SAN - DXB

$485 Find Cheap Flights from San Diego to Dubai

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Cheapest round-trip
$867
Typical prices: $978-$1,176
United Airlines, Air Canada
Mon 10/26Tue 11/10
SAN - DXB • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$485
Typical prices: $569-$762
Qatar Airways
Fri 9/11
SAN - DXB • 2 stops
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Cheapest • from $880 (round-trip)
Best reviews • 8.1 score
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There are currently no direct flights between San Diego and Dubai. You'll need at least 1 connection.
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Cheapest • Avg $954 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 19h 05m (one-way)
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Cheapest • 29% price drop
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Cheap Flights from San Diego to Dubai (SAN-DXB)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San Diego 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from San Diego to Dubai

Mon, Oct 26 - Tue, Nov 10
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8:45 pm - 7:40 pm
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DXB
35h 55m
1 stop
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1:30 am - 1:04 pm
DXB
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SAN
47h 34m
2 stops
$867Multiple Airlines
Mon, Oct 26 - Tue, Nov 10
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7:41 pm - 7:40 pm
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DXB
36h 59m
2 stops
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1:30 am - 1:04 pm
DXB
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SAN
47h 34m
2 stops
$877Multiple Airlines
Mon, Oct 26 - Tue, Nov 10
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12:30 pm - 7:40 pm
SAN
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DXB
20h 10m
1 stop
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2:15 am - 6:53 pm
DXB
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SAN
28h 38m
1 stop
$880United Airlines
Fri, Nov 6 - Fri, Nov 13
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7:10 am - 7:40 pm
SAN
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DXB
24h 30m
1 stop
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1:50 am - 7:49 pm
DXB
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SAN
29h 59m
2 stops
$910United Airlines
Fri, Nov 6 - Fri, Nov 13
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10:30 pm - 7:40 pm
SAN
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DXB
33h 10m
2 stops
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1:50 am - 8:45 pm
DXB
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SAN
30h 55m
2 stops
$915United Airlines
Wed, Nov 4 - Sun, Nov 15
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7:10 am - 7:40 pm
SAN
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DXB
24h 30m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:20 am - 3:45 pm
DXB
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SAN
42h 25m
1 stop
$926Multiple Airlines
Fri, Nov 6 - Fri, Nov 13
United Airlines Logo
8:50 am - 7:40 pm
SAN
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DXB
22h 50m
2 stops
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1:30 am - 8:45 pm
DXB
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SAN
31h 15m
3 stops
$940United Airlines
Thu, Aug 6 - Wed, Aug 19
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1:40 pm - 11:00 pm
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DXB
22h 20m
1 stop
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1:00 am - 11:50 am
DXB
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SAN
21h 50m
1 stop
$947KLM
Thu, Aug 6 - Wed, Aug 19
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7:03 am - 11:00 pm
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DXB
28h 57m
2 stops
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1:00 am - 11:50 am
DXB
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SAN
21h 50m
1 stop
$952Delta
Mon, Aug 3 - Tue, Aug 11
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9:59 pm - 10:35 pm
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DXB
37h 36m
2 stops
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1:00 am - 8:16 pm
DXB
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SAN
30h 16m
2 stops
$956Delta
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Diego to Dubai flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San Diego to Dubai to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Diego to Dubai?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Diego to Dubai, 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 San Diego to Dubai is April, where tickets cost $738 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,334 and $1,274 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$485
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 18% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 23% increase in price.
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When to book flights from San Diego to Dubai

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Diego to Dubai based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from San Diego to Dubai

  • What is the cheapest flight from San Diego to Dubai?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Diego to Dubai was $485 for a one-way ticket and $867 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between San Diego and Dubai?

    A passport is required to fly from San Diego to Dubai.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from San Diego to Dubai?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San Diego to Dubai?

    oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between San Diego and Dubai, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San Diego to Dubai, Emirates or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Diego to Dubai are Emirates and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $1,234 and an overall rating of 8.1, Emirates is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,130 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Diego 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 from San Diego to Dubai.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from San Diego to Dubai?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Dubai from San Diego is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from San Diego 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 to San Diego with another airline. Booking your flights between San Diego and DXB can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from San Diego 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 from San Diego up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from San Diego to Dubai

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Diego to Dubai. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San Diego to Dubai? 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.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3592 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.4Crew
7.9Food
8.0Comfort
8.2Entertainment
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Difficult to find some food option for gluten and dairy allergy. May be a fruit salad would be better

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jun 2026
SEA - DXB
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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 !!

Very good from the beginning to the end. Amazing experience

Fly Dubai takes low cost and thrift to new depths in terms of service levels, terminal 2 is grossly inadequate for capacity and resembles a crowded buss or railway station,, the fly dubai( Emirates) flight is never on time(was 2.5 hrs delayed), and this is not an isolated experience, the flght air conditioning was turned low while we waited on the tarmac for take clearance to save fuel, should say more!!!! The depths! I only fly this airline from a compulsion, emirates code shares for connections to Muscat

They changed the flight time without telling us and were unwilling to help with rebooking because we booked through orbits/kayak

Emirates did great! I liked the service, the food, cleanness, and the flight was on time. Much better airline than Qatar Airways I flew with last year.

I lost my lock from my luggage, I don’t know someone took something from my bag.

I was promised by United Airline (operated by ANA) that I will be seated together with my kids as I am the only adult flying with two minors. We did not get seats together in our 11 hours flight from LA to Tokyo. When asked at the gate, ANA representative said United Airline should have informed them that there is a parent flying with two minors. He said they can’t do anything in the system as the flight is full. He ask me to ask passengers next to me and the kids if they are willing to change seats. This is ridiculous! However, I went in the flight and asked other passages but no one willing to change seats. 11 hours and we were seating separately. I was very disappointed with this. It made things super inconvenient for me.

Service was professional and quick. Premium economy seat was comfortable given the class

It was perfect! United Airlines staff was extremely caring, super friendly and professional

The staff was extremely helpful and friendly at all times! They went above and beyond to get us into an earlier flight in San Diego to make our connection in SFO possible, because our original flight did actually not make it! I did so much appreciate the UA team and how they made this possible. We also didn’t have seats together on the long flight to Singapore, but they found us seats together last moment with no additional cost! Nobody sat next to us, so that we were able to sleep! Thanks to UA for improving their service and Underpricer for booking this trip! Please be careful: 1,5 hrs for transfer in San Francisco might not be enough time in the future

Over 2.5 hour maintenance delay on first morning flight with no acknowledgement, compensation or even gesture of good will. Aircraft had overnighted at airport so issue should have been addressed prior to boarding. Over 3.5 hours before first slow and deliberate beverage service.

United has maintenance issues and can then never recover. No operations ability and simple issues always turn into multiple hours long cascading delays. Worst airline on earth.

I paid for a confirmed upgraded aisle seat and was moved to a center seat in the back of the plane at the last minute.

Horrifying Almost 2 million miles. Bring your own food and drink. One coffee or drink every three hours. Have to order meals on app more than 24 hours ahead Tiny and dirty bathrooms

Flight was delayed but more than 90 minutes. This caused me to miss my available windows for pick-up by a friend. I had to pay $125 for an uber back home from the airport which was an added expense that I had not budgeted for my trip. Staff was friendly.

Seat pitch is horrible especially on the 15 hour flight. Gate crew at SFO was Outstanding. The flight crew was also great.

Really good food and service. Qatar Airways is again and again provided an exceptional experience.

Extremely uncomfortable seats with very little cushioning, unable to recline enough to sleep comfortably on this 13 hour overnight flight. My body was in pain by the end.

When we checked in at the Siem Reap Airport in Cambodia, we were only given three boarding passes and told that we would have to check in with American when we arrived in Boston. This was a source of stress for us. After we landed in Boston, we had a long passage from Terminal E to Terminal B (American Airline ticketing counter). Because the electronic ticketing kiosks for check-in would not recognize our Confirmation Code, we had to wait for an hour in a long line where only two AA reps were taking care of Special Services passengers. In many years of both business and recreational travel, I have never had this experience. I would expect more from AA being in partnership with other airlines to do a better job with this.

Our experience on the Doha to Hyderabad segment was extremely stressful due to prolonged delays and a lack of clear communication from the airline. We were traveling as a family, including children, and the uncertainty around timing and next steps caused significant distress. There was very little proactive information provided during the delay, and we were not given clear written explanations about what was happening or how long it might take. This made it difficult to manage the situation, especially while caring for children in a transit environment. In addition, one member of our party was ultimately unable to continue travel, which added to the emotional strain and disruption of the trip. Overall, the experience highlighted gaps in communication, customer care, and handling of unexpected situations. We are sharing this feedback so that future passengers, especially families, are supported with clearer communication and better assistance during irregular operations.

The seat cushions are absolutely lacking, not sure if they know the passengers are traveling for 14 hours straight, but the padding made our back and butt ache like crazy. The entertainment console had its own problems, either the headphone jack wasn't working or the power outlet via usb or ac outlet was not working. Not to mention the seat handles were not adjustable in some planes in the middle or on the aisle. Qatar/Indigo may be operating a very old fleet of planes to make as much profit as possible, but passengers may not be following them for long, should this treatment of its customers continue. Qatar/Indigo, wake up and do it right by your customers, or they may not be your customers anymore.

It would help id flight crew were not rude and showed some courtesy. They were shouting at passengers and yelling instructions as if we were school children at lunch cafeteria!!

All good. Over four hours flight if provided snacks like Qatar Airways would be better

Lobster starter in business class was not good, tough, served cold, and without butter. Movie selection was missing latest releases, did not offer older classic, high quality movies

Food was absolutely pathetic. I wasted so much food which I thought was inedible. I also loathe the inflight entertainment system which has very little content

My entire row did not have power for the full duration of a 14.5 hour flight. Could not charge any devices such as laptop or phones for the entirety of the long flight. The flight attendants tried to remedy the issue by resetting the power, but were not successful. The only other solution provided was to move me to another seat on the plane which was in the middle row. I had paid for a “preferred” seat that was a window seat. This was a downgrade being offered due to the power issue.

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