Compare 7 loyalty programs for Paris to Dubai award flights, with economy seats from 12,000 points.
Paris to Dubai is a long-haul France–UAE corridor with nonstop award seats on Air France and Emirates. Award pricing spans seven programs, and the cheapest economy award is 12,000 points on an Air France nonstop. That price runs through Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, another airline's program, so Air France's own points aren't automatically the cheapest way on. This page compares every way to book CDG–DXB on points, daily.
Best one-way award prices per airline over the next 12 months.
| Airline | Economy | Premium economy | Business | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Air FranceAF | 12,000Lowest | 24,000Lowest | 42,500pts | Not available |
 EmiratesEK | 17,500pts | 53,000pts | 59,000pts | 123,200Lowest |
 Royal Air MarocAT | 20,300pts | Not available | Not available | Not available |
 KLMKL | 25,000pts | 40,000pts | 42,500pts | Not available |
Middle East AirlinesME | 25,000pts | Not available | 42,500pts | Not available |
El AlLY | 28,200pts | 57,500pts | 72,000pts | Not available |
Eurowings Discover4Y | 30,000pts | Not available | 254,300pts | Not available |
Aegean AirlinesA3 | 30,000pts | Not available | 40,000Lowest | Not available |
ITA AirwaysAZ | 30,000pts | Not available | 40,000Lowest | Not available |
BTBT | 30,000pts | Not available | 40,000Lowest | Not available |
When award seats between Paris and Dubai price cheapest over the next year.
| Month | Cheapest award (points) |
|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 12,000 |
| Dec 2026 | 17,500 |
| Jan 2027 | 12,000 |
| Feb 2027 | 12,000 |
| Mar 2027 | No award data |
| Apr 2027 | No award data |
| May 2027 | No award data |
| Jun 2027 | No award data |
| Jul 2027 | No award data |
| Aug 2027 | No award data |
| Sep 2027 | No award data |
| Oct 2027 | No award data |
6 airlines with award seats between Paris and Dubai, nonstop or connecting.
British AirwaysBAEmiratesEK
IberiaIB
LufthansaLH
Qatar AirwaysQR
Turkish AirlinesTKWhat to know before booking Paris to Dubai with points.
~3,260 miles; ~7h05 nonstop (approximate). Dubai runs 2 hours ahead of Paris (3 while Paris is on standard time). Award data window: November 2026–November 2027. Only four months carry calendar prices so far: November 2026, January 2027, and February 2027 are the cheapest at 12,000 points, ahead of December 2026 (17,500).
Paris to Dubai is served by Eurowings Discover, Aegean Airlines, Air France and 27 more, offering multiple options for award travelers. Compare 7 loyalty programs to find the best value for your points. Award prices start from 12,000 points in economy. Use our search tool to check real-time award availability on this route.
Roughly 3,260 miles separate Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) and Dubai International Airport (DXB), so a nonstop spends about 7h05 in the air, a little more or less depending on winds and direction. Air France and Emirates both carry nonstop award space in the data. Aircraft logged on those nonstops include the Airbus A380-800, Boeing 777-300ER, and Boeing 777-200. Expect mostly connecting results: only about 10% of the award options in the data are nonstop.
At over seven hours in the air, Paris–Dubai is long enough for the cabin to matter, so pick it before the program. The economy floor is a partner booking on an Air France nonstop, with no connection to trade off against the points. Expect about $180 in taxes and fees on top, above the route's typical economy taxes. Premium economy runs about double the economy price and business about 3.3 times.
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club is cheapest in economy at 12,000 points and premium economy at 24,000, both on Air France nonstops. Air Canada Aeroplan wins business class at 40,000 points. Qantas Frequent Flyer takes first class at 123,200 points on an Emirates nonstop. Of the other four, Air France-KLM Flying Blue, Delta SkyMiles, and Emirates Skywards are worth a look too.
Two airlines show nonstop award space between Paris and Dubai: Air France and Emirates. Partner programs across SkyTeam can price Air France's nonstop too, not just Air France-KLM Flying Blue. Beyond the nonstop, the cheaper connecting awards in the data change planes in Frankfurt. The lowest premium-economy award here is a SkyTeam partner booking: the Air France nonstop through Virgin Atlantic Flying Club.
Landing in the Dubai area, Al Maktoum (DWC) costs far more at 29,700 points in economy against the 12,000-point floor and isn't worth it unless Dubai has nothing. Flexible on where you land? Paris to New York starts from 9,500 points at last check. Confirm the departure airport before transferring points, because Paris awards can also leave from Orly (ORY).
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Common questions travelers ask about the Paris to Dubai route.
