Distance from Almaty to Dubai
🇰🇿 Almaty, Kazakhstan → 🇦🇪 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The distance between Almaty and Dubai is 2,803 kilometres (1,742 miles) measured as a great-circle (straight) line. Flying out of Almaty International Airport (ALA), the initial heading is roughly southwest (231°), and a typical nonstop flight takes around 4h 0m. Actual flight paths and times vary with routing, winds and air-traffic constraints.
Almaty
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan's largest city and former capital, a leafy, cosmopolitan hub at the foot of the snow-capped Tian Shan mountains.
Top sights: Medeu & Shymbulak, Kok-Tobe, Zenkov Cathedral, Central State Museum, Green Bazaar
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
A futuristic desert metropolis and global aviation crossroads, Dubai is famed for record-breaking architecture, luxury shopping and engineered islands.
Top sights: Burj Khalifa, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Mall, Burj Al Arab, Dubai Marina, Gold Souk
Frequently asked questions
- How far is Dubai from Almaty?
- 2,803 km (1,742 miles) in a straight line.
- How long is the flight from Almaty to Dubai?
- About 4h 0m nonstop, at an average 800 km/h cruising speed plus taxi and climb time.
- What direction is Dubai from Almaty?
- Dubai lies roughly to the southwest of Almaty (initial bearing 231°).
- Which airports serve this route?
- Almaty: Almaty International Airport (ALA). Dubai: Dubai International Airport (DXB).
More distances from Almaty
See the country profiles for Kazakhstan and United Arab Emirates, or open the Asia distance calculator.