United Arab Emirates holidays

1 destination in United Arab Emirates, with real fares from London Heathrow. See Dubai below, or plan dates in the trip search.

Highlights

The UAE's trip starts with Dubai, a dense modern city where a direct metro link from the airport makes beaches, desert and skyline all easy to reach without a car.

Why go

A skyline-led city break with genuine range: the Burj Khalifa and Downtown sit a metro ride from old Dubai's creek, souks and abras (water taxis).
City beaches sit inside Dubai itself, not a separate trip — Jumeirah and Kite Beach are both metro- or short taxi-reachable.
The desert starts close to the city, with organised safaris and overnight camps reachable as a half-day or evening trip from central Dubai.

Worth knowing

Dubai is the one destination here so far — Abu Dhabi and the rest of the UAE's emirates aren't covered yet.
Summer heat is extreme enough to shape the whole trip, not just the odd afternoon — this is a winter-season destination first and foremost.
Dubai is a spread-out, car- and metro-dependent city; distances between areas are often longer than they look.

Dubai
City · United Arab Emirates
€141 from London Heathrow29h 25m, 2 stops

Fares are one-way prices from London Heathrow, per traveller, checked regularly against Travelpayouts — indicative, not live quotes. See the packages page for real return windows with dates.

When to go

Spring: Warming quickly through March and April: pleasant early in the season, hot by the end of it, and a good window before summer sets in.
Summer: Genuinely extreme heat and humidity, often well above 40°C — a season to actively plan around, with outdoor activity mostly limited to early morning, evening, or indoors (malls, aquariums, indoor ski) instead.
Autumn: Still hot into September, cooling markedly by November as the peak season begins.
Winter: Dubai's actual high season: mild, sunny and dry, ideal for beaches, desert safaris and being outdoors generally.

Weather across United Arab Emirates

Monthly highs and rainfall averaged across United Arab Emirates’s 1 published destination — one place inside that set can run warmer or cooler than this. Gold months are the best weather fit by our formula.

Best overall: February · March · November · December
Hottest: August · 41°C
Wettest: April · 40mm

January, averaged across these destinations: daily high 24°C, 27mm rainfall.
February, averaged across these destinations: daily high 25°C, 27mm rainfall. Good month for weather.
March, averaged across these destinations: daily high 28°C, 16mm rainfall. Good month for weather.
April, averaged across these destinations: daily high 31°C, 40mm rainfall.
May, averaged across these destinations: daily high 36°C, 5mm rainfall.
June, averaged across these destinations: daily high 39°C, 0mm rainfall.
July, averaged across these destinations: daily high 40°C, 9mm rainfall.
August, averaged across these destinations: daily high 41°C, 0mm rainfall.
September, averaged across these destinations: daily high 39°C, 0mm rainfall.
October, averaged across these destinations: daily high 35°C, 3mm rainfall.
November, averaged across these destinations: daily high 31°C, 8mm rainfall. Good month for weather.
December, averaged across these destinations: daily high 27°C, 13mm rainfall. Good month for weather.

What it costs

An inexpensive restaurant meal runs around €8. A budget hotel room is typically around €35/night, €113 mid-range. These are United Arab Emirates-wide estimates, not live listing prices.

Getting around

Dubai International Airport connects directly to the city by the Metro Red Line, which stops at both Terminal 1 and Terminal 3. The Metro and taxis cover most of central Dubai well, though the city's scale and heat for much of the year mean a taxi or ride-hail is often the practical choice beyond the main tourist areas.