Abu Dhabi train | €20.69 | 1h 52m | 129 km |
| Warisan to Abu Dhabi train | €20.69 | 1h 52m | 129 km |
| Al Ain to Abu Dhabi train | €22.34 | 2h 4m | 141 km |
| Al Majaz to Abu Dhabi train | €22.34 | 2h 3m | 139 km |
| Ajman to Abu Dhabi train | €23.99 | 2h | 152 km |
| Fujairah to Abu Dhabi train | €34.99 | 2h 23m | 210 km |
| Doha to Abu Dhabi flight | €36.72 | 3h 59m | 304 km |
| Muscat to Abu Dhabi flight | €47.93 | 4h 8m | 419 km |
We cannot promise Abu Dhabi Airport City Terminal still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Abu Dhabi?
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Popular trips to Abu Dhabi
Common questions about Travel to Abu Dhabi
How can I get to Abu Dhabi?
Abu Dhabi is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 161 places, across 71 countries, on services run by 40 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Abu Dhabi?
The cheapest way into Abu Dhabi is by Train, from €15.74 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 161 origins we sell into Abu Dhabi over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Abu Dhabi?
The fastest journey into Abu Dhabi is by Train, at 1h 34m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 94 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Abu Dhabi have?
Abu Dhabi has 4 named terminals on our network, including 0 rail stations and 2 airports. Among them are AUH, AZI. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Abu Dhabi from within 200 km?
30 of the routes we sell into Abu Dhabi start within 200 km. The nearest is Jebel Ali, 94 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Abu Dhabi in United Arab Emirates?
Abu Dhabi connects to 161 places on our network across 71 countries, the furthest of them 13,464 km away in a straight line. United Arab Emirates routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
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 Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in United Arab Emirates
The wider region
The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Abu Dhabi are the half people leave until last.
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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