DXB → BCNDubai to Barcelona

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Direct flights from Dubai (DXB) to Barcelona (BCN): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 18 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 12 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 20 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 5,176 km, an estimated 7 hours 8 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dubai and Barcelona. Updated 4 November 2026 at 04:03 UTC.

Today, DXB → BCN

Wed 4 Nov · local times
  1. 08:15 EK185Emirates On scheduleGate closed · Gate A9 · T3 BCN est. 12:39sched 12:50
  2. 14:15 EK187Emirates Est. 14:20 +5Gate B23 · T3 BCN 18:55scheduled
  3. · EK255Emirates On schedule BCN est. 08:32 +17sched 08:15

Checked DXB board 08:03 · BCN board 04:54

DXB Dubai smooth · +6
BCN Barcelona smooth · +5
5,176 km · ~7h 08m est.
dep bank 03:25–14:1521x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 21x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 18 tracked DXB → BCN flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −12 min. 0 of 20 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−12 minacross the last 18 arrivals
Flight time~7h 08mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 20

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Emirates

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
EmiratesEK100% on time

Flights EK255 03:25 daily · EK185 08:15 daily · EK187 14:15 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-03EK185departed+13
11-03EK187dep +8 → arr+3
11-03EK255arrived+2
11-02EK185dep +21 → arr+11
11-02EK187dep +21 → arr+8
11-01EK185dep +4 → arr−8
11-01EK187dep +9 → arr−12
11-01EK255arrived−24
10-31EK185dep +14 → arr−15
10-31EK187dep +1 → arr−44
10-31EK255arrived−24
10-30EK185dep +3 → arr−14
10-30EK187dep +5 → arr−28
10-30EK255arrived−25
10-29EK185departed+5
10-29EK187dep +8 → arr−42
10-29EK255arrived−8
10-28EK185dep +10 → arr−7
10-28EK187dep +29 → arr−11
10-28EK255arrived−18

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
DXBDubai +6 min smooth ⛅ clear · SSE 5 kt Full DXB delay board →
BCNBarcelona +5 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NW 10 kt Full BCN delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DXB and BCN: a 45% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +10 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Dubai to Barcelona route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DXB to BCN flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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How we measure this →

DXB to BCN questions

Is DXB–BCN running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 73/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DXB–BCN?

Operators schedule morning departures around 03:25 from DXB. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the BCN delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DXB to BCN?

Great-circle distance is 5,176 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 395–474 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DXB–BCN fly?

Emirates runs the route with about 21 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.