Abu Dhabi to London: flight planning
Our model uses LHR as the arrival gateway for the destination scope below. Check your ticket’s actual airport; this page does not establish airline service or seat availability.
Airports and trip scope
- Recorded departure metro airports
- Abu Dhabi · AUH
- Modelled arrival gateway
- LHR · London
The estimate is based on the departure metro area, not a separate quote for each airport. An airport is not the city centre or hotel; plan airport access and onward connections separately.
Westminster and the South Bank → British Museum → Tower of London → Borough Market and a river day pass → parks and free galleries
Trip budget comparison
Assumptions: two travellers sharing one room, Mid-range, October without exact dates, including a modelled return-flight allowance. Currency: AED. Static reference exchange rates, not live rates.
All figures are My Travel Choices model estimates, not live fares or bookable quotes. Actual prices, taxes and transfers depend on your choices.
7 days · 6 nights
18,900–26,550 AED
- International flights
- 4,300–6,750 AED
round trip · per person × 2
- Accommodation
- 8,550–12,800 AED
dated room rate · 6 × 1
- Food & daily spending
- 4,750–5,500 AED
dated rate · per person × 2
- Activities & experiences
- 550–750 AED
dated rate · per person × 2
- Local transport
- 750 AED
dated rate · per person × 2, plus one airport round trip
A dated sample from 2 Nov 2026 to 8 Nov 2026 (6 nights, 7 calendar days) for two adults sharing one room, on the ground only and excluding international airfare. The estimate is built from the sample's own itemised prices, each used in the unit it was recorded in: the room rate per room-night, food per person-day, and the airport trip as a fixed cost. The sample total itself is never multiplied out to another party size or trip length, and because each sample is a single dated observation the figure stands at that date's price level and does not model seasonal change.
The United Kingdom charges no accommodation or tourist tax. An overnight visitor levy for London has been proposed but is not law, so nothing is added. Source: BBC News — proposed London overnight visitor levy (not in force) (checked 2026-09-21). A published reference price for planning, not a quote.
Strand Palace, Superior Queen (sleeps 2, 172 sq ft, 150 cm bed), Room Only. A dated observation of the hotel's own public non-member Pay Later rate, which its terms identify as the flexible Best Available Rate, for a room that holds two guests. The six displayed nights ranged from £291 to £436 including taxes and fees. It carries no stay-longer or free-night condition, so it prices any trip length; it is a planning reference for two adults in one standard room, not a guaranteed quote for other dates, and not inventory for a group booking. Source: Strand Palace official booking engine — public non-member Pay Later (flexible Best Available Rate), read 21 September 2026 (checked 2026-09-21). A published reference price for planning, not a quote.
Adjust this estimate10 days · 9 nights
25,650–35,950 AED
- International flights
- 4,300–6,750 AED
round trip · per person × 2
- Accommodation
- 12,850–19,250 AED
dated room rate · 9 × 1
- Food & daily spending
- 6,750–7,900 AED
dated rate · per person × 2
- Activities & experiences
- 800–1,100 AED
dated rate · per person × 2
- Local transport
- 950 AED
dated rate · per person × 2, plus one airport round trip
A dated sample from 2 Nov 2026 to 8 Nov 2026 (6 nights, 7 calendar days) for two adults sharing one room, on the ground only and excluding international airfare. The estimate is built from the sample's own itemised prices, each used in the unit it was recorded in: the room rate per room-night, food per person-day, and the airport trip as a fixed cost. The sample total itself is never multiplied out to another party size or trip length, and because each sample is a single dated observation the figure stands at that date's price level and does not model seasonal change.
The United Kingdom charges no accommodation or tourist tax. An overnight visitor levy for London has been proposed but is not law, so nothing is added. Source: BBC News — proposed London overnight visitor levy (not in force) (checked 2026-09-21). A published reference price for planning, not a quote.
Strand Palace, Superior Queen (sleeps 2, 172 sq ft, 150 cm bed), Room Only. A dated observation of the hotel's own public non-member Pay Later rate, which its terms identify as the flexible Best Available Rate, for a room that holds two guests. The six displayed nights ranged from £291 to £436 including taxes and fees. It carries no stay-longer or free-night condition, so it prices any trip length; it is a planning reference for two adults in one standard room, not a guaranteed quote for other dates, and not inventory for a group booking. Source: Strand Palace official booking engine — public non-member Pay Later (flexible Best Available Rate), read 21 September 2026 (checked 2026-09-21). A published reference price for planning, not a quote.
Adjust this estimateLength and season
Recorded destination guidance: 4 days minimum sensible; 4–6 days ideal. Budget examples are not a recommendation to compress the full itinerary into seven days.
Typically strongest from May and June, and again from September.
Destination and arrival
Linked arrival guidance applies only to its named airport and scope. Check current service and your onward journey to the accommodation address.
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Sources and methodology
My Travel Choices’ own model estimates. Airport identifiers: OurAirports (public domain); city data cross-checked with GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). No airline fare feed.