Dubai International Airport

DUBAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OVERVIEW

The IATA code: DXB The ICAO code: OMDB The WMO code: 41194 Dubai International Airport was established in the year 1960. It's a relatively new airport by international standards. It is the primary airport serving Dubai, UAE.?Dubai International Airport is currently the busiest airport in the world with a passenger traffic of over 83 million people in 2016. ?As of April 2017,?Dubai International Airport broke the international record once again with a recorded 7.62 million passengers.?Dubai International is situated in the Al Garhoud district,?in the centre of Dubai, and stretches over 7,200 acres of land. Dubai International serves as the base of Emirates and flydubai airlines; the flag carrier airlines of Dubai. The Emirates hub is the largest airline owned hub in the entire Middle East Regio.?Emirates is the busiest airline at Dubai Airport; it handles about 65% of passenger traffic. ?flydubai,?Dubai's low-cost carrier, handles 11.6% of passenger traffic at?Dubai International. As of January 2016, ?Dubai International Airport handled over 7,700 weekly flights operated by 140 airlines to over 270 destinations across all six inhabited continents. If you need to make financial transactions in?Dubai Airport, such as currency exchange or ATM ?transactions, there are various options available for you. They are; ARRIVALS AREA Citibank ATM ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?HSBC UAE ATM   DEPARTURE AREA Mashreq Bank ATM ? ? ? ? ? ? ? HSBC UAE ATM   ALL TERMINALS Emirates NBD bank- currency exchange   TERMINAL 1 : ATMs Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Emirates Islamic Bank Standard Chartered Bank ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?First Gulf Bank United Bank Limited ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Emirates NBD Bank   TERMINAL 2 HSBC UAE ATM   TERMINAL 3 Travelex currency exchange ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Standard Chartered Bank ATM Noor Islamic Bank teller ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Emirates NBD bank    

Where to eat in Dubai Aiport

There are over 50 different places you may choose to eat or have a drink at Dubai Iteratioal Airport. Each terminal has various options. ?Here's a list of some of the options available; TERMINAL 1 Arabian Net Snack Caf? - Coffee/Tea ? ? ? ? ?Subway -?Sandwiches/Salads Baskin Robbins - Desserts ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Bombay Chowpatty - Indian Chowking - Asia ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Costa Coffee - Coffe/Tea Marry Brown - Fast Food ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Safar - Bar Texas Chicken - American ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Starbucks - Coffee/Tea Upper Deck Cafe -?Mediterranean ? ? ? ? ? ? Irish Village - Bars, Other Caf? Nero - Coffee/Tea   TERMINAL 2 Baskin Robbins - Desserts ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?McDonald's - Fast food Nestle Toll House - Coffee/Tea ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Starbucks - Coffee/Tea Tea Time - Coffee/Tea, Desserts ? ? ? ? ? ? ? O'Briens - Bars Hatem -?Mediterranean ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Food Castle Restaurant Costa Coffee - Coffee/Tea ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Master Chef - Asian   TERMINAL 3 Bistro -?Sandwiches/Salads ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Bob's Fish & Chips Cadiz - Bar ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Burger King - Fast Food Charley's Grilled -?Sandwiches/Salads Cho Gao - Asian ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Cold Stone Creamery - Desserts Cosi -?Sandwiches/Salads ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Costa Coffee - Coffee/Tea Delizie -?Sandwiches/Salads ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Courtyard Cafe - Coffee/Tea Giraffe - American ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Gallery- Snacks Good 2 Go - Coffee/Tea ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Heineken Lounge - Bar Jack Daniel?s - Bar ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?McDonald's - Fast Food Ocean Basket - Sea Food ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Olive & Fig - Italian Le ?Pain Quotidien ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Paul -?Sandwiches/Salads Potbelly Sandwich Shop ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Pulp Juice - Snacks Shake Shack - Pizza/Burgers ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Starbucks - Coffee/Tea Subway -?Sandwiches/Salads ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Sweet Factory - Desserts Taste of India - Asian ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Thai Express -?Asian WAFI Gourmet -?Sandwiches/Salads The Hub - Bar    

Where to relax in Dubai Airport

There are various lounges available in Dubai?International Airport. A majority of these lounges require an average?payment of AED184.00 at the door for economy class travellers. They provide such services as showers, sleeping pods and refreshments. Some of them are; Business Class Lounge - Terminal 1 Marhaba Lounge - Terminal 1,2, 3 SkyTeam Lounge - Terminal 1 Lounge B - ?Terminal 3   There are various rest zones available in Dubai International Airport. These rest areas provide?reclining chairs for naps in between flights. Use of these facilities are free of charge, They are located at; Terminal 3 Concourses A and B Close to Gates A1, ? A16, A21, A24, B1-2, B7-8, B10-11, B14-23, B25-27, B29, B31-32.   There are also free shower facilities available in Dubai International Airport. They are located at; Terminal 1 between Gates C18 - C22 Terminal 3 between Gates B13 - B19 between?Gates A1 - A24  

Places to visit near Dubai Airport

Though Dubai is a large city, there are various places to visit in Dubai on a layover, which are close to Dubai?International Airport. They are; Dubai Creek - 8.8km from airport Bastakiya Quarters - 11km from airport The Souks - 11.5 km from airport Heritage Village - ?12km from airport The Dubai Museum ?- 12.3km from airport The Grand Mosque - 12.5km from airport Burj Khalifa - 14km from airport ?    

AIRLINES OPERATING FROM DUBAI AIRPORT

The following are the popular airlines which operate from Dubai International Airport

• Air Canada
• Air China
• Air France
• Air India
• British Airways
• EgyptAir
• Emirates
• Ethiopian Airlines
• flydubai
• Jet Airways
• Jordan Aviation
• KLM
• Lufthansa
• Qatar Airways
• Swiss International Air Lines
• Turkish Airlines
• Virgin Atlantic

 

SERVICES, FACILITIES AND THINGS TO DO AT?DUBAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

  Wi-Fi Free unlimited wi-fi is available throughout Dubai International Airport. To access the wi-fi;

1. Select "DXB Free WiFi" or "DWC Free WiFi"?on your device
2. Open your web browser
3. Click "Get online now

Car rental There are various car rental services are available from the Dubai International Airport. They include; Diamond Lease Dollar EuropCar Fast Ret A Car Hertz Payless Sixt   Business?Facilities Meeting rooms, secretarial service, photocopying, lamination and binding, faxing, and conference facilities are all available the Dubai International Airport Business Centre.   Children?s Play Area The ?Kids Zone??play area is located in?Terminal 3, between Gates B7 and B8.   Family Restrooms Family restrooms are available?near Gate 10 and close to the departures entrance. Travellers also make use of this facility for nursing/breastfeeding. Due to the?restrictions/laws regarding women's dress, public breastfeeding is not advised. For more information about baby care facilities, head to the Information Zones, or just ask the ?May I Help You? staff to find one closest to you.   Baggage storage Baggage storage facilities are available at terminal 1 & 3. The services are offered at a price of?either AED20 or AED25 (for every 12 hours), you may store your luggage.   Prayer rooms Muslim prayer rooms and ablution rooms are provided throughout the airport and in the car parks.   Smoking lounge Smoking in public areas at the Dubai International is not allowed. However, smoking lounges are available in all terminals. Locations include: Terminal 1: Gate D12, Upper level. Terminal 2: Near the departure area. Terminal 3: Gates A2, A23, B7, B27, C9, C23.    

FLIGHTS FROM OTHER LOCATIONS/AIRPORTS TO DUBAI AIRPORT

There are various domestic flights available from Dubai International Airport to other cities in the UAE. Some of them are itemized below;

City	Destination Airport	Airline	Flight duration
Abu Dhabi	Abu Dhabi International Airport	Sudan Airways	30 minutes
Al Bateen	Al Bateen Executive Airport, Abu Dhabi	Sudan Airways	30 minutes
Ras al-Khaimah	Ras al-Khaimah International Airport	Qatar Airways Emirates Flydubai	3h+
Sharjah	International Airport	Quatar Airways Emirates Flydubai AirArabia	7h+

  The average cost of domestic flights for Dubai Airport is $ 350 (1264 AED)    

OTHER AIRPORTS CLOSE TO DUBAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Sixty-four kilometres from away from Dubai International Airport is Al Maktoum International (DWC).??Al Maktoum International is located in Jebel Ali, UAE and serves Dubai. ?The airport is close to the developing areas of??new Dubai?.? Al Maktoum International at the moment is in itself still being developed. It is believed that once completed,?Al Maktoum International will be the world's largest airport with a capacity of 160 million passengers per year.   The following airlines fly to and from?Al Maktoum International  

Airlines	Destinations
Azur Air	Charter:?Moscow?Domodedovo
Condor	Seasonal charter:?D?sseldorf
Finnair	Seasonal:?Helsinki
flydubai	Amman?Queen Alia,?Beirut,?Chittagong,?Doha,?Kathmandu,?Kuwait,?Muscat
Himalaya Airlines	Kathmandu
Jet Time	Seasonal charter:?Copenhagen,?Stockholm?Arlanda
Neos	Seasonal charter:?Bari,?Bologna,?Catania,?Milan?Malpensa,?Naples,?Rome?Fiumicino,?Verona
Pegas Fly	Seasonal charter:?Irkutsk,?Omsk,?Novosibirsk
Primera Air	Seasonal charter:?Gothenburg,?Malm?,?Stockholm?Arlanda
Qatar Airways	Doha
Rotana Jet[26]	Abu Dhabi,?Sir Bani Yas Island
RoyalFlight	Seasonal charter:?Moscow?Sheremetyevo
SalamAir	Muscat
TUI fly Netherlands	Seasonal charter:?Amsterdam
Ural Airlines	Seasonal charter:?Moscow?Domodedovo
VIM Airlines	Seasonal charter:?Makhachkala
Wizz Air	Bucharest,?Budapest,?Cluj?Napoca,?Katowice,?Sofia

  Al Maktoum International will be connected to Dubai International Airport via by a high-speed express rail system.

MOVING FROM?DUBAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO DUBAI CITY

There are major ways to get to Dubai City from the airport. Dubai International Airport is centrally located, this means that an average journey from the airport to the city will not last more than?40 minutes. You may choose to make use of the following means of transportation.   Dubai Airport Shuttle Bus The buses take several routes and are also available at nighttime. You may select the bus number according to the district you wish to travel to. ?The shuttle buses run every 7?minutes during the day and every 20 minutes at nighttime. Trips from Dubai Airport to the Dubai city centre cost not more than $2 (8AED).   Buses from Dubai Airport to City Centre: N2, 4, 11, 15, 33, 44, 401, 402 Bus stations are situated in front of Terminals 1, 2 and 3.   Dubai Airport Metro There are two lines on the Dubai Airport Metro; red and green. The red line will get you to the city centre. The duration of a metro trip from Dubai Airport to Dubai city is approximately 40 minutes. Red line stations are located near Terminal 1 and 3. The Dubai Airport Metro operates?from 05:50am to 12:00am Sunday to Thursday and from 1:00pm to 1:00am?on Friday. The average cost of a metro ride to the Dubai city centre is $1.8 (6.5 AED).   Dubai Airport Transfers & Taxi Taking a taxi makes?your trip easier, as it is the most comfortable form of transport. It is also the best means of transport?at night because other night services between the airport and the city are unstable.?The duration of a taxi ride from Dubai Airport to Dubai city is approximately 46 minutes. The price of a taxi ride from Dubai Airport?to Dubai city starts from $36 (130 AED). Should you choose to book your taxi in advance, your taxi driver will meet you at the exit from the arrivals area with a nameplate. To take a taxi on the spot, you should find the Taxi stand at the airport.    

COST OF LIVING IN DUBAI

Average cost of food and drinks in Dubai Fast food - 25.00 AED Beer - 40.00 AED Soda - 1.84 AED Water - 1.26 AED   Average cost of transport in?Dubai One-way Ticket (Local Transport) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?5.00 AED Monthly Pass (Regular Price) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 250.00 AED Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?10.75 AED Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 2.00 AED Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?40.00 AED   Average cost of some common items in the markets Milk ?(1 liter) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?5.62 AED Loaf ?Bread (500g) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 4.97 AED Rice (1kg) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?8.93 AED Chicken ?(1kg) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?24.31 AED Beef Round (1kg) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 39.94 AED Apples (1kg) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 8.80 AED Banana (1kg) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 7.34 AED Oranges (1kg) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 7.97 AED Tomato (1kg) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 6.83 AED Potato (1kg) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?4.38 AED Onion (1kg) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 3.92 AED Water (1.5 liter bottle) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?2.25 AED Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?37.80 AED Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 39.11 AED      

INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS TO AND FROM?DUBAI

  There are various popular destinations that you can travel to and from Dubai International Airport. Here's a short list of some interesting places.

Airline	Destination	?Average
Air France	Paris?Charles de Gaulle	?3000 AED
British Airways	London?Heathrow
Emirates	Lagos
flydubai	Addis Ababa,	1007.5 AED
KLM	Amsterdam	2,308 AED
Lufthansa	Frankfurt
Swiss International Air Lines	Muscat,?Z?rich
Virgin Atlantic	London?Heathrow

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