There are 3 ways to get from Melbourne to Abu Dhabi by plane, shuttle, or bus
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Fly to Abu Dhabi
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane MEL - AUH
17h 16mAED 2,075–3,677Fly to Sharjah International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sharjah International Airport (SHJ)plane MEL - SHJ
- Take the bus from Al Jubail Bus Terminal to Abu Dhabi Central Bus Stationbus
23h 30mAED 1,415–3,731Fly to Dubai International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane MEL - DXB
- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai Airport to Abu Dhabi
20h 6mAED 1,975–3,977
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Abu Dhabi is to fly and bus which costs AED 1400 - AED 3800 and takes 23h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Abu Dhabi is to fly which takes 17h 16m and costs AED 2000 - AED 3700.
The distance between Melbourne and Abu Dhabi is 11703 km.
It takes approximately 17h 16m to get from Melbourne to Abu Dhabi, including transfers.
Abu Dhabi is 6h behind Melbourne. It is currently 11:36 PM in Melbourne and 5:36 PM in Abu Dhabi.
There are 1278+ hotels available in Abu Dhabi.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates?
Etihad, Qatar Airways, and Virgin Australia fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,900–5,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,600–4,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,700–4,800
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–3,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 2,000–7,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Male
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- AED 2,600–13,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,600–4,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,600–4,800
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,400–3,800
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dubai International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–4,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dubai International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–3,600
- 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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