18hr layover in transit in Dubai
Sep 10, 2017, 5:45 am
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18hr layover in transit in Dubai
I am British, and I am booking my flights specifically (LHR-DXB-ICN) so that I arrive early morning in Dubai. Then fly to Seoul at 03.30 the next morning.
My checked luggage will be kept by Emirates obviously, so can I just leave the airport with a Visa and enjoy Dubai for the day?
I could book flights that give me a shorter layover, but I am trying to enjoy Dubai for the day without the need of wasting money on a hotel. I have 2 overnight flights where I can try to sleep...Dubai proper is just for the sightseeing.
Will I get any problems at Immigration?
My checked luggage will be kept by Emirates obviously, so can I just leave the airport with a Visa and enjoy Dubai for the day?
I could book flights that give me a shorter layover, but I am trying to enjoy Dubai for the day without the need of wasting money on a hotel. I have 2 overnight flights where I can try to sleep...Dubai proper is just for the sightseeing.
Will I get any problems at Immigration?
Sep 10, 2017, 5:51 am
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Last edited by RohanDXB; Sep 10, 2017 at 5:52 am Reason: Typo
Sep 10, 2017, 11:20 am
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Question: on a layover like this, does EK *definitely* keep your checked luggage?
Some airlines are very finicky about allowing pax to short-check. But others are finicky about doing the opposite when a passenger would prefer to have them keep it. (AA is one: they've forced me to collect bags on a 22-hour single-PNR connection at ORD.)
I'll be in DXB for 21 hours in 2 weeks. Single EK PNR connecting onward. I can live with either answer, but I want to pack correctly for it ahead of time.
OP, have you figured out how you're spending your day in Dubai? Mine's an evening through an afternoon... I figure I'll go to the Burj Khalifa, wander through an old souk somewhere, maybe go to the waterfront....other than that, not really sure yet. Don't plan on shopping or spending time in malls...
Some airlines are very finicky about allowing pax to short-check. But others are finicky about doing the opposite when a passenger would prefer to have them keep it. (AA is one: they've forced me to collect bags on a 22-hour single-PNR connection at ORD.)
I'll be in DXB for 21 hours in 2 weeks. Single EK PNR connecting onward. I can live with either answer, but I want to pack correctly for it ahead of time.
OP, have you figured out how you're spending your day in Dubai? Mine's an evening through an afternoon... I figure I'll go to the Burj Khalifa, wander through an old souk somewhere, maybe go to the waterfront....other than that, not really sure yet. Don't plan on shopping or spending time in malls...
Sep 11, 2017, 4:23 am
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I am British, and I am booking my flights specifically (LHR-DXB-ICN) so that I arrive early morning in Dubai. Then fly to Seoul at 03.30 the next morning.
My checked luggage will be kept by Emirates obviously, so can I just leave the airport with a Visa and enjoy Dubai for the day?
I could book flights that give me a shorter layover, but I am trying to enjoy Dubai for the day without the need of wasting money on a hotel. I have 2 overnight flights where I can try to sleep...Dubai proper is just for the sightseeing.
Will I get any problems at Immigration?
My checked luggage will be kept by Emirates obviously, so can I just leave the airport with a Visa and enjoy Dubai for the day?
I could book flights that give me a shorter layover, but I am trying to enjoy Dubai for the day without the need of wasting money on a hotel. I have 2 overnight flights where I can try to sleep...Dubai proper is just for the sightseeing.
Will I get any problems at Immigration?
Sep 16, 2017, 10:24 pm
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Information free post here, but I like the OP's attitude. Enjoy the 18 hours awake time in a foreign country and sleep on the plane! 
I've done something similar, but in my case it was due to delays and the airline putting me on another flight, but I had a similar length of time in Amsterdam (unfortunately including sleeping time) Only maybe six hours waking time in Amsterdam but I thought it was well worth it. Dubai is more exotic and you have more time.
I've done something similar, but in my case it was due to delays and the airline putting me on another flight, but I had a similar length of time in Amsterdam (unfortunately including sleeping time) Only maybe six hours waking time in Amsterdam but I thought it was well worth it. Dubai is more exotic and you have more time.
Last edited by OccasionalFlyerPerson; Sep 16, 2017 at 10:30 pm
Sep 22, 2017, 6:59 pm
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Question: on a layover like this, does EK *definitely* keep your checked luggage?
Some airlines are very finicky about allowing pax to short-check. But others are finicky about doing the opposite when a passenger would prefer to have them keep it. (AA is one: they've forced me to collect bags on a 22-hour single-PNR connection at ORD.)
I'll be in DXB for 21 hours in 2 weeks. Single EK PNR connecting onward. I can live with either answer, but I want to pack correctly for it ahead of time.
OP, have you figured out how you're spending your day in Dubai? Mine's an evening through an afternoon... I figure I'll go to the Burj Khalifa, wander through an old souk somewhere, maybe go to the waterfront....other than that, not really sure yet. Don't plan on shopping or spending time in malls...
Some airlines are very finicky about allowing pax to short-check. But others are finicky about doing the opposite when a passenger would prefer to have them keep it. (AA is one: they've forced me to collect bags on a 22-hour single-PNR connection at ORD.)
I'll be in DXB for 21 hours in 2 weeks. Single EK PNR connecting onward. I can live with either answer, but I want to pack correctly for it ahead of time.
OP, have you figured out how you're spending your day in Dubai? Mine's an evening through an afternoon... I figure I'll go to the Burj Khalifa, wander through an old souk somewhere, maybe go to the waterfront....other than that, not really sure yet. Don't plan on shopping or spending time in malls...