There are 4 ways to get from Chennai to Abu Dhabi by plane, train, shuttle, or bus
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Fly Chennai International Airport to Abu Dhabi
best- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane MAA - AUH
7h 36mAED 606–1,337Train to Tirupati Airport, fly to Abu Dhabi
- Take the train from Chennai Central to Renigunta Jntrain
- Fly from Tirupati Airport (TIR) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane TIR - AUH
11h 31mAED 864–2,558Fly Chennai International Airport to Dubai International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane MAA - DXB
- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai Airport to Abu Dhabi
10h 16mAED 606–1,237Fly Chennai International Airport to Sharjah International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Sharjah International Airport (SHJ)plane MAA - SHJ
- Take the bus from Al Jubail Bus Terminal to Abu Dhabi Central Bus Stationbus
10h 25mAED 646–1,391
Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chennai to Abu Dhabi is to fly and shuttle which costs AED 600 - AED 1300 and takes 10h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Chennai to Abu Dhabi is to fly which takes 7h 36m and costs AED 600 - AED 1400.
The distance between Chennai and Abu Dhabi is 3015 km.
It takes approximately 7h 36m to get from Chennai to Abu Dhabi, including transfers.
Abu Dhabi is 1h 30m behind Chennai. It is currently 5:13 PM in Chennai and 3:43 PM in Abu Dhabi.
There are 1290+ hotels available in Abu Dhabi.
What companies run services between Chennai, India and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates?
IndiGo Airlines, Etihad, and two other airlines fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) every 2 hours.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–1,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–1,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–1,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–1,300
Flights from Tirupati Airport to Abu Dhabi via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 950–2,600
Flights from Tirupati Airport to Abu Dhabi via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 950–2,600
Flights from Tirupati Airport to Abu Dhabi via Vijayawada, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–2,700
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 500–1,500
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 500–1,500
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 550–1,500
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 550–1,700
Flights from Tirupati Airport to Abu Dhabi via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,500
Flights from Tirupati Airport to Abu Dhabi via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 500–2,400
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 600–1,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 600–1,300
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 650–1,100
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–1,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,700
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sharjah International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 650–1,600
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Chennai Central to Renigunta Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- AED 6–50
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- AED 6–7
- Third AC (3A)
- AED 16–21
- Second AC (2A)
- AED 22–29
- First Class (1A)
- AED 35–50
- 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
- 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
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