There are 6 ways to get from France 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 Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Abu Dhabi
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane NCE - AUH
9h 35mAED 1,110–3,020Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Abu Dhabi
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane GVA - AUH
11h 42mAED 1,078–3,058Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane CDG - AUH
10h 15mAED 1,251–2,253Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Abu Dhabi
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane ZRH - AUH
12h 2mAED 1,149–3,172Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Dubai International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane NCE - DXB
- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai Airport to Abu Dhabi
12h 29mAED 1,110–2,220Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport, bus
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC)plane CDG - DWC
- Take the bus from Ibn Battuta Bus Station 8 to Abu Dhabi, Central Bus Station 1bus
11h 35mAED 1,079–3,796
Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from France to Abu Dhabi is to fly and shuttle which costs AED 1100 - AED 2300 and takes 12h 29m.
The fastest way to get from France to Abu Dhabi is to fly which takes 9h 35m and costs AED 1100 - AED 3100.
The distance between France and Abu Dhabi is 4824 km.
It takes approximately 9h 35m to get from France to Abu Dhabi, including transfers.
Abu Dhabi is 2h ahead of France. It is currently 7:51 AM in France and 9:51 AM in Abu Dhabi.
There are 1279+ hotels available in Abu Dhabi.
What companies run services between France and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates?
Etihad, Qatar Airways, and two other airlines fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,600
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–4,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–3,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,700
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 900–3,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–2,800
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 950–2,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,500
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,400–7,500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Abu Dhabi via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,600–8,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–8,000
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–3,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Abu Dhabi via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,500
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–3,100
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Abu Dhabi via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–4,000
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,400–3,600
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–4,300
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Abu Dhabi via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 900–3,100
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–3,200
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–3,200
- Website
- zanair.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–3,700
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 110–230
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- AED 100–200
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- AED 140–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- AED 130–420
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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
- 8009090
- [email protected]
- Website
- rta.ae
Bus from Ibn Battuta Bus Station 8 to Abu Dhabi, Central Bus Station 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- AED 22–35
- Website
- https://www.rta.ae/wps/portal/rta/ae/public-transport/dubaibus?lang=en
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