Travel to Dubai
Every way to reach Dubai: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Dubai is reachable from 271 places across 106 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 122 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €16.84 and the fastest takes 1h 38m door to door. The nearest origin is 102 km away.
How people reach Dubai
Every mode that actually calls at Dubai, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 12 | €16.84 | 1h 38m | 116 km | 1 |
| Flight | 501 | €42.03 | 4h 3m | 14,192 km | 121 |
- 271Places you can arrive from
- 271Places you can leave for
- 106Countries
- 122Operators
That is the travelling done. What happens after you walk out into Dubai is not something we sell.
A room in Dubai for the night the train gets in
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 14 | 3% | Khalifah A City, 102 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 23 | 4% | Kīsh, 209 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 39 | 8% | Kerman, 605 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 437 | 85% | Sulaymaniyah, 1501 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Dubai that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| India | 43 | 15% |
| Iran | 29 | 10% |
| Russia | 28 | 9% |
| United States | 25 | 8% |
| Saudi Arabia | 23 | 8% |
| Pakistan | 16 | 5% |
| Italy | 15 | 5% |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 5% |
| Germany | 14 | 5% |
| China | 11 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 11 | 4% |
| Australia | 10 | 3% |
| Türkiye | 10 | 3% |
| Iraq | 9 | 3% |
| Thailand | 8 | 3% |
| Switzerland | 6 | 2% |
| Spain | 6 | 2% |
| France | 6 | 2% |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 2% |
| Poland | 6 | 2% |
Stations, airports and ports in Dubai
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Dubai
- Al Quoz Bus Station
- Business Bay 2 Bus Station
- DXB
- DWC
- Abra Station
Dubai is large, and the road in from DXB can take longer than the last hour of the flight. Cars are not our business.
Getting from DXB into Dubai?
Settled in advance, so the ride into Dubai costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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The cheapest journeys into Dubai
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khalifah A City to Dubai train | €16.84 | 1h 38m | 102 km |
| Fujairah to Dubai train | €17.39 | 1h 41m | 104 km |
| Al Ain to Dubai train | €17.94 | 1h 41m | 109 km |
| Mohammed Bin Zayed City to Dubai train | €18.49 | 1h 48m | 111 km |
| Abu Dhabi to Dubai train | €19.04 | 1h 50m | 115 km |
| Musaffah City to Dubai train | €19.04 | 1h 50m | 116 km |
| Muscat to Dubai flight | €42.03 | 4h 3m | 355 km |
| Doha to Dubai flight | €43.80 | 4h 5m | 381 km |
| Kuwait City to Dubai flight | €88.64 | 4h 42m | 868 km |
| Riyadh to Dubai flight | €89.23 | 4h 42m | 867 km |
| Karachi to Dubai flight | €118.14 | 5h 8m | 1,179 km |
| Tehran to Dubai flight | €124.04 | 5h 12m | 1,238 km |
| Baghdad to Dubai flight | €138.79 | 5h 25m | 1,400 km |
| Jeddah to Dubai flight | €162.98 | 5h 46m | 1,693 km |
| Ahmedabad to Dubai flight | €172.42 | 5h 52m | 1,768 km |
| Mumbai to Dubai flight | €184.81 | 6h 4m | 1,928 km |
We cannot promise Al Quoz Bus Station still has a left luggage office, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Somewhere to leave the bags in Dubai?
Shops, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the opening hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Popular journeys to Dubai
Common questions about Travel to Dubai
How can I get to Dubai?
Dubai is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 271 places, across 106 countries, on services run by 122 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Dubai?
The cheapest way into Dubai is by train, from €16.84 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 271 origins we sell into Dubai over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Dubai?
The fastest journey into Dubai is by train, at 1h 38m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 102 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Dubai have?
Dubai has 5 named terminals on our network, including 0 rail stations and 2 airports. Among them are DXB, DWC. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Dubai from within 200 km?
14 of the routes we sell into Dubai start within 200 km. The nearest is Khalifah A City, 102 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or coach beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Dubai in United Arab Emirates?
Dubai connects to 271 places on our network across 106 countries, the furthest of them 14,192 km away in a straight line. United Arab Emirates routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in United Arab Emirates
The wider region
Being on the water gives Dubai a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Day trips out of Dubai and across United Arab Emirates
Day trips that leave Dubai in the morning and cover a good part of United Arab Emirates by evening.
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