Cheap flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abu Dhabi from £214

The cheapest month to fly to Abu Dhabi from London Heathrow Airport is in January. Flight prices, which tend to average around £411, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you are unable to visit Abu Dhabi during the month of January, then departing from London Heathrow Airport during the month February is also very affordable. Most momondo users find prices during this month for around £447.

The cheapest day to depart from London Heathrow Airport to Abu Dhabi is on a Tuesday. Travellers who choose to depart for Abu Dhabi on a Tuesday will often find tickets for as low as £567. When flying out on a Friday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from London Heathrow Airport to Abu Dhabi for around £618.

Flying to Abu Dhabi from London Heathrow Airport at midday is the least expensive time of day to depart. momondo users have found prices as low as £571 when looking at flights departing at midday. In the morning is when there is more demand to fly to Abu Dhabi, so prices are often more expensive at around £597 per ticket.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Abu Dhabi from London Heathrow Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Abu Dhabi for around £539 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Abu Dhabi from London Heathrow Airport for as low as £483 on momondo.

SAUDIA is the most popular carrier operating from London Heathrow to Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

Emirates, British Airways and Etihad Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Abu Dhabi from London Heathrow Airport according to our data. Emirates is the first choice among our users, with 46% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Abu Dhabi. Keep in mind that there are 29 different airlines that fly to Abu Dhabi on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 16% of flights between London and Abu Dhabi have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 116 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.

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Monday 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 17% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Manama (BAH) was the most common stop: 43% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Riyadh (RUH) offer the lowest average return price of £414.

Flights connecting via Brussels (BRU) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 8h 35m.

Istanbul (IST) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 1h 46m.

12 flights are operational daily from London Heathrow Airport to Abu Dhabi as of April 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 21:00, with 56% of flights per day taking off in the evening.

90 flights are operational weekly from London Heathrow Airport to Abu Dhabi as of April 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Tue, with 27% of flights per week taking off on this day.