Toronto to Dubai: what to know before you book
Toronto–Dubai is served nonstop by Emirates (including A380 service) and Air Canada, roughly 13 hours eastbound. The cheapest seats, though, are almost always one-stop: Turkish Airlines via Istanbul, Egyptair via Cairo, or Etihad into Abu Dhabi (a 60–90 minute coach transfer from Dubai) regularly undercut the nonstops by CAD $300–500. Demand peaks around December–January and Gulf school holidays; the UAE winter (November–March) is high season for tourism, so 'cheap' and 'good weather' pull in opposite directions on this route.