There are 4 ways to get from Cape Town to Abu Dhabi Airport (AUH) by plane, shuttle, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cape Town International Airport to Abu Dhabi
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane CPT - AUH
11h 32mAED 957–2,667Fly Cape Town International Airport to Dubai International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane CPT - DXB
- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
12h 37mAED 1,302–2,221Fly Cape Town International Airport to Sharjah International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Sharjah International Airport (SHJ)plane CPT - SHJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
16h 24mAED 1,118–3,340Bus to George Airport, fly to Abu Dhabi
- Take the bus from Cape Town to Georgebus
- Fly from George Airport (GRJ) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane GRJ - AUH
20h 2mAED 1,188–3,216
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Abu Dhabi Airport (AUH) is to fly and shuttle which costs AED 1300 - AED 2300 and takes 12h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Abu Dhabi Airport (AUH) is to fly which takes 11h 32m and costs AED 950 - AED 2700.
The distance between Cape Town and Abu Dhabi Airport (AUH) is 7547 km.
It takes approximately 11h 32m to get from Cape Town to Abu Dhabi Airport (AUH), including transfers.
Abu Dhabi Airport (AUH) is 2h ahead of Cape Town. It is currently 14:08 in Cape Town and 16:08 in Abu Dhabi Airport (AUH).
There are 1274+ hotels available in Abu Dhabi Airport (AUH).
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Abu Dhabi Airport (AUH), United Arab Emirates?
Qatar Airways, Safair, and three other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) 5 times a day.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–3,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Maputo, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–3,900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Johannesburg, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–3,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–3,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–3,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Johannesburg, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,300
Flights from George Airport to Abu Dhabi via Cape Town International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,600–4,800
Flights from George Airport to Abu Dhabi via Johannesburg, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–4,500
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–4,100
Flights from George Airport to Abu Dhabi via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,100
Flights from George Airport to Abu Dhabi via Johannesburg, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,900–5,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–3,500
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–3,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–3,800
Flights from George Airport to Abu Dhabi via Johannesburg, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,900–5,500
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–3,400
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–3,800
- Website
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 35–38
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 35–38
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
- Phone
- +27 86 158 9282
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Cape Town to George
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- AED 65–95
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
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