Help Needed - Sourcing Flights to Dubai/Australia

nzamcdza

Hi folks,

Looking to book flights from Ireland/UK to Australia via Dubai and then back from Australia.

Looking to go anytime (cheapest!) Jan/Feb/March 2012.

I have been searching for a few hours and cheapest i can find is about £1700 per person? Does that sound about right or does anyone have any tips?

Thanks

soccermom

That time of the year particularly Jan and Feb are expensive.

Also will depend on where you are going to in Australia do you also have to travel via Dubai.

I have done several journeys back and forth from Australia to different parts and have gone through Hong Kong or Singapore as well as Dubai.

You can definitely travel for less than that I have never paid that much.

I have flown with cathay pacific, emirates, singapore and jetstar. So theres plenty of option.

Can you give us anymore info.

hcb42

it can be expensive, esp at peak times, I was much higher than that when I was pricing for Xmas last year.

taxes add a fortune on to that journey now, have you tried expedia - I wouldnt tend to book though them but useful for identifying and comparing pricing

Or ring Trailfinders tomorrow, or send them a query, I have always found them good for long haul

nzamcdza

soccermom wrote: »

That time of the year particularly Jan and Feb are expensive.

Also will depend on where you are going to in Australia do you also have to travel via Dubai.

I have done several journeys back and forth from Australia to different parts and have gone through Hong Kong or Singapore as well as Dubai.

You can definitely travel for less than that I have never paid that much.

I have flown with cathay pacific, emirates, singapore and jetstar. So theres plenty of option.

Can you give us anymore info.

Thanks for the comments, what more info would you like?

I have a sister who is in Aus for a year so dont have to pay for accom. Can fly out any time really from December 2011 to May 2012 but dont have much cash at the min so looking for cheapest flights possible. Would really like to stop in Dubai on the way for a few days if possible. They will be in Melbourne so flying to there or near there.

I was using Kayak to search for flights.

soccermom

I was just wondering whether or not you had to go definitely via Dubai or whether you could try another country, length of time etc via Dubai usually restricts you to Emirates. Whereabouts in Australia etc different destinations have different carriers. We lived in Cairns and opted to do a direct 7hr flight from Hong kong rather than 14 hrs via Brisbane or sydney

I was on Emirates website earlier today and a return ticket from Newcastle to Brisbane via Dubai in Feburary was coming in at £1057.

Try directly with the airlines or as someone suggester Trailfinders.

Hope that helps

soccermom

ebookers is also a good search site for cheap flights

nzamcdza

No not essential that I stop in Dubai, just that always wanted to go there and thought it could be cheaper to do it now when going to Aus anyway as opposed to a different holiday. Could stop anywhere really if it meant flights were considerbly cheaper?

But do have to get to Melbourne in Aus

Caz3121

have a look on the Emirates site - they operate Dubai to Melbourne. They don't have flights to Dubai from Ireland but looking at starting in Manchester you can get flights including your stop in Dubai (in both directions if you like) for £1015...and, although I have not flown with them, they do have a good reputation
Various other starting points in the UK

nzamcdza

I tried emirates and was getting prices at £3000! What dates did you search?

Caz3121

nzamcdza wrote: »

I tried emirates and was getting prices at £3000! What dates did you search?

I did some random dates and got that fare, done some other random dates and got the same

OUTBOUND Manchester, United Kingdom to Dubai, United Arab Emirates



Flight
Depart / Arrive
Time
Airport
Duration / Stops
Class / Aircraft
EK022 Wed15 Feb 12 08:35 Manchester International Airport (MAN) 7hr 10min
0 Stops Economy
Airbus
Industrie
A330-200 Wed15 Feb 12 19:45 Dubai International Airport (DXB)
ONWARD Dubai, United Arab Emirates to Melbourne, Australia



Flight
Depart / Arrive
Time
Airport
Duration / Stops
Class / Aircraft
EK408 Sun19 Feb 12 03:00 Dubai International Airport (DXB) 16hr 5min
1 Stops Economy
Boeing 777-300ER Mon20 Feb 12 02:05 Tullamarine International Airport (MEL)

ONWARD Melbourne, Australia to Dubai, United Arab Emirates



Flight
Depart / Arrive
Time
Airport
Duration / Stops
Class / Aircraft
EK409 Mon05 Mar 12 03:40 Tullamarine International Airport (MEL) 16hr 20min
1 Stops Economy
Boeing 777-300ER Mon05 Mar 12 13:00 Dubai International Airport (DXB)

INBOUND Dubai, United Arab Emirates to Manchester, United Kingdom



Flight
Depart / Arrive
Time
Airport
Duration / Stops
Class / Aircraft
EK021 Tue06 Mar 12 02:50 Dubai International Airport (DXB) 8hr 15min
0 Stops Economy
Airbus
Industrie
A330-200 Tue06 Mar 12 07:05 Manchester International Airport (MAN)


FARE GBP 880.00 + Taxes GBP 135.41
Show Fare Breakdown

KiKi

Emirates website, LGW to MEL in Feb is £998 each. Always search the actual websites of the airlines, they are usually much cheaper, Qantas too (although they don't stop in DBX).

Have no idea where you're searching to get £3000! I've never paid more than around £650 for return flights to MEL with Qantas. That's without a stopover, though - I don't see the point of stopping unless you actually want to see the city you're stopping in. It's quite exhausting to stopover, compared to doing a straight flight.

KiKi