Getting out of UEA for weekend

After you get a bit tired of Dubai, and what to take a cheap low cost flight to a place that is more 'free' (e.g. no linceses to have a glass of martini, or bans on winking at girls): Where could you go?

I suppose Kuwait or Riyadh are not the best options. So what is the closes 'free' world destination, still reacher by low cost arline? (suppose you dont want to play 900 dollars to fly to Bangkok with Emirates, but something like $200 dollars for the flight or less - any options?).

P.S. Life without Ryanair Sucks.

[Tropicana]

Istanbul...

very "natural" place, nothing artificial about the city, very intense as well

Originally Posted by Tropicana

Istanbul...

very "natural" place, nothing artificial about the city, very intense as well

Thanks; that is what I was thinking too. Anything in the other direction? Like any Island direction towards India? Or south towards Africa?

[neilrock]

I expect that you can get cheap flights to Tripoli or Damascus....

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Originally Posted by neilrock

I expect that you can get cheap flights to Tripoli or Damascus....

I suppose you are being ironic. Have you ever heared of something called the non-fly zone?

[Felixtoo2]

Thankfully we do not have the cancer pf Ryanair but if you check out FlyDubai or Air Arabia websites you`ll find plenty of places to go.

[Jynxgirl]

If you wish to travel in the middle east, is a good base but not too many safe places right now to go and see. Those are the cheap 200$/730 dirh type tickets.

You can get to india and sri lanka usually for like 1100dirh or so. Then when you get there, you can stay pretty cheap. Kenya, Malaysia, Istanbul, Athens, and a number of other places, you can get to for like 1800. Still will end up being a costly weekend trip.

Site I go check to see how much will cost to go places from here

http://www.kayak.com/explore/

Thanks, quite interesting web site :-) Yes, Sril Lanka could be a nice spot. It smees one could also get to Bangkok for like 400 euro.

Based on the website, Kuwait is the cheapest place to fly to ($130), anyone been there?

I am surprised, that there are no cheap flights to Seyscheles or Male Dive, or some island around there.

[Jynxgirl]

Male is only (seems I have gotten use to the exhorbent prices as a year ago I would have been screaming that as an outrageous price) 500$/1850 ish but then you get there and its 200$ a night for the cheap place to stay. Not a cheap weekend option. But is one of the most beautiful places so really should go at least once whilst in the middle east.

If these islands were cheap to get to, then would be inundated every weekend with UAE expats and locals alike

[Gavtek]

Istanbul, Beirut, Amman, Goa are all serviced by local budget airlines plus plenty more destinations that are a bit more obscure in terms of tourism.

Oman is also driveable.