Cheap flights from Abu Dhabi to Manchester from £215

In general, January is the cheapest month to fly from Abu Dhabi to Manchester. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around £389. If you aren’t able to travel to Manchester during the month of January, then flying in October is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of £454.

The cheapest day to depart from Abu Dhabi to Manchester is on a Tuesday. Travellers who choose to depart for Manchester on a Tuesday will often find tickets for as low as £603. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Sunday because tickets tend to average around £772. These prices are subject to change though, so be sure to set up a Price Alert for flights to Manchester.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Manchester is in the evening when flights can be purchased for as low as £668. Flights to Manchester are more costly in the morning, with an average ticket price of £753. Departure times in the morning fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

Fly from Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl to Manchester for the best Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl - Manchester flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Manchester from Abu Dhabi when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Manchester for around £613 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Manchester from Abu Dhabi for as low as £256 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 32% on your flight if you consider stops on a Abu Dhabi to Manchester flight.

As of May 2026, prices for Abu Dhabi to Manchester flights are approximately 54% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Gulf Air is the most popular carrier operating from Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl to Manchester

Emirates, Pegasus Airlines and Etihad Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Manchester from Abu Dhabi according to our data. Emirates is the first choice among our users, with 48% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Manchester. Keep in mind that there are 9 different airlines that fly to Manchester on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 12% of flights between Abu Dhabi and Manchester have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 100 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the early afternoon have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Saturday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Thursday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Etihad Airways have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 12% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Istanbul (SAW) was the most common stop: 68% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Istanbul (SAW) offer the lowest average return price of £380.

Flights connecting via Manama (BAH) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 10h 10m.

Manama (BAH) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 1h 25m.

As of May 2026, there are 3 flights per day flying from Abu Dhabi to Manchester. The most common time of day flights depart is 02:00, with 55% of flights taking off in the morning.

The number of flights available between Abu Dhabi and Manchester is 27 per week as of May 2026. The most frequent departure day is Mon, with 19% of weekly flights leaving on this day.