Cheap flights from London to Dubai

January is the cheapest month on this route, and it is also when Dubai is at its most comfortable. Fares usually climb through the winter sun season and again around school breaks, so if you are tied to those dates, book well ahead. Midweek departures tend to be quieter than weekend ones. Summer heat in Dubai is intense, which is part of why fares soften then. If your dates are open, compare January against the months on either side of it before you commit.

There are no direct flights between London and Dubai, so every option here is a connecting one. Low-cost carriers such as Wizz Air UK, Easyjet, Jet2, Pegasus, Sun Express and FLYONE keep the base fare down, while Turkish Airlines and Ajet offer a fuller service, usually with the change made in Turkey. Norwegian International and Hahn Air also appear in results. What differs most is what sits inside the fare: a low-cost ticket is normally the seat and a small cabin bag, with everything else added on, while a full-service ticket more often includes a checked bag and food. Read the fare rules for the exact ticket before you treat two prices as the same thing.

Flights land at Dubai International or at Al Maktoum International, and some tickets finish at the Dubai bus station instead of an airport, so read the arrival point carefully before you arrange a transfer. Dubai International sits close to the city, with the metro and taxis doing most of the work into the centre. Al Maktoum International is well to the south, so the drive into town takes noticeably longer and public transport options are thinner. The bus station is a coach terminal rather than an airport, used by services from elsewhere in the Emirates and from neighbouring countries. Whichever one you arrive at, sort your onward transfer before you land rather than after.

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 Dubai

3.9 M (2025)

Time zone

UTC+04 (Asia/Dubai)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check which London airport you are actually leaving from, because Heathrow, Gatwick, City, Luton and Stansted are not interchangeable.
• Look at the connection: a single ticket protects you if the first leg runs late, separate tickets do not.
• Compare what each low-cost fare includes, especially the cabin bag size and whether a checked bag is in the price.
• Check the entry rules and passport validity for the United Arab Emirates before you pay.
• Decide whether you want to arrive at Dubai International or Al Maktoum, because the transfer into town is very different.
• Book early if you are tied to the winter sun season, and look at January if your dates are open.