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Flight from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Dubai

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 tickets to the United Arab Emirates for the following prices or less: From New York John F Kennedy Intl $501 one-way - $916 round-trip, from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl $472 one-way - $932 round-trip, from Dallas/Fort Worth $657 one-way - $1,111 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 the United States is April.
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest United Arab Emirates flight deals.
  • Those that plan on visiting the city of Ajman will find it most convenient to fly into Dubai International Airport (DXB). Once you have landed at Dubai International Airport, you can then drive to your destination of Ajman, which is approximately 50min away by car.
  • The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is served by three major airports: Dubai International Airport (DXB), Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH), and Sharjah International Airport (SHJ). DXB is the busiest airport and a major hub for Emirates Airlines, while AUH is the second busiest and a major hub for Etihad Airways. Sharjah is the third busiest and a hub for Air Arabia.
  • A destination that is particularly popular for travelers flying out of San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH). For this specific route, individuals can often find flights that only require one layover, with these often being serviced by airlines such as Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines.
  • If you’re visiting UAE from the West Coast, you’ll find several flights departing from San Diego International Airport (SAN), San Francisco International Airport (SFO), and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Dubai (DXB), Abu Dhabi (AUH), and Sharjah (SHJ). There are direct flights from LAX to DXB and SFO to DXB operated by Emirates.
  • Travelers that would like to visit Al Ain, an inland oasis city on the eastern border with Oman, will first want to fly into Dubai International Airport. After arriving at Dubai International Airport, you can then drive the rest of the way to your destination, which will take approximately 1h 40min.
  • Travelers flying into DXB can access a selection of lounges in Terminals 1, 2, and 3. The airport boasts over 10 lounges, most with showers and other premium services. Marahaba lounges in all the terminals are accessible to all, regardless of your travel class.
  • If you are departing from the east coast of the United States for the United Arab Emirates, you will find that it is quite common to fly out of John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). This airport offers a few different nonstop flights, with some being serviced by Etihad Airways.
  • When visiting Ras al Khaimah, famous for being the northernmost emirate of the United Arab Emirates, it is usually best to fly into Dubai International Airport. After your plane has landed at Dubai International Airport, you can then travel the rest of the distance to Ras al Khaimah by car, which will normally take you around 1h 25min in total.
  • Those that will be attending Gulfood, which is known for being the world’s largest food exhibition event in the world, will want to fly into Dubai International Airport, as the festival is located directly in the city.
  • To visit the city of Umm Al Quwain, which is located on the peninsula of Khor Al Bidiyah, you can plan on flying to Dubai International Airport. After landing at DXB, you can then travel to your destination by car, a journey that normally takes around 40min in total.

FAQs - booking United Arab Emirates flights

  • If I am traveling to the United Arab Emirates to attend the RedfestDXB, how should I get to my destination?

    If you will be traveling to the United Arab Emirates to attend RedfestDXB, a music festival that takes place annually at the Dubai Media City Amphitheatre, you will need to fly into Dubai International Airport. DXB is located approximately a 25min drive from the amphitheater.

  • Which airport is closest to Jebel Jais?

    Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (RKT) is the closest airport to Jebel Jais, approximately 25 miles from the mountains. You can find connecting flights to RKT from other major airports in the UAE, like DXB and AUH. From RKT, you can rent a car or hire a taxi to Jebel Jais and enjoy the 45 minutes ride with scenic views.

  • Do I need a visa to travel to the United Arab Emirates from the United States?

    Those that will be staying in the United Arab Emirates for 30 days or less can obtain a free visitor visa upon their arrival in the country. If you will be staying for longer than 30 days, you will need to obtain a visa before traveling to the country. You must also have a passport that will be valid for six months after your date of entry and has at least one blank page to receive a stamp from immigration.

  • Which airlines offer Business Class flights to the United Arab Emirates?

    UAE is served by major airlines that offer Business Class flights from the U.S., including Emirates, Etihad Airways, Qatar Airways, and Turkish Airlines. Business Class benefits will depend on a particular airline, but the most common ones include priority check-in and boarding, comfortable seats, lounge access, and baggage allowance.

  • Are there any airports in the United States that offer direct flights to the United Arab Emirates?

    Depending on where you are departing from, it can be possible to find direct flights to the United Arab Emirates from the United States. For example, both John F. Kennedy International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport offer direct flights to various destinations in the United Arab Emirates.

  • What is the best airport to fly to if I plan to visit Al Noor Island?

    Sharjah Airport (SHJ) is the closest to Al Noor Island in the Khalid Lagoon, approximately 6.2 miles. From the U.S., you can take a connecting flight to SHJ. Different airlines offer connecting flights to Sharjah with one or more stops. You can also fly to DXB, approximately 11.8 miles from the island, and hire a taxi or rent a car. The drive will take around 25min.

  • If I am planning on visiting the city of Sharjah, how should I travel there from the United States?

    To travel to the city of Sharjah, you can fly directly to Sharjah International Airport (SHJ). Once you have landed at SHJ, you will be approximately a 15 to 20min drive from the city center depending on what traffic is like at the time.

  • What are my best options for flights to the United Arab Emirates from Southeast U.S.?

    From Southeast U.S., you’ll find a selection of flights departing from Miami International Airport (MIA) and Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). There are direct flights to the United Arab Emirates from Southeast U.S. operated by Emirates from MIA to DXB.

  • If I plan on renting a car in the United Arab Emirates, what are some of the child seat laws I need to know about?

    Travelers that plan on renting a car once they have landed in the United Arab Emirates will want to make sure that they are familiar with the country’s child car seat laws. For example, in the United Arab Emirates, all children that are aged four or under are required to be in a proper child seat when inside a vehicle. It is also not legal for children under the age of 10 to sit in the front seat of a vehicle.

  • What documents should I present to rent a car in the United Arab Emirates?

    To rent a car from one of the airports in the United Arab Emirates, you must present a valid license, a passport or photo ID, and a credit card from a major provider. An international driving license may be required.

  • When visiting Hatta, what is the best way to travel there from the United States?

    To visit the scenic city of Hatta, it is best to first fly to Dubai International Airport. Once you have landed here, you can then take a bus that will bring you to the center of Hatta, a journey that will typically last around 2h 30min depending on what traffic and weather conditions are like at the time. 

  • How do I get to Dubai city center from Dubai International Airport?

    DXB is well connected to the city center by The Dubai Metro Red Line and Green Line. You’ll find them in Terminals 1, 2, and 3. Other transportation options include RTA public city buses, SkyBus service, taxis, and car rentals.

  • How long is the flight to the United Arab Emirates?

    An average nonstop flight from the United States to the United Arab Emirates takes 16h 56m, covering a distance of 7528 miles. The most popular route is New York - Dubai with an average flight time of 12h 25m.

  • What is the cheapest flight to the United Arab Emirates?

    The cheapest ticket to the United Arab Emirates from the United States found in the last 72 hours was $341 one-way, and $621 round-trip. The most popular route is New York John F Kennedy Intl to Dubai Intl and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $653.

  • Which airlines fly to the United Arab Emirates?

    Emirates, Etihad Airways & Gulf Air fly the most frequently from the United States to the United Arab Emirates.

  • What are the most popular destinations in the United Arab Emirates?

    The next most popular destinations are Abu Dhabi (7%) and Sharjah (4%).Searches for flights to Al Ain (0.0%) are also popular.

  • Which airlines have a flexible cancellation policy for flights to the United Arab Emirates due to COVID-19?

    Emirates and United Airlines have waived their change and cancellation fees on flights to the United Arab Emirates. Confirm policies on booking site.

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Top 5 airlines flying to the United Arab Emirates

Scores according to KAYAK customer reviews
8.3
Qatar AirwaysOverall score based on 10973 reviews
82comfort
83boarding
83overall
83entertainment
86crew
80food
Airline reviews
Cons: "Qatar airways changed the flight time which made the layover 8 hours instead of 3 hours. For the inconvenient it was caused Qatar airways made no effort to compensate."
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Cons: "Qatar airways changed the flight time which made the layover 8 hours instead of 3 hours. For the inconvenient it was caused Qatar airways made no effort to compensate."
Pros: "The aircraft was comfortable and the electronic amenities were decent and needs improvement"
Cons: "Free WiFi and Dancing boys"
Pros: "The Q-suite is exceptionally comfortable and the door really does make a difference. I usually have difficulty sleeping but the isolation from aisle traffic and ambient noise reduction was enough to allow some very good sleep. Staff experience was also exceptional - friendly and highly competent, looking to go the extra mile. Food was great and full menu available upon request."
Cons: "I did not find a gap"
Pros: "crew is good and helpful."
Cons: "The food was terrible. Needs to improve the quality of the food."
Pros: "Entertainment, crew was very hard-working."
Cons: "Economy seats are way too tight, had severe problems with knee room when seat in front was reclined. A terrible passenger just forward of me had no regard to this issue and refused to be cooperative. Food was lukewarm at best and was on mildly appetizing in economy."
Cons: "The check in at Denpasar is horrible. The airport services are very inefficient."
Pros: "1. All flights were on time. 2. The aircrafts were clean and tidy. 3. The choice of entertainment was plentiful. 4. Possibility to connect to internet provided on outbound leg, not on inbound."
Cons: "1. The boarding process, in general, could be improved. 2. The "official" transit time was one hour, but passengers were made to wait while the business class disembarked, reducing actual transit time to 30 mins. Considering distance to departing gate, and security checks, this was stressful."
Pros: "Plenty of beverage service and food was very good."
Cons: "The other passengers were often rude and uncivilized. I guess Qatar couldn’t do anything about this."
Pros: "They greeted us in Georgian at the gate during boarding, this was very nice."
Cons: "Entertainement could have been better, there was no in flight entertainement at all. The food alos remains to be improved."
Pros: "More leg room, easy boarding and comfortable flight in economy"
Cons: "NA"

Meals was mis-served inspite of selecting vegetarian food! I was served non- veg in both flights ie., IAD to Dubai and Dubai to Hyderabad. Staff was not that friendly

Pros: "Crew was helpful. Leg room is good. Overall the flight was good."
Cons: "Food could be better. Got Pizza for snack both ways. Could have been changed, and with 16 hours non stop, water should be offered more often. Although we can go get it ourselves, don't want to disturb others in the seat row to get snacks or water."
Pros: "The crew good except one man i guess from India"
Cons: "The food was not good at all"
Pros: "I had the whole row. Food pretty good for economy. Good movies"
Pros: "-Good legroom -Good seat width -Good recline -OK food -OK lavatory"
Cons: "-Outdated entertainment system -Seat was not very comfortable when compared to other airlines -Could not connect to Wi-Fi due to unintuitiveness -Skysurfers uneligible to connect to Wi-Fi despite being Silver and higher"
Pros: "A bit of delay, high traffic. New MCT airport is much better than before."
Cons: "The plane is great but the young gentlemen next to me is 300lb+(my best guest He's at least 6'2" possibly in his teen or early 20s) Don't get me wrong but to sit in coach for 14 hours with him in the middle seat is kind of a nightmare. Half of the way we all went to a bathroom and I don't blame him but the bathroom must be to small to clean up himself for I have to sit with feces smell for the rest of the flight. Imagine that. This is my second leg of this long flight from BKK to NYC. The first leg to dubai is horrible enough but this one top that by far!!!!"
Pros: "Liked the Legroom in the Aircraft. Very roomy and nice Recline Chair. Food was O.K."
Cons: "My 1 Bag was open. Lost few items. Not satisfied the luggage was handled by the crew. Overall Dissatisfied due to Bag was received in open condition. @ Amdavad Airport found issue by Crew but didn't take good care of it."
Pros: "The plane was spacious and we had really good seats , next to the toilet and wall in front of us. Super, as we were traveling with a toddler and he was able to sit on the floor in front of us and play with his toys. Food came out promptly and was tasty. Loved the goodies for the kids, little blanket and scotch pad."
Cons: "The delay in boarding! It’s hard work when traveling with a toddler."
Pros: "Service, food, beverages and entertainment are good with Emirates. Also boarding procedures are good."
Cons: "Seats in Emirates keep getting smaller"
Pros: "The seats are not fabulous the crew was"
Cons: "They did a good job keeping us informed When we got really delayed"
Cons: "No US airline seems to have figured out how to board without long line in the jetway. But not a big deal."
Pros: "Nice on board crew."
Cons: "More arm & leg room in basic seating. Tray tables are flimsy and seem worn."
Pros: "Service was ok not a big deal. Could've had a accommodate us for the 2 hour delay"
Cons: "2 hour delay...and once in seat it was too hot with traffic of planes in front of us."
Pros: "Comfortable and spacious seating. Quick and smooth flight."
Cons: "Since this was such a short flight, there wasn’t much to improve."
Pros: "Wow. I have been flying American and United for years. Delta is friendly, competent, professsional and enjoyable. They treated us like friends instead of like cattle. It was great! Great job Delta. Oh, and for the first time in 50 years of flying my bags arrived sky first. Yes! They get it!"
Cons: "Perfect experience. Well done. Treat people like friends. Simple. Works."
Pros: "I was surprised that we received two meals and constant drinks in economy. Delta definitely has better hospitality than American."
Cons: "The seats were really tight between the rows. The space between the seats on the same row were typical."
Cons: "Flying from New York to Atlanta on business class there was no access to the lounge because I was not flying to Lima on the same day. I bought the whole international business ticket to Peru together, I don't understand why Delta consider my first portion not part of my international ticket!"
Pros: "Crew trying their best to keep passengers happy. Arrival on time."
Cons: "Incredibly bad, mostly unhealthy, overprocessed food. Glad I brought my own. Very narrow seats. No opportunity to upgrade to economy plus. One day you will have casualties from minimizing further and further the seating space until even normal- sized people collapse from lack of blood circulation. (On my outbound flight from Atlanta to D' dorf an oversized seat neighbor literally flowed partly into my seat, making matters worse.) A major concern: stewardesses support the general fashion of darkening the cabin in the interest of movie watchers and general quiet. What about my right to daylight, especially during a day flight from D' dorf to Atlanta? It's helpful against jetlag. 11 hours in a darkened pipe followed by arrival at night time are unhealthy. The film program is not intetesting enough to justify this decision."
Pros: "Crew was extremely attentive and friendly. I wish Delta's flights were this good inside of the U.S.8"
Pros: "Smooth flight. Comfortable chairs for economy. Nothing to complain about."
Pros: "I enjoyed the food the most. The flight was short and easy."
Pros: "Aeverthing"
Cons: "There was a long line at the very hot sleeve leading to the aircraft, in Istanbul. If the ground team know that this is the case they should slow down the boarding at the gate. The sleeve at the destination, Venice, was air conditioned"
Pros: "Charged me >$700 for missing a flight. This never happened earlier. Customer service girls are robotic: they just repeat the same lines. THY wasn't like this, something major has changed."
Cons: "Zero effort to reaccommodate."
Pros: "Infinitely superior to BA on the London to Istanbul route , in economy but especially so in business. Great entertainment whilst BA have non. Also full service meals in economy whereas BA make you pay on boatd"
Pros: "The security and service throughout the flight was very good for the price we paid."
Cons: "The transit time was a bit short for my trip from NYC to DAC."
Cons: "Same thing happen with the kosher meal on the second flight."
Pros: "The food is great and so is the entertainment system."
Cons: "Unfortunately the aircon didn't work properly before takeoff in Singapore. The plane only cooled down when it was in the air."
Pros: "the flight was comfortable and the crew as very warm"
Cons: "since i had a connecting flight and in changing timezones i as served breakfast in both flights in a duration of 12 hours. the food was also not according to my taste buds."
Cons: "Boarding took way too long - I waited in my seat with no air conditioner sweating so much."
Cons: "Although in first class, the service was subpar. The attendant did not smile, told me to look in the magazine when I asked if there were any dishes without cheese . She left an empty glass on my tray for the entire flight!"
Pros: "Gateway clean. Wheelchair assistance was helpful, and friendly Flight attendants were courteous"
Cons: "- Tiny bag of pretzels seems cheap for a $600+ ticket. - HATE, HATE, HATE the charges for the first and second checked baggages!! I stopped using UA over 7 years ago because of these charges that came when gas prices were high and never went away. Always use Southwest whenever possible. Cheaper!"
Pros: "I was able to find a space for my luggage in the overhead compartment"
Cons: "Seat outlets didn’t work. Flight attendant on the PA didn’t know what city we were flying to. Poor communication regarding reason for flight delay Flight attendant making snarking comments about if we get to their seats we do if we don’t we don’t."
Pros: "Flight was on time"
Cons: "A child kicking the back of my seat the entire flight"
Cons: "No apologies for being delayed. More than 4 hours. No explanation. Nothing. Awful service."
Pros: "frequency of drink/food service. Appreciated the ice cream."
Cons: "Food was not good. chicken or pasta were the choices, we sampled both. Neither was good - some of the worst airplane food Ive had. On our return flight from Munich to Houston we had same choices but it was a different type of chicken - curry chicken - and that was excellent. I would recommend you serve the same thing on your Houston - Munich flights! Seat comfort (bottoms) not so good."
Pros: "Everything else was all right"
Cons: "It was a late flight and it got delayed and my in laws had to keep awake to come pick me up"
Pros: "They served butternut squash tortellini, fresh salad, and a fresh roll for dinner. I normally eat because I have to on international flights, but I actually enjoyed this meal. Too much pepper in the salad dressing, though. Besides the food, the rest of the flight was good; not much turbulence, and I got a lot of rest."
Cons: "Power outlets were hard to find, and the volume for movies was on the screen, so you had to pause the movie to change the volume."
Cons: "I was unable to go on the flight because of the extraordinarily high cost of changing a last name from a maiden name to a married name. I was so disappointed by the service."
Pros: "Food was ok"
Cons: "Entertainment was terrible., music not working . Small and horrible selection of films with subpar quality and sound. No where to charge phone. SAS has excellent entertainment system even in economy"

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