Route · MCT → AUH
Flights from Muscat to Abu Dhabi
At just 381 kilometres, the Muscat–Abu Dhabi hop is one of the Gulf's shortest scheduled segments, typically landing in under an hour of block time and serving primarily as a regional connector rather than a standalone leisure destination. Etihad Airways operates the route as part of its home-hub feed out of AUH, while Oman Air covers it as a natural short-haul from its MCT base; American, Iberia, and Lufthansa appearances in tracking data generally reflect codeshare arrangements rather than metal of their own. Practically speaking, travellers connecting onward through Abu Dhabi's Terminal A should note that Etihad's US-bound flights clear American preclearance there, meaningfully reducing formalities on arrival stateside. Fare-wise, because the route functions heavily as a connection segment, standalone tickets are often priced inefficiently high midweek; positioning fares tend to soften on Fridays and Sundays when leisure demand briefly spikes and airlines adjust accordingly.
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Cheapest dates to fly
Live prices · powered by AviasalesThe calendar below pulls live fares from our search partner for Muscat (MCT) → Abu Dhabi (AUH). Use the year… view to spot the cheapest week to fly, the day-of-week patterns most travellers miss, and any shoulder-season dips worth shifting your trip around. Prices refresh every few hours, so what you see is what your booking page should look like a moment later — click any date to jump straight to the fare on Aviasales.
Airlines on this route
5 carriersThe 5 carriers we currently track on the Muscat–Abu Dhabi route, from full-service flag carriers to low-cost competitors. Tap any airline for its full profile,… baggage rules, fleet context, and a live fare search pre-filtered to that carrier — useful if you're loyal to a frequent-flyer programme, want to compare onboard product on the same dates, or are weighing a cheaper one-stop against a pricier nonstop.
Flights from Muscat to Abu Dhabi
Live schedule · powered by AviasalesBelow is the published weekly schedule for nonstop and one-stop services from Muscat to Abu Dhabi — the actual flight numbers, departure and arrival times… your booking page will pull from. Use it to plan around departure preferences (early morning vs late evening), see which carriers fly on which weekdays, or pick a connection that lets you sleep in your own bed before a long-haul leg. Click any row to load it directly in the search.
Airport guides
Quick links into the airport profiles at both ends of the route. Each guide covers terminal layout, the airlines that base hubs at MCT and… AUH, the other routes those airports serve, and the ground-transit options most travellers wish they'd read about before landing — the practical context you only really need to know once you've booked, but want to skim before you do.