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FAQs - booking United Arab Emirates flights

  • What kinds of accessible facilities are available at the airport?

    Accessible facilities at London’s airports include accessible toilets, Changing Places, dedicated quiet areas and hearing loops. Passengers can request a Staxi chair to get around the terminal. Once you arrive in the United Arab Emirates, you will find accessible washrooms throughout the terminal and airport staff can provide wheelchairs and assistance on request.

  • Which airlines offer flights to Sharjah Airport (SHJ)?

    If you're flying to Sharjah, numerous low-cost airlines work with others to offer routes from the UK, like Wizz Air and Egypt Air flights from London Gatwick (LGW). Qatar Airways is a popular choice for those flying with major airlines, offering single-stopover flights from Manchester (MAN), London Heathrow (LHR), London Gatwick (LGW), and Birmingham (BHX).

  • Where should I fly to in the United Arab Emirates?

    Passengers travelling to the United Arab Emirates can disembark at a number of airports. Located roughly 9 miles from the city of Dubai, Dubai International Airport is one of the world’s busiest airports and the main hub for Emirates. Abu Dhabi International Airport is located about 20 miles east of the capital, Abu Dhabi, and is a hub for Etihad Airways. You can also find flights from the UK to Sharjah International Airport (SHJ), which is located in the north east of the country.

  • Which airlines offer Business Class flights to the United Arab Emirates?

    There are only Business Class flights available to Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Lufthansa offers Business Class flights from Birmingham Airport, with a single stopover at Frankfurt am Main (FRA) en route. Kuwait Airways, British Airways, and LOT are among the few that offer Business Class from London Heathrow. Lufthansa and Oman Air are two options when flying from Edinburgh Turnhouse (EDI).

  • Where can I stop over on my way to the United Arab Emirates?

    Passengers travelling to Dubai can fly KLM via Amsterdam, Gulf Air via Bahrain, Air France via Paris, Swiss via Zurich and Lufthansa via Frankfurt. If you’re travelling to Abu Dhabi, Egypt Air flies via Cairo, Brussels Airlines travels via Brussels, Turkish Airlines stops over in Istanbul and Qatar Airways passengers will have to change planes in Doha.

  • What accessibility services does Lufthansa offer on flights to the United Arab Emirates?

    Lufthansa provides various accessibility services on flights from the UK to the United Arab Emirates. Passengers with disabilities can request services like wheelchair assistance, boarding and deplaning aid, and priority seating. To access these services, contact Lufthansa directly via phone or email after booking your flight. Inform them about your specific needs, and they will make the necessary arrangements.

  • What visa do I need to travel to the United Arab Emirates?

    British passport holders are issued a visitor visa upon arrival at the airport in the United Arab Emirates. This visa is valid for 30 days, and your passport should be valid for six months from your date of entry. If you would like to extend your stay, contact the Immigration Officer at the airport or the General Directorate of Residency and Foreign Affairs in the UAE.

  • Which airlines offer non-stop flights to the UAE?

    Some of the quickest flights available are direct flights with Emirates from Manchester Airport, Birmingham Airport (BHX), and Glasgow International (GLA). For single-stopover flights, KLM offers flights from Manchester, with a short stopover at Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) en route. From London, direct flights with Etihad or Emirates from London Heathrow to Abu Dhabi or Dubai are great options.

  • How do I get to the city centre from the airport?

    From Dubai International Airport, public transport options to the city centre include local buses and the air-conditioned Dubai Metro. Purchase a Nol card before boarding. Passengers arriving at Abu Dhabi can also take a bus to Abu Dhabi city. To get directly from the airport to your accommodation, you can hail a taxi, hire a car or book a luxury chauffeur transfer.

  • What are the benefits of flying to Abu Dhabi Airport?

    Flying to Abu Dhabi Airport offers numerous benefits for travellers. As the main hub of Etihad Airways, it provides seamless connections to various destinations worldwide. The airport boasts state-of-the-art facilities, comfortable lounges, efficient customs processes, and excellent connectivity to Abu Dhabi city and Dubai.

  • Which festivals increase flights prices when travelling to the UAE?

    The most expensive time to fly to the UAE is during major festivals like Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, and the Dubai Shopping Festival. To save money, consider travelling during off-peak months like January or September, and avoid booking flights during holiday periods. If you're travelling specifically for these festivals, try booking tickets as far in advance as possible to save on flight costs.

  • How long is the flight to the United Arab Emirates?

    An average direct flight from the United Kingdom to the United Arab Emirates takes 12h 54m, covering a distance of 3486 miles. The most popular route is London - Dubai with an average flight time of 6h 50m.

  • What is the cheapest flight to the United Arab Emirates?

    The cheapest ticket to the United Arab Emirates from the United Kingdom found in the last 72 hours was £274 one-way, and £119 round-trip. The most popular route is London Heathrow to Dubai Intl and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was £272.

  • Which airlines fly to the United Arab Emirates?

    Emirates, Qantas Airways & Garuda Indonesia fly the most frequently from the United Kingdom to the United Arab Emirates.

  • What are the most popular destinations in the United Arab Emirates?

    The next most popular destinations are Abu Dhabi (8%) and Sharjah (7%).Searches for flights to Ras Al Khaimah (0.0%) and to Al Ain (0.0%) are also popular.

  • How does KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a given destination and date is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to the United Arab Emirates

  • Looking for cheap airfare to the United Arab Emirates? 25% of our users found tickets to the United Arab Emirates for the following prices or less: Cheap flights to the United Arab Emirates from London Heathrow £400 one-way - £498 round-trip, from London Gatwick £480 one-way - £651 round-trip, from Birmingham £478 one-way - £711 round-trip
  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price for flights to the United Arab Emirates.
  • High season is considered to be January, November and December. The cheapest month to fly from the United Kingdom is January.
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest United Arab Emirates flight deals.
  • Most flights to the United Arab Emirates from the United Kingdom depart from London Heathrow (LHR), London Gatwick (LGW) or London City Airport (LCY).
  • Several airlines offering flights from the UK to the United Arab Emirates use Dubai Airport (DXB) as a hub. Emirates, the national carrier of the UAE, operates a significant number of flights from various UK airports to Dubai. Other airlines, like British Airways, flydubai, and Virgin utilize Dubai Airport as a hub.
  • You can fly directly to Dubai International Airport (DXB) from London Gatwick with Emirates and British Airways. Etihad offers direct flights from Heathrow to Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH).
  • Have a look at flights with major airlines if you're travelling with a lot of baggage. Also, make sure you have added baggage to your search results. SAUDIA, LOT, Turkish Airlines, and Kuwait Airways offer flights from various airports to Dubai or Abu Dhabi with cabin luggage and checked luggage allowance in the ticket price.
  • Family-friendly facilities at Gatwick and Heathrow include unisex changing facilities, play areas, dedicated security lanes and healthy meals and snacks at the restaurants within the airport.
  • If you're booking cheaper flights with multiple stopovers to save money, check whether they include baggage transfer or not. If you have flights with self-transfer stopovers, like Wizz Air flights from London Gatwick (LGW) to Abu Dhabi via Rome, ensure you have enough time to collect your luggage and check in again.
  • If you need assistance with your luggage on arrival, helpful porters are stationed at the carousels at Dubai International and Abu Dhabi Airport and can help you with your bags for a fee.
  • Passengers arriving at Abu Dhabi Airport can book premium Meet & Assist services, which include luggage collection and fast-track service through immigration, passport control and customs clearance. Lounge access and limousine transfers can also be arranged.
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Top 5 airlines flying to the United Arab Emirates

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from the United Kingdom to the United Arab Emirates? 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 KAYAK reviews.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 15747 reviews
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Airline reviews

Boarding was chaotic ,wish it was better orgnaised. Seating was comfortable , however food quality left much to be desired. Over all a great experience but with room for imporvement. The Dubai Delhi sector was terrible with poor seat pitch over crowded rack space , crew trying to put even laptop containing bags in to luggage even the waiting area was poorly kept - the dubai - delhi lap was extremly poor flying experience in all respects - the waiting area, the craft the seat pitch & the service quality. It is sad but this will make me look for other options when flying out of Delhi.

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Boarding was chaotic ,wish it was better orgnaised. Seating was comfortable , however food quality left much to be desired. Over all a great experience but with room for imporvement. The Dubai Delhi sector was terrible with poor seat pitch over crowded rack space , crew trying to put even laptop containing bags in to luggage even the waiting area was poorly kept - the dubai - delhi lap was extremly poor flying experience in all respects - the waiting area, the craft the seat pitch & the service quality. It is sad but this will make me look for other options when flying out of Delhi.

Cons: "Better kits for kids to keep them busy longer. The one that was provided kept my kid busy for about an hour or so in a 12hr flight."
Pros: "The crew was fantastic. The food was good for airline food."
Cons: "The seats were narrow and seemed a bit smaller than usual."
Cons: "Food options have changed. We used to get AVM and now IVM is pretty bad..Hope you can replace unhealthy UPMA like items to healthy Pongal"
Cons: "Flight is not clean,I was given non veg food instead of veg saying there is shortage of vegetarian food packs, what if I’m a pure vegetarian? Should I stay hungry? Also they took a very long time to serve the food, be it breakfast, snack or dinner.Each time I ask for something the answer has been always da same ‘’ we are sorry we don’t have that’’ Due to worst possible seat so far I have asked for an extra pillow and as expected they don’t have."
Pros: "Nothing specific"
Cons: "I was specifically asked for the vegetarian food n mentioned that I am highly allergic to the eggs....in spite of that no vegetarian food was served till I asked the staff about my food...i was told that there is no vegetarian food for me....n at last I was served with very basic food .....not at all good...i could not eat that n stayed hungry n could not even sleep due to headache n acidity This FOOD experience was extremely Disappointing"
Pros: "Good choice of entertainment."
Cons: "Food can be improved. A little bit of innovation is needed."
Pros: "The crew was excellent. Very friendly and helpful. Inflight entertainment selection was great tho the screens were average. Good beer selection."
Cons: "Seats are so uncomfortable. I'm a young guy, and by the end, my back was hurting. They barely reclined and no leg room. Food was about average."
Cons: "My original flight was delayed so I needed to book for a hotel in manila and need to rebook my connecting flight from christchurch to queenstown. Supposedly, the airline company should offer a reimbursement for all my additional expenses. Vey inconvenient on my part."
Pros: "Food , entertainment and service"
Cons: "The seats were a little hard. The checkin process was terrible. They ran out of dishes from the menu in the first meal served on board."

The boarding at Heathrow is chaotic. That's partly due to the lack of space and seating at gate 8, and a Qatar flight from gate 9 at the same time. That's down to Heathrow rather than Gulf Air. I've had a similar experience here before. Another problem which isn't specific to Gulf Air or Heathrow is announcements, and those for boarding in particular. They are difficult to hear with all the other noise and for me with hearing problems it's even worse. A simple tv screen would help, so long as it's updated of course.

Pros: "Loaded passengers quickly with so many issues at the airport"
Cons: "No thought to seating and how they change and scatter families in different places not too far from each other. Plus seats were confirmed."
Pros: "Crew was good"
Cons: "Everything worked well, the boarding, on time flight, flight was smooth and landed 15 mins before time."
Cons: "Not lied to me about my extra being payed from Bahrain to Kenya because it was only payed to Dubai which is now causing me a lot of stress my flight from Dubai to Nairobi was cancelled while i was there without my knowledge"
Cons: "The boarding process could have been more smooth. The flight wasn’t comfortable. The crew wasn’t courteous and more rude. The food was not good at all."
Cons: "They canceled the flight that I booked from muscat to Manama at 1245 and booked to me at 745 am flight, and they keep me waiting for six hours to catch my flight from Manama to Riyadh, They did not offer me a hotel to stay during the waiting period."
Pros: "prices, efficiency, helpful crew"
Cons: "they did not give out headphones and mine did not fit the aircraft. It would've been nice if I was able to watch something to pass the time."
Pros: "Food about average."
Cons: "First plane was late boarding and flying. No time made up, so second flight was also late. We lost our hotel reservation because they heard flight was late."
Pros: "I got a business class upgrade and it was amazing!"
Pros: "The flight was on time and everyone from the ground crew to cabin crew were making sure to secure an on time performance. Checking in and boarding was swift. The flight was short and sweet. De-boarding was quick and taken back to the terminal in a bus."
Cons: "The cabin crew looked sad. Not a single one of them had a smile on their face. There was no welcome when I got on the aircraft, I was not woken up for food and was not asked later if I wanted something to eat."
Cons: "Honestly nothing needed improvement/ it was a really good experience!"
Cons: "Distance between seats on the low side i.e. not much leg room. TV screen again on the small size in comparison with other airlines. Ear phones poor build quality and sound. Plastic cutlery. Small meal trays. No hand wipes with meals. In comparison with other airlines BA is only an average carrier."
Pros: "Crew nice and friendly. Handled a drunk passenger very professionally. On time arrival and easy boarding."
Cons: "Seat was very uncomfortable - TV attachment sticking into my leg all night! Food the worst I’ve had on BA, dry and tasteless."
Cons: "Missing one suitcase and it will be delivered a day late supposedly"
Pros: "Crew rude"
Cons: "The flight attendants were rude. Seats don’t recline. Charge for soft drinks and water"
Pros: "Can’t complain having a whole row for myself in such a long flight and amazing crew"
Pros: "made it alive from London to Gibraltar flying into Gibraltar is so much better and alternative for anybody who's going to the western part of Spain you just get off the plane come outside and walk across the border it's amazing how easy it was"
Cons: "I was very happt"
Cons: "I didn’t receive my bag and I lost one day waiting for it without going anywhere . Without any information about the delivery time . Very disappointing about that services , I even couldn’t change and I still waitingggg"
Pros: "Excellent polite crew. Good good and regular drink service. Very quiet aircraft and smooth flight in Economy."
Cons: "Seats are cramped for elbow room but leg room is OK. Reasonable comfort."
Pros: "BA in South Africa run a clean efficient airline. Planes are new crew well trained and food is good."
Cons: "Preseating totally random no matter your status. Booked state of my choice well in advance and was presented at the back of the plane on check-in"

Check in was quick and gentleman was very nice and friendly, during flight crew members were polite and attentive, food wasn’t as it should’ve been. Entertainment section needed to be updated i.e add new movies

Pros: "Crew was great. Apartment class was great!"
Cons: "Don't put on the airport board that the plane is boarding when it is not"
Pros: "I am amazed of how good is the crew and how nice they are. Also, like the seats and the food/drinks compare to American companies. You will never feel hungry on this airline."
Cons: "Nothing"
Pros: "Good price. Long flights were not at all crowded. US preclearance in Abu Dhabi."
Cons: "Entertainment. Food was so-so."
Pros: "Very well organized and efficient. Very friendly staff. Great service."
Cons: "I paid for internet which constantly disconnected. Waste of money."
Pros: "Cleanness + Friendly"
Cons: "Plane is little far way from terminals compare to Emirates flights"
Cons: "Flight was hot ac not working enough food was horrible."
Pros: "Smooth ride"
Cons: "The food wasn't great specially the breakfast vegetarian option . The staff should be more friendly and the options have a long layover"
Pros: "It was on time and got thru us customs in Abu Dhabi"
Cons: "Service, seats, food"
Pros: "Smooth takeoff and landing."
Cons: "No free internet service. Only one meal. Late departure, disorganized boarding. Uncomfortable seats. Limited choices of new movies. For a business class ticket, one would expect more! Especially since other regional carriers are providing two meals, free internet & more comfortable seats!"
Pros: "B787 still like new and well maintained."
Cons: "This is a long flight I take often one Saudia. The seats still suck!"
Pros: "I like the outgoing flight but i found worst flight ever when i came to karachi i was sick and saudia airline contineously changing their flight schedule and no airport meal offered for the people of karachi so i and other passengers decided that we never ever book saudia arabia airline in future"
Pros: "Connecting flight was late, which meant spending less time at the attrocious Jeddah airport"
Cons: "AV system was broken"
Pros: "Crew was excellent with service and positive attitudes. Good leg room."
Cons: "13 hour flight gave only 2 small meals and a snack that were not filling and didn't cater to my taste buds, it was strictly Arabic foods. we were mostly given lots of juice water coffee and tea. The entertainment touch screen wasn't working properly I had to use remote to pick a movie"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "They way of handling it, I had no choice but to use Saudia(domestic flight)"
Pros: "The in-flight service was great. The flight crew was polite and courteous. Overall, the flight duration from Jeddah to NYC was bearable."
Cons: "Seats have thin padding with vinyl covers like bus seats. Rather than serve snacks, they set the cart in front of the emergency exit (!!) and made it self-serve. Most of the people on the flight are from countries where people do not queue, so it was a scrum. I've done this flight three times in the past four months. The movies haven't changed AT ALL. I was seated next to two terrible, nasty little boys who were apparently flying unattended! Isn't there a policy for children traveling alone? More to the point, they were literally wrestling at 3 am and infuriating everyone within earshot, yet the crew did nothing. An omelette is not folded scrambled eggs. If you fly through Saudi Arabia, you have to claim your baggage, take a 20 minute BUS ride between terminals and then check your bags again. Ridiculous."
Pros: "Check in was smooth"
Cons: "My profile clearly states vegetarian and I didn’t get it again Food is horrible No in flight entertainment The lady next to me got her meal 20 minutes late Passengers out of control during taxi to gate and crew does nothing"
Cons: "The airport in Jeddah was overcrowded, dirty, chaotic and the men’s room was not clean and was stinky"
Pros: "The flight attendants were very helpful."
Cons: "This flight was delayed 4 hours due to "technical problems", which is understandable, however, during those 4 hours the passengers had no information. The flight information on the screens would say "go to gate", "last call", etc, several times, but they weren't boarding, they didn't even have a gate assigned to them! Passengers just stood around confused for many hours. This at Jeddah's King Abdulaziz Airport, by far the worst airport I have ever been at in the world."

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