Is a transit visa required for airport terminal change in Dubai?

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You do not need a transit visa. You can walk from Terminal 1 to Terminal 3.


  • Terminal 1 is the original airport terminal, which is for all international airlines.
  • Terminal 2 is for low-cost airlines and other operators.
  • Terminal 3 is dedicated for Emirates and Qantas, and there is a separate building (part of Terminal 3) which is dedicated for the A380. To get to these gates, you need to take the airport train from Terminal 3 - in the picture, this is the building labeled "A-Gates".

As you can see from the image - T1 and T3 are joined by a walkway, and the Airbus terminal is joined by a train.

Terminal 2 is the terminal you have to worry about. There are very few flights that connect from this terminal, to airlines flying out of the other two terminals. The only exception that I know of is FlyDubai which has some flights that are transiting on Emirates.

To get from that Terminal 2 to Terminal 1 or Terminal 3, you need either a connecting flight (in which case, you will be taken by a special bus) or you need to have a transit visa.

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