There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Dubai by plane or shuttle
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Fly Melbourne Airport to Dubai International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane MEL - DXB
16h 51mAED 1,452–2,555Fly Melbourne Airport to Sharjah International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sharjah International Airport (SHJ)plane MEL - SHJ
21h 45mAED 1,170–3,279Fly Melbourne Airport to Abu Dhabi, shuttle
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane MEL - AUH
- Take a shuttle bus from Abu Dhabi Airport to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall
18h 53mAED 1,288–3,393Fly Essendon Fields Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Fly from Essendon Fields Airport (MEB) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane MEB - DXB
25h 12mAED 1,319–3,922
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Dubai is to fly which costs AED 1400 - AED 2600 and takes 16h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Dubai is to fly which takes 16h 51m and costs AED 1400 - AED 2600.
The distance between Melbourne and Dubai is 11680 km.
It takes approximately 16h 51m to get from Melbourne to Dubai, including transfers.
Dubai is 7h behind Melbourne. It is currently 8:03 AM in Melbourne and 1:03 AM in Dubai.
There are 19782+ hotels available in Dubai.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Dubai, United Arab Emirates?
Emirates, Qatar Airways, and Air India Limited fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) every 4 hours.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–4,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,700–5,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,600–5,500
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Dubai International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,800–6,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,400–4,800
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Dubai International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,700–6,000
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Dubai International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–3,900
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,800–6,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,700–5,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Male
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- AED 2,500–7,500
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dubai International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–3,600
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–3,300
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Dubai International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–3,900
- 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
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