Trip cost

Dubai from London: trip cost

For 2 travellers sharing a room, a 7-day trip to Dubai from London comes to about $3,490 (about $3,734 with a 7% buffer), including flights, stay, food, local transport and activities. Flights are the typical observed range, $332 to $335 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, London and back TYPICALTypical observed, last observed 19 Sep 2026: $332 to $335 per person over 6 observation days · Typical fare per person across the usable months; the month table below shows each month.
~$670
Stay, 6 nights About $120 a night for one mid-range room, our model's estimate. Hotel observations replace this as they arrive.
about $720estimate, refreshed 16 Sep
Food About $70 per person per day, our model's estimate.
about $980estimate, refreshed 16 Sep
Local transport About $30 per person per day for buses, metro, taxis and transfers, our model's estimate.
about $420estimate, refreshed 16 Sep
Activities About $50 per person per day, our model's estimate.
about $700estimate, refreshed 16 Sep
Visa or entry permit
Not in the total. Confirm the fee on the official portal.
Estimated total for 2~$3,490

About £2,611 at the 19 Sep 2026 rate.

Per person~$1,745
Suggested buffer 7% (default)+$244
Comfortable budget~$3,734

About £2,794 at the 19 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 $1,810, 5 days about $2,650, 10 days about $4,750.

Flights, London to Dubai 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, London to Dubai

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

Travel monthTypical fare, per personDays sampledSource
Sep 2026$417 to $4186TYPICAL
Oct 2026$421 to $4226TYPICAL
Nov 2026$405 to $4456TYPICAL
Dec 2026cheapest$332 to $3356TYPICAL
Jan 2027$521 to $7386TYPICAL
Feb 2027$418 to $5676TYPICAL
Mar 2027$645 to $6454TYPICAL
Apr 2027$582 to $5825TYPICAL
Aug 2027$595 to $5954TYPICAL

3 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 13 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 UAE

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

Best months to visit Dubai

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 Dubai

A city on the Gulf coast of the United Arab Emirates, laid out along one main road with a driverless metro running its length, so local transport stays a small line for anyone staying near a station. Beaches and the creek cost nothing, while towers, aquariums and desert trips are ticketed. November to March is the comfortable season; heat from June to September pushes daytime life indoors.

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