There are 6 ways to get from Capetown Airport (CPT) to Abu Dhabi by plane, shuttle, bus, car, towncar, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Abu Dhabi
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane CPT - AUH
11h 42mAED 1,664–2,653Fly to Sharjah International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Sharjah International Airport (SHJ)plane CPT - SHJ
- Take the bus from Al Jubail Bus Terminal to Abu Dhabi Central Bus Stationbus
15h 26mAED 1,214–3,447Fly to Dubai International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane CPT - DXB
- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai Airport to Abu Dhabi
13h 7mAED 1,257–9,582Fly to Hamad International Airport, drive
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Hamad International Airport (DOH)plane CPT - DOH
- Drive from Hamad International Airport (DOH) to Abu Dhabicar
14h 58mAED 1,521–4,094Fly to Muscat International Airport, towncar, shuttle
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Muscat International Airport (MCT)plane CPT - MCT
- Take a town car from Muscat International Airport to Dubaitowncar
- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai Airport to Abu Dhabi
21h 25mAED 2,672–4,919Fly to Lar, drive, car ferry
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Lar (LRR)plane CPT - LRR
- Drive from Lar (LRR) to Bandar Abbascar
- Take the carferry from Bandar Abbas to Khalid Portcarferry
- Drive from Khalid Port to Abu Dhabicar
31h 41mAED 1,847–4,882
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Capetown Airport (CPT) to Abu Dhabi is to fly which costs AED 1600 - AED 2700 and takes 11h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Capetown Airport (CPT) to Abu Dhabi is to fly which takes 11h 42m and costs AED 1600 - AED 2700.
The distance between Capetown Airport (CPT) and Abu Dhabi is 7558 km.
It takes approximately 11h 42m to get from Capetown Airport (CPT) to Abu Dhabi, including transfers.
Abu Dhabi is 2h ahead of Capetown Airport (CPT). It is currently 6:21 PM in Capetown Airport (CPT) and 8:21 PM in Abu Dhabi.
There are 1347+ hotels available in Abu Dhabi.
What companies run services between Capetown Airport (CPT), South Africa and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates?
Qatar Airways, South African Airways, and three other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) 5 times a day.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Hamad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–4,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Maputo, Hamad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,400–4,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Johannesburg, Hamad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–4,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Hamad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Hamad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Johannesburg, Hamad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Hamad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–3,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Hamad International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–3,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Muscat International Airport via Hamad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–3,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Muscat International Airport via Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–3,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Muscat International Airport via Johannesburg, Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–3,900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lar via Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–4,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lar via Johannesburg, Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–4,100
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–12,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,600–4,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Muscat International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,600–4,100
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–2,900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,700–4,500
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,400–3,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Hamad International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,600–4,300
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,600–4,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lar via Addis Ababa, Sharjah International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,700–4,500
- Website
- salamair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Muscat International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,400–3,800
- Phone
- +1 800 665 2122
- Website
- emirates.com
Shuttle from Dubai Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- emirates.com
Shuttle from Dubai Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- emirates.com
- Phone
- +971-6-00525252
- [email protected]
- Website
- srta.gov.ae
Bus from Al Jubail Bus Terminal to Abu Dhabi Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 28–40
- Schedules at
- eforms.srta.gov.ae
- Phone
- +980 21 72415841
- [email protected]
- Website
- eticket.valfajr.ir
Car ferry from Bandar Abbas to Khalid Port
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- AED 500–700
- Schedules at
- eticket.valfajr.ir
- Phone
- +968 94681176
- Website
- omantaxipro.com
Towncar from Muscat International Airport to Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- AED 1,470
- Schedules at
- omantaxipro.com
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