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How much is the cheapest flight to Dubai?
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights 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.Good to know
When to book flights to Dubai
Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel 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. The information is for flights to Dubai based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.
Average price per month
To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights to Dubai, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each departure date.
Flight prices as travel date approaches
To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights to Dubai, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
Top tips for finding cheap flights to Dubai
- Looking for cheap airfare to Dubai? 25% of our users found tickets to Dubai for the following prices or less: From Johannesburg OR Tambo R8 364 one-way - R10 054 round-trip, from Cape Town R8 601 one-way - R10 533 round-trip, from Durban R9 050 one-way - R11 014 round-trip
- Book at least 3 weeks before departure in order to get a below-average price.
- High season is considered to be January, November and December. The cheapest month to fly from South Africa is May.
- Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Dubai flight deals.
- As the flight to Dubai from South Africa is relatively long, you might want to refresh yourself once you have arrived. You can use the complimentary shower facilities which can be found in Terminal 3 between gates A1 and A24 or B13 and B19. In addition, here are also showers in Terminal 1, between gates C18 and C22.
- Even though there is a good service from South Africa to Dubai, there might not be a suitable flight for you. It might be more convenient for you to fly to the nearby city of Abu Dhabi, which has many direct flights from South Africa with airlines such as Etihad Airways. From Abu Dhabi Airport (AUH), you can drive to Dubai in about 1h 15min.
- There are many direct flights from South Africa to Dubai. However, it might be more convenient to fly on an indirect route. This means that a stopover will be required. Common stopover locations include Nairobi Airport (NBO), which is used by Kenya Airways, and Doha Airport (DOH), which is the hub for Qatar Airways.
FAQs - booking Dubai flights
What other locations does Dubai Airport (DXB) serve?
When you land in Dubai, not only will you be able to reach the city relatively easily, but you can also get to other locations nearby with ease. For instance, you can drive to Ras Al-Khaimah in about 1h 5min, Al Lisaili in around 35 minutes and Kalba in approximately 1h 20min.
How can I get from Dubai Airport (DXB) to the centre of the city?
Upon arrival at Dubai Airport, it’s easy to travel to the city centre. One of the most convenient options is to take the train, which runs from early in the morning to late at night. This costs around 9 AED (45 ZAR) and takes about 25 minutes. A faster way to travel is to get a taxi, which has a total journey time of around 15 minutes, but is more expensive.
How long is the flight to Dubai?
Flights from Johannesburg 8h 13m Flights from Durban 8h 20m Flights from Cape Town 9h 40m What is the cheapest flight to Dubai?
If travelling to Dubai, the cheapest city to fly from in the last 3 days was Johannesburg, with flights as low as R92 964 one-way and R144 582 return. Flights from Johannesburg are the most searched and start at $198 for a return trip.
How far is Dubai from central Dubai?
Dubai is 11 km from the centre of Dubai.
What is the name of Dubai’s airport?
There is only 1 airport in Dubai, called Dubai (DXB). It can also be referred to as Dubai Intl.
How much is a flight to Dubai?
On average, a flight to Dubai costs R12 983. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost R7 111 and departed from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport.
What is the cheapest day to fly to Dubai?
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Dubai is Monday. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Friday.
What is the cheapest month to fly to Dubai?
The cheapest month for flights to Dubai is May. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and November.
Which airlines have a flexible cancellation policy for flights to Dubai due to COVID-19?
Emirates and South African have waived their change and cancellation fees on flights to Dubai. Confirm policies on booking site.
How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights 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 to Dubai.
How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to Dubai?
KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Dubai is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.
What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Dubai?
Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Dubai with an airline and back with another airline.
What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight 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 up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.
Top 5 airlines flying to Dubai
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Dubai. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from South Africa to Dubai. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years.
8,3
Qatar AirwaysOverall score based on 10990 reviews
82comfort
80food
86crew
83boarding
83overall
83entertainment
Airline reviews
Pros: "The seats are comfortable; food is good."
Cons: "Our luggage hasn't arrived due to the short layover and due to the feact that the first leg plane was late."
Pros: "The seats are comfortable; food is good."
Cons: "Our luggage hasn't arrived due to the short layover and due to the feact that the first leg plane was late."
Pros: "Last row seats are never optimal but tha flight attendants were above par!!!"
Cons: "Wonderful people! Cannot day enough about the difference that makes."
Pros: "Boarding process was good. But security check is inconsistent at different locations within the Airport terminal."
Cons: "Poor Seat comfort. Too narrow seats. USB charger were not working. Tamil language movies were very few. Crew was efficient but were not polite and not cordial."
Pros: "Very nice staff."
Cons: "Lack of diversity with the area crew. It would be good to have some Black area crew staff."
Cons: "I’m a 6’3” in shape man. I selected the bulkhead seats for extra leg room. Great crew, but my shoulders stuck past the seat edge 3” on both sides."
Pros: "Overall better than most of domestic US or Korean national airline in terms of food and service."
Cons: "Boarding took longer than other airports. Too many redundant checks for no apparent reason."
Pros: "I actually loved everything about the entire flight experience. Everything was awesome (Minus a 1-hour airport delay that was out of control of the airlines)."
Cons: "Nothing. Seriously. Tasty food, good movie selection, plenty of legroom, pleasant flight attendants, comfortable seats... good stuff. :)"
Pros: "The cabin crew and Doha airport staff are absolutely great at thinking about customer comfort. Experienced it in the Business Class lounge as well as on the flight!"
Pros: "This has been one the good experience I had in so many years of travel"
Cons: "I requested a special meal but was not given what I wanted. But overall decent food"
Pros: "Dallas to Doha wheel chair service and boarding was good."
Cons: "My parents did not get wheel chair in Delhi after that long,tiring journey..this is the service airline provide,it's so disgusting..they didn't even get the porter..they had to carry the heavy luggage when they have problem in walking..I am so disappointed.what is the use of this survey."
Cons: "Everything!! My seat was not extra wide, it was broke and would not recline...14hr flight!! Entertainment system didn’t work right."
Pros: "The crew was nice"
Cons: "Better food and cooked throughly and better seat and more blankets."
Pros: "Seats were really comfortable, able to lean back further than most, with large screens and good entertainment options. Also liked that there were open areas on the plane that you could go stand up and stretch out for a while at."
Cons: "About halfway through the flight the bathrooms definitely needed cleaned. By the end of the flight they were disgusting, with toilets and sinks clogged and no tissue. I'm really surprised Emirates allowed this to happen, because everything else was great."
Pros: "Amazing crew. Seat upgraded to business class. Superb service and comfort!"
Pros: "it was good, i like all the services from staff."
Pros: "Inflight entertainment was good but that doesn’t make up for lack of equal treatment of all passengers"
Cons: "They are racist!!!!! Segregation and all!!!!! For my more than 12 hours layover I had to pay for my own hotel!!! Yet other travelers were given free hotel vouchers. As a matter of fact I was kept waiting for nearly half an hour in the middle of the night even though I had been waiting for service ahead of them."
Cons: "The entertainment was giving some issues and the staff tried to resolve it. Eventually it came right by it self..."
Cons: "Cabin crew were reluctant offering passengers liquids on board we had to go and find them to ask for either water or juice as it was a long Flight which took 15 Hours on Air"
Pros: "Emirates is my new favorite airline. Food was excellent, flight attendants were all friendly and professional, the seats were spacious, and there was a great selection of movies."
Pros: "the food was wonderful, the economy seats were comfy, and the service was superb. I really liked being able to watch movies and listen to music w/o a charge."
Not sure it was a basic airline so nothing much to like but what was annoying was they delayed so much we missed our connecting flight and we had to almost fight to be out on the next flight and also even get food
Cons: "It’s a hop and a skip, just 2 1/2 hours. But. Nice flight"
Cons: "Both food and entertainment have declined over the past 20 years"
Pros: "The food was really nice and the crew were very helpful."
Cons: "Our experience could have been better if the flights were on time and if the boarding process was a little more organized. Otherwise, we had a great experience with SA airlines and will most likely fly with them again."
Pros: "Professionalism of SA crew"
Cons: "Abidjan airport is a mess and mediocre.,..very unprofessional and frustrates commuters a lot."
Pros: "Good leg room, pleasant stuff except for one exception"
Cons: "Terrible entertainment. Unresponsive cabin crew member to fact that the whole right hand aisle of the plane had no overhead lights or entertainment that worked. She merely told people she had rebooted three times and there was nothing else to do. No apology. Headphones were faulty on both outgoing and returning flights."
Pros: "The food was good, the service wasn't bad, and all connecting flights were on time."
Cons: "No matter how hard I tried to get an aisle seat, we were still squished into the middle of the plane. It was so uncomfortable, competing for arm room with the person sitting next to me and then having to force him our of his seat every time I wanted to get up. Even getting our of the seat took something. I am searching now for an easy way to get an aisle seat for our return trip."
Pros: "- service - the flexibility with seats"
Cons: "- no outlets for e-devices - food is terrible; no good options for vegans - the arm rest do not go all the way back - entertainment system needs upgrading"
Cons: "I couldn’t shop onboard. “The duty free guy are on his break”"
Pros: "I survived"
Cons: "The seat The food, but that’s fine. We weren’t expecting The entertainment Less cattle treatment Sigh, this is going nowhere"
Cons: "The flight was delayed for hours in Delhi with no notice, making us spent the night at the airport. The flight was supposed to get to Abidjan around noon, but because of the delay, we missed the connection and the next available flight was the next day which would mean I missed my next flight and a work conference. In Delhi, the Ethiopian Airlines people assured me that it could be worked out in Addis, and that they could change my final destination to get me where I needed to go. However, in Addis, the employees were rude and did not even read the email that the Delhi people sent them. They would not do anything except send me to Abidjan the following day, which was useless since I already had to be in the US by then. The level of service is incredibly poor and disorganized, with many people having to wait for hours to even talk to someone and no information about what needs to be done. In the end, i had to purchase a new ticket to get to my destination. Had I known this was the case in Delhi, and that i would have to purchase a new ticket, I would have done so in Delhi rather than waiting all night and going to Addis. I fly very often and this is both the worse experience and service I’ve ever experienced on a flight, and they weren’t even able to get me to my destination."
Pros: "The crew was very nice and all flight details were available and constantly updated."
Cons: "Ethiopians App for self check-in."
Pros: "crammed seats, meh food first experience with ethiopian, wasn't great"
Pros: "Comfortable seat and fairly friendly crew"
Cons: "Better reception and understanding at the airport. The staffs are not considerate."
Cons: "The most unprofessional ground staff I have met coupled with the most disorganised airport"
Pros: "Food was of high standard Crew were polite and made the effort to make passengers feel comfortable"
Cons: "Boarding - Two last minute changes to departure gates, which confused the hell out of everyone. No announcement, just one staff shouting out to passengers."
Cons: "Old flight - equipments were not in order like the handrest was broken, TV’s were broken and not functioning, touch screens failed to react to touch, signs on buttons at the handrest were smudged. 3 out of 6 washrooms in Economy class were not working. At one instance I was locked in the washroom as the door was not opening from inside, until I had to call the attendant. Entertainment options were limited. Food was below average. In one of my meals I got opened and melted butter. Cabin crew was not responding to the calls when I needed water. I finally got it after ringing 4 bells and 45 minutes. Overall, a terrible experience and would not choose to fly with Ethiopian again."
Pros: "Flight time changed without notice. Delays in Medinah caused us to miss our connecting flight to Johannesburg. Really poor communication. No agents would take calls in Jeddah. Really terrible service. Would avoid using this airline at all cost. Not the first time I've been delayed by them"
Cons: "Flight time changed without notice. Delays in Medinah caused us to miss our connecting flight to Johannesburg. Really poor communication. No agents would take calls in Jeddah. Really terrible service. Would avoid using this airline at all cost. Not the first time I've been delayed by them"
Pros: "The aircraft was clean and the food served was cool"
Cons: "The turbulent"
Pros: "Nothing. I was 2 hours early for the flight - it was over sold. They never apologized, they just told me "I didn't have a seat" like it was some how my fault... then sent me to the airport hotel and put me on the next days flight. I realize it wasn't the people at the desks fault and nobody was doing this TO me, but it was just stupid it happened at all. I don't get how they can just screw a whole day for a group of people and not even say "sorry.""
Cons: "They over sold the flight. Eight of us had tickets - I bought mine over a month ago - and they just sold too many seats or had too small of a plane or something. I've NEVER had this happen in 6 years of traveling continually. It's on my short list now of airlines that really just don't care."
Pros: "The seat was comfortable ONLY because I am Platinum member ( and I was able to choose emergency exit seat ) otherwise it wouldn’t have been so comfortable"
Cons: "Food"
Pros: "Everything was Amazing. This is one of the best Airline out there and they need more recognition."
Cons: "Nothing."
Cons: "Seats are not comfortable for a 14 hour flight. One meal was served 1 hour before landing, Need for more drinks and food during a 14 hour flight. Flight was held at gate for 45 minutes before takeoff without explanation. Luggage was not transferred from a connecting flight."
Cons: "More legroom, seats with more cushion and recline, better food!"
Pros: "The crew was great, and greeted passengers with a smile."
Cons: "The breakfast was a donut and roll so no protein or healthy option."
Cons: "The person ushering us out of the gate was not very friendly and that could need some work"
Cons: "It was way too hot. Our child was uncomfortable from the heat the entire trip."
Cons: "Flight was delayed and the plane air conditioning didn’t work when we boarded the plane."
Cons: "I did not like that they separate me with a business partner I was travelling with, without having informed us in advance, whereas we both had tickets to board on the same flight, but his was later on delayed"
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Recent return flight deals
These are the cheapest return flights to Dubai found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
10/2Sat
1 stopSAUDIA
21h 50mJNB-DXB
16/2Fri
1 stopSAUDIA
17h 45mDXB-JNB
R7 557
10/1Wed
2 stopsSAUDIA
26h 10mJNB-DXB
21/1Sun
2 stopsSAUDIA
19h 40mDXB-JNB
R7 576
25/10Wed
1 stopEthiopian Air
16h 35mJNB-DXB
1/11Wed
1 stopEthiopian Air
17h 35mDXB-JNB
R8 323
25/10Wed
1 stopEthiopian Air
16h 35mJNB-DXB
30/10Mon
1 stopEthiopian Air
17h 35mDXB-JNB
R8 437
24/10Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
11h 10mJNB-DXB
7/2Wed
1 stopQatar Airways
11h 25mDXB-JNB
R8 610
4/11Sat
1 stopKenya Airways
21h 15mJNB-DXB
27/11Mon
1 stopKenya Airways
23h 55mDXB-JNB
R8 648
6/2Tue
1 stopKenya Airways
29h 05mJNB-DXB
12/2Mon
1 stopKenya Airways
16h 00mDXB-JNB
R8 705
5/11Sun
directEmirates
7h 55mJNB-DXB
28/11Tue
directEmirates
8h 25mDXB-JNB
R10 542
25/10Wed
directEmirates
8h 00mJNB-DXB
1/11Wed
directEmirates
8h 10mDXB-JNB
R10 657
4/11Sat
1 stopQatar Airways
13h 15mCPT-DXB
10/11Fri
1 stopQatar Airways
13h 35mDXB-CPT
R11 326
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Recent one-way flight deals
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Dubai found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
13/2Tue
1 stopKenya Airways
21h 15mJNB-DXB
R4 860
27/11Mon
1 stopEgypt Air
15h 15mJNB-DXB
R4 917
10/10Tue
1 stopKenya Airways
20h 10mJNB-DXB
R4 974
17/1Wed
1 stopQatar Airways
13h 15mCPT-DXB
R6 620
11/10Wed
directEmirates
8h 00mJNB-DXB
R7 328
14/2Wed
directEmirates
8h 15mJNB-DXB
R7 596
8/10Sun
directSouth African
8h 00mJNB-DXB
R8 380
2/10Mon
directSouth African
8h 15mJNB-DXB
R8 705
6/1Sat
2 stopsEthiopian Air
22h 10mJNB-DXB
R13 814
8/10Sun
3 stopsEthiopian Air
25h 25mJNB-DXB
R14 483
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Last minute flights to Dubai
Last minute flight, train and bus deals
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to Dubai that are departing in the next 10 days.
1/10Sun
multi-stopEthiopian Air
16h 35mJNB-DXB
8/10Sun
multi-stopEthiopian Air
17h 35mDXB-JNB
R8 935
30/9Sat
multi-stopEthiopian Air
16h 35mJNB-DXB
8/10Sun
multi-stopEthiopian Air
17h 35mDXB-JNB
R9 279
3/10Tue
multi-stopKenya Airways
29h 15mCPT-DXB
11/11Sat
multi-stopKenya Airways
13h 15mDXB-CPT
R9 317
3/10Tue
multi-stopKenya Airways
23h 15mCPT-DXB
11/11Sat
multi-stopKenya Airways
13h 15mDXB-CPT
R9 643
3/10Tue
directEmirates
9h 30mCPT-DXB
12/11Sun
directEmirates
9h 35mDXB-CPT
R12 493
3/10Tue
directEmirates
9h 30mCPT-DXB
11/11Sat
directEmirates
9h 50mDXB-CPT
R12 819
30/9Sat
directSouth African
8h 19mJNB-DXB
15/10Sun
directSouth African
8h 20mDXB-JNB
R13 890
3/10Tue
multi-stopQatar Airways
12h 15mCPT-DXB
12/11Sun
multi-stopQatar Airways
13h 35mDXB-CPT
R14 005
3/10Tue
multi-stopQatar Airways
25h 00mCPT-DXB
12/11Sun
multi-stopQatar Airways
13h 35mDXB-CPT
R14 024
30/9Sat
directSouth African
8h 19mJNB-DXB
8/10Sun
directSouth African
8h 20mDXB-JNB
R14 120
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