Abu Dhabi day trip from Dubai: what the tickets cost

The cheapest Abu Dhabi day is a cultural one. The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is AED 10, Qasr Al Watan is AED 65 and the Louvre Abu Dhabi is AED 70, so all three cost AED 145 per adult at official prices (checked 31 October 2026, mosque fee 2 November 2026). One Yas Island theme park is a bigger spend, at AED 295 to AED 375 a head.

Headout lists lower prices for three attractions: the Louvre at AED 49, Qasr Al Watan at AED 39 and teamLab Phenomena at AED 135. We could not tell whether those sales end soon or are limited to UAE residents, so check at checkout.

Abu Dhabi ticket prices: official vs resellers

Prices are per adult, the lowest each seller showed on 2 November 2026. Reseller prices change, so trust the live tables further down this page over any figure written here.

Stop	Official	Cheapest reseller	Who
Grand Mosque	AED 10 for visitors from outside the UAE	Tours only, from about AED 69	GetYourGuide
Qasr Al Watan	AED 65 off-peak, AED 80 peak	AED 39	Headout (Klook AED 40)
Louvre Abu Dhabi	AED 70	AED 49	Headout (Klook AED 65)
teamLab Phenomena	AED 155	AED 135	Headout (Klook AED 150)
Yas Waterworld	AED 295	AED 265.50 with shuttle	Tiqets (Klook and Headout AED 295)
Ferrari World	AED 345	AED 327.75 with shuttle	Tiqets (Klook and Headout AED 345)

The Tiqets prices include a shuttle from Dubai, so they are not like for like with a park-only ticket.

Sample budgets

Tickets only, for two adults. Transport and food are extra.

Day	Official, per adult	Two adults	Cheapest listed, per adult
Culture: mosque, Qasr Al Watan, Louvre	AED 145	AED 290	AED 98 (mosque official, Headout for the rest)
Art: Louvre and teamLab	AED 225	AED 450	AED 184 (Headout)
Theme park: Ferrari World	AED 345	AED 690	AED 327.75 (Tiqets)

Children cost less. The Louvre is free under 18. Qasr Al Watan juniors are from AED 30 off-peak, but the age range is not on the official pages, and a reseller says 4 to 17. teamLab children aged 4 to 12 are AED 55, and under 4 is free. Yas park junior tickets run AED 250 to AED 320 and depend on height.

The Grand Mosque: a small fee, and book

The official FAQ says admission fees apply: AED 10 for visitors from outside the UAE, AED 5 for Emirates ID holders and AED 8 through tour operators, with worshippers entering free. The online booking page still showed AED 0.00 that day, so check the total at checkout. You can register at the Visitor Centre or book ahead, and the centre says a visit is not confirmed without a booking. Visiting hours are Saturday to Thursday 09:00 to 20:30, and Friday 09:00 to 11:30 and 14:30 to 20:30.

Resellers sell tours, not entry. GetYourGuide’s two-hour walking tour is from about AED 69. Headout’s full-day city tour from Dubai is AED 110 (listed against a struck-through AED 275) and includes round-trip transfers. Tiqets sells a half-day tour from Dubai at AED 200, also with transport. A tour pays mainly if you want the transfer.

Qasr Al Watan and the Louvre

Qasr Al Watan’s AED 65 is the off-peak “from” price, and its booking catalogue lists a peak slot at AED 80. The ticket includes the Palace in Motion show, and tickets are dated with no refunds. It showed 10:00 to 17:00 on 31 October, and show times change monthly. Parking is free, and the FAQ says the palace provides no transport to the site.

The Louvre is AED 70 for adults, and the galleries close at 18:30 or 20:30 depending on the day. Hours, free-entry groups and the Museums Pass are in our Louvre Abu Dhabi tickets guide. To do both in one day, start at the palace.

teamLab Phenomena

The regular ticket is AED 155, with AED 165 crossed out on the booking page. Entry is by timed slot, and the venue is open 10:00 to 22:00 with last entry at 20:00. Headout’s AED 135 may be a restricted slot, so check the time. UAE residents get four tickets for the price of three until 30 November 2026.

Klook’s four-venue Saadiyat combo (teamLab, Louvre, Zayed National Museum, Natural History Museum) is AED 324. The official three-museum pass at AED 170 plus teamLab at AED 155 is AED 325, so the combo is level, not a bargain.

Yas Island parks

One park for a day is AED 295 at Yas Waterworld, AED 345 at Ferrari World or Warner Bros. World, and AED 375 at SeaWorld, bought online. Ferrari World’s FAQ puts the counter at AED 360 to AED 380. Two parks in one day is AED 435. Our Yas Island parks guide has the multi-park maths.

Getting there

• Car: the Louvre’s page says to take the Saadiyat Island or Yas Island exit onto the Sheikh Khalifa Highway (E12) from the E11. Qasr Al Watan and the Yas parks have free parking, and the Louvre has paid valet parking.
• Bus: RTA lists E101 from Ibn Battuta Bus Station and E100 from Ghubaiba to Abu Dhabi bus station, with e-tickets online. We found no fare on an official page. Plan a taxi from the station.
• Yas Island: the Ferrari World and Yas Waterworld FAQs say return buses run daily from Dubai for ticket holders. Yas Express is a complimentary shuttle on Yas Island routes.

How to book it cheapest

1. Choose one theme for the day: culture, art or a theme park.
2. Book the mosque on the official site (AED 10 for visitors from outside the UAE, per its FAQ).
3. Compare Headout with the official price for the Louvre, Qasr Al Watan and teamLab, and read the sale terms.
4. For a Yas park, compare the Tiqets shuttle bundle with the official ticket plus your own transport.
5. Skip Mondays for the Louvre.
6. See how Klook, GetYourGuide, Tiqets and Headout compare before choosing a reseller.