✈ FCO → AUH
5H 55M FLIGHT. TWO MOVIES, NO SLEEP, ONE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.
Flight from Rome to Abu Dhabi
From Fiumicino (FCO), Italy Europe → Abu Dhabi International (AUH), UAE Middle East
How long is the flight from Rome to Abu Dhabi?
A nonstop flight from Rome (FCO) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) takes about 5 hours 55 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 2,697 miles (4,340 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
5h 55m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
2,697 mi
4,340 km · great-circle
Avg speed
734 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Rome timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Rome
Abu Dhabi timezone
UTC+4
Asia/Dubai
Time difference
+2h
2 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~2d
Eastward — worse
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.