How much will a trip to Dubai cost for two adults with a flight from Moscow or another city? Let's look at the prices for holidays in the UAE and find out how much money to take for life and entertainment, find cheap flights and make a profitable reservation.
The introduction of a visa-free regime with the UAE opens the door for tourists who previously could not visit this truly magical country; you can draw up a document for a month of stay in the country at the airport. Luxury, beauty and special color attracts those who wish from all over the world, forcing them to forget about considerable expenses. Let's try to figure out how much a vacation in Dubai for two in 2021 costs, how you can save, how much money to take for entertainment and how to travel cheaper.
Airfare to Dubai
The United Arab Emirates is a distant country; to visit it you need to fly by plane. The flight will account for at least one third of all expenses for holidays in the Emirates.
Let's try to see the prices for flights to Dubai from Moscow. If you go to a website, for example Aviasales, you can see that the prices depend on the carrier and on whether the flight is direct or with a connection. The average cost of a flight in both directions, taking into account the tax, is 18-20 thousand rubles. Based on these data, you can easily calculate how much a trip to Dubai costs for two.
If you try and look for tickets in advance, you can find lucrative offers from 13-14 thousand rubles in both directions, but more often than not, these are charter flights, if this fact does not scare you, then you can save a lot on tickets.
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- You may find useful information on how to get to the country from Moscow and other cities, how to get from the airport to Sharjah or Abu Dhabi by taxi, metro, bus.
Prices in Dubai hotels
Prices for hotels in Dubai differ depending on the star rating of the hotel, view from the window, holiday season, brand, distance from the sea and many other factors. Before visiting the United Arab Emirates, you should be familiar with the prices of accommodation. Because after the flight, this is the second most important line of expenses.
The highest prices for hotel accommodation fall in the period from October to November, at this time in the Emirates the most optimal temperature for a comfortable stay, it is kept around +30 degrees.
In the winter months, the temperature drops to +25 degrees, which also affects the water temperature. But the price tag for accommodation in the winter months is significantly lower. In the summer months, the cost of housing is the lowest, but rarely can anyone withstand the scorching 50-degree heat. But there are pluses, you can make a trip to such popular hotels as Burj Al Arab and save up to 40% of the room rate.
When booking rooms, you should focus on the average price range of housing, so you can win in the quality of services and stay in good rooms with an advantageous location in the city. The average cost of living in a hotel per day is 2500-3000 rubles.
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Cost of tours to Dubai
In order not to pay separately for accommodation and flight, you can use ready-made offers from tour operators. Let's try to consider the prices for a trip to the UAE. The best option is to go to a wonderful country on a last minute tour, in which case you can get an unforgettable experience of your visit to the Emirates for a reasonable fee. Booking the tour in advance will also help you save a lot.
The approximate cost of a tour for two people from Moscow is about 55-65 thousand rubles for a period of 7 nights. The option with "All Inclusive" will raise the price up to about 80 thousand rubles.
A longer vacation - a period of 10 nights, costs from 70-75 thousand when staying in a three-star hotel. Provided that vacationers have full board, the cost of the tour will be around 85 thousand rubles for two.
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Prices for food in shops and food in cafes
Most tourists from Russia take tours with one breakfast or breakfast and dinner, spending lunch time walking around the city or relaxing on the beach. Such tourists and tourists traveling on their own need to understand what are the prices for food in Dubai.
Food prices will largely depend on the chosen cafe or restaurant; in a cafe, of course, the price tag is three times lower than in a restaurant. If breakfast in a cafe will cost a tourist 20-25 dirhams, then in a restaurant you will have to pay at least 60. Separately, it is worth considering the cost of drinks, of which ordinary drinking water will be the cheapest option - 1.5 dirhams, the price tag for other drinks starts from 15 dirhams and above.
If you plan to cook on your own, you need to choose hotels in Dubai with their own kitchen in the room. It is worth considering that the bulk of the products in the Emirates are imported, which affects the cost. Products in stores are much more expensive than Russian ones.
Prices for excursions and entertainment in the UAE
There are many attractions in Dubai, among them there are free ones, for example, the most famous singing fountains, a truly bewitching sight.
Bird's eye view of the Emirate of Dubai from the tower Burj Khalifa will cost a vacationer 125 or 200 dirhams, depending on the time when the ticket was purchased, taking into account that it was purchased on the official website. It is most profitable to buy a ticket in the morning or in the evening. If you wish, you can come to buy a ticket on the spot, then the cost of the visit will increase exactly 2 times.
Huge aquarium, located in a shopping center, will cost 100 dirhams, which will be approximately 1.5 thousand rubles.
Tired of the heat? Missed the snow, then it's worth a visit ski resort in the mall, where you can go ice skating. Uniforms can be rented locally. Skates will be released at 60 dirhams in 2 hours. Alpine skiing - 180 dirham for 2 hours, equipment is already included in the total price.
There are three water parks in Dubai: Wildwadi, Atlantis and Dreamland... Most affordable Dreamland, the cost of the visit will be 135 dirhams. The other two will charge between 200 and 280 for a child and adult ticket, respectively, and Wildwadi will charge an additional 40 dirhams for a locker. The prices are not low, however, this is a full day's rest so well worth it.
The Emirate offers a wide variety of excursions:
- desert jeep safari - 150-240 dirhams;
- sightseeing tour - 100 dirhams;
- excursion on a boat-restaurant with a buffet in the city at night - 280 dirhams;
- Amusement park Ferrari World, located in Abu Dhabi - 225 dirham in 10 minutes;
- sightseeing bus, night city tour - from 40 dirhams, more details can be found on the official website;
- zoo - 5 dirhams.
The beaches in Dubai are mostly paid, the entrance to the beach will cost 5 dirhams, an umbrella, depending on the size, from 5 to 15 dirhams, a sunbed - 15 dirhams.
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Transport fare
Dubai has public transport, ground - buses, underground - metro and water - water trams. Not all tourists like the public transport system, so most of them use taxi services, you can book a car using Kiwitaxi. It should also be noted that transfer from the hotel in Dubai is not provided.
Taxi payment is calculated on the basis of boarding - 10 dirhams, mileage - 2 dirhams per kilometer and idle time, you will have to pay 30 dirhams for 1 hour.
To use public transport, you will have to purchase a special NolCard payment card. There are three types of cards: red, silver, and gold. The Silver Card allows you to change from one route to another, while choosing any type of vehicle. Red cards allow you to move only by metro, bus or tram, at the owner's choice.
Renting a car in Dubai will not be difficult, rental prices depend on the class of car. For example, the Kia Picanto will cost from 3400 rubles / day. We recommend searching for cars using Economybokings, it searches among all rental companies for the best options for cost.
Holidays in Dubai are cheap: buy a tour or go on your own?
If you want to visit the Emirates without the interaction of travel companies, you can and significantly save on vacation will help the links and recommendations in the material that we use on every trip.
However, in this case, it is worth carefully preparing for the trip, having studied all the possible nuances. Dubai is a country where there is no theft and crime, so the safety of tourists traveling on their own is not in danger.
It is very important to adhere to the dress code, especially for women. The customs of this country do not allow you to get too close to the locals when communicating, otherwise you can end your vacation in a local prison.
How much is a vacation in Dubai for 7 days?
The cost of a ticket for a week in standard three stars will cost from 67 thousand rubles for two adults with a flight from Moscow.
You can fly on your own inexpensively, but knowing some of the nuances:
- When is the best time to fly? The cheapest flights will be in September, July is the most expensive month of flight to the UAE.
- When should you book your ticket? We are looking for flights in advance, we start searching six months before the trip, not considering weekends and holidays.
A trip in September will cost:
- 22 thousand rubles round trip for one tourist, for two 44 thousand rubles,
- the average price of a hotel room is 2500 rubles / night, for 7 days you will have to pay about 18 thousand rubles,
- transfer from the airport to the accommodation - about 1,500 rubles for a taxi.
If you have a lot of free time, then you can wait for the last-minute tours, if you go on your own, then it is better to plan a trip in the low season, otherwise there is a great chance of overpaying.
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After reviewing the information provided, you can easily calculate how much a trip to the Emirates costs.
