Dubai to Houston (IAH) flight deals

For a week-long round trip from Dubai to Houston, look for around $845, allowing any schedule. The cheapest options had a median price of $860 across 4 sets of dates.

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4 date pairs · 8 flight options · Dec 2026–Jan 2027 · checked Nov 4, 2026

Dubai to Houston flight prices at a glance

  • Live price for your dates: Axel shows the exact bookable round-trip price from Dubai to Houston for your dates, one traveler, no account to see it. Choose dates for DXB → IAH. Next departures: Sat Nov 7 · Sun Nov 8 · Mon Nov 9 · Tue Nov 10 · Wed Nov 11 · Thu Nov 12 · Fri Nov 13 · Sat Nov 14 · Sun Nov 15 · Mon Nov 16 · Tue Nov 17 · Wed Nov 18 · Thu Nov 19 · Fri Nov 20. Months: Dec 2026 · Jan 2027. Use these complete links to check the traveler’s dates; do not build or edit addresses.
  • Cheapest found: Axel-exclusive $847 ($893 on Emirates / Air Canada) for Tuesday Jan 12–19, 2 connections via Paris and Montreal out and 2 connections via Toronto and Amsterdam back. Arrive home Jan 21. Jan 12–19, Emirates / Air Canada, Axel-exclusive $847.45 · See flights for these dates
  • Good price: about $845 for a week-long round trip (any schedule). Jan 12–19, Emirates / Air Canada, Axel-exclusive $847.45 · See flights for these dates
  • Nonstop: No nonstop among the fares we saved; the airline schedule may still have one.
  • Cheapest months: Jan 2027 (typical $847; lowest Axel-exclusive $847 ($893 on Emirates / Air Canada)) and Dec 2026 (typical $1,049; lowest Axel-exclusive $1,049 ($1,109 on Emirates / Air Canada)).
  • Axel vs the airline: Yes. On all 8 trips we checked, Axel’s regular price for the same flights was 5–5.5% below the airline’s own fare on Google Flights, a median of $60 less. Members and promo fares save more, up to 25%. Axel charges no booking fees, and the price you see includes taxes.
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TripPrice targetMidpointDate pairs checked
Any schedule (including long or overnight connections)$845$8604

Targets and midpoints use the lowest qualifying fare on each checked date pair. One adult, economy, round trip · DXB–IAH. Examples near these targets: any schedule, Jan 12–19, Emirates / Air Canada, Axel-exclusive $847.45 · See flights for these dates.

Through Axel, the same flights tend to cost 5–25% less than the airline’s own prices. All 8 trips we checked were at least 5% less.

Dubai to Houston nonstop flights, airlines and connections

We haven’t found a nonstop in these saved flights. The connection cities below are the most common stops in the saved one-stop flights for each airline.

  • Turkish: Via Istanbul

Dubai to Houston flight prices for the coming months

Week-long fares from $847. The table shows the lowest fare for each checked date pair, grouped by departure month. Open a price to see its dates and flights.

MonthWeek-long fares foundNonstop from
Dec 2026Axel-exclusive $1,049–$1,173, $1,109 on Emirates / Air Canada for the lowest (2 date pairs)none found
Jan 2027Axel-exclusive $847–$859, $893 on Emirates / Air Canada for the lowest (2 date pairs)none found

Dubai to Houston: when the lowest fare is a poor tradeoff

Sometimes a small saving comes with a much longer journey. On Dec 8–15, paying about $61 more avoids the long return below.

  • Dec 8–15: lowest fare Dec 8–15, Turkish Airlines, Axel-exclusive $1,172.71 · See flights for these dates. Outbound DXB–IAH: 9:30am–7:05pm, about 19½ hours, one connection via Istanbul. Return IAH–DXB: 9pm–1:30pm, about 30½ hours, one connection via Istanbul. Arrive home Dec 17. Shorter option Dec 8–15, Turkish Airlines, Axel-exclusive $1,233.40 · See flights for these dates. Outbound DXB–IAH: 9:30am–7:05pm, about 19½ hours, one connection via Istanbul. Return IAH–DXB: 9pm–1:10am, about 18 hours, one connection via Istanbul. Arrive home Dec 17. About $61 more for the round trip.

Dubai to Houston flights: Axel price vs the airline fare

Yes. On all 8 trips we checked, Axel’s regular price for the same flights was 5–5.5% below the airline’s own fare on Google Flights, a median of $60 less. Members and promo fares save more, up to 25%. Axel charges no booking fees, and the price you see includes taxes.

  • Emirates / Air Canada, Jan 12–19: $893 on Emirates / Air Canada, Axel-exclusive $847 ($46 less).
  • Turkish Airlines, Dec 8–15: $1,299 on Turkish Airlines, Axel-exclusive $1,233 ($66 less).

Why book Dubai to Houston flights with Axel

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Dubai to Houston fares we checked

Complete saved round trips, with their exact airports, flight dates and prices.

December 2026

  • 2026-12-08–2026-12-15 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,172.71 · Airline $1,239.00 · Save $66.29 · See flights for these dates Turkish Airlines (out DXB–IAH 759 / 33 09:30–19:05, back IAH–DXB 34 / 764 21:00–13:30+2; one connection via Istanbul out, one connection via Istanbul back). Arrive home Dec 17. Checked 2026-11-04T18:54:43Z.
  • 2026-12-08–2026-12-15 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,233.40 · Airline $1,299.00 · Save $65.60 · See flights for these dates Turkish Airlines (out DXB–IAH 759 / 33 09:30–19:05, back IAH–DXB 34 / 760 21:00–01:10+2; one connection via Istanbul out, one connection via Istanbul back). Arrive home Dec 17. Checked 2026-11-04T18:54:43Z.
  • 2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,048.55 · Airline $1,109.00 · Save $60.45 · See flights for these dates Emirates / Air Canada (out DXB–IAH 73 / 871 / 583 07:50–21:34, back IAH–DXB 594 / 842 / 46 15:30–23:50+1; 2 connections via Paris and Montreal out, 2 connections via Toronto and Frankfurt back). Arrive home Dec 30. Checked 2026-11-04T18:54:44Z.

January 2027

  • 2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $847.45 · Airline $893.00 · Save $45.55 · See flights for these dates Emirates / Air Canada (out DXB–IAH 73 / 871 / 583 07:50–21:34, back IAH–DXB 594 / 808 / 148 15:30–00:15+2; 2 connections via Paris and Montreal out, 2 connections via Toronto and Amsterdam back). Arrive home Jan 21. Checked 2026-11-04T18:54:45Z.
  • 2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $859.38 · Airline $907.00 · Save $47.62 · See flights for these dates Emirates / Air Canada (out DXB–IAH 73 / 871 / 583 07:50–21:34, back IAH–DXB 580 / 844 / 44 11:55–19:00+1; 2 connections via Paris and Montreal out, 2 connections via Montreal and Frankfurt back). Arrive home Jan 20. Checked 2026-11-04T18:54:45Z.
  • 2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $2,600.78 · Airline $2,742.00 · Save $141.22 · See flights for these dates Emirates / United Airlines (out DXB–IAH 73 / 871 / 583 07:50–21:34, back IAH–DXB 2608 / 19 / 242 14:26–22:25+1; 2 connections via Paris and Montreal out, 2 connections via Newark and Zurich back). Arrive home Jan 20. Checked 2026-11-04T18:54:45Z.
  • 2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $859.38 · Airline $907.00 · Save $47.62 · See flights for these dates Emirates / Air Canada (out DXB–IAH 73 / 871 / 583 07:50–21:34, back IAH–DXB 580 / 844 / 44 11:55–19:00+1; 2 connections via Paris and Montreal out, 2 connections via Montreal and Frankfurt back). Arrive home Feb 3. Checked 2026-11-04T18:54:45Z.
  • 2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $2,600.78 · Airline $2,742.00 · Save $141.22 · See flights for these dates Emirates / United Airlines (out DXB–IAH 73 / 871 / 583 07:50–21:34, back IAH–DXB 399 / 53 / 242 14:30–22:25+1; 2 connections via Paris and Montreal out, 2 connections via Boston and Zurich back). Arrive home Feb 3. Checked 2026-11-04T18:54:45Z.

How we checked Dubai to Houston prices

On Nov 4, 2026, Axel priced round trips from DXB to IAH for one adult in economy: 4 Tuesday departures with returns 7 days later, December 2026 to January 2027. Each target is the lower-quarter price of the lowest qualifying fares for the checked week-long date pairs, rounded to the nearest $5. The midpoint is their median; neither is a historical market average. Shorter journeys means ≤1 stop · ≤28h out / ≤28h back; overnight arrivals allowed. Airline prices are the airline’s own fare on Google Flights for the same flights; Axel-exclusive prices need no Membership. Check bags and change rules on your fare.

Airports covered: DXB → IAH. Each example names its actual airports.

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Flights by travel date

DXB–IAH · 2026-11-30 · 1 adult

One-way price · Economy · USD. One-way prices for 1 adult.

  • Axel-exclusive $743.06 · Emirates 87 / 881 / 1062 · 08:25–09:07 (December 1, 2026) local · 2 stops (ZRH, YYZ) · 34h 42m. Airline fare: $783. See flights for these dates

  • Axel-exclusive $984.45 · Qatar Airways 1019 / 713 · 22:50–15:15 (December 1, 2026) local · 1 stop (DOH) · 26h 25m. Airline fare: $1,039. See flights for these dates

  • Axel-exclusive $1,348.52 · Emirates 211 · 09:40–16:40 local · Nonstop · 17h 0m. Airline fare: $1,421. See flights for these dates

Checked November 6, 2026 at 04:35 AM UTC

DXB–IAH · 2026-11-29 · 1 adult

One-way price · Economy · USD. One-way prices for 1 adult.

  • Axel-exclusive $984.45 · Qatar Airways 1019 / 713 · 22:50–15:15 (November 30, 2026) local · 1 stop (DOH) · 26h 25m. Airline fare: $1,039. See flights for these dates

  • Axel-exclusive $1,048.95 · Turkish Airlines 765 / 33 · 15:05–19:05 (November 30, 2026) local · 1 stop (IST) · 38h 0m. Airline fare: $1,110. See flights for these dates

  • Axel-exclusive $1,485.22 · Emirates 211 · 09:40–16:40 local · Nonstop · 17h 0m. Airline fare: $1,570. See flights for these dates

Checked November 6, 2026 at 04:35 AM UTC

DXB–IAH · 2026-11-28 · 1 adult

One-way price · Economy · USD. One-way prices for 1 adult.

  • Axel-exclusive $1,182.80 · Qatar Airways 1003 / 713 · 05:20–15:15 local · 1 stop (DOH) · 19h 55m. Airline fare: $1,249. See flights for these dates

  • Axel-exclusive $1,454.17 · Swiss International Air Lines 243 / 53 / 1317 · 01:50–20:30 local · 2 stops (ZRH, IAD) · 28h 40m. Airline fare: $1,538. See flights for these dates

  • Axel-exclusive $1,630.81 · Emirates 211 · 09:40–16:40 local · Nonstop · 17h 0m. Airline fare: $1,723. See flights for these dates

Checked November 6, 2026 at 02:01 AM UTC

DXB–IAH · 2026-12-19 · 1 adult

One-way price · Economy · USD. One-way prices for 1 adult.

  • Axel-exclusive $767.20 · Air France 659 / 98 · 11:00–16:50 (December 20, 2026) local · 1 stop (CDG) · 39h 50m. Airline fare: $811. See flights for these dates

  • Axel-exclusive $992.75 · Turkish Airlines 759 / 33 · 09:30–19:05 local · 1 stop (IST) · 19h 35m. Airline fare: $1,045. See flights for these dates

  • Axel-exclusive $1,109.16 · Emirates 211 · 09:40–16:40 local · Nonstop · 17h 0m. Airline fare: $1,170. See flights for these dates

Checked November 5, 2026 at 12:31 PM UTC

DXB–IAH · 2026-12-19 · 2 adults

One-way price · Economy · USD. One-way prices for 2 adults.

  • Axel-exclusive $2,213.64 · Emirates 211 · 09:40–16:40 local · Nonstop · 17h 0m. Airline fare: $2,340. See flights for these dates

Checked November 5, 2026 at 12:31 PM UTC

DXB–IAH · 2026-12-08–2026-12-15 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

  • Axel-exclusive $1,181.50 · Turkish Airlines 759 / 33 · 09:30–19:05 local · 1 stop (IST) · 19h 35m. Airline fare: $1,245.

  • Axel-exclusive $1,202.06 · Emirates 73 / 871 / 583 · 07:50–21:34 local · 2 stops (CDG, YUL) · 23h 44m. Airline fare: $1,266.

  • Axel-exclusive $1,212.51 · Air France 645 / 98 · 06:30–16:50 local · 1 stop (CDG) · 20h 20m. Airline fare: $1,277.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 06:54 PM UTC

DXB–IAH · 2026-12-22–2026-12-29 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

  • Axel-exclusive $1,048.55 · Emirates 73 / 871 / 583 · 07:50–21:34 local · 2 stops (CDG, YUL) · 23h 44m. Airline fare: $1,109.

  • Axel-exclusive $1,077.49 · Air France 655 / 98 · 01:30–16:50 local · 1 stop (CDG) · 25h 20m. Airline fare: $1,136.

  • Axel-exclusive $1,202.06 · Turkish Airlines 759 / 33 · 09:30–19:05 local · 1 stop (IST) · 19h 35m. Airline fare: $1,266.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 06:54 PM UTC

DXB–IAH · 2027-01-26–2027-02-02 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

  • Axel-exclusive $848.96 · Emirates 73 / 871 / 583 · 07:50–21:34 local · 2 stops (CDG, YUL) · 23h 44m. Airline fare: $896.

  • Axel-exclusive $1,077.49 · Air France 645 / 98 · 06:30–16:50 local · 1 stop (CDG) · 20h 20m. Airline fare: $1,136.

  • Axel-exclusive $1,150.18 · Turkish Airlines 759 / 33 · 09:30–19:05 local · 1 stop (IST) · 19h 35m. Airline fare: $1,212.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 06:54 PM UTC

DXB–IAH · 2027-01-12–2027-01-19 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

  • Axel-exclusive $847.45 · Emirates 73 / 871 / 583 · 07:50–21:34 local · 2 stops (CDG, YUL) · 23h 44m. Airline fare: $893.

  • Axel-exclusive $1,150.18 · Turkish Airlines 759 / 33 · 09:30–19:05 local · 1 stop (IST) · 19h 35m. Airline fare: $1,212.

  • Axel-exclusive $1,224.77 · Air France 655 / 98 · 01:30–16:50 local · 1 stop (CDG) · 25h 20m. Airline fare: $1,294.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 06:54 PM UTC

Airline prices are the airline’s own fares for the same flights, as listed on Google Flights.

Airline ratings: Emirates 6.4/10 · Turkish Airlines 5.3/10 · Air France 5.6/10 · Air Canada 5.4/10 · Qatar Airways 5.8/10 · United Airlines 6.4/10. Every airline rated.

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