✈ YVR → AUH
14H 50M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from Vancouver to Abu Dhabi
From YVR (YVR), Canada North America → Abu Dhabi International (AUH), UAE Middle East
How long is the flight from Vancouver to Abu Dhabi?
A nonstop flight from Vancouver (YVR) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) takes about 14 hours 50 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,348 miles (11,825 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
14h 50m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
7,348 mi
11,825 km · great-circle
Avg speed
798 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Vancouver timezone
UTC-7
America/Vancouver
Abu Dhabi timezone
UTC+4
Asia/Dubai
Time difference
+11h
11 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~11d
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.