Most people planning to go to Dubai will be looking at flying there.

From Europe, you can get direct flights from most major cities with a flight time of between 6 and 7 hours which is no longer than flying to the United States.

Emirates Boeing 777-300ER
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You can also fly direct from the US East Coast (New York) in around 13 hours. However, from the West Coast (San Francisco), you will need to make at least one connecting flight; best flight time is around 19 hours.

From Australia, your best flight time will be around 17 hours with one connection.