There are 6 ways to get from Houston to Abu Dhabi by plane, shuttle, bus, or car
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Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Abu Dhabi
best- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane IAH - AUH
21h 25mAED 2,613–7,519Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Dubai International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane IAH - DXB
- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai Airport to Abu Dhabi
21h 30mAED 2,213–6,019Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Sharjah International Airport, bus
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Sharjah International Airport (SHJ)plane IAH - SHJ
- Take the bus from Al Jubail Bus Terminal to Abu Dhabi Central Bus Stationbus
23h 50mAED 2,353–6,573Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Hamad International Airport, drive
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Hamad International Airport (DOH)plane IAH - DOH
- Drive from Hamad International Airport (DOH) to Abu Dhabicar
22h 51mAED 2,751–7,375Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane HOU - AUH
22h 53mAED 2,907–8,009Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport, bus
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC)plane IAH - DWC
- Take the bus from Ibn Battuta Bus Station 8 to Abu Dhabi, Central Bus Station 1bus
22h 16mAED 2,541–7,562
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Houston to Abu Dhabi is to fly and shuttle which costs AED 2200 - AED 6000 and takes 21h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Houston to Abu Dhabi is to fly which takes 21h 25m and costs AED 2600 - AED 7500.
The distance between Houston and Abu Dhabi is 13238 km.
It takes approximately 21h 25m to get from Houston to Abu Dhabi, including transfers.
Abu Dhabi is 9h ahead of Houston. It is currently 5:24 PM in Houston and 2:24 AM in Abu Dhabi.
There are 1277+ hotels available in Abu Dhabi.
What companies run services between Houston, TX, USA and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates?
United Airlines, Etihad, and four other airlines fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) every 4 hours.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Abu Dhabi via Hamad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 2,600–7,500
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Dubai International Airport via Hamad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 2,200–6,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Hamad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 2,300–6,500
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Hamad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 2,500–7,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Abu Dhabi via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 2,500–8,500
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Abu Dhabi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 2,800–8,500
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Dubai International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 2,100–7,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Abu Dhabi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 2,700–8,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Dubai International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 2,200–6,500
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Hamad International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 2,600–7,500
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Abu Dhabi via Pittsburgh, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 2,900–8,000
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Abu Dhabi via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 3,400–11,000
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Abu Dhabi via Pittsburgh, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 3,400–11,000
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Abu Dhabi via Raleigh/Durham, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 2,900–8,000
- Website
- zanair.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 2,200–8,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 2,400–8,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Abu Dhabi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 2,300–8,000
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Abu Dhabi via Pittsburgh, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 3,400–11,000
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Abu Dhabi via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 3,400–11,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 2,300–7,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 2,500–6,500
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 2,200–7,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Dubai International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 2,100–7,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 2,300–7,000
- Website
- azimuth.aero
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport via Istanbul, Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- AED 2,500–7,500
- 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
- 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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