There are 4 ways to get from Manchester to Abu Dhabi by plane, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Manchester Airport to Abu Dhabi
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane MAN - AUH
10h 19mAED 767–2,433Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Abu Dhabi
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane BHX - AUH
14h 28mAED 1,001–2,487Fly Manchester Airport to Dubai International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane MAN - DXB
- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai Airport to Abu Dhabi
13h 9mAED 867–1,833Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Abu Dhabi
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane LHR - AUH
12h 45mAED 1,220–3,011
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Abu Dhabi is to fly and shuttle which costs AED 850 - AED 1900 and takes 13h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Abu Dhabi is to fly which takes 10h 19m and costs AED 750 - AED 2500.
The distance between Manchester and Abu Dhabi is 5725 km.
It takes approximately 10h 19m to get from Manchester to Abu Dhabi, including transfers.
Abu Dhabi is 3h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 10:57 AM in Manchester and 1:57 PM in Abu Dhabi.
There are 1258+ hotels available in Abu Dhabi.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates?
Etihad, Kuwait Airways, and three other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) every 4 hours.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–3,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–3,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–3,800
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Abu Dhabi via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–2,600
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Abu Dhabi via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dubai International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 700–1,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abu Dhabi via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–1,100
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Abu Dhabi via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–2,900
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Abu Dhabi via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–2,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dubai International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,400
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–3,000
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Abu Dhabi via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,400
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Abu Dhabi via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–3,200
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Abu Dhabi via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,400–3,800
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dubai International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,500
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 190–290
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- AED 140–240
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- AED 300–480
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- 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
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