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Houston (IAH) to Dubai (DXB) flights

There are direct flights from George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport to Dubai International Airport, sold by 2 airlines (including codeshares): jetBlue and Emirates. The distance is 13,125 km, about 16h 30m in the air. There are also 22 one-stop options, via airports such as Istanbul, Amsterdam and Paris.

Live fares for IAH → DXBSee all routes on the map
13,125 kmdistance
~16h 30mdirect flight time (estimate)
2direct airlines
22one-stop options

Direct flights from Houston to Dubai

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
IAH → DXBjetBlue, Emirates13,125 km~16h 30m

Best one-stop connections

Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
IST IstanbulTurkish Airlines then Emirates and Qantas13,267 km~18h 50m
AMS AmsterdamKLM and Lufthansa then ITA Airways and Emirates13,218 km~18h 45m
CDG ParisAir France and ITA Airways then Air France and ITA Airways13,310 km~18h 55m
FRA FrankfurtLufthansa and United Airlines then Emirates and Lufthansa13,246 km~18h 50m
ORD ChicagoAmerican Airlines and Frontier Airlines then Emirates13,131 km~18h 40m
DFW Dallas-Fort WorthAmerican Airlines and United Airlines then jetBlue and Emirates13,281 km~18h 50m
FCO RomeITA Airways then ITA Airways and Emirates13,469 km~19h 5m
MUC MunichUnited Airlines then Emirates and Lufthansa13,263 km~18h 50m
LHR LondonAmerican Airlines and Finnair then American Airlines and British Airways13,261 km~18h 50m
JFK New YorkjetBlue then jetBlue and Emirates13,279 km~18h 50m
EWR NewarkUnited Airlines then Emirates13,271 km~18h 50m
YYZ TorontoAir Canada and United Airlines then Emirates13,142 km~18h 40m

More from Houston and Dubai

Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 9 November 2026), plus older schedule data for airports with few recent fares. “Direct” can include a few same-plane flights with a stop. Flight times are estimates from distance. Always check with the airline before booking.