There are 4 ways to get from Kuala Lumpur to Abu Dhabi by train, plane, 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.
Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Abu Dhabi
best- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane KUL - AUH
11h 38mAED 1,108–1,966Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Sharjah International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Sharjah International Airport (SHJ)plane KUL - SHJ
- Take the bus from Al Jubail Bus Terminal to Abu Dhabi Central Bus Stationbus
14h 43mAED 798–1,720Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Dubai International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane KUL - DXB
- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai Airport to Abu Dhabi
14h 23mAED 858–1,666Fly Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Abu Dhabi
- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane SZB - AUH
14h 23mAED 1,105–3,107
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kuala Lumpur to Abu Dhabi is to train and fly and shuttle which costs AED 850 - AED 1700 and takes 14h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Kuala Lumpur to Abu Dhabi is to train and fly which takes 11h 38m and costs AED 1100 - AED 2000.
The distance between Kuala Lumpur and Abu Dhabi is 5674 km.
It takes approximately 11h 38m to get from Kuala Lumpur to Abu Dhabi, including transfers.
Abu Dhabi is 4h behind Kuala Lumpur. It is currently 5:04 PM in Kuala Lumpur and 1:04 PM in Abu Dhabi.
There are 1323+ hotels available in Abu Dhabi.
What companies run services between Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates?
Malindo Airways, Etihad, and two other airlines fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) 4 times a day.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 950–3,200
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,600
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,800
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,100
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Abu Dhabi via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,100
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Abu Dhabi via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–3,500
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Abu Dhabi via Senai, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,100
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Abu Dhabi via Kuala Trengganu, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,100
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–1,900
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 700–1,600
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–1,600
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,700
- Website
- salamair.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 700–1,600
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–1,600
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Sharjah International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–1,800
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 650–1,800
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- AED 5–60
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- AED 5–60
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- AED 5–60
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
- 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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