There are 5 ways to get from Europe to Abu Dhabi by train, plane, or shuttle
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Abu Dhabi
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane FRA - AUH
12h 57mAED 1,214–4,686Train to Frankfurt, fly to Dubai International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane FRA - DXB
- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai Airport to Abu Dhabi
15h 47mAED 1,014–1,986Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Abu Dhabi
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane DUS - AUH
15h 36mAED 1,039–2,704Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Abu Dhabi
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane BER - AUH
14h 17mAED 1,051–2,676Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Abu Dhabi
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane MUC - AUH
15h 15mAED 1,412–3,327
Frankfurt (FRA) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Abu Dhabi is to train and fly and shuttle which costs AED 1000 - AED 2000 and takes 15h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Abu Dhabi is to train and fly which takes 12h 57m and costs AED 1200 - AED 4700.
The distance between Europe and Abu Dhabi is 5079 km.
It takes approximately 12h 57m to get from Europe to Abu Dhabi, including transfers.
Abu Dhabi is 3h ahead of Europe. It is currently 6:17 PM in Europe and 9:17 PM in Abu Dhabi.
There are 1250+ hotels available in Abu Dhabi.
What companies run services between Europe and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Abu Dhabi. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Abu Dhabi (AUH), walk to Abu Dhabi Terminal Bus Station, then take the bus to Sultan Bin Zayed St / Mohammed Bin Khalifa St. Alternatively, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, take the train to Duesseldorf Flughafen, walk to D-Flughafen Bf, take the vehicle to D-Flughafen Terminal A/B, walk to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) airport, fly to Abu Dhabi (AUH), walk to Abu Dhabi Terminal Bus Station, then take the bus to Sultan Bin Zayed St / Mohammed Bin Khalifa St.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
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 Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–3,200
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 950–3,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 950–3,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,200
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,100
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,200
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,800
Flights from Munich International Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,100
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Abu Dhabi via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Dubai International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–1,700
Flights from Munich International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,100
- 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
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Abu Dhabi via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,700
Flights from Munich International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,700
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Abu Dhabi via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–3,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–3,100
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 650–2,400
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- AED 100–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- AED 35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- AED 190–410
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- AED 230–490
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- AED 100–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 35–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 130–280
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- AED 110–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- [email protected]
- Website
- Abellio GmbH
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 50–70
- Schedules at
- Abellio GmbH
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 45–75
- Schedules at
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- AED 50–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- AED 160–750
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 150–700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- 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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