There are 5 ways to get from Essen to Abu Dhabi by plane, train, shuttle, or bus
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
9h 46mAED 934–2,505Fly 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 45mAED 684–2,305Train 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
10h 53mAED 1,038–2,579Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Abu Dhabi
- Take the train from Oberhausen 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 19mAED 995–2,078Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Sharjah International Airport, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Sharjah International Airport (SHJ)plane DUS - SHJ
- Take the bus from Al Jubail Bus Terminal to Abu Dhabi Central Bus Stationbus
13h 1mAED 874–2,359
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 train and fly which costs AED 950 - AED 2100 and takes 12h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Abu Dhabi is to fly which takes 9h 46m and costs AED 900 - AED 2600.
The distance between Essen and Abu Dhabi is 5093 km.
It takes approximately 9h 46m to get from Essen to Abu Dhabi, including transfers.
Abu Dhabi is 2h ahead of Essen. It is currently 5:48 PM in Essen and 7:48 PM in Abu Dhabi.
There are 1258+ 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
- 10h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–3,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 950–3,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–4,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 900–3,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–2,800
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,200
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–3,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,600
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Abu Dhabi via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,700–4,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–3,100
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Abu Dhabi via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,200
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–3,700
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sharjah International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,200
- 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 180–380
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- 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 Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- AED 127
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- AED 40–85
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- AED 45–90
- 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
- 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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