AED 1,642 Find Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Dubai

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Dubai on a Tuesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Wednesday is the most expensive day to fly from San Francisco to Dubai. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Tuesday and avoiding Fridays for the best deals.

The cheapest month for flights from San Francisco to Dubai is January, where tickets cost AED 3,048 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is AED 4,540 and AED 4,503 respectively.

Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 2 stops stopover the cheapest option at AED 3,920 on average.

To get a below average price on the flight from San Francisco to Dubai, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 10% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 weeks before departure.

In the past 3 days, the cheapest return tickets from San Francisco to Dubai were found on United Airlines (AED 3,232) and Qatar Airways (AED 3,247).

There is just one airline that flies from San Francisco to Dubai direct and that is Emirates. The best return deal found from Emirates for the route is AED 3,496.

Weekly flights between San Francisco and Dubai historically see delays in approximately 20% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 132 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving in the early afternoon tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights in the morning have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Monday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Sunday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, Emirates have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 20% of their flights encountering any delays.

Istanbul (IST) is the top choice – 40% of KAYAK users who clicked on one-stop flights from San Francisco to Dubai picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via Newark (EWR) offer the most affordable fares, with an average price of AED 2,489 for a return.

Consider flying via Doha (DOH) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 17h 55m.

If you prefer a quick connection, Doha (DOH) often has the shortest stopovers from San Francisco to Dubai, with an average time of 1h 43m.

There are 2 cabin class options for the route. These are Business and Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

There is a maximum of 1 direct flight a day that takes off from San Francisco and lands in Dubai, with an average flight time of 16h 25m. The most common departure time is 17:00 and most flights take off in the afternoon. Each week, there are 7 flights.