$918 Find Cheap Flights to the United Arab Emirates

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Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Dubai
Dubai1 stop$1,805
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi3 stops$2,292
Dubai
Dubai1 stop$1,805
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi3 stops$2,292

Book Cheap United Arab Emirates Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights to the United Arab Emirates 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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Recent return flight deals to the United Arab Emirates

Sat, 24 Oct - Tue, 27 Oct
Air China Logo
20:30 - 23:15
AKL
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DXB
35h 45m
1 stop
Air China Logo
01:15 - 17:25
DXB
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AKL
31h 10m
1 stop
$1,805Air China
Sat, 14 Nov - Fri, 27 Nov
Air China Logo
20:30 - 23:15
AKL
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DXB
35h 45m
1 stop
Air China Logo
01:15 - 17:25
DXB
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AKL
31h 10m
1 stop
$1,905Air China
Thu, 5 Nov - Thu, 26 Nov
China Southern Logo
10:00 - 18:10
AKL
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DXB
41h 10m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
20:00 - 16:15
DXB
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AKL
35h 15m
1 stop
$2,092China Southern
Mon, 3 Aug - Sun, 9 Aug
Qatar Airways Logo
17:15 - 11:40
AKL
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DXB
26h 25m
2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
23:00 - 23:30
DXB
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AKL
40h 30m
2 stops
$2,096Qatar Airways
Wed, 11 Nov - Thu, 26 Nov
China Southern Logo
22:10 - 00:05
AKL
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DXB
34h 55m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
20:00 - 16:15
DXB
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AKL
35h 15m
1 stop
$2,112China Southern
Sun, 16 Aug - Tue, 1 Sep
Qatar Airways Logo
17:15 - 21:25
AKL
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DXB
36h 10m
2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
11:45 - 23:30
DXB
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AKL
27h 45m
2 stops
$2,115Qatar Airways
Tue, 8 Sep - Wed, 16 Sep
Emirates Logo
17:20 - 05:15
CHC
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DXB
19h 55m
1 stop
Emirates Logo
10:05 - 16:25
DXB
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CHC
22h 20m
1 stop
$2,246Emirates
Sat, 28 Nov - Mon, 25 Jan
Emirates Logo
09:15 - 06:00
CHC
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DXB
29h 45m
2 stops
Emirates Logo
10:25 - 14:55
DXB
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CHC
19h 30m
1 stop
$2,265Emirates
Tue, 10 Nov - Tue, 24 Nov
China Eastern Logo
22:00 - 20:30
AKL
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AUH
31h 30m
1 stop
China Eastern Logo
23:30 - 16:35
AUH
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AKL
32h 05m
1 stop
$2,334China Eastern
Tue, 10 Nov - Tue, 24 Nov
China Eastern Logo
22:00 - 20:30
AKL
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AUH
31h 30m
1 stop
China Eastern Logo
23:30 - 16:35
AUH
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AKL
32h 05m
1 stop
$2,336China Eastern
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to the United Arab Emirates

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to the United Arab Emirates to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest flight to the United Arab Emirates?

These are the best return prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.

The cheapest ticket to the United Arab Emirates from New Zealand found in the last 72 hours was to Dubai, at $2,178 return. The most popular route is Auckland (AKL) to Dubai (DXB) and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $2,178.

How much is a flight to the United Arab Emirates?

The average and cheapest price for all round-trip flights to the United Arab Emirates from each origin found by users searching on KAYAK in the last month.

A flight to the United Arab Emirates costs $2,422 on average. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks was $1,387 for the route Auckland (AKL) to Dubai (DXB). The most popular routes on KAYAK are Auckland to Dubai which costs $3,103 on average, and Christchurch to Dubai, which costs $3,290 on average.

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What is the cheapest month to fly from New Zealand to the United Arab Emirates?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from New Zealand to the United Arab Emirates, 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 New Zealand to the United Arab Emirates is January, when tickets cost $413 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and September, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,178 and $1,149 respectively.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to the United Arab Emirates?

The average price for all round-trip flights from New Zealand to the United Arab Emirates depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to the United Arab Emirates is generally at night, when retur flights cost $2,948 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to the United Arab Emirates is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $2,948.

How far in advance should I book a flight from New Zealand to the United Arab Emirates?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to the United Arab Emirates, 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 a flight from New Zealand to the United Arab Emirates, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 16% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 11 weeks before departure.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in the United Arab Emirates?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in the United Arab Emirates is Dubai Intl Airport (DXB), with an average flight price of $1,735.

Good to know

Low seasonJune
Cheapest flight$918
Best time to beat the crowds (1% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (15% more expensive on average)
Flight from Christchurch to Dubai

FAQs - booking United Arab Emirates flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from New Zealand to the United Arab Emirates?

    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 New Zealand to the United Arab Emirates.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from New Zealand to the United Arab Emirates?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from New Zealand to the United Arab Emirates is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from New Zealand to the United Arab Emirates?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from New Zealand to the United Arab Emirates 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 from New Zealand to the United Arab Emirates?

    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 from New Zealand to the United Arab Emirates up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to the United Arab Emirates?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to the United Arab Emirates is Saturday when return tickets can be as cheap as $2,908. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Friday, when return prices are $3,062 on average.

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 return tickets to the United Arab Emirates for the following prices or less: From Christchurch $2,382, from Auckland $8,787
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest United Arab Emirates flight deals.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to the United Arab Emirates

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from New Zealand 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 verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.2
Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1557 reviews
7.8Food
8.0Comfort
8.3Boarding
8.6Crew
8.1Entertainment
Airline reviews

I had ordered vegetarian food. What I was presented was extremely dissatisfying and not up to the mark. I pretty much did not eat entire 19 hours. For.an airline voted as best in business, it was extremely disappointing. Seats were not comfortable to sleep. Entertainment system didn’t have much choice. WiFi didn’t work for more than half the time. Cabin crew were also difficult to understand. A bit of diversity like Emirates crew would go a long way.

2.0 MediocreGhansham, Apr 2026
EWR - SIN
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I had ordered vegetarian food. What I was presented was extremely dissatisfying and not up to the mark. I pretty much did not eat entire 19 hours. For.an airline voted as best in business, it was extremely disappointing. Seats were not comfortable to sleep. Entertainment system didn’t have much choice. WiFi didn’t work for more than half the time. Cabin crew were also difficult to understand. A bit of diversity like Emirates crew would go a long way.

It was okay. I feel that Singapore Airlines isn't as good as it used to be but it's still not bad

I felt that the whole experience went very smoothly. The aircraft was extremely clean and tidy on boarding. The cabin crew were beautifully turned out very, very efficient and were a credit to Singapore Airlines who are now my favourite carrier.

Flight was delayed by baggage loading onto the plane. This was attributed to "inclement weather" (some moderate rain) which could be said to be beyond the airline's control, but the problematic part was that the plane was boarded and doors shut so that passengers sat in a cramped plane with rising temperature (full flight) for an hour. The airline was aware of the status of baggage loading, they could have deferred boarding to keep passengers comfortable.

They made 22 hours aboard aircraft very enjoyable. I was very impressed with the attention to detail and level of service. Singapore airline will be my preferred choice going forward.

It was a middle of the night changeover, so we were all ready for sleep. Staff were helpful and managed a few hours sleep. Food options were good.

Cabin Crew always friendly and helpful. Seating cramped - foul smelling from toilets, high risk of disease. Guard personal property such as expensive sunglasses Coffee always awful and cold Meal trays toddler sized Not worth the extra cost to fly SQ - use a budget airline, same if not better experience

Every thing was fine. Some ild classical Hindi movies should be add

Flying with Singapore airlines is always excelllent - the crew are lovely and the food too is great. It’s my number 1 airline

I cancelled my family 2023 international vacation because you guys double booked me with the same date, passengers, airlines and just hours difference and did not want to refund me at the right time and then finally cancelled the extra booking! Cancelling the booking that I personally booked! And you guys kept the unauthorized booking! This experience was really bad! Ruined everything! Never again I will book with kayak , me , my family , my friends and most importantly I will advocate to everyone to make sure not to book with Kayak! None existing customers service! Only 3rd provider that serve only their company and not the travelers!!!!!!

Difficult to find some food option for gluten and dairy allergy. May be a fruit salad would be better

The quality of food is going down comparing with old history of excellent food. It was cold and a bad quality. The crew is always excellent and caring.

Old flight not worth in economy. Even food was terrible

It took almost 4 hours to collect the luggage from the belt in Lagos. Really pathetic. Flight attendents from Dubai to Lagos were very busy and were not responding at all.

Worst kayak is worst ill never ever use kayak ever again !!

The flight was delayed and the service was not good. All the new serve was beef and we don’t eat beef so we ended up buying our own meals at the airport twice.

It went well except at delhi airport they told me that my flight is canceled and only after talking to manager they were able to find seats for me and my wife

Offboarding in Dubai was a bit confusing. The bus dropped us off, we passed the security, and then we were again in departure, no clue, no guidance on where to get our luggage

Very good from the beginning to the end. Amazing experience

Premium economy was worth it-comfort was definitely better than economy class. The seats were more comfortable, blankets and pillows thicker

In my return flight they couldn’t identify my ticket or boarding pass, I had to go to 3 different counters until I was able to get my boarding pass. The food was on, it was the bear minimum. They didn’t even recognise that I was a Muslim and can’t eat meat, chicken or pork. In one of the trays I believe they served me pork. The staff were very pleasant, but they need to be aware of their surroundings more carefully, one of them stuck her lower belly right into my face! I was shocked and very uncomfortable.

Wow very impressed by the quality and attentiveness of service of China Southern. Lived the blankets! Will definitely fly with them again. Despite language barriers, a few attendants know enough English to understand our rudimentary Mandarin and respond to basic questions. Although they don’t explain the beverage and meal service on the website or ticketing documents, they offered regular beverage cart and snacks during the beginning hours and end hours of the long, transoceanic flight. A full meal at the beginning and end of the flight as well, and a midflight small sandwich (dinner roll sized) but we weren’t hungry and didn’t try that one. The expectation is that every sleeps during the middle of the flight. We were on a “redeye” departure from LAX with a morning arrival in China, so I don’t know if this service pattern is the same for other flights. The domestic flight we took from Guangzhou to Harbin offered conventional refreshments and meals like a US flight service. Note that they didn’t offer diet sodas. If you like to stay hydrated, I recommend bringing plenty of your own. It is served in small cups like any other drink. You can ask for a bottle but they’re tiny - about 6 ounces.

The connection between LA and Atlanta was too much stress

The airport didn‘t give me the ticket. I called customer service to ask for a refund but they kept giving me a perfunctory response and refused to refund me.

Not good - chair back could not move back for premium economy. Not worth the price

We bought an upgrade to Business Class at the airport but did not realise that it was not the regular Business Class. The 787 Dreamliner was very dated with the seats not as comfortable as other airlines and some things were almost coming off. We were then told that because it was an upgrade at the airport, we get to sit in the BC cabin but will be served economy class food. So when everyone else got served in china ware, we were given the tray you got in economy class. The wifi does not work. It only connects to watch movies (which is the same as what you find in the ICE) but the internet does not work. The cabin crew while were friendly, were not responsive. Overall, I will never fly China Southern again.

Had some luggage loading delays but it was still a good experience

We bought the business class tickets. The check-in staff and onboard crew were excellent, providing commendable service throughout. However, it was disappointing to find that China Southern Airlines does not have a lounge at SFO. Instead, passengers were provided with a $35 per person food voucher, which fell short of expectations. Furthermore, the quality of the onboard food left much to be desired, marking a significant decline compared to our previous flight experience in 2019, prior to the pandemic.

Wuhan - Dubai. Old plane: 1. Only USB charger. No power outlet to plug in.. 2. Super narrow seat layout 3. Toilet cover consistently fell down and hit my back when sitting on it.. :( 4. Entertainment system touch screen not sensitive, and need to press hard or use finger tips to hit. Crew were very nice and accommodating though.

No red vine, no whiskey, no vodka. No that I wanted all of them at once but still...

Very efficient and professional staff. Food was good and so was entertainment selection.

It was ok, not much more can be said, as long as airlines/aircraft manufacturers insist on cramming in as many seats as possible....best of a bad situations, seats are simply too uncomfortable to sit in for more than a few hours. Lack of flexible headrests not a help on long overnight flights either.

Doha airport is huge , takes long time to reach gate .

Besides the flight cancellation, everything else was prefect. Kudos to Malaysian Airlines.

It was good no problems made it on time for the next flight overseas!

Luggage handling was very very bad. Damaged my new Calvin Klein bag and delayed another. Still did not get it since 2 days. Worst airlines and service.

Check-in staff were not very pleasing and sounded to be rude, even though I hold a platinum membership. The aircraft is brand new and good. As it's a short flight no other comments.

I liked the food and services provided. I think the seating should be updated cause it’s to congested for economic class.

Bus from gate to plane waited more than 30 minutes in a freezing temperatures of a/c. Plane temperature was very cold .

The boarding was very unorganized, they had my dad “83 years old “ stand for long time to Wait in the line then stand behind the counter, we had two kids with us but the separated my dad from us for long time

The flight was delayed. The staff made us wait in the room that is too small and it was crowded and with no seats available for waiting. They did not tell us why the delay occurred.

While boarding at PVG, there was a ticket checking by the gate, then there was another ticket checking right at the bottom of the escalator, which created quite a dangerous congestion. Don't understand why the duplication?

Super surprised with the entire experience. Business class is incredible. Flight attendants around the world could learn customer service from these people. Simply fabulous experience all the way around.

Excellent experience however older aeroplanes used by China Eastern Airlines.

Better good than most, if not all European airlines. If you’re stuck in an economy seat anyways, China Eastern is a good choice because of shorter flight time, being able to overfly Russia

Price is the main attraction. Staff is OK but difficult to communicate with them due to general lack of English. Food is truly abysmal, the main courses (4) were barely edible. The choices for breakfast served at 5:30 am prior to landing at Gatwick airport were Spaghetti Bolognese or seafood fried rice. Choices offered for all 4 mains were either something rice or noodles. Shanghai airport layover is much too long in a very poorly serviced airport. We were unable to use WiFi; private lounges required cash only payment with no ATM or cash exchange open.

The flight was cancelled without any reason. But the next flight to Shanghai has to be cancelled to pay penalty.

The landings were smooth . Being unable to check-in online was terribly stressful and the queue at Haneda exemely long. We paid extra for window seats and did not get them.

How do you run out of beer after one hour of a twelve hour flight?!

Couldn’t fly since they wouldn’t issue a boarding ticket. Something to do with not taking the departing flight since it was cancelled due to weather. No notice or anything about the trip being invalid. The app made it seem like I was all good for it. Never trusting travel agency

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