Find Cheap Flights from Zurich to Dubai

When flying from Zurich to Dubai, you should consider leaving on a Thursday and avoid Fridays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Zurich, you’ll find the best rates on Wednesdays and the most expensive ones on Saturdays.

The cheapest month for flights from Zurich to Dubai is June, where tickets cost £540 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and October, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £895 and £720 respectively.

Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop stopover the cheapest option at £295 on average.

To get a below average price on the flight from Zurich to Dubai, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 25% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 15 weeks before departure.

Weekly flights between Zurich and Dubai historically see delays in approximately 15% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 120 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving at night tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights in the morning have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Monday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Thursday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, Emirates have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 12% of their flights encountering any delays.

Rome (FCO) is the top choice – 33% of KAYAK users who clicked on one-stop flights from Zurich to Dubai picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via Istanbul (SAW) offer the most affordable fares, with an average price of £282 for a return.

Consider flying via Riyadh (RUH) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 9h 00m.

If you prefer a quick connection, Riyadh (RUH) often has the shortest stopovers from Zurich to Dubai, with an average time of 3h 40m.

There are 2 cabin class options for the route. These are Business and Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

Each day, there are 2 direct flights that take off from Zurich and land in Dubai, with an average flight time of 6h 27m. The most common departure time is 22:00 and most flights take off in the afternoon. Each week, there are 14 flights and there are the same number of flights each day (2).