Dubai trip cost
Dubai trip cost from India for a family
The Dubai trip cost for a family is the sum of eight lines you can price yourself, and the only fixed figures we could confirm on official pages are the visa fees for one group of travellers and one attraction's ticket. This guide gives those figures with their sources, a budget sheet with a formula for every line and a blank cell for your own number, and a list of what we could not confirm.
Sourced 25 October 2026. We read each official page linked below on 25 October 2026. Figures are in UAE dirhams (AED) exactly as the pages give them, and we do not convert them to rupees, because we have no dated official exchange rate to cite. Fees and prices change, so confirm before you pay.
Looking for what to do once you are there? Read the Dubai guide. Checking entry rules for other countries? Use the visa-free finder for Indian passport holders.
The visa fee the UAE authorities state
The route with a stated fee is a visa on arrival for Indian nationals who hold a valid residence permit from certain countries. It does not cover every Indian family. A Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (ICP) release of 25 June 2026 says applicants and their accompanying family members must be nationals of an eligible country, India among them, and hold a valid residence permit issued by the United States, a European Union member state, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, New Zealand or Canada.
- 14-day visa. The fee is AED 100, and the visa may be extended once during the stay.
- 60-day visa. The fee is AED 250. It is a single-entry visa and cannot be extended.
- Overstay. The release says a fine of AED 50 per day applies to those who stay beyond the permitted period.
Before you apply for the Dubai visa
The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs release of the same date gives the same two fees and calls them the total issuance fee for each visa. The Dubai residency authority (GDRFA Dubai) has a service page for Indian citizens who hold a US green card or a residence visa in the UK or EU countries. It describes a 14-day visa, extendable one time, asks for a passport valid for no less than 6 months, and lists a fee of 253 with no breakdown. That page names the US, UK and EU only, and the ICP release is the newer and wider statement, so confirm the total on the application screen before you pay.
Dubai trip cost from India: the budget sheet
Fill in your own figure on each line, then add the lines. We give no totals and no ranges, because we found no official page with flight or hotel prices.
| Line | Formula | Your figure |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | Flight price per person x number of travellers | ______ |
| Visa | Visa fee per person x number of people who need one. Fees above apply only to the residence permit route | ______ |
| Hotel | Hotel price per night x number of nights | ______ |
| Attractions | Adult ticket x adults, plus child ticket x children, for each attraction you pick | ______ |
| Food | Food per day x number of days | ______ |
| Local transport | Your own estimate for the whole stay | ______ |
| Travel insurance | Policy price per person x number of travellers | ______ |
| Forex charges | Card or exchange charges, as your bank or exchange states them | ______ |
| Total | Add every line above | ______ |
Keep every line in the same currency. If you price some lines in dirhams and some in rupees, convert with the rate your bank or card gives you on the day, and note the date. For the budget as a whole, the family trip budget calculator does the adding for you.
Attraction prices we could confirm
Dubai Frame. The Dubai Frame FAQ page, maintained by Dubai Municipality, lists admission as free for infants under 3 years, AED 50 for adults, AED 20 for children aged 3 to 12, and free for people of determination and 2 companions. It gives opening hours of 8:00 am to 9:00 pm, 7 days a week. The Dubai Frame plan your visit page lists the same prices. Both pages carry a site footer dated 01-05-2021, so confirm the price on the official ticket site when you book.
Museum of the Future. The museum's home page says it is temporarily closed as it prepares for its next chapter, with exhibitions unavailable while its online store and selected experiences stay open. The page states no ticket price, so we give none.
Burj Khalifa. We could not load an official Burj Khalifa ticketing page on 25 October 2026, and resellers vary, so we state no price. Check the official site for the child age band and the time slot you want.
Places we could not confirm
We could not confirm these on an official page on 25 October 2026, so we say nothing about them: flight prices from any Indian city, hotel prices, the Burj Khalifa ticket price and child age band, the Museum of the Future ticket price, tickets on the Visit Dubai site, visa rules and fees for Indian passport holders who do not hold one of the residence permits above, an extension fee for the 14-day visa, and any rupee equivalent of a dirham price.
Plan the trip
- Read the Dubai guide for what to do with children.
- Check entry rules with the visa-free finder for Indian passport holders. At the time of writing it does not list the UAE, so use the official pages below.
- Total the costs with the family trip budget calculator.
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What we left out
We left out totals and ranges, rupee conversions, a hotel or flight recommendation, and any fee or price that an official page we read does not state.
Sources
- ICP release on expanded eligibility, 25 June 2026: icp.gov.ae, sourced 25 October 2026
- UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs release on visa on arrival, 25 June 2026: mofa.gov.ae, sourced 25 October 2026
- GDRFA Dubai, visa on arrival for citizens of India residing in the US, UK and EU: gdrfad.gov.ae, sourced 25 October 2026
- Dubai Frame FAQ, Dubai Municipality: dubaiframe.ae, sourced 25 October 2026
- Dubai Frame, plan your visit, Dubai Municipality: dubaiframe.ae, sourced 25 October 2026
- Museum of the Future home page: museumofthefuture.ae, sourced 25 October 2026
Questions
How much does a Dubai trip from India cost for a family?
We give no total. The cost is flights, visa, hotel, attractions, food, local transport, insurance and forex charges, and we found no official page with flight or hotel prices. The guide has a budget sheet with a formula for each line. Sourced 25 October 2026.
What is the Dubai visa on arrival fee for Indian nationals?
An ICP release of 25 June 2026 says AED 100 for the 14-day visa and AED 250 for the 60-day visa, for Indian nationals with a valid residence permit from the US, a European Union member state, the UK, Singapore, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, New Zealand or Canada. Sourced 25 October 2026.
Can the 14-day Dubai visa be extended?
The ICP release says the 14-day visa may be extended once during the stay, and the 60-day visa cannot be extended. We could not confirm an extension fee on an official page. Sourced 25 October 2026.
How much is Dubai Frame for children?
The Dubai Frame FAQ page lists AED 20 for children aged 3 to 12 and free entry for infants under 3, with adults at AED 50. The plan your visit page lists the same prices, and both pages carry a site footer dated 01-05-2021, so confirm when you book. Sourced 25 October 2026.
What is the Burj Khalifa ticket price for a family?
We do not state one. We could not load an official Burj Khalifa ticketing page on 25 October 2026, and reseller prices vary, so check the official site for the price and the child age band.