There are 7 ways to get from Scotland to Abu Dhabi by plane, shuttle, 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 Edinburgh Airport to Abu Dhabi
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane EDI - AUH
12h 54mAED 849–2,251Fly Glasgow Airport to Dubai International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane GLA - DXB
- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai Airport to Abu Dhabi
13h 27mAED 770–2,627Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane INV - AUH
14h 30mAED 1,126–3,037Fly Edinburgh Airport to Dubai International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane EDI - DXB
- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai Airport to Abu Dhabi
13h 34mAED 949–1,851Fly Glasgow Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane GLA - AUH
15h 12mAED 820–2,127Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Abu Dhabi
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane MAN - AUH
13h 33mAED 1,136–2,743Fly Aberdeen Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane ABZ - AUH
12h 36mAED 1,126–3,037
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Abu Dhabi is to fly which costs AED 800 - AED 2200 and takes 15h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Abu Dhabi is to fly which takes 12h 36m and costs AED 1100 - AED 3100.
The distance between Scotland and Abu Dhabi is 5847 km.
It takes approximately 12h 54m to get from Scotland to Abu Dhabi, including transfers.
Abu Dhabi is 4h ahead of Scotland. It is currently 4:40 AM in Scotland and 8:40 AM in Abu Dhabi.
There are 1243+ hotels available in Abu Dhabi.
What companies run services between Scotland and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates?
Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) 4 times a day.
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Abu Dhabi via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,200
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Abu Dhabi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,100
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Abu Dhabi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Abu Dhabi via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,100
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Abu Dhabi via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,200
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Abu Dhabi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Abu Dhabi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,100
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Abu Dhabi via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Abu Dhabi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–3,200
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Abu Dhabi via Birmingham, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–4,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–3,100
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Abu Dhabi via Manchester Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,400–4,400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Abu Dhabi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–3,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dubai International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,900
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Abu Dhabi via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–3,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dubai International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Abu Dhabi via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–3,000
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Abu Dhabi via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,200
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Abu Dhabi via London Gatwick, Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–3,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Abu Dhabi via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,600
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Abu Dhabi via Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- AED 950–3,000
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Abu Dhabi via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,800
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- AED 330–550
- Website
- TransPennine 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
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