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Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Abu Dhabi on a Sunday and more expensive on a Thursday. On your return trip to Melbourne, you should consider flying back on a Tuesday, and avoid Wednesdays for better deals.

The cheapest month for flights from Melbourne Airport to Abu Dhabi is November, where tickets cost $1,594 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $2,409 and $2,084 respectively.

Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop stopover the cheapest option at $1,646 on average.

To get a below average price on the flight from Melbourne Airport to Abu Dhabi, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 23% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 12 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest return tickets from Melbourne to Abu Dhabi were found on Air India ($1,181) and IndiGo ($1,274).

There is just one airline that flies from Melbourne Airport to Abu Dhabi direct and that is Etihad Airways. The best return deal found from Etihad Airways for the route is $1,435.

Weekly flights between Melbourne and Abu Dhabi historically see delays in approximately 29% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 120 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving at night tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights in the evening have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Tuesday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Saturday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, Etihad Airways have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 29% of their flights encountering any delays.

Shanghai (PVG) is the top choice – 53% of KAYAK users who clicked on one-stop flights from Melbourne to Abu Dhabi picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via New Delhi (DEL) offer the most affordable fares, with an average price of $1,363 for a return.

Consider flying via Dubai (DXB) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 18h 00m.

If you prefer a quick connection, Doha (DOH) often has the shortest stopovers from Melbourne to Abu Dhabi, with an average time of 2h 48m.