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Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Dubai (SFO-DXB)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from San Francisco to Dubai that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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SFO-DXB
15h 45mdirect
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Expert advice for your flight from San Francisco to Dubai

 
Snippets provided in this section are AI-generated based on a summarisation of KAYAK-commissioned articles. The articles are presented as-is, for general informational purposes only, and may not be up-to-date. The opinions contained in the articles are original to the author and reflect their authentic experience, which may vary significantly from the experience of others.
KAYAK teamed up with top travel experts to share the best tips for your journey.
Airports
SFO

For a seamless departure, use SFO's kerbside check-in. United, Delta, and Southwest offer this service for a tip, simplifying your travel experience.

Read more about SFOby Blane Bachelor
DXB

Upon arrival at DXB, the metro is the easiest and cheapest way to reach the city centre. Terminals 1 and 3 have stations on the Red Line.

Read more about DXBby Jessica Macdonald
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Blane Bachelor

Blane Bachelor

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Blane Bachelor

Blane Bachelor

Blane Bachelor is a journalist and editor specialising in travel and aviation who writes regularly for top global outlets. Born and raised in Florida, Blane has worked and lived in four countries, including the Netherlands, where she’s currently based with her family. Her favourite way to get to know a new destination is by running or riding a bike around town – or hearing a spooky ghost story about local history.

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Jessica Macdonald

Jessica Macdonald

Expert on DXB

Jessica Macdonald

Jessica Macdonald

Currently based in Scotland after living in South Africa and the United States, Jessica has been writing travel and aviation content for more than 10 years. She regularly contributes to Travel + Leisure and TripSavvy, and has had work published by Condé Nast Traveller and The Independent. She has travelled to more than 50 countries across six continents.

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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Francisco to Dubai flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San Francisco to Dubai to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to Dubai?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Dubai, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from San Francisco to Dubai is October, where tickets cost £678 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £1,252 and £996 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from San Francisco to Dubai?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of £774, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Francisco to Dubai?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Dubai, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from San Francisco to Dubai, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 21% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 11 weeks before departure.


Good to know - Cheap tickets from San Francisco to Dubai

Low seasonAugust
Best time to beat the crowds (2% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (51% more expensive on average)

When to book flights from San Francisco to Dubai

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Francisco to Dubai based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from San Francisco to Dubai

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from San Francisco to Dubai?

    The Boeing 777-200LR is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the San Francisco to Dubai flight route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from San Francisco to Dubai?

    There are direct flights from San Francisco to Dubai on a daily basis.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Francisco to Dubai?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from San Francisco to Dubai.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from San Francisco to Dubai?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Dubai from San Francisco is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from San Francisco to Dubai?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Dubai with an airline and back to San Francisco with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from San Francisco to Dubai?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Dubai from San Francisco up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from San Francisco to Dubai

  • Looking for a cheap flight from Dubai to San Francisco? 25% of our users found flights on this route for £774 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from San Francisco to Dubai?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from San Francisco to Dubai Intl.
Find which airlines fly direct from San Francisco Airport to Dubai Intl Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

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Dubai Intl to San Francisco

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Reviews of the top airline flying from San Francisco to Dubai

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Francisco to Dubai. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San Francisco to Dubai? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3299 reviews
8.2Entertainment
8.0Comfort
8.3Crew
8.1Boarding
7.9Food
Airline reviews

I lost my lock from my luggage, I don’t know someone took something from my bag.

6.0 GoodJoy, Jul 2025IAH - DXB
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I lost my lock from my luggage, I don’t know someone took something from my bag.

We travelled in economy, were very satisfied with the comfort and keg space of the seats. Food was great compared to other airlines, the crew were very helpful and friendly. Since i was travelling with kids, i needed assistance multiple of times. Will be definitely taking long flights with Emirates from now on.

We loved flying with Emirates in business class, the staff were fabulous, going above & beyond

The flight from Beijing to Dubai was good. The flight from Dubai to Barcelona was excellent because of the staff on board.

The queue for checking for economy passengers was enormous! Only one desk open for economy faith s queue a mile long, whilst business and first class desks empty and unemployed. Will seriously consider changing to another next trip. Disappointed customer.

Delayed and missed connecting flight. But Emirates took care until next day flight. Thank you

One of the female staff from the cabin crew, forgot to ask us about what we want to drink and focused more on other specific people rather than treating everyone politely. I asked her about the drinks to which she said oh I forgot.

Very pleasant.The crews are very helpful.Food are very good.

Wifi was not operational for the whole trip. Other than this, flight was well received .

The seating is spaced out nicely, The crew could have offer more drinks.

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