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Cheapest return fare
R7 588
Typical prices: R6 371-R9 301
Ethiopian Air
Tue 6/10Thu 15/10
JNB - AUH • 1 stop
Cheapest direct flights
R10 277
Typical prices: R6 387-R9 188
Etihad Airways
Wed 7/10Sun 18/10
JNB - AUH • Direct
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Recent return flight deals to Abu Dhabi

Tue, Oct 6 - Thu, Oct 15
Ethiopian Air Logo
8:20 - 3:10JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl
16h 50m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole
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4:25 - 20:10AUH  Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
17h 45m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole
R7 588Ethiopian Air
Wed, Sep 23 - Tue, Sep 29
Ethiopian Air Logo
8:20 - 3:10JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl
16h 50m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole
Ethiopian Air Logo
4:25 - 20:10AUH  Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
17h 45m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole
R7 604Ethiopian Air
Sun, Sep 13 - Sat, Sep 19
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 3:10JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl
10h 40m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole
Ethiopian Air Logo
4:25 - 13:30AUH  Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
11h 05m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole
R7 604Ethiopian Air
Tue, Dec 15 - Fri, Dec 25
Air Seychelles Logo
9:00 - 0:35JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl
13h 35m1 stop Victoria Seychelles Intl
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7:50 - 12:30AUH  Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
30h 40m1 stop Victoria Seychelles Intl
R9 012Air Seychelles
Wed, Oct 7 - Mon, Oct 19
Qatar Airways Logo
20:55 - 10:55JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl
12h 00m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl
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22:45 - 9:10AUH  Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
12h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl
R9 957Qatar Airways
Wed, Sep 9 - Wed, Sep 16
Qatar Airways Logo
14:05 - 10:55JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl
18h 50m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl
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12:25 - 4:00AUH  Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
17h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl
R9 957Qatar Airways
Fri, Dec 25 - Fri, Jan 1
Air Seychelles Logo
13:50 - 1:05JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl
33h 15m1 stop Victoria Seychelles Intl
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7:50 - 12:30AUH  Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
30h 40m1 stop Victoria Seychelles Intl
R10 181Air Seychelles
Tue, Dec 22 - Thu, Dec 31
Air Seychelles Logo
9:00 - 0:35JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl
13h 35m1 stop Victoria Seychelles Intl
Air Seychelles Logo
7:50 - 12:30AUH  Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
30h 40m1 stop Victoria Seychelles Intl
R10 197Air Seychelles
Wed, Oct 7 - Sun, Oct 18
Etihad Airways Logo
9:45 - 19:45JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl
8h 00mdirect
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2:10 - 8:20AUH  Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
8h 10mdirect
R10 277Etihad Airways
Wed, Sep 9 - Tue, Sep 15
Etihad Airways Logo
9:45 - 19:45JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl
8h 00mdirect
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2:10 - 8:20AUH  Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
8h 10mdirect
R10 309Etihad Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Abu Dhabi

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to Abu Dhabi to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest flight to Abu Dhabi?

In the last 5 days, the cheapest flight deal to Abu Dhabi was found on the route from Johannesburg, at R7 588 return. The most popular connection is from Cape Town to Abu Dhabi, while KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as R11 350 in the last 5 days.

What is the cheapest day to fly to Abu Dhabi?

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Abu Dhabi is Wednesday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as R10 403. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where round-trip prices are R11 208 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Abu Dhabi?

The cheapest month for flights to Abu Dhabi is September, where tickets cost R8 260 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is R11 157 and R10 789 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is June with an average price of R5 074.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Abu Dhabi?

The cheapest time of day to fly to Abu Dhabi is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost R10 682 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Abu Dhabi is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R10 682.

What is a good deal for flights to Abu Dhabi?

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to Abu Dhabi, 25% of our users found tickets to Abu Dhabi for the following prices or less: From Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport R9 881 return.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Abu Dhabi?

To get a below average price, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 12% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 2 weeks before departure.

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May

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R5 235
Best time to beat the crowds (16% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (12% more expensive on average)
Flight from Johannesburg to Abu Dhabi

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FAQs - booking Abu Dhabi flights

  • What is the cheapest flight to Abu Dhabi?

    In the last 5 days, the cheapest flight deal to Abu Dhabi was found on the route from Johannesburg, at R7 588 return. The most popular connection is from Cape Town to Abu Dhabi, while KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as R11 350 in the last 5 days.

  • How far is Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Airport from central Abu Dhabi?

    Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Airport is 28 km from the centre of Abu Dhabi.

  • What is the name of Abu Dhabi’s airport?

    There is only 1 airport in Abu Dhabi, called Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Airport (AUH). It can also be referred to as Zayed Intl.

  • How much is a flight to Abu Dhabi?

    On average, a flight to Abu Dhabi costs R8 895. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost R4 686 and departed from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Abu Dhabi?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to Abu Dhabi.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to Abu Dhabi?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Abu Dhabi is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Abu Dhabi?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Abu Dhabi with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to Abu Dhabi?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Abu Dhabi up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • How many direct flights to Abu Dhabi are there each week?

    Each week there are around 25 direct flights from within South Africa to Abu Dhabi. The most common day for departures is Monday, with 28% of flights taking off on this day.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Abu Dhabi

  • Looking for cheap airfare to Abu Dhabi? 25% of our users found return tickets to Abu Dhabi for the following prices or less: From Johannesburg OR Tambo R19 839
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Abu Dhabi flight deals.

Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying to Abu Dhabi

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Abu Dhabi? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3656 reviews
8,2Boarding
8,0Comfort
8,4Crew
7,9Food
8,2Entertainment
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Service was great. Food was perfect. My mom needed a wheelchair and I was worried that I will miss the connecting flight. Emirates ground staff and wheelchair staff ensured we get to our gate on time.

10,0 ExcellentManoj, Aug 2026
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Service was great. Food was perfect. My mom needed a wheelchair and I was worried that I will miss the connecting flight. Emirates ground staff and wheelchair staff ensured we get to our gate on time.

Business boarding is too messy, if can be systematic will be better

There is an issue with A380 when it arrives in Munich, because a business class passengers like me have to wait for the first class passengers to disembark, which takes some time while you are also offloading economy passengers this causes an issue at customs where your business class passengers end up behind a large bulk of economy passengers This is a frustration and the early dislocation should be and is supposed to be a benefit of business class

This was my first time flying with Emirates. Overall, the experience was very good. I thought the seats in economy would have been a bit more comfortable, but, they seem to be on par with other airlines. The food was excellent and very satisfying. If you can afford it, I would definitely suggest upgrading to at lest premium economy seats for long haul flights.

First time and very memorable, the finest flying experience ive ever had

No Vegetarian options onboard, made to wait for a long time for boarding

The internet connection did was not functioning as per normal.

The individual attention the crew gives to passengers is commendable and I find them positively helpful.

For such a long flight I feel the spacing of seats could’ve been better to make it more comfortable for passengers. Very little space to move & stretch legs.

The flight was delayed in Jhb and I could have had some help in Dubai trying to get to my connecting flight to London

The crew were fabulous. We travelled Doha to Miami and the crew in board we exceptional too.

Qatar was pretty OK for their services but Arangrant was awful at theirs and frankly lied to me. Qatar offers four business class fares and only three of them allow lounge access. This is a horrible policy when you pay so much for business class and shame on them for denying the simple use of their lounges for this confusion. When I requested my business class ticket with Arangrant I knew this and specifically told them I would only purchase the lowest class business seat that would still permit me lounge access on all legs of my trip. They lied to me and said I did and then I was refused this service on my return flights. I had no less than 4-8 schedule changes and got screwed by a late departure from DCA on my double connection to JNB. I lost nearly a full day on my outbound and then had little to no use of the lounges on my outbound flights. To then be denied access on my return flights made the 27 hour trip home pretty awful. Kayak should no longer work with Arangrant as they are dishonest and liars. Qatar should price all four of their business class fares to include lounge access and stop the insanity they have forced on people. My return trip home nearly ruined my entire trip to South Africa and I blame Arangrant for telling me lies and for Qatar for offering insane rules and regulations on such expensive business class fares. For the money I paid to Qatar, I did not receive the full services I was promised. I will probably never use Arangrant and their ignorant services ever again. I will question whether I ever fly on Qatar Airways again as well. When you pay so much and get such little in return, it leaves a bad taste in your mouth. Arangrant gives the whole industry a bad name and Qatar is not far behind them. I can honestly say that the wretched service and way I was treated by both have soured me on travel companies and airlines. It is bad enough that we have an idiot, felon, racist and bigoted president and administration to contend with while he has started an illegal war, I did not expect to get screwed over by Arangrant and Qatar as well. Shame on all of you.

It was very good. It was a long flight and being a tight with little leg room.

They didn't board by zones and it was a free for all. The 16 hour flight was the most excruciating experience of my life and the seats were TINY... with no leg space and my feet were swollen immediately. The food was so bad it was inedible.

Doha airport is huge , takes long time to reach gate .

As gold member there is no priority checkin. Meaning you either have to board with your zone or last with business class pax. As economy pax all the baggage bays are filled by the time you arrive

After going through security and waiting for the flight at the gate, there was no access to bathrooms and no place to charge a phone while waiting for the flight. But once I was on the plane, everything was very good.

Check-in staff were not very pleasing and sounded to be rude, even though I hold a platinum membership. The aircraft is brand new and good. As it's a short flight no other comments.

Bus from gate to plane waited more than 30 minutes in a freezing temperatures of a/c. Plane temperature was very cold .

I planned to fly Qatar airways because I have flown them in the past and viewed the airline as a premium service provided. They still price this way but I found the experience to be subpar in several ways. 1 - check in - the line for check in was the longest I have ever had to stand it. Qatar airways does not have enough check in desks at the airport for the size of the flights they operate. 2- Carry on policy - there was little to no notification of changes to their carry on policy. Backpacks are considered a carry on rather than a personal item so if you have a backpack or larger handbag plus a roller size carry on, you were forced to check an extra bag or pay an additional carry on fee. This is not standard practice on other airlines and frustrating given that this was an international flight. On flight experience was good, generally comfortable seats, friendly staff and good meal service.

Luggage jandling sucks. I arrived in BLR india on 15th and luggage was delivered today 19th. I came for a business trip everything got screwed up. Poor communication. APP kept saying mishandles in BLR. It never reached BLR. I had air tag which showed luggage was in Germany. I could not reach anybody other than the airpprt people. They had no clue and asked me to call etihad. In India etihad number wasnt working.i had to call US number and that person was the only person who seemed to help. They kept me in dark. No communication or email till i spoke to the person in US.i have flown many airlines but never had this experience. For me this was first and will be last in etihad. Very bad.

The food was nice and the toilets were kept clean. I find the cabin bag policy to be ludicrous though, there's no way someone can have a small personal item and carry-on cabin bag weighing <7kg if you need to take a laptop with you, meds, and any valuables and items you can't risk to leave in a cargo bag that may get left behind

Crew from ground is great but the aircraft is small and last 3 rows luggage section was occupied by crew so no space for travelers. Food was OK

Awful , hidden charges for the luggage was a very awful thing, very much a scam , booking the flight thinking the luggage was included was definitely a scam , then the girl that was taking my luggage Ayrlease the airport was an absolute awful , telling me if I don’t have money to take my luggage with me I can just throw it away , how professional, NEVER AGAIN .

Connection booked by Etihad was delayed and upon arrival to counter they closed it and denied boarding although there was still 15 minutes to go . Manager Karen was very rude and did not want to listen seems there as overbooking and canceling boarding was the only solution..

The staff was excellent. They checked on my needs at the appropriate amount, letting me sleep when I needed, checking up when I was awake.

Doubled charged me for luggage and lost $520, dug much into my travel budget.

Boarding staff at lahore airport corporate well. Thanks to that guy.

On time and no hassle luggage policy (2 checked in and 1 cabin bag)

From Chennai to abu dabhi Abudabhi to Chicago Both flights are good , good service too

The following is a review for a flight from Johannesburg to Washington, DC with a connection at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and refueling landing at Rome, Italy. The flight was provided by Ethiopian Airlines. There were two of us: me and my wife on this flight. Everything was on time. Enough legroom between the seats, I was able to stretch my legs and sleep for at least some time during the 14 hour second flight (19 hours in total for both flights). Very decent meals that included two lunches and one breakfast on the flight from Addis Ababa to Washington and one lunch on the flight from Johannesburg to Addis Ababa. The lunch choices were beef, chicken and fish, I think the vegetarian option was available as well, accompanied with beans. The breakfast was a choice between egg and pancake, accompanied with a fruit salad. The egg breakfast was awesome, it came with a scrambled egg and a sausage. However, my wife mentioned unusual taste of the pancake breakfast meal, by all means those were not pancakes. What wasn't good: Externally initiated commercials on the infosystem screens, you couldn't turn the screen off. These commercials were accompanied by loud and annoying music, transmitted through the entire cabin. Obviously, there was no escape from this music as well. Additional moment: on the flight from Addis Ababa to Washington, DC, we landed at Rome for refueling. This was totally fine and it was in the flight itinerary. But, the flight attendant asked me to straighten the seat while we were at the steady position during the refueling. I can't rationalize this order except that some people just like to be a boss of some kind. Keeping the light lit in the economy cabin while keeping it dimmed in the first class also didn't improve my and my wife's feelings. Overall, the services were very good and the flight, despite its longevity, went on very smoothly.

Traveling with Ethiopian is always a good experience. I also enjoy the stay at skylight hotel in Addis

The hygiene was super bad. Smells bad and air refreshment is highly advisable. The crew made some one else sit in my spot and no one is checking seat number and people are jumping to sit on other people’s allocated seat.

It was very bad experience with Ethiopian airlines . The flight was delayed in both ways . On the way coming back one of the crews dropped hot coffee on my whole body and other crew dropped used dirty glasses on top of me . The same crew that dropped hot coffee on me hit me with the food trolley on my knee while I was sleeping . I couldn’t sit properly due to the pain on my knee caused by those irresponsible crews . Very unprofessional airlines

Food was really not appealing. There was a blocked sink in the toilet. Toilet is cramped and the wall between the 2 toilets are not secured properly.

Plane was late with no information or announcement … had to walk up n downstairs.., had not communicated this … and ppl had suitcase to carry .

My entertainment screen wasn't working and they couldn't fix it.

I was a good, but long trip. The airline did a good job. I would use them again.

It is just ok, the sits are very uncomfortable, the temperature too low and there weren’t blankets. The food is mediocre and there are no screens to watch movies.

I've never been served three bread courses in a single meal before. Was really impressed by the novelty of that.

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