✈ AKL → AUH
17H 41M, 8,835 MILES. YOUR ANCESTORS WALKED LESS THAN THIS.
Flight from Auckland to Abu Dhabi
From Auckland Airport (AKL), New Zealand Oceania → Abu Dhabi International (AUH), UAE Middle East
How long is the flight from Auckland to Abu Dhabi?
A nonstop flight from Auckland (AKL) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) takes about 17 hours 41 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,835 miles (14,219 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
17h 41m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
8,835 mi
14,219 km · great-circle
Avg speed
804 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Auckland timezone
UTC+12
Pacific/Auckland
Abu Dhabi timezone
UTC+4
Asia/Dubai
Time difference
-8h
8 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~5.6d
Westward — easier
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.