Trip cost

Phuket from Dubai: trip cost

For 2 travellers sharing a room, a 7-day trip to Phuket from Dubai comes to about $2,230 (about $2,386 with a 7% buffer), including flights, stay, food, local transport and activities. Flights are the typical observed range, $375 to $375 per person, last observed 19 Sep 2026. Visa fees are not included.

Complete trip estimate, 7 days, 2 travellers

Shown for a default of 7 days and 2 travellers sharing one room. Those are our defaults, not your plans: change them above.

Flights, Dubai and back TYPICALTypical observed, last observed 19 Sep 2026: $375 to $375 per person over 6 observation days · Typical fare per person across the usable months; the month table below shows each month.
~$750
Stay, 6 nights About $60 a night for one mid-range room, our model's estimate. Hotel observations replace this as they arrive.
about $360estimate, refreshed 17 Sep
Food About $40 per person per day, our model's estimate.
about $560estimate, refreshed 17 Sep
Local transport About $15 per person per day for buses, metro, taxis and transfers, our model's estimate.
about $210estimate, refreshed 17 Sep
Activities About $25 per person per day, our model's estimate.
about $350estimate, refreshed 17 Sep
Visa or entry permit
Not in the total. Confirm the fee on the official portal.
Estimated total for 2~$2,230

About AED 8,190 at the 18 Sep 2026 rate.

Per person~$1,115
Suggested buffer 7% (default)+$156
Comfortable budget~$2,386

About AED 8,763 at the 18 Sep 2026 rate. Your bank's rate will differ a little.

The buffer is a default for the things a plan leaves out, not a fee. It is never folded into the estimate above.

Other trip lengths for 2: 3 days about $1,350, 5 days about $1,790, 10 days about $2,890.

Flights, Dubai to Phuket and back, are the observed range where we hold one and our distance estimate otherwise; stay, food, local transport and activities are planning figures from the destination's daily costs. Nothing here is a quote. How we calculate.

Typical fares by month, Dubai to Phuket

Round trip, per person, from fares observed on different days in the last 30 days. The cheapest usable month is Oct 2026. Prices last refreshed 19 Sep 2026.

Travel monthTypical fare, per personDays sampledSource
Sep 2026$377 to $3776TYPICAL
Oct 2026cheapest$375 to $3756TYPICAL
Nov 2026$433 to $4386TYPICAL
Dec 2026$447 to $4506TYPICAL
Jan 2027$471 to $4716TYPICAL
Feb 2027$445 to $4696TYPICAL
Mar 2027$407 to $4076TYPICAL
Apr 2027$517 to $5174TYPICAL
May 2027$484 to $4846TYPICAL
Aug 2027$470 to $4756TYPICAL

2 more months are not observed yet.

Often forgotten

  • Visa or entry permit · Rules depend on your passport

    Not in the total. Confirm the fee and the route on the official portal before you book.

  • Checked baggage · About 12 hours of travel each way, airport time included

    Many long-haul fares include one bag; low-cost carriers price each bag separately. Check the fare rules.

  • Airport transfer · Arriving by air

    The local transport line budgets getting around, not a private transfer. Check whether your stay includes one.

  • Travel insurance · An international trip

    Medical cover abroad and trip cancellation. Priced by the insurer for your party and dates.

  • SIM or eSIM · An international trip

    Roaming or a local data plan for the days you are away.

  • Tips and service charges · Any trip

    Customs differ by country; restaurants and drivers may expect them.

  • Souvenirs and gifts · Any trip

    Outside the activities line, which budgets what you do, not what you bring home.

A checklist, not a price list: we show an amount only where a named source has published one.

Curated trips in Thailand

Run by local operators who quote you directly. These are trips in Thailand, not necessarily in Phuket, and the operator sets the price.

Best months to visit Phuket

November, December, January, February and March, from the destination's own record. The fare table above shows which of the coming months is cheapest to fly.

About Phuket

Thailand's largest island, joined to the mainland by a bridge and served by its own international airport, so no ferry is needed to arrive. Phuket is big, and the beach you pick changes the trip: Patong is dense and busy, while the northern and southern beaches are quieter and further apart. Calm seas and high season run November to April; the monsoon brings rough water and rain from May to October.

Plan a Phuket trip with your own dates