Country guide
Dubai travel guide.
From the visa application to the route of our first two days, everything we did in Dubai: guides, videos and what to know before you go.
Before you go
Before you go to Dubai.
- Visa
- Required (apply online)We explain how we got ours in the Dubai visa guide.
- Currency
- UAE dirham (AED)
- Best time
- November – MarchSummer temperatures go above 40 °C.
- From Istanbul
- ~4 hours direct
- Time difference
- 1 hour ahead of Türkiye
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Visa and entry rules change. Check official sources and your airline before you travel. Visa notes are for Turkish passport holders.
Videos
All videos ↗Dubai videos.
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