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3 ways to the airport

The airport publishes no rule for how early to arrive: check your airline's own times. You can drop your bags at a City Check-in facility in Abu Dhabi up to 24 hours before your flight. First departures

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The cheapest way to the airport. Nothing listed is quicker.

Bus A1 to Al Zahiyah

A1 · Abu Dhabi Mobility
54 min rideEvery 30 min06:12–22:42
Al Zahiyah bus stationTerminal A Departure stop
Non-stop
AED 5total for 1 adultAED 5 eachBuy ticketOn Abu Dhabi Mobility
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Al Zahiyah bus station, stop 1010

Charged by distance on a Hafilat card: AED 2 to board plus 5 fils a kilometre, never more than AED 5; to the city it is usually about AED 4. No cash on board; children aged 10 and under ride free.

Hours. Every 30 minutes from 06:12 to 22:42, every day, 52 to 56 minutes to the airport.

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Bus

Bus A2 to Khalifa Street and the Corniche

A2 · Abu Dhabi Mobility
56 min rideEvery 30 min05:00–22:57
Khalifa Street / Sofitel Corniche stopTerminal A Departure stop
Non-stop
AED 5total for 1 adultAED 5 eachBuy ticketOn Abu Dhabi Mobility
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Khalifa Street / Sofitel Corniche stop, stop 313

Charged by distance on a Hafilat card: AED 2 to board plus 5 fils a kilometre, never more than AED 5; to the city it is usually about AED 4. No cash on board; children aged 10 and under ride free.

Hours. At 05:00, then about every 30 minutes from 06:27 to 22:57, every day, 53 to 59 minutes to the airport.

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Night only

Night bus N2 to Al Zahiyah

N2 · Abu Dhabi Mobility
63 min rideEvery 15 min23:12–05:57
Al Zahiyah bus stationTerminal A Departure stop
Non-stop
AED 5total for 1 adultAED 5 eachBuy ticketOn Abu Dhabi Mobility
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Al Zahiyah bus station, stop 1010

Charged by distance on a Hafilat card: AED 2 to board plus 5 fils a kilometre, never more than AED 5; to the city it is usually about AED 4. No cash on board; children aged 10 and under ride free.

Hours. Every 15 minutes from 23:12 to 05:57, every night, about an hour to the airport.

Price for every party size · Fare source

Fares are the same ticket ridden the other way; the boarding points, hours and, where a ride differs by direction, the ride time are read for this direction. Also runs to the airport, boarding point and hours in town not recorded yet: Welcome Pickups transfer to Abu Dhabi. Every way from Abu Dhabi airport into Abu Dhabi

How do I get from Abu Dhabi city centre to Abu Dhabi airport?

For one traveler the Bus A1 to Al Zahiyah is the way we recommend: AED 5 in total, 54 min, boarding at Al Zahiyah bus station. The first one leaves at 06:12 and is at the airport by about 07:06; the last leaves at 22:42. The airport publishes no rule for how early to arrive: check your airline's own times. You can drop your bags at a City Check-in facility in Abu Dhabi up to 24 hours before your flight.

First departures

Earliest at the airport first
Night bus N2 to Al Zahiyah

First 23:12 from Al Zahiyah bus station, at the airport by about 00:15.

Bus A2 to Khalifa Street

First 05:00 from Khalifa Street / Sofitel Corniche stop, at the airport by about 05:56.

Bus A1 to Al Zahiyah

First 06:12 from Al Zahiyah bus station, at the airport by about 07:06.

Arrival times add the recorded ride time to the first departure; no walking or waiting is added.

Early flight?

Before the A1 starts at 06:12, night bus N2 leaves Al Zahiyah bus station for the airport every 15 minutes from 23:12 to 05:57, a ride of about an hour.

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How early to be there

The airport publishes no rule for how early to arrive: check your airline's own times. You can drop your bags at a City Check-in facility in Abu Dhabi up to 24 hours before your flight.

Early flights

Before the A1 starts at 06:12, night bus N2 leaves Al Zahiyah bus station for the airport every 15 minutes from 23:12 to 05:57, a ride of about an hour.

Where the bus leaves from

Buses A1, A2 and N2 call at the Terminal A Departure stop and then end at the ECC stop outside the terminal: get off at Terminal A Departure.

Uber and Bolt

Ride-hailing drivers set you down at the Departures forecourt or in the drop-off areas of the car park, a few steps from check-in.

Questions

When is the first Bus A1 to Al Zahiyah from Al Zahiyah bus station?

06:12. It reaches the airport at about 07:06.

How early should I be at Abu Dhabi airport?

The airport publishes no rule for how early to arrive: check your airline's own times. You can drop your bags at a City Check-in facility in Abu Dhabi up to 24 hours before your flight.

Where does the Bus A1 to Al Zahiyah leave from in Abu Dhabi?

Al Zahiyah bus station, stop 1010. First departure 06:12, last 22:42.

My flight is early. What runs before the first train?

Before the A1 starts at 06:12, night bus N2 leaves Al Zahiyah bus station for the airport every 15 minutes from 23:12 to 05:57, a ride of about an hour.

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