25 same-day destinations

Extreme Day Trips from Dubai International Airport

Out before 08:00, home after 21:00, and up to four hours each way. These are the real morning-out, evening-back routes from Dubai International Airport, worked out from our live flight schedules to help plan your extreme day trip.

Destinations

Countries

Times shown are the earliest morning outbound and the latest evening return we can see in the schedules. Hours on the ground are approximate. Always double-check the exact times when you book, and leave room for delays on the way home.

Muscat

MCT

Oman

0h 55m

each way

03:55

Out from Dubai International

~21.2h

On the ground

02:55

Back at Dubai International

Out flydubai FZ45Back EK867Daily

Things to do in Muscat

Doha

DOH

Qatar

0h 57m

each way

02:50

Out from Dubai International

~19.7h

On the ground

00:25

Back at Dubai International

Out Qatar Airways QR1003Back QR1002Daily

Things to do in Doha

Manama

BAH

Bahrain

1h 4m

each way

02:35

Out from Dubai International

~20.2h

On the ground

00:55

Back at Dubai International

Out Emirates EK837Back FZ30Daily

Things to do in Manama

Kuwait City

KWI

Kuwait

1h 30m

each way

01:30

Out from Dubai International

~20h

On the ground

00:30

Back at Dubai International

Out Kuwait Airways KU678Back KU677Runs Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun

Things to do in Kuwait City

RiyadhRUH

Saudi Arabia

1h 32m

each way

02:00

Out from Dubai International

~21.8h

On the ground

02:50

Back at Dubai International

Out Saudia SV593Back FZ846Daily

Things to do in Riyadh Riyadh airport guide

Ankara

ESB

Turkey

2h 30m

each way

00:30

Out from Dubai International

~18h

On the ground

23:30

Back at Dubai International

Out Pegasus PC1709Back PC1708Runs Tue, Sat

Things to do in Ankara

JeddahJED

Saudi Arabia

2h 30m

each way

01:05

Out from Dubai International

~19.5h

On the ground

01:35

Back at Dubai International

Out Saudia SV599Back SV590Daily

Things to do in Jeddah Jeddah airport guide

Krakow

KRK

Poland

2h 30m

each way

03:50

Out from Dubai International

~16.1h

On the ground

00:55

Back at Dubai International

Out flydubai FZ1787Back FZ1504Daily

Things to do in Krakow

Mykonos

JMK

Greece

2h 30m

each way

04:10

Out from Dubai International

~12.2h

On the ground

21:20

Back at Dubai International

Out flydubai FZ1075Back FZ1076Runs Wed, Thu, Sun

Things to do in Mykonos

Moscow

DME

Russian Federation

2h 30m

each way

04:55

Out from Dubai International

~12.3h

On the ground

22:10

Back at Dubai International

Out Emirates EK133Back EK134Daily

Things to do in Moscow

Sarajevo

SJJ

Bosnia

2h 30m

each way

05:10

Out from Dubai International

~12.8h

On the ground

22:55

Back at Dubai International

Out flydubai FZ761Back FZ8762Daily

Things to do in Sarajevo

Chișinău

RMO

Moldova

2h 30m

each way

05:20

Out from Dubai International

~12.5h

On the ground

22:50

Back at Dubai International

Out flydubai FZ781Back FZ782Runs Wed, Sun

Things to do in Chișinău

Moscow

VKO

Russian Federation

2h 30m

each way

05:30

Out from Dubai International

~15.7h

On the ground

02:10

Back at Dubai International

Out flydubai FZ989Back FZ8564Daily

Things to do in Moscow

Tivat

TIV

Montenegro

2h 30m

each way

07:00

Out from Dubai International

~11.1h

On the ground

23:05

Back at Dubai International

Out flydubai FZ749Back FZ750Runs Fri

Things to do in Tivat

Mumbai

BOM

India

2h 46m

each way

00:05

Out from Dubai International

~17.5h

On the ground

23:05

Back at Dubai International

Out IndiGo 6E1452Back 6E1451Daily

Things to do in Mumbai

Amman

AMM

Jordan

2h 53m

each way

02:40

Out from Dubai International

~17.2h

On the ground

01:40

Back at Dubai International

Out Royal Jordanian RJ613Back RJ612Daily

Things to do in Amman

Tbilisi

TBS

Georgia

2h 56m

each way

02:20

Out from Dubai International

~18h

On the ground

02:10

Back at Dubai International

Out flydubai FZ721Back FZ8842Daily

Things to do in Tbilisi

Tel AvivTLV

Israel

each way

01:55

Out from Dubai International

~18.6h

On the ground

02:30

Back at Dubai International

Out flydubai FZ1541Back FZ1808Daily

Things to do in Tel Aviv Tel Aviv airport guide

Beirut

BEY

Lebanon

3h 1m

each way

03:10

Out from Dubai International

~15.1h

On the ground

00:15

Back at Dubai International

Out flydubai FZ157Back FZ160Daily

Things to do in Beirut

New Delhi

DEL

India

3h 4m

each way

00:55

Out from Dubai International

~18h

On the ground

01:00

Back at Dubai International

Out Emirates EK510Back AI4307Daily

Things to do in New Delhi

Larnarca

LCA

Cyprus

3h 15m

each way

03:30

Out from Dubai International

~13.2h

On the ground

23:10

Back at Dubai International

Out Emirates EK109Back EK110Daily

Things to do in Larnarca

CairoCAI

Egypt

3h 21m

each way

01:00

Out from Dubai International

~17.2h

On the ground

00:55

Back at Dubai International

Out Emirates EK929Back MS910Daily

Things to do in Cairo Cairo airport guide

Addis Ababa

ADD

Ethiopia

3h 28m

each way

01:25

Out from Dubai International

~16.8h

On the ground

01:10

Back at Dubai International

Out Ethiopian Airlines ET601Back ET612Daily

Things to do in Addis Ababa

AntalyaAYT

Turkey

3h 38m

each way

00:30

Out from Dubai International

~18h

On the ground

01:45

Back at Dubai International

Out SunExpress XQ209Back XQ208Runs Mon, Wed, Sat

Things to do in Antalya Antalya airport guide

Istanbul

SAW

Turkey

3h 59m

each way

00:00

Out from Dubai International

~16.3h

On the ground

00:15

Back at Dubai International

Out AJet VF144Back PC740Daily

Things to do in Istanbul

How we work these out

We scan the real departure and arrival schedules at Dubai International Airport, then match an early morning outbound (before 08:00) with a late evening return (landing back after 21:00, including red-eye arrivals). We only keep destinations within about four hours' flying each way, so every trip on this list is a genuine there-and-back-in-a-day adventure. The list refreshes as schedules change through the seasons.