Dubai stopover, can I go out of the aiport and then back?!

[Tiggers0608]

Hi guys,

anyone experience a 6 hours stop over at Dubai airport or longer and can I go out of the aiport or nope? :Erm:

is it worth going out? :Erm:

[grahamw48]

I'm sure you can...but you need to get some sort of temporary visa at the airport.

Some one who's done it will be along soon. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Tiggers0608]

I'm sure you can...but you need to get some sort of temporary visa at the airport.

Some one who's done it will be along soon. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Ah cool, Thanks so much and enjoy your holiday too :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Longweekend]

Last time I was there a UK passport did not need a visa....

[Terpe]

Hi guys,

anyone experience a 6 hours stop over at Dubai airport or longer and can I go out of the aiport or nope? :Erm:

is it worth going out? :Erm:

Unless rules have changed recently, British passport holders need a visa.
Normally you'll receive a free 30 day visa upon presentation at an immigration entry point.

I've done it with friends waiting for me and driving me back to the airport on an 5 hour transit connection. It was rather tight after getting through immigration and returning to the airport to find large queues then progressing through security and immigration again.

Personally, I wouldn't do that again since most of the time was spent getting in and out.
Not exactly a relaxing time.

But with 6 hours transit time it might be worth checking on the current requirements and official timings for getting in and out without luggage.
I guess it depends what you want to do in the city.

As always a personal choice once you have the latest facts.
I would imagine security is much tighter these days.

[irishman12]

Hi guys,

anyone experience a 6 hours stop over at Dubai airport or longer and can I go out of the aiport or nope? :Erm:

is it worth going out? :Erm:
http://www.uae-embassy.ae/Embassies/uk/faq's/585
-same as philippines -30 days on arrival ,you dont mention any times of arrival/dept but presuming it might take up to 1 hr to get thru immigration -travel to city and up to 3hrs for getting back -2 hrs before flight -what are you going to do /see in 2 hrs? we had 9 hr stopover there before -got to the hotel for 2 hrs and then back airport .