There are 6 ways to get from Philadelphia to Dubai by plane, train, subway, or shuttle
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Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Dubai International Airport
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane PHL - DXB
18h 8mAED 1,796–4,817Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Dubai International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane IAD - DXB
18h 15mAED 1,191–5,274Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Dubai International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane JFK - DXB
16h 54mAED 1,301–5,064Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Dubai International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane EWR - DXB
16h 44mAED 1,842–4,213Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Sharjah International Airport
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Sharjah International Airport (SHJ)plane PHL - SHJ
20h 13mAED 1,564–5,437Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Abu Dhabi, shuttle
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane JFK - AUH
- Take a shuttle bus from Abu Dhabi Airport to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall
19h 6mAED 1,937–7,302
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Dubai is to train and fly which costs AED 1300 - AED 5500 and takes 16h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Dubai is to train and fly which takes 16h 44m and costs AED 1800 - AED 4300.
The distance between Philadelphia and Dubai is 11179 km.
It takes approximately 18h 8m to get from Philadelphia to Dubai, including transfers.
Dubai is 9h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 8:32 AM in Philadelphia and 5:32 PM in Dubai.
There are 19970+ hotels available in Dubai.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Dubai, United Arab Emirates?
American Airlines, Qatar Airways, and six other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) 4 times a day.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–5,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–4,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–5,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Dublin, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,800–6,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,700–5,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–5,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–5,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–5,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,600–5,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–5,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,800–6,000
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,600–4,800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–4,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,700–5,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,600–4,900
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–2,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–2,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–2,500
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,900–5,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,800–4,900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- AED 2,000–5,500
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–5,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–5,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–5,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–4,300
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,400–4,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,600–4,500
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–5,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–5,500
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,300
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–5,500
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–5,500
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–5,500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–5,500
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–1,800
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–1,700
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–4,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 45–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- AED 45–850
- Business Class
- AED 220–1,000
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- AED 40–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- AED 40–850
- Business Class
- AED 210–950
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 65–950
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- AED 65–950
- Business Class
- AED 260–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 65–1,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- AED 35–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- AED 65–110
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- AED 35–240
- Business - advance purchase
- AED 50–350
- Business Class
- AED 85–650
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- AED 75–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- AED 75–2,200
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- AED 75–1,700
- First Class
- AED 490–2,200
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- AED 110–2,400
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- AED 110–1,700
- First Class
- AED 550–2,400
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- AED 9–30
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- AED 9–10
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- AED 21–30
- 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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