Cheap flights from Dublin to Sharjah

The expensive stretch is the Gulf winter: from mid-December through early January, fares climb as holiday travel and cold-weather escapes overlap, right when the Gulf heat finally breaks. The price calendar here runs from September into May, with July as the lone summer month, and it sits toward the high end too. Work back from the peak and November comes out as the low point of the year, with the autumn shoulder weeks close behind. Midweek departures usually price below Friday and Sunday returns. Ramadan moves through the calendar from one year to the next; if your dates land inside it, check local hours in Sharjah before you commit.

Pegasus is the low-cost choice on this pairing: its base fare comes in low, but checked baggage and seat choice sit outside the ticket, so price those in before comparing. Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways, Lufthansa, British Airways, Aer Lingus, Egyptair and Aegean Airlines all run full-service models, with baggage and meals bundled into the fare. BA CityFlyer and Emerald Airlines are regional operators that typically work the short first leg before a long-haul carrier takes over. Nothing flies this route nonstop, so every ticket is a connection — the carriers differ most in the layover city and in what the fare actually includes.

You land at Sharjah International Airport, which sits just outside the city on its desert side, a short drive from the centre of Sharjah. Taxis are the usual way in and wait by arrivals; local buses also serve the airport, though with bags most travellers take a cab. Two things to watch: a lot of traffic through this airport continues on to Dubai, so rush-hour jams on the road between the two cities are real, and the emirate itself is more conservative than its neighbour — alcohol is not sold there, and dress expectations are a notch stricter.

Currency

AED (DH)

Power sockets

Type C, G · 220 V

Language

Arabic

Emergency number

112, 997, 998

Driving side

right

Calling code

+971

Internet domain

.ae, .امارات

Population of Sharjah

1.2 M (2015)

Time zone

UTC+04 (Asia/Dubai)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check UAE entry rules for Irish passport holders before you book — whether a visa is needed in advance and how much validity your passport needs.
• Confirm which UAE airport your ticket lands at: Sharjah and Dubai are separate airports, and plans made for one may not fit the other.
• If a leg runs with Pegasus or another low-cost carrier, add checked baggage to the base fare before comparing it with full-service prices.
• Booking the connection as two separate tickets gives no protection if the first flight slips, so leave generous slack or keep it on one ticket.
• November prices lowest here, while December and the summer month sit higher — shift your dates if the calendar allows.