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Low season

August
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 14% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (1% more expensive on average)

Flights from Southeast Asia to Middle East: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from Southeast Asia to Middle East 
HenkFlew with Philippine Airlines-Aug 2026
Just keep in mind when u have to be on time in the Airport in rush hour in Manila, Thats a serious thing... U can miss your flight...
Verified travelerFlew with JetBlue-Dec 2025
Might want to eat before you fly because all they have on the food menu was spicy meals
Verified travelerFlew with Qatar Airways-May 2025
I flew economy and had an aisle seat to stretch my legs which aided in my comfort. Also using the feet hammocks helps!
WoeiFlew with Emirates-Feb 2025
If flying flydubai, have light carry on and a jumper or winter coat. There’s stairs and long bus ride in a freezing bus
MarwaFlew with Qatar Airways-Mar 2024
Try to get a preferred seat since its a long flight. Usually these flights are busy.
Verified travelerFlew with Qatar Airways-Jan 2024
Suvarnabhumi airport security is very concerned about batteries/usb chargers. Be prepared to present them.

FAQs for booking flights from Southeast Asia to Middle East

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Southeast Asia to Middle East?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Southeast Asia to Middle East.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Southeast Asia to Middle East?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Southeast Asia to Middle East is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Southeast Asia to Middle East?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly from Southeast Asia to Middle East with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Southeast Asia to Middle East?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from Southeast Asia to Middle East up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • Which airlines fly most frequently to Middle East?

    Southeast Asia and Middle East are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are Qatar Airways (256 flights per week), Emirates (241 flights per week), and Iberia (231 flights per week).

  • How many airports are there in Middle East?

    There are 60 airports in Middle East. The busiest airport is Doha Hamad Intl Airport (DOH), with 26% of all flights arriving there.

  • Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in Middle East?

    Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Middle East is Sharjah Airport (SHJ), with an average flight price of ₱18,128.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Middle East?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Middle East is Monday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as ₱63,862. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Monday, where round-trip prices are ₱63,862 on average.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Middle East?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Middle East is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost ₱53,874 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Middle East is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is ₱63,862.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Middle East?

    The cheapest ticket to Middle East from Southeast Asia found in the last 5 days was to Dubai, at ₱23,773 round-trip. The most popular route is Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) to Dubai (DXB) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was ₱23,773.

  • What is the cheapest month to fly from Southeast Asia to Middle East?

    The cheapest month for flights from Southeast Asia to Middle East is November, when tickets cost ₱21,232 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and April, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is ₱30,295 and ₱29,978 respectively.

  • How far in advance should I book a flight from Southeast Asia to Middle East?

    To get a below average price on the flight from Southeast Asia to Middle East, you should book around 8 weeks before departure, which saves you about 37% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 14 weeks before departure.

  • How many cities have direct flights to Middle East?

    From Southeast Asia, there are direct flights to Middle East from 9 cities. The city with the most direct flights is Bangkok, with 1,142 direct flights each week.

  • How many direct flights to Middle East are there each day?

    There are around 514 direct flights from within Southeast Asia to Middle East every day. Most flights (43%) depart in the evening.

  • How many direct flights to Middle East are there each week?

    Each week there are around 3,592 direct flights from within Southeast Asia to Middle East. The most common day for departures is Sunday, with 17% of flights taking off on this day.

  • How long is the flight to Middle East?

    An average nonstop flight from Southeast Asia to Middle East takes 18h 49m, covering a distance of 12677 km. The shortest route is Manila (MNL) to Dubai (DXB) with an average flight time of 8h 35m.

  • How many long-haul flights are there to Middle East each week?

    Each week, there are 2,405 long-haul flights (6-12 hour flight duration) and 1,187 medium-haul flights (3-6 hour flight duration) to Middle East. There aren't any short-haul flights (up to 3 hour flight duration).

  • What are the most popular destinations in Middle East?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Dubai (43% of total searches to Middle East). The next most popular destinations are Abu Dhabi (15%) and Doha (12%). Searches for flights to Sharjah (10%), to Tel Aviv (4%) and to Muscat (4%) are also popular.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Southeast Asia to Middle East

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Southeast Asia to Middle East? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3688 reviews
8.1Comfort
7.9Food
8.4Crew
8.2Entertainment
8.2Boarding
Airline reviews

It took almost 4 hours to collect the luggage from the belt in Lagos. Really pathetic. Flight attendents from Dubai to Lagos were very busy and were not responding at all.

2.0 MediocreVivek, May 2026
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It took almost 4 hours to collect the luggage from the belt in Lagos. Really pathetic. Flight attendents from Dubai to Lagos were very busy and were not responding at all.

The flight was delayed and the service was not good. All the new serve was beef and we don’t eat beef so we ended up buying our own meals at the airport twice.

Both flights to and back from Lyon with buses taking extra time and delaying flight at DXB. Food serving needed work.

in today's time, an airline like emirates didnt serve drinks as requested, Excuse was full flight.

Very pleasant.The crews are very nice.Food were excellent.

Flight attendants were great. Comfort of seat and lie down bed pretty good. Food was very mediocre. Wine was good (red French wine) although I should have taken advantage of having more! :-) it was too late on the flight From znz—I was tired…then too early from Dubai. Woman sitting behind me dropped a full bag of garbage on my head while I was sleeping…orange peels, wet partially eaten food and very smelly food garbage which I literally had to pick out of my hair, off my face and away from my pillow. Not the airlines fault but still a very unpleasant experience.

Priority boarding for Silver and Premium Economy was very disorganised, in fact, non-existent.

Same problem with very poor food. Gluten free options can taste great, there is not reason to be give suboptimal meals in this situation.

Overall experience was bad , one does not expect after travelling for 14 hrs in Boing 777-300 ER to be pushed in to a craft with a extermly poor seating pitch, no room for hand baggage in the luggege bins and extermly poor service quality. This patch made my overall expereince mediocre and would definetly look for better choices when flying in or out of Delhi in future.

Excellent food and beverage Excellent cabin crew Live tv could be better

We never got on the flight. It was delayed and we got moved to another flight. It was stressful and no communication involved!!!

Service for drinks and food really slow. Same food served on two long flights —LON to BKK. Would only fly if price was right - otherwise best avoided.

Joyful and pleasant. Food is amazing staff are so welcoming seats are comfortable. I would like to thank Shahrazad for her amazing service,

The seat was uncomfortable for me, less leg space and a tight space.

Very good - could have been more proactive asking for drinks as only got one all flight offered.

Man to Muscat the staff were poor. Missed bringing drinks to me & ran out of Beer. I didn't get a drink. Muscat to BKK staff excellent, food ok, and I was offered a drink.

Oman Air is on the relation Muscat-Salalah without any serious competition and that's to feel same as the metall bars of your seat in your backside after this flight. Don't expect anything other than being brought from A to B and you won't be disappointed

Everything was great in the business class. Seats 1A and 1C wouldn't recline properly. If i stood up then it did recline, even when the crew checked it he made me stand up recline it all the way and then he said "ok now you can sit" i just laughed it off.

Staff were attentive and professional, and managed to be personable and accomodating at the same time. Oman Air has become my airline of choice.

Reduced cost for children to lounge Children’s area in airport Non spicy snacks Option of children’s meals Good films More children’s games and 2 player games Ran out of vegetarian meals

Flight went very well. Cabin crew were all courteous and very helpful, always with smiles on their faces. Food was great. I always love heated nuts with wine. Flying business class with Philippine Airlines is always a pleasant experience.

The check in staff were fantastic. So so helpful and nice.

A shameful national carrier. Service has gone down from the highs of a decade before. You don’t feel the Filipino hospitality. It’s an aging fleet. Nil comfort, and I flew premium economy.

Boarding and flying on time is the most important need of passengers they did that

Theairline, both at the terminal and during the entirety of the flight were kept at uncomfortably cold temps. Maybe between 55 and 60 f. Those who had traveled with the airline before donned puffer jackets, wool hats and pulled blankets from their carry-on bags. The seat back entertainment also failed on my trip, leaving me for 12 hrs. With nothing. Seats offered enough room (barely) for a 6'1" frame, but it was pretty tight But the worst offender was the uncomfortable temp..

Overall it’s very acceptable I will gave an A.

Worst airline. They had 3 security checks just to get onboard and no notification prior. Had to throw away any liquid bought at duty free because one of the security checks was prior to boarding the plane. My onboard media console was not working, the flight attendant said they will check on it but did nothing. Pretended we did not ask for it to be rectified for a 17hr plane ride. Horrible experience. My first and last time taking Philippines Airlines.

My biggest concern was with all the schedule changes. Both inbound and outbound flights times were changed, including a time change less than two days before the scheduled departure.

The flight itself was good, however, the disorganization of boarding and the sheer amount of baggage STUFFED into the over head compartments in what appear to be an outdated plane was not okay. The plane was outdated. I walked into the restroom and a panel underneath the sink was on the floor. I called the attention of the stewardess and she quickly put it back into place. The entertainment system had to be rebooted in order to “work,” but even after rebooting, the sound was off. For the amount of money my wife and I paid, we expected a little bit more. Sad to say, but Phillippines Airlines missed the mark on many things going all the way to sectioning off such a small area for all the passengers to wait for boarding. Everyone was on top of each other. They also made you throw away your water, even after the initial security check. So the water you bought after the first security check wasn’t allowed onto the plane, but they didn’t offer a refill station or another place to buy water. Will definitely need to think again about booking with Philippine Airlines.

Need to upgrade the lavatory it was very filthy and disgusting. Very poor hygiene.

Good could be better. Crew is good but not great. Not much snack options for kids. Bathrooms were not cleaned on time

On time and no hassle luggage policy (2 checked in and 1 cabin bag)

There was not any issues with the Etihad Airways. Staff was excellent and I love the variety of movies and games that they provided.

It was an old plane with seats not comfortable and with little space for the legs. I must say that the previous flight I had was amazing on a very comfortable new plane

excellent, staff and boarding were all seamless and no issues, thank you!

Etihad charged me for 2 check in bags. On Kayak search results price was showing 2 check in bags were included. Kayak need to reimburse me for these additional charges and metal agony and distress. Thanks.

In Colombo when I-drop my baggage Sri Lanka air line crew not polite way talk very rude

Crew was good, boarding mediocre, food choices were limited, seating was not comfortable

The flight was small and was not cool very bad

It feels like the seat did not have any cushion just plywood. The seats are so compact that I could not even move at all and I am slim. Just imagine someone else. Singapore Air and Emirates are far far better than this. Do not even travel for free. For a 12 hour flight sitting on a plywood is horrible experience and on top of that the person at checking counter at NY was worst and rude. Plus they charge arms and leg for everything. I think they would also start charging for belts and oxygen also soon. First and last time flying with Ethiad.

At the boarding gate there were repeated announcements about the plane being full and there not being enough overhead storage and how we were only allowed one cabin bag and anything else would be charged. Piranha staff made me pay for an extra bag...when I got on the plane, there were empty seats galore, not full at all. I will avoid these people in future.

Leaving early was wonderful your seats are for a small person

Most passengers going to Dumaguete early are tourists who are some booked thier ferry online. Mine was wasted because of delays cause by waiting on runway before taking off and too long before they let us go down...I could still make it in time if they let us go down early. We are just there waiting to go down the plane for 10-15mins.

Super delayed. Delayed to get the bus, delayed to get off the bus, delayed to take off.

Bags lost for the second time. Will not fly with Cebu Pacific again.

Delays on the tarmac, uncomfortable even after paying extra for premium seats. Bags lost in transit, no compensation provided

Terrible, I will never ever ever attempt to fly on Cebu Pacific. I understand that it’s a cheap flight option but they take cheap experience to the next level.

better handling of the checked in luggage. they destroyed mine

Crew was very helpful because I used a wheelchair to get around

Poor service in Bangkok. Flight attendant is not friendly. You have to buy everything like water and coffee. Expecting for International should have free food or free snacks.

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