Cheapest€281.57
- Emirates E862006:215h 16m11:37Nairobi NBODubai DXB
Door to door 8h 26mCO2 540.2 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Nairobi to Dubai costs €281.57 at the cheapest and takes 8h 9m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 3 operators. The route covers 3,650 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 3,650 km
- Fastest
- 8h 9m
- Average
- 8h 31m
- Services per day
- 16
- Cheapest
- €281.57
- CO2 per passenger
- 540.2 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 8h 15m | 5h 5m | 3h 10m | €344.11 | 540.2 kg | 16 |
- 8h 15mFastest, by Flight
- €344.11Cheapest, by Flight
- 540.2 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 3,650 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€393.08
- Flydubai F780010:255h 5m15:30Nairobi NBODubai DWC
Door to door 8h 15mCO2 540.2 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Lowest CO2€374.20
- Etihad Airways EA428707:305h 33m13:03Nairobi NBOAbu Dhabi AZI
- Etihad Rail ER650214:011h 3m15:04Abu Dhabi stationDubai station
Changes at Abu Dhabi, with 58 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 9h 31mCO2 527.7 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Nairobi to Dubai | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 | SatSep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €644.42 | €529.37 | €437.33 | €450.90 | €568.90 | €519.93 | €434.97 | €423.17 | €357.09 | €344.11 | €391.31 | €466.83 | €419.63 | €383.05 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €281.57
The trip ends at Al Quoz Bus Station. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
Where to stay in Dubai
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When to book Nairobi to Dubai
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €338.8090 days
- €233.1960 days
- €236.7345 days
- €255.6130 days
- €353.5521 days
- €383.0514 days
- €434.977 days
- €437.333 days
- €644.421 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €233.19.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 176 percent. The most expensive point is €644.42, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €423.17Sun
- €357.09Mon
- €344.11Tue
- €391.31Wed
- €466.83Thu
- €419.63Fri
- €383.05Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €437.33Sep
- €303.99Oct
- €279.80Nov
- €275.67Dec
- €272.72Jan
- €236.14Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 75% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 25% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 3,650 km against 3,544 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Addis Ababa, Djibouti, Abu Dhabi, Sanaa. The gap between arriving and leaving is 50 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Nairobi at 06:21 and the last at 18:51, across 16 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Nairobi
Rail
- Nairobi Terminus
- Nairobi railway station
- Mwiki Station
Bus
- Nairobi
- City Bus
Air
- NBO
Dubai
Bus
- Al Quoz Bus Station
- Business Bay 2 Bus Station
Air
- DXB
- DWC
Ferry
- 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 cab stand says.
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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
 Emirates | €281.57 |
 Flydubai | €326.41 |
 Kenya Airways | €286.88 |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €231.00 | 82% |
| Taxes | €41.58 | 15% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 2% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 1% |
| Total you pay | €281.57 | 100% |
We cannot promise Al Quoz Bus Station still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Where to leave your bags in Dubai
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
Check Dubai on StasherOr try Bounce
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Questions about Nairobi to Dubai
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Nairobi to Dubai?
The fastest journey from Nairobi to Dubai takes 8h 9m door to door, of which 5h 5m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 8h 31m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Nairobi to Dubai?
The cheapest fare from Nairobi to Dubai is €281.57, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €467.42. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Dubai?
The cheapest way from Nairobi to Dubai is by Flight, at €344.11 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 8h 15m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Nairobi to Dubai?
Fares from Nairobi to Dubai bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €233.19. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 176 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Nairobi to Dubai?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Nairobi to Dubai, at €344.11. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Nairobi to Dubai?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Nairobi to Dubai, at €236.14 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Nairobi to Dubai?
3 operators sell services from Nairobi to Dubai across 1 modes: Emirates, Flydubai, Kenya Airways. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Nairobi to Dubai?
75 percent of the services we sell from Nairobi to Dubai are direct. The rest connect at Addis Ababa, Djibouti, Abu Dhabi, Sanaa, with about 50 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Nairobi to Dubai use?
Services from Nairobi to Dubai by Flight leave from Nairobi NBO and arrive at Dubai DWC. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Nairobi to Dubai?
0 of the 3 operators we sell from Nairobi to Dubai allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
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 modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Nairobi to Dubai on September 12, 2026: 3650 km of route against 3544 km in a straight line, 16 services a day, 3 operators, a cheapest fare of €281.57, and 8h 9m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Dubai is somebody else's catalog.
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