SYD-AUH - in J & 9hr overnight layover or Y & 3hr layover?

[zinkle]

Hi it's pretty much as it says in the title,

I'm making my first points redemption on VA for VA/EY flights to Europe and the options have me
SYD-AUH on VA J or EY Y (no EY J)

VA J gets me to AUH at 23:50 with a connecting EY J at 09:30 the following morning
EY Y gets me to AUH at 06:25 for the 09:30 connection

what is less painful 13.5h SYD-AUH in Y or 9.5h in AUH overnight?

 

[markis10]

Do the J, AUH is an easy overnight with relatively cheap accommodation down the road at Yas if the airport hotel is not to your liking.

 

[zinkle]

Cheers markis10

 

[peterk]

zinkle as markis10 has said the airport hotel Premier Inn Abu Dhabi International Airport is very new & is excellent This hotel is connected to the airport terminals and can be reached through internal walkways with a 5 minute walk. It is absolutely perfect if you have a long transit through Abu Dhabi and want some rest plus excellent value $ you can make booking's Thur their web site good luck enjoy

 

[knightman7]

A bad hotel is no where near as bad as 13 hrs in a Y seat anyway. So you really can't lose flying J