There are 6 ways to get from London to Abu Dhabi by plane, shuttle, bus, or train
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 6mAED 1,002–2,262Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Dubai International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- 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 15mAED 820–2,162Fly London City Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane LCY - AUH
11h 51mAED 1,313–3,719Fly 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 51mAED 1,052–2,462Fly London Heathrow Airport to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC)plane LHR - DWC
- Take the bus from Ibn Battuta Bus Station 8 to Abu Dhabi, Central Bus Station 1bus
11h 26mAED 1,080–4,005Fly 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 33mAED 1,006–2,718
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Abu Dhabi is to fly and shuttle which costs AED 1000 - AED 2800 and takes 13h 33m.
The fastest way to get from London to Abu Dhabi is to fly which takes 10h 6m and costs AED 1000 - AED 2300.
The distance between London and Abu Dhabi is 5570 km.
It takes approximately 10h 6m to get from London to Abu Dhabi, including transfers.
Abu Dhabi is 3h ahead of London. It is currently 8:46 AM in London and 11:46 AM in Abu Dhabi.
There are 1278+ hotels available in Abu Dhabi.
What companies run services between London, England and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates?
Etihad, British Airways, and two other airlines 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
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–3,600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–3,100
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 900–3,200
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–2,900
Flights from London City Airport to Abu Dhabi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–3,700
Flights from London City Airport to Abu Dhabi via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–3,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,650–1,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–2,700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,900
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abu Dhabi via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–2,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Dubai International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Abu Dhabi via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–3,700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 950–5,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Dubai International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–3,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Dubai International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–3,000
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from London City Airport to Abu Dhabi via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 2,200–8,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London City Airport to Abu Dhabi via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,900–5,500
- 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
- mea.com.lb
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,600–3,400
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–2,400
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,400–7,500
- Website
- zanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–3,800
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Dubai International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,900
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Dubai International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,400
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Dubai International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,700
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- AED 65–140
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- AED 90–160
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- 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
- 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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