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Houston → Dubai flights

Median fare for IAH–DXB is $373 across 29 days; most fares cluster $372–$392, so book when you see near-median pricing.

Houston–Dubai typically runs $373 — outliers spike near $867

Key takeaways

Median fare is $373, with the bulk of daily quotes falling in a tight $372–$392 band (25th–75th percentile).
Low of $366 sits just below median, suggesting the floor doesn't drop dramatically further — this isn't a route with deep discount fares.
High of $867 shows occasional spikes well above typical pricing, likely tied to specific dates or limited availability rather than the norm.
Spread of 137% is wide, but that's driven almost entirely by rare high-end outliers — the median band itself is narrow and consistent.
29 days of snapshots gives a reasonably solid sample, though it's still a single month's window rather than a full seasonal cycle.

30-day price trend

IAH → DXB · cheapest cached fare per day · last 29 days · ↑ 16%

$366 low$867 high

See full numbers and stats on the IAH → DXB price history page.

The full picture

The data shows Houston to Dubai fares are remarkably stable most of the time. With a median of $373 and the 25th–75th percentile range tightly packed between $372 and $392, travelers who see a quote near $370–$390 are getting a fare that's representative of the norm, not a lucky break. The $866 high is the outlier here — it pulls the overall spread to 137%, but that number is misleading if read as "typical volatility." In practice, the vast majority of snapshots cluster close to median, with only occasional excursions into much higher territory.

Because this dataset captures 29 daily snapshots rather than a full multi-month booking curve, we can't say with confidence how prices move across the entire booking window (e.g., 11 months out vs. 2 weeks out). What we can say is that the current snapshot period shows a stable baseline fare with intermittent spikes — the kind of pattern consistent with a handful of dates having limited seat availability or premium cabin mix skewing the cached fare upward. Treat any quote noticeably above $400 as being on the expensive side relative to what this route has recently shown; a quote near $370–$380 is solidly in line with the norm.

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Why we regenerated this article: Price spread widened by 72 points. We only rewrite when the underlying price index actually moves — stable weeks keep the previous take.

AI-authored from this route's 30-day price index. Article last regenerated Sep 26, 2026. Fares shift continuously — confirm at booking.