Transiting through DXB
#16
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 118
Transit Question!
Hi All,
I am arriving from Cape Town at 730am and have a 15 hour layover (this is on purpose for a meeting in Dubai Town).
My meeting is at 1pm in town but my question is;
Is it possible after landing to use the Biz Class lounge first airside then leave the airport around 1130am?
I am flying business but I noticed when you arrive in Dubai you have a choice to transit or pass through immigration but can you go from transit to immigration? Is there a exit as I have never seen one?
Thanks!
I am arriving from Cape Town at 730am and have a 15 hour layover (this is on purpose for a meeting in Dubai Town).
My meeting is at 1pm in town but my question is;
Is it possible after landing to use the Biz Class lounge first airside then leave the airport around 1130am?
I am flying business but I noticed when you arrive in Dubai you have a choice to transit or pass through immigration but can you go from transit to immigration? Is there a exit as I have never seen one?
Thanks!
#17
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 9,307
I've never done it, but it's been described on here a few times. What you do is got through transit security and go to the lounge of your choice. Then retrace your steps back through transit security (making some excuse on the way presumably) and join the flow of arriving passengers to immigration.
#18
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: SF Bay Area
Programs: DL, UA, AA
Posts: 82
Transiting through T1 at DXB
HI EK Experts,
this is not related to EK, however I'm travelling from LHR to DXB on VS400 and arriving on a Sunday morning 8:35 AM, I need to go to HYD either on Indigo 25 at 10:40 AM or a spice Jet 60 at 12:55 PM. Both leave from T1. Wanted to check if roughly 2 hours would be good enough to clear immigration ( US passport), collect baggage and recheck it at Indigo counter ( they require atleast a 75 min checkin window).
so technically I have about 45 mins to clear Immigration, collect baggage and then show up at Indigo counter at T1 ( same as VS arrival)..I'm guessing its too tight , wanted to confirm with the EK experts here as well.
Would appreciate if someone can describe how the process works at DXB for this transfer.
Thanks
this is not related to EK, however I'm travelling from LHR to DXB on VS400 and arriving on a Sunday morning 8:35 AM, I need to go to HYD either on Indigo 25 at 10:40 AM or a spice Jet 60 at 12:55 PM. Both leave from T1. Wanted to check if roughly 2 hours would be good enough to clear immigration ( US passport), collect baggage and recheck it at Indigo counter ( they require atleast a 75 min checkin window).
so technically I have about 45 mins to clear Immigration, collect baggage and then show up at Indigo counter at T1 ( same as VS arrival)..I'm guessing its too tight , wanted to confirm with the EK experts here as well.
Would appreciate if someone can describe how the process works at DXB for this transfer.
Thanks
#19
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
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Posts: 7,801
Not sure about T1 immigration/customs and re-check but looking at the times you've got about 60 minutes from landing until check-in for Indigo closes. So as much as I'd recommend Indigo every day over Spicejet in this case I think Spicejet is your best bet.
#21
Ambassador: Emirates Airlines
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Manchester, UK
Posts: 18,618
It's not too far, you need to go upstairs to the check in area. However, it could take you 20 minutes to get from the plane to the immigration area. Plus 30+ minutes at immigration.
#23
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#26
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: UK
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Five hours is hardly long enough. It will be best part of an hour until you are out of the airport and then you need to be back at least 2 hours (probably more with immigration) so you'd have less than 2 hours - what would you do (it's fine to go and meet someone to deliver something but otherwise forget it). I wouldn't do it for less than about 8 hours.
#27
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Cape Town
Programs: BA Exec Gold , Qatar Priviledge Club Plat
Posts: 1,584
Had the same issue 1 week ago , what I did was to kill the time was to walk all the way to concourse C and then all the way back to concourse A ( YES , I know fun times :- and then stop in concourse B for some food/drink ......
#28
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Thanks all for your advice; sounds like I'm better off just hanging around in the A-Gates Lounge.
m3red - Would be great to meet up. Both of my flights are A380's, so I presume I'll be in the A Gates Business Lounge. If you're in the First Lounge, are you able to guest me in for breakfast?
M
m3red - Would be great to meet up. Both of my flights are A380's, so I presume I'll be in the A Gates Business Lounge. If you're in the First Lounge, are you able to guest me in for breakfast?
M
#29
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: MAN DXB ✈️
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 6,831
Thanks all for your advice; sounds like I'm better off just hanging around in the A-Gates Lounge.
m3red - Would be great to meet up. Both of my flights are A380's, so I presume I'll be in the A Gates Business Lounge. If you're in the First Lounge, are you able to guest me in for breakfast?
M
m3red - Would be great to meet up. Both of my flights are A380's, so I presume I'll be in the A Gates Business Lounge. If you're in the First Lounge, are you able to guest me in for breakfast?
M
#30
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Abu Dhabi
Programs: BA Gold/OWE
Posts: 531
That is uncomfortably tight. Even on a good day it can take 50-60 mins to get landside with your bags retrieved. A delayed inbound flight or long lines at immigration would scupper your plan completely. Either build in much more time or ...
The Marhaba service costs around 300 dhs ($80) to have your bags intercepted and redirected to the next carrier, removing the need to go landside.
The Marhaba service costs around 300 dhs ($80) to have your bags intercepted and redirected to the next carrier, removing the need to go landside.