What airport do you fly into for flights to Dubai?

If you book a flight to Dubai, you will be flying into Dubai Intl, which is the city’s only airport. Dubai Intl (DXB) is located 10.9 km from the centre of Dubai. Booking flights from Sydney to Dubai Intl should be relatively easy as there are 8 daily flights from 14 different airlines.

Can I find cheaper flights to Dubai if I am willing to have stopovers?

Yes, flights with stopovers are often cheaper than direct flights. Keep an eye out for flight deals to Dubai on Cheapflights that require 1 or 2 stops for potential cost savings.

What is the best airline to fly to Dubai?

Based on reviews from Cheapflights users, Hainan Airlines is rated the highest out of the airlines that fly to Dubai.

What is the cheapest airport to fly to in Dubai?

Dubai Intl is currently the cheapest airport to fly to in Dubai. One-way flights to Dubai Intl typically cost $128, while return flights cost around $198.

How much is a return flight to Dubai?

A return flight to Dubai will typically cost around $393, however they can be found for as little as $198.

Where does the fastest flight to Dubai depart from?

For those looking to save time traveling to Dubai, Melbourne offers the quickest one-way flight (13 hours 50 minutes).

Does Dubai Intl have car hire?

Yes. Those touching down at Dubai Intl can take advantage of the car hire services offered upon their arrival.

Are there hotels close to Dubai Intl?

Yes. Dubai Intl has hotels nearby for those requiring accommodations. Sleep 'n Fly Sleep Lounge, B-Gates Termi is the closest property to Dubai Intl (0.0 km away from Dubai Intl).

What are the most popular airlines that fly to Dubai?

The most popular airlines flying from Sydney to Dubai are Emirates, Qantas Airways and China Eastern.

How long is the flight to Dubai?

On average, a flight from Sydney to Dubai takes 14 hours 10 minutes. Flights to Dubai from other popular cities in Australia will vary in length. Below are a few examples of popular routes and their flight times.

Weekly flight availability to Dubai

The most flights from Sydney to Dubai are scheduled on a Monday (9 on average). You will have fewer flight options on Thursday, which is when the least amount of flights are scheduled (8 on average).

What are the cheapest airlines that fly to Dubai?

The cheapest airlines flying from Sydney to Dubai are Hainan Airlines, Sichuan Airlines and Cebu Pacific.

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in Dubai ranges from 10.0 - 40.0 mm per month. February is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 40.0 mm. January is typically the driest time to visit Dubai when rainfall is around 10.0 mm.

If weather is an important factor for your trip to Dubai, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, August is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 35.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 18.0 C).

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Thu 25/1220:40SYD - DXB

1 stop33h 35mAir China

Wed 4/201:15DXB - SYD

1 stop31h 15mAir China

Deal found 15/12$1,729

Wed 24/1222:00SYD - DXB

1 stop33h 05mChina Southern

Sun 28/1201:55DXB - SYD

1 stop21h 40mChina Southern

Deal found 15/12$1,738

Fri 26/1208:10SYD - DXB

1 stop22h 55mChina Southern

Tue 30/1201:55DXB - SYD

1 stop21h 40mChina Southern

Deal found 14/12$1,741

Fri 19/1208:30SYD - DXB

3 stops32h 55mMultiple Airlines

Fri 26/1223:15DXB - SYD

2 stops30h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 14/12$1,831

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2 stops35h 25mMultiple Airlines

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1 stop33h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 13/12$1,849

Mon 22/1215:15SYD - DXB

1 stop34h 05mChina Southern

Wed 31/1220:20DXB - SYD

1 stop30h 05mChina Southern

Deal found 14/12$1,860

Thu 18/1211:25SYD - DXB

1 stop37h 55mChina Southern

Wed 24/1201:55DXB - SYD

1 stop28h 40mChina Southern

Deal found 13/12$1,861

Tue 30/1208:10SYD - DXB

1 stop22h 55mChina Southern

Tue 6/120:20DXB - SYD

1 stop27h 15mChina Southern

Deal found 15/12$1,872

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1 stop22h 55mChina Southern

Tue 6/120:20DXB - SYD

1 stop27h 15mChina Southern

Deal found 15/12$1,875

Wed 31/1222:00SYD - DXB

1 stop33h 05mChina Southern

Tue 6/120:20DXB - SYD

1 stop27h 15mChina Southern

Deal found 13/12$1,876

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Mon 12/113:30SYD - DXB

2 stops36h 45mMultiple Airlines

Wed 21/111:45DXB - SYD

3 stops35h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 15/12$1,693

Mon 12/115:15SYD - DXB

1 stop34h 05mChina Southern

Tue 20/101:55DXB - SYD

1 stop24h 30mChina Southern

Deal found 15/12$1,732

Sun 5/420:10SYD - DXB

Nonstop14h 20mQantas Airways

Wed 15/402:15DXB - SYD

Nonstop13h 50mQantas Airways

Deal found 15/12$1,952

Fri 3/414:00SYD - DXB

2 stops20h 30mQatar Airways

Thu 23/405:50DXB - SYD

1 stop18h 25mQatar Airways

Deal found 14/12$2,019

Sun 11/107:15SYD - DXB

2 stops26h 10mBatik Air

Tue 10/204:00DXB - SYD

2 stops19h 15mBatik Air

Deal found 14/12$2,024

Tue 20/110:20SYD - DXB

1 stop25h 35mEmirates

Mon 16/221:45DXB - SYD

Nonstop13h 50mEmirates

Deal found 14/12$2,073

Wed 21/110:20SYD - DXB

1 stop27h 25mEmirates

Mon 16/210:15DXB - SYD

Nonstop13h 45mEmirates

Deal found 14/12$2,073

Fri 23/107:15SYD - DXB

2 stops26h 10mBatik Air

Thu 12/204:00DXB - SYD

2 stops19h 15mBatik Air

Deal found 14/12$2,078

Mon 19/121:10SYD - DXB

Nonstop14h 20mEmirates

Sun 15/210:15DXB - SYD

Nonstop13h 45mEmirates

Deal found 14/12$2,079

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Thu 5/306:00SYD - DXB

Nonstop14h 20mQantas Airways

Tue 10/321:45DXB - SYD

Nonstop13h 50mQantas Airways

Deal found 15/12$1,949

Wed 21/106:00SYD - DXB

Nonstop14h 20mQantas Airways

Sun 22/310:15DXB - SYD

Nonstop13h 45mQantas Airways

Deal found 13/12$1,950

Wed 11/321:10SYD - DXB

Nonstop14h 20mQantas Airways

Wed 22/421:30DXB - SYD

Nonstop13h 50mQantas Airways

Deal found 13/12$1,952

Sun 1/221:45SYD - DXB

Nonstop14h 30mMultiple Airlines

Sat 28/221:45DXB - SYD

Nonstop13h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 15/12$1,989

Sun 1/221:45SYD - DXB

Nonstop14h 30mQantas Airways

Sat 28/210:15DXB - SYD

Nonstop13h 45mQantas Airways

Deal found 13/12$1,991

Wed 28/121:10SYD - DXB

Nonstop14h 20mQantas Airways

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Nonstop13h 30mQantas Airways

Deal found 14/12$2,024

Fri 6/221:10SYD - DXB

Nonstop14h 20mMultiple Airlines

Sat 14/210:15DXB - SYD

Nonstop13h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 14/12$2,030

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Nonstop14h 20mMultiple Airlines

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Nonstop13h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 15/12$2,043

Thu 22/121:10SYD - DXB

Nonstop14h 20mEmirates

Wed 4/202:00DXB - SYD

Nonstop13h 30mEmirates

Deal found 15/12$2,045

Sun 18/106:00SYD - DXB

Nonstop14h 20mMultiple Airlines

Sun 1/202:00DXB - SYD

Nonstop13h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 13/12$2,052

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Thu 8/120:40SYD - DXB

1 stop33h 35mMultiple Airlines

Wed 18/220:50DXB - SYD

2 stops26h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 14/12$1,702

Thu 8/121:00SYD - DXB

1 stop20h 55mMultiple Airlines

Sat 14/222:00DXB - SYD

1 stop29h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 14/12$1,721

Thu 8/121:00SYD - DXB

1 stop20h 55mMultiple Airlines

Mon 16/204:00DXB - SYD

2 stops20h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 14/12$1,726

Fri 9/115:15SYD - DXB

2 stops36h 35mChina Southern

Tue 17/223:00DXB - SYD

2 stops38h 20mChina Southern

Deal found 13/12$1,711

Sat 10/120:40SYD - DXB

1 stop33h 35mMultiple Airlines

Thu 19/220:50DXB - SYD

2 stops26h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 13/12$1,697

Mon 12/115:15SYD - DXB

1 stop39h 50mChina Southern

Sun 25/120:20DXB - SYD

1 stop34h 15mChina Southern

Deal found 14/12$1,690

Mon 12/115:15SYD - DXB

1 stop39h 50mChina Southern

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2 stops38h 20mChina Southern

Deal found 13/12$1,700

Mon 12/112:00SYD - DXB

2 stops38h 15mChina Eastern

Sun 25/121:05DXB - SYD

1 stop33h 30mChina Eastern

Deal found 14/12$1,718

Sun 18/112:00SYD - DXB

1 stop38h 15mChina Eastern

Fri 30/121:05DXB - SYD

1 stop26h 25mChina Eastern

Deal found 15/12$1,691

Sun 18/120:05SYD - DXB

2 stops33h 30mMultiple Airlines

Fri 30/121:45DXB - SYD

3 stops25h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 15/12$1,696

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Sun 15/310:45SYD - DXB

3 stops42h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 14/12$521

Sun 15/312:15SYD - DXB

1 stop36h 55mCebu Pacific

Deal found 14/12$528

Fri 30/110:45SYD - DXB

3 stops30h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 15/12$566

Wed 28/121:50SYD - DXB

3 stops43h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 13/12$576

Mon 12/110:45SYD - DXB

3 stops41h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 13/12$579

Sun 25/120:05SYD - DXB

2 stops33h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 14/12$596

Thu 15/120:05SYD - DXB

2 stops32h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 15/12$597

Fri 16/115:10SYD - DXB

2 stops35h 05mChina Eastern

Deal found 13/12$605

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SYD - DXB

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Sydney Kingsford Smith

Mon 12/1

13:30-19:15

2 stops36h 45m

Dubai Intl

Wed 21/1

11:45-06:15

3 stops35h 30m

$1,693

SydneyDubai

SYD - DXB

SYDDXB

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Mon 12/1

15:15-18:20

1 stop34h 05m

Dubai Intl

Tue 20/1

01:55-09:25

1 stop24h 30m

$1,732

SydneyDubai

SYD - DXB

SYDDXB

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Sun 5/4

20:10-04:30

Nonstop14h 20m

Dubai Intl

Wed 15/4

02:15-22:05

Nonstop13h 50m

$1,952

SydneyDubai

SYD - DXB

SYDDXB

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Fri 3/4

14:00-03:30

2 stops20h 30m

Dubai Intl

Thu 23/4

05:50-06:15

1 stop18h 25m

$2,019

SydneyDubai

SYD - DXB

SYDDXB

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Sun 11/1

07:15-02:25

2 stops26h 10m

Dubai Intl

Tue 10/2

04:00-06:15

2 stops19h 15m

$2,024

SydneyDubai

SYD - DXB

SYDDXB

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Tue 20/1

10:20-04:55

1 stop25h 35m

Dubai Intl

Mon 16/2

21:45-18:35

Nonstop13h 50m

$2,073

SydneyDubai

SYD - DXB

SYDDXB

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Wed 21/1

10:20-06:45

1 stop27h 25m

Dubai Intl

Mon 16/2

10:15-07:00

Nonstop13h 45m

$2,073

SydneyDubai

SYD - DXB

SYDDXB

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Fri 23/1

07:15-02:25

2 stops26h 10m

Dubai Intl

Thu 12/2

04:00-06:15

2 stops19h 15m

$2,078

SydneyDubai

SYD - DXB

SYDDXB

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Mon 19/1

21:10-04:30

Nonstop14h 20m

Dubai Intl

Sun 15/2

10:15-07:00

Nonstop13h 45m

$2,079

SydneyDubai

SYD - DXB

SYDDXB

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Sun 15/3

21:50-09:15

2 stops42h 25m

$531

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Emirates

8.1

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1 / 20

10.0

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Peter,Nov 2025

HKT - DXB

Great flight and the best food I’ve had on a plane

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1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Peter,Nov 2025

HKT - DXB

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Qantas Airways

7.5

Good

946 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,440 reviews

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1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Peter,Nov 2025

HKT - DXB

Great flight and the best food I’ve had on a plane

China Southern

7.5

Good

122 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,440 reviews

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1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Peter,Nov 2025

HKT - DXB

Great flight and the best food I’ve had on a plane

Etihad Airways

7.4

Good

1,332 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,440 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Peter,Nov 2025

HKT - DXB

Great flight and the best food I’ve had on a plane

China Eastern

7.2

Good

178 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,440 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Peter,Nov 2025

HKT - DXB

Great flight and the best food I’ve had on a plane

FAQs about flying to Dubai

What airport do you fly into for flights to Dubai?
If you book a flight to Dubai, you will be flying into Dubai Intl, which is the city’s only airport. Dubai Intl (DXB) is located 10.9 km from the centre of Dubai. Booking flights from Sydney to Dubai Intl should be relatively easy as there are 8 daily flights from 14 different airlines.
Can I find cheaper flights to Dubai if I am willing to have stopovers?
Yes, flights with stopovers are often cheaper than direct flights. Keep an eye out for flight deals to Dubai on Cheapflights that require 1 or 2 stops for potential cost savings.
What is the best airline to fly to Dubai?
Based on reviews from Cheapflights users, Hainan Airlines is rated the highest out of the airlines that fly to Dubai.
What is the cheapest airport to fly to in Dubai?
Dubai Intl is currently the cheapest airport to fly to in Dubai. One-way flights to Dubai Intl typically cost $128, while return flights cost around $198.
How much is a return flight to Dubai?
A return flight to Dubai will typically cost around $393, however they can be found for as little as $198.
Where does the fastest flight to Dubai depart from?
For those looking to save time traveling to Dubai, Melbourne offers the quickest one-way flight (13 hours 50 minutes).
Does Dubai Intl have car hire?
Yes. Those touching down at Dubai Intl can take advantage of the car hire services offered upon their arrival.
Are there hotels close to Dubai Intl?
Yes. Dubai Intl has hotels nearby for those requiring accommodations. Sleep 'n Fly Sleep Lounge, B-Gates Termi is the closest property to Dubai Intl (0.0 km away from Dubai Intl).

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