Free tool
Dubai Itinerary Builder
Pick how long you have and what you're into. You'll get a day-by-day Dubai plan with one district per day, built from the places in our guides, and a link to share it.
Plan Dubai one district a day: Old Dubai for the souks and the Creek, Downtown for the Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall, Jumeirah or the Palm for beaches, and Dubai Marina for the waterfront. Three to four days covers the classics; add Abu Dhabi from four days. Build your own plan below from our guides.
How to use this
The builder gives you the shape of a trip: one district per day, neighboring districts on consecutive days, and three or so stops, lunch, dinner and an evening pick for each. Every suggestion links to the guide it comes from, so you can read why it made the list and swap it for another entry.
For much of the year Dubai is hot in the middle of the day. Do outdoor sights early or late, and save malls, museums and lunch for the afternoon.
Frequently asked questions
How many days do I need in Dubai?
Three to four days covers the classics if you give each day one district: Old Dubai's souks and the Creek, Downtown with the Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall, the beaches of Jumeirah or the Palm, and Dubai Marina. Add a desert evening, and with five days or more a day trip to Abu Dhabi or Sharjah.
Why does the plan give each day one district?
Dubai is long and thin, strung out along the coast, and crossing it by Metro or taxi eats time. Keeping each day in one district means you walk or take short hops between stops. Districts next to each other sit on consecutive days.
Where do the suggestions come from?
Every stop, meal and evening the builder suggests is an entry in one of our published guides, grouped by the neighborhood it is in. Tap a suggestion for the address, the price band and a practical tip. When we publish a new guide, the builder starts using it.
When does the builder add Abu Dhabi and the other emirates?
On longer trips. Abu Dhabi joins from four days, Sharjah from five, and Al Ain and Ras Al Khaimah from a week. On shorter trips the plan keeps you in Dubai.
Is my itinerary saved anywhere?
No. The builder runs in your browser and stores nothing. Your choices are written into the page address, so copying the link is how you save a plan or send it to the people you are traveling with.
Now pick the actual places
Every guide gives the neighborhood, price band, website and a practical tip for each entry.
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