Dubai Airport (DXB) — Direct Flights, Airlines, THB Fares | UAE

Dubai International Airport (DXB, ICAO OMDB) is in Dubai, UAE. It is the based hub of Emirates and flydubai. In the SiamFlights catalogue, DXB is served by 5 airlines across 3 routes (0 outbound, 3 inbound).

Airport at a glance

Our catalogue records 0 outbound and 3 inbound corridors at Dubai International Airport (DXB / ICAO OMDB), serving Dubai, UAE, across 5 carriers with 2 of them based here. Time zone Asia/Dubai. Frequency across the corridors touching this field totals about 51 departures a week.

Coordinates are for checking, not decoration. DXB sits at 25.2528, 55.3644. That is genuinely useful when booking a room or a transfer, because “near the airport” is claimed to wildly different standards. In a large city, map distance and real travel time in peak hours diverge sharply — read the travel time for the hour you will actually move, not the kilometre figure.

IATA and ICAO are used in different places. The three-letter DXB is the IATA code that appears on tickets, bag tags and search screens; OMDB is the four-letter ICAO code used in flight plans, notices to airmen and operational paperwork. IATA codes can collide for historical reasons; ICAO codes do not, and their first letters encode the region. A four-letter code in aviation documentation is not an error — it is a different system.

Airlines serving DXB

5 carriers appear at DXB in our catalogue and we hold an airline row for 4 of them, with baseline baggage spanning 7 to 30 kg. Alliances present: Star Alliance. 2 of them are based here. Frequency across the corridors touching this field totals about 51 departures a week.

“Serves” is not “flies daily”. This list covers every carrier appearing on a corridor into or out of DXB in our catalogue. Some fly seasonally, some a few times a week, and some sell as the marketing carrier on a partner’s aircraft. The number that matters to your plan is how many actually quote your dates — usually fewer than the full list.

The 7–30 kg range is two business models under one roof. The low end comes from unbundled fares that sell hold baggage separately; the high end from full-service carriers that include it. At the same airport those two desks price excess weight on different scales and by different methods. Connect between the two on separate tickets and a bag that cleared the first sector may not clear the second.

DXB route overview

DXB has 0 outbound corridors in our catalogue, roughly 0 departures a week All figures are estimates of the standard schedule. The field runs on Asia/Dubai, ICAO OMDB. The corridors touching this field connect 2 countries in our catalogue. Block times on those corridors run from 6.5 to 7.2 hours.

Inbound

This field sits in our catalogue as a destination. We record 3 inbound corridors into it, splitting 2 medium-haul (4–7h), 1 long-haul (7h+), and no outbound guides — we build route pages only for journeys starting in Thailand. Departures from here exist; they simply have no page in this set yet. Read the carrier’s own schedule for the return.

Outbound and inbound are asymmetric because this is a catalogue boundary. We record 0 outbound and 3 inbound corridors for DXB. The gap reflects which route guides we chose to build — weighted to what travellers from Thailand search — not one-way service. The return flights exist whether or not we have published a page for them yet.

Corridors & fares from DXB

The 3 corridors at DXB break down as 2 medium-haul (4–7h), 1 long-haul (7h+), serving mainly GCC labour & Muslim pilgrims. We hold a cached fare for 2 of 3 routes, the lowest ฿13,346 on HKT–DXB. Our catalogue records 0 outbound and 3 inbound corridors here.

Most DXB corridors here serve GCC labour & Muslim pilgrims travellers. The mix is 2 medium sectors (4–7 h), 1 long-haul route (over 7 h). 2 are labour-migration or diaspora corridors where extra-baggage allowances matter. Fares are shown in Thai baht (THB), and each route guide below carries live cached prices.

Why some rows have no price. We capture lows in passes, and not every corridor returns a value each time. Seasonal routes, thin routes and routes sold through narrow channels report irregularly. An empty cell means no capture succeeded in the latest pass — not that the route is closed or expensive. We leave it blank rather than interpolate, because plausible-looking estimates are exactly what makes a table untrustworthy.

Direct flights to DXB — 3 routes

Our catalogue records 3 inbound corridors into DXB from 1 country, block times 6.5 to 7.2 hours. Frequency figures are estimates combining every carrier on the corridor. 5 carriers appear at DXB, 2 of them based at the field. Frequency across the corridors touching this field totals about 51 departures a week.

• BKK → DXB — 42×/wk, 6.5 h, low ฿13,824
• HKT → DXB — 7×/wk, 6.7 h, low ฿13,346
• HDY → DXB — 2×/wk, 7.2 h

Direct destinations are not all reachable destinations. This list is the nonstop network in our catalogue. Everything else is reachable by connecting at a hub, which widens the choice and adds a point where the plan can break. If you must connect, make a single ticket the default and only split it when the saving is large enough to be worth the risk you are taking on yourself.

The destination country sets the rules, not the departure airport. The corridors here span 1 country, each with its own aviation regulator, visa regime and transit conditions. What you are owed changes with the destination and the direction of travel, not with the airport you left from. The route guides carry the detail per corridor.

Destination context

The 3 corridors at DXB break down as 2 medium-haul (4–7h), 1 long-haul (7h+), serving mainly GCC labour & Muslim pilgrims. We hold a cached fare for 2 of 3 routes, the lowest ฿13,346 on HKT–DXB. Our catalogue records 0 outbound and 3 inbound corridors here.

Dubai is a cluster A (GCC labour & Muslim pilgrims) destination for Thai travellers. Local currency AED. Visa for Thai passports: visa-on-arrival 30 days (free for TH passport). Verify current visa rules at mfa.go.th before buying a ticket.

Why some rows have no price. We capture lows in passes, and not every corridor returns a value each time. Seasonal routes, thin routes and routes sold through narrow channels report irregularly. An empty cell means no capture succeeded in the latest pass — not that the route is closed or expensive. We leave it blank rather than interpolate, because plausible-looking estimates are exactly what makes a table untrustworthy.

Everything is shown in baht, and that matters more than it looks. Fares are converted to THB so they compare on one page, but the underlying prices are set in the currency of the market that issues the ticket. The same corridor can price differently issued in different countries, and the exchange rate moves between our capture passes. Read these as a ranking, not as accounting figures.

Time zone and connecting at DXB

DXB runs on Asia/Dubai, 3h behind Bangkok. The gap is constant year-round. Every time printed on a boarding pass is local to that airport rather than an elapsed duration, so subtracting one from the other gives you the wrong number.

Minimum connection time is not in our data. Every airport publishes one, and the figure differs for domestic-to-domestic, international-to-international and terminal-change connections. A booking system will not sell you less than that on a single ticket — but it will happily let you build less than that yourself across two tickets. That is where passengers most often create risk without realising it.

International-to-domestic is a full re-entry. At most airports that connection means clearing immigration, reclaiming the bag for customs, then checking in and passing security again — even on a single ticket. It takes materially longer than an international-to-international transfer. Plan around the actual steps rather than the gap printed on the itinerary.

Offsets make overnight flights deceptive. With DXB 3h behind Bangkok, a late-night departure can arrive the same morning or the next one on paper for identical flying time. That is the single most common reason transfers and first hotel nights get booked on the wrong date. Read the date on the final sector’s boarding pass, then confirm anything on the ground.

FAQ

Where is DXB airport located?

DXB (ICAO OMDB) is in Dubai, UAE.

Which airlines serve DXB?

5 airlines serve DXB, including Emirates, flydubai, Thai Airways and Thai AirAsia. Compare baggage and alliances in the table above.

How many routes run from/to DXB?

The SiamFlights catalogue lists 0 outbound and 3 inbound routes for DXB.

Is DXB an airline hub?

DXB is a primary hub for Emirates and flydubai.

Do Thai passports need a visa for Dubai?

Visa for Thai passports: visa-on-arrival 30 days (free for TH passport). Check the latest at mfa.go.th.

What is the difference between DXB and OMDB?

DXB is the three-letter IATA code used on tickets and bag tags; OMDB is the four-letter ICAO code used in flight plans and operational documents. They are different systems, not an inconsistency.

How far is DXB from Bangkok time?

DXB runs on Asia/Dubai, 3h behind Bangkok. It does not change clocks seasonally, so the gap is constant.

Why do some DXB corridors show no fare?

Because no capture succeeded in the latest pass of our cache. Seasonal and low-frequency corridors report irregularly. A blank is not a closed route or an expensive one.

Related

• BKK → DXB
• HKT → DXB
• HDY → DXB