Important:Emirates’ flights to Hong Kong
There may be specific departure requirements in your country before you leave. Check the information on our Travel Requirements page.
Passengers arriving in Dubai from the UK or Germany
Passengers who can take a complimentary COVID‑19 PCR test on arrival in Dubai
All passengers arriving in Dubai from the below GCC countries are not required to take a COVID-19 PCR test prior to departure. You can opt to do the test on arrival at Dubai International Airport. This is not applicable to passengers arriving by road through the Hatta border, who must take the PCR test 96 hours prior to departure.
All passengers still have the option of taking the test 96 hours before departure in their country of origin.
COVID-19 PCR test requirements for Dubai by country
The following entry rules apply to tourists travelling to Dubai from these countries and territories:
Algeria, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Maldives Islands, Mauritius, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Somalia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States
The following entry rules apply to tourists travelling to Dubai from these countries and territories:
Afghanistan, Angola, Argentina, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Chile, Cote d’lvoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Senegal, Slovakia, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
If you are transiting in Dubai, you are not required to present a COVID-19 PCR test certificate unless it is mandated by your country of origin or final destination.
Test exemptions:
COVID-19 testing laboratories:
Passengers will need to do PCR tests only if it is mandated by the country they are travelling to.
More special COVID-19 PCR test rates for Emirates passengers
Emirates has expanded its medical partnerships to offer all passengers exclusive home or office COVID-19 PCR testing rates at the following centres:
Al Tadawi Medical Centre
Prime Medical Centres
Locations in Dubai:
The test costs AED 150 per person. Home or office testing within Dubai for a minimum of two passengers is also available at AED 240 per person. Test results will be available within 24 hours.
American Hospitals Dubai
Travel from Dubai to China
There are strict rules for travelling into Abu Dhabi by road. All passengers entering Abu Dhabi must have a negative COVID-19 PCR test result issued within 72 hours. You may have to quarantine depending on how long you have been in the UAE.
Arriving passengers
If you have just arrived in Dubai and travel straight to Abu Dhabi, you must have a negative COVID-19 PCR test result issued within 72 hours and take a COVID-19 PCR test at the border. Travellers from green countries must self-isolate until they receive a negative result from the COVID-19 PCR test taken on landing. The quarantine period for travellers coming from other countries is 10 days. Your quarantine may be at home, in a hotel, or in accommodation provided by the health authorities. Travellers intending to stay in Abu Dhabi for longer than 6 consecutive days must undergo a COVID-19 PCR test on day 6, and on day 12 if they remain in the emirate for 12 consecutive days.
If you have been in the UAE for up to 10 days
Your quarantine time will be reduced by the number of days you have already been in another emirate of the UAE. For example, if you have been in Dubai for 6 days before entering Abu Dhabi, you must quarantine for 4 days after entering Abu Dhabi.
Entering Abu Dhabi from other emirates
You must present at the Abu Dhabi border your negative COVID-19 PCR test results or negative laser DPI blood test results issued within 72 hours.
Effective 8 November, all UAE citizens and expats, including returning Abu Dhabi residents, must present a negative result for a COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or diffractive phase interferometry (DPI) laser test taken 72 hours before entry to Abu Dhabi.
Residents and visitors will need to undergo additional tests in the emirate based on their period of stay. If they stay on for more than six days, they must take a COVID-19 PCR test on the sixth day. The day of arrival is counted as the first day.
Exemption: Volunteers of the COVID-19 vaccine trials and those taking the vaccine under the emergency use programme are exempted from these measures and are authorised to use emergency vehicle lanes for a smooth journey.
These tests are a legal requirement. Find out where to get tested in Dubai before you enter Abu Dhabi.
COVID-19 flight and travel restrictions remain in place across many countries around the world. We are closely monitoring the situation as it evolves, and we hope to resume services as soon as conditions allow. This includes receiving government approvals, the easing of travel restrictions, and commercial demand. We will announce any service resumption when we can. Find out which destinations we’re flying to and from.