There are 6 ways to get from London to Abu Dhabi by plane, shuttle, train, 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 London Heathrow Airport to Abu Dhabi
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane LHR - AUH
10h 3mAED 906–2,559Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Sharjah International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Sharjah International Airport (SHJ)plane LGW - SHJ
- Take the bus from Al Jubail Bus Terminal to Abu Dhabi Central Bus Stationbus
13h 35mAED 852–2,177Fly London City Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane LCY - AUH
12h 1mAED 1,212–3,319Fly London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane LHR - DXB
- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai Airport to Abu Dhabi
12h 48mAED 1,056–2,359Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Dubai International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane LGW - DXB
- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai Airport to Abu Dhabi
13h 16mAED 862–5,623Fly London Stansted Airport to Dubai International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane STN - DXB
- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai Airport to Abu Dhabi
13h 28mAED 1,038–2,136
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from London to Abu Dhabi is to fly and shuttle which costs AED 1000 - AED 2200 and takes 13h 28m.
The fastest way to get from London to Abu Dhabi is to fly which takes 10h 3m and costs AED 900 - AED 2600.
The distance between London and Abu Dhabi is 5570 km.
It takes approximately 10h 3m to get from London to Abu Dhabi, including transfers.
Abu Dhabi is 3h ahead of London. It is currently 8:19 AM in London and 11:19 AM in Abu Dhabi.
There are 1258+ hotels available in Abu Dhabi.
What companies run services between London, England and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates?
Etihad, Qatar Airways, and Gulf Air Bahrain fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) every 3 hours.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 900–3,400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,900
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,900
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–3,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 950–3,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,800
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–2,600
Flights from London City Airport to Abu Dhabi via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–3,300
Flights from London City Airport to Abu Dhabi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–3,300
Flights from London City Airport to Abu Dhabi via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–3,400
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abu Dhabi via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Dubai International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 700–1,900
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Abu Dhabi via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–3,300
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,700
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Dubai International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,300
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Dubai International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,300
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Sharjah International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,000
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 950–2,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 900–3,100
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–3,200
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 950–1,900
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–4,100
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Dubai International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,400
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- AED 60–100
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- AED 60–100
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- AED 85–120
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- AED 85–120
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- 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
Shuttle from Dubai Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- 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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