There are 4 ways to get from Essen to Abu Dhabi by plane, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Abu Dhabi
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane DUS - AUH
10h 8mAED 827–2,271Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Dubai International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane DUS - DXB
- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai Airport to Abu Dhabi
12h 47mAED 777–2,471Train to Frankfurt, fly to Abu Dhabi
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane FRA - AUH
11h 3mAED 1,270–4,748Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Abu Dhabi
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane AMS - AUH
12h 50mAED 998–2,178
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Abu Dhabi is to fly and shuttle which costs AED 750 - AED 2500 and takes 12h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Abu Dhabi is to fly which takes 10h 8m and costs AED 800 - AED 2300.
The distance between Essen and Abu Dhabi is 5093 km.
It takes approximately 10h 8m to get from Essen to Abu Dhabi, including transfers.
Abu Dhabi is 3h ahead of Essen. It is currently 2:09 AM in Essen and 5:09 AM in Abu Dhabi.
There are 1247+ hotels available in Abu Dhabi.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates?
Etihad, Qatar Airways, and Royal Jordanian fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) 4 times a day.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–3,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 900–3,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–3,800
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 950–2,600
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,000
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- AED 950–2,900
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Abu Dhabi via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,700
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Abu Dhabi via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 950–3,900
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- AED 160–350
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- AED 65–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 137
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- AED 45–85
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- AED 45–85
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- 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
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