SAN - DXB

$439 Find Cheap Flights from San Diego to Dubai

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from San Diego to Dubai departing on 9/2. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from San Diego to Dubai, as well as popular online travel agencies
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from San Diego to Dubai, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheapest round-trip
$904
Typical prices: $1,084-$1,381
United Airlines
Wed 11/25Tue 12/1
SAN - DXB • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$439
Typical prices: $569-$762
Qatar Airways
Wed 9/2
SAN - DXB • 2 stops
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Cheapest • from $953 (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.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from San Diego to Dubai

Wed, Nov 25 - Tue, Dec 1
United Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 7:40 pm
SAN
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DXB
24h 40m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
2:15 am - 10:38 pm
DXB
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SAN
32h 23m
1 stop
$904United Airlines
Wed, Nov 25 - Tue, Dec 1
United Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 7:40 pm
SAN
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DXB
24h 40m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
2:15 am - 6:37 pm
DXB
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SAN
28h 22m
2 stops
$909United Airlines
Wed, Oct 21 - Wed, Nov 4
Multiple Airlines Logo
4:55 pm - 12:50 am
SAN
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DXB
44h 55m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:45 am - 1:04 pm
DXB
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SAN
41h 19m
2 stops
$923Multiple Airlines
Thu, Aug 13 - Wed, Aug 26
KLM Logo
1:40 pm - 11:00 pm
SAN
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DXB
22h 20m
1 stop
KLM Logo
1:00 am - 11:50 am
DXB
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SAN
21h 50m
1 stop
$947KLM
Thu, Aug 13 - Wed, Aug 26
Delta Logo
8:00 am - 11:00 pm
SAN
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DXB
28h 00m
2 stops
Delta Logo
1:00 am - 11:50 am
DXB
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SAN
21h 50m
1 stop
$951Delta
Sun, Aug 16 - Mon, Aug 31
Delta Logo
6:19 am - 10:35 pm
SAN
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DXB
29h 16m
2 stops
Delta Logo
12:40 am - 8:36 pm
DXB
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SAN
30h 56m
2 stops
$953Delta
Sun, Aug 16 - Mon, Aug 31
Delta Logo
6:19 am - 10:35 pm
SAN
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DXB
29h 16m
2 stops
Delta Logo
12:40 am - 11:54 pm
DXB
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SAN
34h 14m
2 stops
$954Delta
Thu, Sep 10 - Mon, Sep 14
KLM Logo
1:40 pm - 11:00 pm
SAN
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DXB
22h 20m
1 stop
KLM Logo
12:40 am - 7:16 pm
DXB
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SAN
29h 36m
2 stops
$958KLM
Fri, Sep 25 - Sat, Oct 3
Delta Logo
10:54 am - 10:35 pm
SAN
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DXB
24h 41m
2 stops
Delta Logo
1:00 am - 6:06 pm
DXB
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SAN
28h 06m
2 stops
$960Delta
Fri, Sep 25 - Sat, Oct 3
Delta Logo
7:30 am - 10:35 pm
SAN
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DXB
28h 05m
2 stops
Delta Logo
1:00 am - 10:07 pm
DXB
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SAN
32h 07m
2 stops
$961Delta
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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.

How much is a round-trip flight from San Diego to Dubai?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from San Diego to Dubai departing in November.

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 $1,380 and $1,274 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$439
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 19% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 22% 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
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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 $470 for a one-way ticket and $923 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 $1,271 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 3602 reviews
7.9Food
8.4Crew
8.1Boarding
8.2Entertainment
8.0Comfort
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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

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

Thay crew was so nice.Air hostess il ham was so nice.my mom was little scray with airplan turbulence she help us alot.

Airline did not have enough vegetarian meals for all guests, and crew were not adequately trained to handle this.

Flight got canceled without any prior information and it caused lot of trouble

More leg room and comfortable seats at least for long flights

Great flight. Comfortable seats, courteous service, and excellent selection for entertainment.

The plane and services in Emirates flight from Los Angeles to Dubai were very good . But plane and services in flight from Dubai to Delhi were very poor/uncomfortable. Staff at Dubai and crew in Dubai plane was very very disappointing|shabby. Wheel chair was given only for a very small part of layover at Dubai and we faced great inconvenience. In short , our experience Dubai onwards(fly Dubai) was very bad and uncomfortable.

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

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.

Complimentary light meal would be appreciated. But great flight crew service on all legs

Same thing as flight from Pheonix to Newark. Uograded and Promised extra leg room and when I got to the seat it had none.

The food was terrible this time. Otherwise pleasant, quiet, on-time.

I was in first class. The outlets at my seat did not work. The plane was shabby and run down. I had prepurchsed a day subscription for internet that was not redeemable. I had to repurchase the internet for my flight and then it didn’t work anyway. Quite disappointed in what was supposed to be the launch of a great vacation.

As usual, United scheduling is completely misleading. A 54-minute layover at O’Hare is too short to make a lot of connections, especially since the flight landed “on time” but had to wait on the taxiway 15 minutes for a gate to open up. Then it takes another 10 minutes to exit the plane before one can run to another concourse to catch a connecting flight.

Flight was ok. Unfortunately it was a Boeing 737, which is a cramped / tight airplane. I prefer the Airbus as they are a more comfortable flight experience.

We were traveling as a family of 5 and they refused to seat us together. There were entire rows open, and my 13 year old daughter had to sit alone. Ridiculous!

The flight was smooth Thank God but the delays and changing gates for 3-4 times made me so tired of walking back and forth with heavy bags I thought I was going to pass out with heavy headaches but Thank God finally found the final gate and home safe. These delays happen anytime for important reasons so just be patient when you come across these situations.

Delayed my flights and no communication. We end up spending 6 hrs in Doha. No food or any concern from the airline. Terrible

Between Air India and Qatar my luggage was lost for three days. I eventually found my own luggage location using the Apple Air Tag. Air India used a paper form to report my lost luggage. I could never get past getting past luggage personnel with my report number before they would hang up on me. Only after them specifically telling Air India at Chandigarh airport where my luggage was located which was right under their noses did they react. After three days I finally received my luggage. The Air India luggage folks didn’t seem proactive in finding the luggage’s rightful owner.

The made us waiting and held our passports and boarding pass making us miss our flights

Wore experience due to delay and took me 3 days to reach my destination.

Excellent will be flying again in May with Qatar. to Botswana.

Asian Veng meal have Non Veg items which is not ok. Pure veg meals option are too less and they have inclusion of Vedgan and Lactos etc... which is taste less

The overall experience for the price we paid was mediocre. Nothing outstanding! Check in process was standard. Flight attendants could have been more well mannered. I found it rude when the attendant nudged me with the snack box to grab my attention when not looking. She could have said ,’excuse me’ instead. My son’s in flight entertainment was not working. The food was not great either. The snack options were not so great with kids in mind. Overall, might not travel qatar again.

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.

Crew members service are at its best Seating area is very compact, could be better

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