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Dubai arrival checklist: before you fly and after you land
A small set of clear details makes arrival planning easier. Use this checklist to prepare an email enquiry, clarify the proposed arrangements and keep the information you need accessible before landing.
- Fixed quote agreed before you travel
- Flight-aware pickup planned around your arrival time
- Meeting point confirmed in writing
- Right vehicle for your passengers and luggage
Before requesting a quote
Confirm DXB or DWC from the flight itinerary. Record the travel date, airline and flight number. Collect the full hotel or residence address and any confirmed reception or check-in entrance.
Count passengers and describe luggage, including bulky belongings. Explain essential assistance or equipment requirements and ask whether they can be accommodated. Include a return itinerary separately if required.
Travelling as a family? Read family airport transfers in Dubai. Destination-specific notes: Downtown, Dubai Marina and Palm Jumeirah arrivals from DXB, all in Dubai arrival planning.
Before agreeing the journey
Clarify availability, the proposed vehicle, price and currency, inclusions and applicable terms. Ask where to find the pickup instructions and which contact route to use if plans change.
Avoid assuming that a website guide establishes a vehicle model, waiting allowance, child-seat availability or cancellation condition. These details need confirmation for your actual journey. Sending an enquiry alone does not reserve the transfer.
Before departure
Recheck your flight information and airport code. Keep the agreed pickup instructions, destination address and relevant contact details together. Save a copy that you can consult without mobile data.
If an accommodation provider supplies a separate check-in location, confirm how it relates to your destination. An apartment tower name and a management company’s office are not automatically the same arrival point.
After landing
Follow the agreed pickup procedure and airport instructions. Allow your own circumstances—arrival formalities, luggage collection and travelling companions—to determine when you are ready to leave.
If the itinerary or arrival circumstances change, use the contact route supplied with your arrangements. A general guide cannot replace a current confirmation or direct communication about the journey.
For the return journey
Check the departure airport and flight again. Confirm the collection address and agreed plan with your airline requirements in mind.
Keep the request focused on travel details. Do not email payment-card data, passport copies or unrelated sensitive documents as part of a routine quote enquiry.
What should I save offline?
The agreed pickup instructions, exact destination address, flight details and relevant contact information.
What if I have unusually large luggage?
Describe it in the enquiry and ask for a suitable option. Passenger count alone does not establish luggage capacity.
Can I use this checklist for DWC?
Yes. Begin with the DWC code and use the DWC airport guide alongside it.
Entry and customs essentials
- Visa: UK and EU passport holders are on the visa-on-arrival list (Dubai Airports). For British citizens, GOV.UK says the visa is valid for up to 90 days in a 180-day period.
- Passport: for British citizens, it must be valid for at least 6 months from the date you arrive (GOV.UK). Other nationalities should check their own rules.
- Medication: GOV.UK says you need approval in advance from the UAE Ministry of Health to bring medication, and quantities are limited.
- Customs: pork products and pornography cannot be brought into the UAE, according to GOV.UK.
- Hand luggage: liquids are limited to 100 ml per item and 1 litre in total, and power banks go in hand luggage (Dubai Airports).
Checked against official sources on 20 October 2026. Rules can change, so check again before you fly.
Check the airport code and terminal
Before you travel, look at the airport code on your ticket. DXB and DWC are Dubai’s airports; AUH (Zayed International, Abu Dhabi) and SHJ (Sharjah) are in neighbouring emirates and need a different plan for the onward journey. If you are landing at AUH or SHJ, see our Abu Dhabi airport to Dubai or Sharjah airport to Dubai page.
At DXB, note your terminal as well. Terminals 1 and 3 have Red Line Metro stations, while Terminal 2 does not and is reached by a separate road. Our DXB terminals guide explains the differences.
- Airport code (DXB, DWC, AUH or SHJ) and terminal
- Flight number and scheduled arrival time
- Full destination address, with tower or entrance
- Passengers, cases, child seats and accessibility needs
Keep these details in one message or note on your phone, so you can forward them quickly if your flight changes. A clear enquiry means a faster reply and fewer follow-up questions.
If you plan to use metered taxis during your stay, the Dubai taxi fare guide explains how fares are built, including Salik tolls and waiting time.
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YOUR NEXT JOURNEY
A considered arrival.
A clear next step.
Tell us where you are landing and where you want to go. Include your travel date, flight number, passenger count and luggage so your enquiry starts with the right details.
Send your journey details to Belgravia Transfers. Ask for availability, vehicle suitability, pricing and pickup arrangements for your itinerary.
Your booking is confirmed only when the arrangements have been agreed. Please do not send payment-card details or passport copies by email.
- 1Send your detailsAirport, flight, address, passengers and bags.
- 2Receive your quoteWe reply by email with the vehicle and price.
- 3Travel as agreedMeeting point and pickup confirmed in writing.