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A quick way to reach Manchester Airport from Manchester city centre is to drive. This takes around 25 minutes and costs around £25 by taxi. You can also reach Manchester Airport from the city centre in around 35 minutes if you take the Transpennine Express train, which departs roughly every 20 minutes from Manchester Oxford Road Station and costs around £15. The Navy Line bus also travels to Manchester Airport from St Peter’s Square and takes around 55min. Bus fares to the airport cost approximately £4.
An eco-friendly way to fly from Manchester to Dubai is to fly with KLM. KLM flights on this route take around 9h 30min and can reduce your carbon emissions by more than 35% compared with other airlines. This journey also involves one layover at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS). Choosing to fly on low-emission routes from Manchester to Dubai can slightly raise your travel costs.
Emirates is the only airline that offers direct departures from Manchester to Dubai, with several services available every day. If you are willing to include a stopover, you will find several other carriers servicing the route, including British Airways, Etihad, KLM and Lufthansa, the majority of which will stop in a European city like Amsterdam, Frankfurt or Paris.
Manchester Airport is very child-friendly, especially Terminal 1 (where most flights from Manchester to Dubai depart from). Breastfeeding mothers can make use of the new nursing room and benefit from fast-track security if they have a child in a stroller, while Boots chemist offers a baby milk ordering service in all terminals. For slightly older children who need to let off some steam, a play area is available airside in Terminal 2.
Dubai Airport is large and well equipped to entertain transiting passengers. The G-Force Health Club in Terminal 3 can be accessed for a day fee and offers a gym, pool, jacuzzi and steam room. Numerous shopping and dining opportunities are available or you can pamper yourself at one of numerous branches of Be Relax and Timeless Spa. Finally, for those travelling on Emirates with a very long stopover, the "Dubai Connect" service can arrange accommodation, meals and transportation into the city.
Dubai Airport is connected to the city centre by metro, with trains departing roughly every 10min. Depending on your final destination, you may need to take a connecting bus or taxi, so it might actually be quickest to just take a taxi from the airport. Official metered cabs are cream-coloured (those with a pink trim have a female driver) and available outside each terminal exit.
Car hire is very straightforward at Dubai Airport, with numerous international and local firms represented. As not all of them are to be found in each terminal, it is worth checking where your flight will be landing before making an advance reservation.
Only Cathay Pacific offers inflight Wi-Fi service on the Manchester to Dubai flight route.
The Airbus A380-800 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Manchester to Dubai flight route.
SkyTeam, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Manchester and Dubai, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.
There are direct flights from Manchester to Dubai on a daily basis.
The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Manchester to Dubai are Emirates and SWISS. With an average price for the route of £604 and an overall rating of 8.3, Emirates is the most popular choice. SWISS is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of £556 and an overall rating of 8.0.
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Find which airlines fly direct from Manchester to Dubai Intl, which days they fly and book direct flights.
Direct departures
Monday
Emirates, Garuda Indonesia, Qantas Airways
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Tuesday
Emirates, Garuda Indonesia, Qantas Airways
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Wednesday
Emirates, Garuda Indonesia, Qantas Airways
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Emirates, Garuda Indonesia, Qantas Airways
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Emirates, Garuda Indonesia, Qantas Airways
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Emirates, Garuda Indonesia, Qantas Airways
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Emirates, Garuda Indonesia, Qantas Airways
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Direct returns
Monday
Emirates, Garuda Indonesia, Qantas Airways
Emirates, Garuda Indonesia, +1 more
Tuesday
Emirates, Garuda Indonesia, Qantas Airways
Emirates, Garuda Indonesia, +1 more
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Emirates, Garuda Indonesia, Qantas Airways
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Emirates, Garuda Indonesia, Qantas Airways
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Emirates, Garuda Indonesia, Qantas Airways
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Emirates, Garuda Indonesia, Qantas Airways
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Emirates, Garuda Indonesia, Qantas Airways
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The food quality is poor. The staff are very friendly and accommodating. The entertainment program was limited. I experienced a delay of 30 minutes due to two issues. Passenger luggage had to be removed and there was a technical issue with the stairs not detaching from the aircraft. The pilot managed to compensate and we arrived only 15 minutes later. The luggage at Dubai airport was very slow. I waited over an hour.
All and all pretty good. It’s crowded but that is what flying is all about. But no complaints otherwise.
Flight Attendant was a little rude when I told her how can I order the Lufthansa bear from the onboard shopping? She told me didn't I see them come through the cabin, I said no because I was in the restroom. she looked at me, and told me that she will come back to me, and "never" did. I told her that I have rang my call light 4 times, and no one came to see my order.
Great crew No entertainment as very short flight and not necessary so no problem I slept so don’t know if there was food or not but there normally is
The crew in Business class for me departure and return were very pushy and rude. They would place the food in front of you and majority of the time remove your meal and toss it without asking if you were done. At one point on the return flight one of them crew members completely missed my sister and when I told another crew member who told that person in their language, she got an attitude and didn't offer her some of the other options they had like yogurt. They need to also take into account that not everyone can eat nuts and that shouldn't be on everyone's plate. Also the plane is dirty! I had to thoroughly wipe down every inch of my area and it was just nasty. The reclining seat struggled to fully extend. For the amount of money I paid for business class I expected better.
Egypt air needs to improve its crew; they're not polite.
Cheapest flights to Dubai from Manchester found in 2023 and 2024
Manchester (MAN)United Kingdom
Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates