There are 5 ways to get from Houston to Dubai by plane, shuttle, or bus
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Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Dubai International Airport
best- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane IAH - DXB
18h 6mAED 1,916–5,523Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Dubai International Airport
cheapest- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane HOU - DXB
24h 38mAED 1,510–5,513Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Sharjah International Airport
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Sharjah International Airport (SHJ)plane IAH - SHJ
21h 45mAED 2,034–6,047Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Abu Dhabi, shuttle
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane IAH - AUH
- Take a shuttle bus from Abu Dhabi Airport to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall
22h 18mAED 1,852–6,561Bus to College Station, fly to Dubai International Airport
- Take the bus from Downtown Houston to College Stationbus
- Fly from College Station (CLL) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane CLL - DXB
26h 20mAED 1,533–4,680
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Houston to Dubai is to bus and fly which costs AED 1500 - AED 4700 and takes 26h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Houston to Dubai is to fly which takes 18h 6m and costs AED 1900 - AED 5500.
The distance between Houston and Dubai is 13179 km.
It takes approximately 18h 6m to get from Houston to Dubai, including transfers.
Dubai is 10h ahead of Houston. It is currently 8:22 AM in Houston and 6:22 PM in Dubai.
There are 17168+ hotels available in Dubai.
What companies run services between Houston, TX, USA and Dubai, United Arab Emirates?
Emirates, Qatar Airways, and two other airlines fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) 4 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,900–5,500
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 2,000–6,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 2,200–6,500
Flights from College Station to Dubai International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 38m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,800–5,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,900–6,000
Flights from College Station to Dubai International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,900–6,000
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Dubai International Airport via Nashville, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–5,500
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Dubai International Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–5,500
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Dubai International Airport via Nashville, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–5,500
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Dubai International Airport via Nashville, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,900–6,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Dubai International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,700–6,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Abu Dhabi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 2,000–7,000
Flights from College Station to Dubai International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 42m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,700–6,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,700–6,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,800–6,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Abu Dhabi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 2,000–7,500
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Abu Dhabi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,800–6,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Dubai International Airport via Nashville, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–5,500
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Dubai International Airport via Pittsburgh, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–5,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Dubai International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,700–6,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Abu Dhabi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 2,000–7,500
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from College Station to Dubai International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,400–4,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Dubai International Airport via Nashville, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–5,500
Bus operators
- Website
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Abu Dhabi Airport to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 35–38
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Downtown Houston to College Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- AED 60–95
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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