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Dubai skyline with the Burj Khalifa from the air
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Dubai & Abu Dhabi in 6 days

3 sightseeing days in Dubai, a dedicated relocation day, then 2 days in Abu Dhabi. Includes Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood and Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, with guide-listed dining suggestions.

Adapted from community travel guides · Researched Sources & notes

The stops are drawn from the guides below; daily order, times and durations are our suggested adaptation. Available map pins are approximate, not provider-verified; missing coordinates remain unset. Prices are left unknown; check tickets, opening hours and transport before booking.

Route data adapted from Wikivoyage contributors, with our own selection and suggested timing; shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source pages link to contributor histories. This is an editorial multi-day schedule; the source community has not rated this itinerary.

  • Stay in Dubai for the first 3 sightseeing days; move to Abu Dhabi on day 4, then stay for 2 sightseeing days. Book accommodation in both bases rather than returning each night.
  • The 119 km figure is approximate straight-line separation, not transit distance. The relocation day reserves room for travel and check-in without promising a direct service or a same-day connection. Verify the journey before booking this two-base plan.
  • City visits and restaurants are adapted from the linked retained community-guide material, not newly verified opening hours, live menus or first-hand visits. Suggested times are editable planning blocks. Check closures, reservations, accessibility and dietary needs.
  • Cover photo shows the first city. Original source and photo credits remain attached. Adapted community route selections retain CC BY-SA 4.0 attribution; source research dates remain in the individual stop and dining notes.
5 local dining picks added to this itineraryDining sources

These picks have positive travel-guide coverage or a named professional recommendation; they are not live customer ratings. Suggested times are not reservations. Confirm service days, dietary needs and prices. Other days remain open for your own food discoveries.

  • Day 1 · The Kebab Shop — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 2 · Jebel Ali Club — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 3 · Kcal Healthy Fast Food — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 5 · Nalas Aappakadai Restaurant — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 6 · Anand Vegetarian Restaurant — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗

Sources checked 2026-10-30. Community-guide dining data is adapted from Wikivoyage contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; source pages link to contributor histories.

Dubai & Abu Dhabi itinerary: 6 days at a glance

Review the original daily plan before editing below. Times and durations are suggested planning blocks; dining stops are not reservations. Your personal edits appear in the editor and downloads.

Day 1: Dubai: Old Dubai & the souks

  • · Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood · 120 min
  • · Dubai Creek abra crossing · 60 min
  • · Dubai Spice Souk · 75 min
  • · Dubai Gold Souk · 75 min
  • · Dinner: The Kebab Shop (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 2: Dubai: Downtown & future design

  • · Museum of the Future · 120 min
  • · Dubai Mall · 150 min
  • · Burj Khalifa · 90 min
  • · Dinner: Jebel Ali Club (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 3: Dubai: Art spaces & waterfront

  • · Alserkal Avenue · 150 min
  • · Dubai Marina · 120 min
  • · Jumeirah Beach Residence promenade · 90 min
  • · Dinner: Kcal Healthy Fast Food (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 4: Dubai → Abu Dhabi: travel and check-in

  • · Relocate: Dubai → Abu Dhabi · 600 min

Day 5: Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque & Louvre Abu Dhabi

  • · Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque · 120 min
  • · Louvre Abu Dhabi · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Nalas Aappakadai Restaurant (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 6: Abu Dhabi: Qasr Al Watan & Corniche Road

  • · Qasr Al Watan · 120 min
  • · Corniche Road · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Anand Vegetarian Restaurant (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

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Day 1
  • 09:00120m
    Bur Dubai

    Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance and current opening hours.

  • 12:0060m
    Bur Dubai → Deira

    Choose an operating public crossing; time includes the queue. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance and current opening hours.

  • 14:0075m
    Deira, Dubai

    Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance and current opening hours.

  • 16:0075m
    Deira, Dubai

    Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance and current opening hours.

  • 18:1575m
    Dining
    Food Court Area 1, Jafza, Dubai

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Service hours need confirmation. Route distance is unknown; check travel time and the entrance. Map pin unavailable; use the address to locate the restaurant. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Dubai/Jebel_Ali (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5401299; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 2
  • 09:30120m
    Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai

    Reserve timed admission. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance and current opening hours.

  • 13:30150m
    Downtown Dubai

    Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance and current opening hours.

  • 17:0090m
    Downtown Dubai

    Time is a placeholder until an observation slot is booked. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance and current opening hours.

  • 19:3075m
    Dining
    Old Jabel Ali Village, Near Ibn Battuta Mall (Sheikh Zayed Rd), Dubai

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Service hours need confirmation. Route distance is unknown; check travel time and the entrance. Map pin unavailable; use the address to locate the restaurant. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Dubai/Jebel_Ali (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5401299; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 3
  • 10:00150m
    Al Quoz, Dubai

    Gallery schedules vary. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance and current opening hours.

  • 15:00120m
    Dubai Marina

    Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance and current opening hours.

  • 18:0090m
    JBR, Dubai

    Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance and current opening hours.

  • 20:3075m
    Dining
    JLT, Block D

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Service hours need confirmation. Route distance is unknown; check travel time and the entrance. Map pin unavailable; use the address to locate the restaurant. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Dubai/Jebel_Ali (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5401299; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 4
  • 08:00600m
    Dubai → Abu Dhabi

    Dedicated relocation day from Dubai to Abu Dhabi; no transport is booked. The city centres are approximately 119 km apart in a straight line, not a measured road or rail route. Choose and book a suitable flight, train, bus or ferry; confirm operating days, total door-to-door time, luggage rules and arrival before making reservations. This full-day block is reserved time, not a timetable. Move the following day if your journey needs longer.

Day 5
  • 10:00120m
    Abu Dhabi

    Suggested visit block; confirm opening hours, admission and transfer time. Approximate map pin from a community guide; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Abu_Dhabi (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 14:00120m
    Abu Dhabi

    Suggested visit block; confirm opening hours, admission and transfer time. Approximate map pin from a community guide; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Abu_Dhabi (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Service hours need confirmation. About 4.6 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Abu_Dhabi (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5393466; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 6
  • 10:00120m
    Abu Dhabi

    Suggested visit block; confirm opening hours, admission and transfer time. Approximate map pin from a community guide; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Abu_Dhabi (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 14:00120m
    Abu Dhabi

    Suggested visit block; confirm opening hours, admission and transfer time. Approximate map pin from a community guide; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Abu_Dhabi (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    Hamdan Street

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Service hours need confirmation. About 3.7 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Abu_Dhabi (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5393466; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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