This is the cheapest day of the week to fly out of Dubai, Abu Dhabi

If you’re an expat living in the UAE, chances are you love to travel. And if you love to travel, then you probably spend better part of your working day looking at flights and planning your next holiday.

So, we decided to do the research for you.

Thursdays are the cheapest day of the week to fly out if the UAE, while Friday is the most expensive, according to data complied by travel search site Skyscanner.

The data, which was based on average flight prices, showed travellers could save over 10% by changing their departure day from Friday to Thursday.

Moreover, it showed that Saturdays are the cheapest days to book flights, while Wednesdays are the most expensive, with travelers saving 2% on average flight prices by booking on Saturdays.

Travellers can also save by flying out from nearby airports by checking for shorter drives or bus or train journeys. For example a family of four flying to London in March could save over AED 3,000 if they switched their outbound airport from Abu Dhabi to Dubai.

Fly on a Thursday
Based on average flight prices, travellers could save over 10% by switching from a Friday departure day to a Thursday departure day.

Book flights on a Saturday
Saturdays are the cheapest while Wednesdays tend to be the most expensive day to book a flight. Travellers could save two per cent on average flight prices by booking on Saturday over a Wednesday.

Avoid the rush
Whilst Sunday April 1 was the busiest day for outbound flights from the UAE in 2018, typically Thursday is the busiest day for travel, whereas Saturday is the quietest.

Consider a nearby airport
A family of four flying to London in March could save over AED 3,000 if they switched their outbound airport from Abu Dhabi to Dubai.

Mix & match airlines
Fares don’t have to be booked as returns, instead you can save money by flying out with one airline and returning with another.

Search everywhere
Travellers could fly from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul, Turkey in April from as little as AED 374 return (price correct at time of publication).

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