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Barcelona (BCN) – Dubai (DXB)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
5,185 km
3,222 mi · 2,799 nm
Flight time
6 h 55 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
3 h / 2 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
606 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (359 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
450,775
2024 · +16.7%
Flights / week
28
Both directions, average
Seats filled
76%
596,373 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
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Not named in this source

Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_es), reported by the airport in Spain, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from BCN to DXBBCNDXB
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from BCN
93°
Heading from DXB
304°
Halfway point
36.28, 31.37
Great-circle km
5,176 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
3 h in January, 2 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 6 h 55 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 42,150 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug42.2KSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202432,780
Feb 202435,353
Mar 202438,354
Apr 202434,500
May 202437,211
Jun 202439,726
Jul 202440,606
Aug 202442,150
Sep 202440,702
Oct 202440,914
Nov 202436,388
Dec 202432,091
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 125 flights
050100150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug125SepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024124
Feb 2024116
Mar 2024124
Apr 2024116
May 2024124
Jun 2024120
Jul 2024124
Aug 2024125
Sep 2024121
Oct 2024125
Nov 2024119
Dec 2024124

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 5,176 km.

BCN Barcelona → DXB Dubai

EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).

Covers any airline.

DXB Dubai → BCN Barcelona

EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

Every airport pair between Barcelona and Dubai

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BCN5,1855,189

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Dubai airports

More routes from BCN

Route Distance Passengers / year
BCN → PMI202 km 2,323,085
BCN → MAD484 km 2,036,488
BCN → FCO850 km 1,706,636
BCN → AMS1,241 km 1,559,616
BCN → LGW1,109 km 1,353,516
BCN → LIS996 km 1,305,408
BCN → CDG858 km 1,291,815
BCN → MXP722 km 1,279,578
BCN → IBZ276 km 1,259,182
BCN → ORY826 km 1,129,008

More routes from DXB

Route Distance Passengers / year
DXB → BOM1,927 km 2,390,373
DXB → DEL2,186 km 2,174,793
DXB → IST3,032 km 1,429,665
DXB → CDG5,245 km 1,268,474
DXB → HYD2,548 km 1,032,477
DXB → AMS5,175 km 991,087
DXB → COK2,780 km 987,678
DXB → MAA2,933 km 943,633
DXB → FRA4,849 km 940,081
DXB → BLR2,694 km 890,558

Questions

Barcelona (BCN) and Dubai (DXB) are 5,185 km (3,222 miles, 2,799 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.