Burj Khalifa and Dubai Aquarium combo: AED 319, cheaper?

The Burj Khalifa and Dubai Aquarium combo ticket costs AED 319 per adult on GetYourGuide, Headout and Tiqets, and AED 343 on Klook (checked 3 November 2026). Bought separately, the same two tickets cost AED 388 on the official sites and AED 331 if you take the Burj at AED 189 and the Aquarium from Rayna at AED 142. So the combo saves AED 69 against the official prices but only AED 12 against the cheapest separate sellers. It is still the better buy for most people who want both, with a few exceptions covered below.

Combo vs buying separately

Route	Burj Khalifa, levels 124 and 125	Dubai Aquarium	Per adult
Combo on GetYourGuide, Headout, Tiqets	Included	Included	AED 319
Combo on Klook	Included	Included	AED 343
Separately, official sites	AED 189	AED 199 (Silver)	AED 388
Separately, cheapest seller for each part	AED 189 (official, Headout, Tiqets, GetYourGuide or Klook)	AED 142 (Rayna)	AED 331
The Aquarium’s own combo, read 31 October	Included	Included	AED 279
Headout’s dedicated combo page	Included	Included	AED 356.67

Prices are each seller’s lowest slot for an adult, rechecked on 3 November 2026 except the AED 279 combo, which we read on 31 October. Reseller prices move, so trust the “Prices in this guide” box on this page on the day.

Four details sit behind those numbers:

• Rayna’s Aquarium ticket is cheaper, not identical. Its AED 142 ticket names the tunnel, zoo and Penguin Cove. The official Silver pass at AED 199 also includes an AED 20 shop voucher, and Rayna does not mention one.
• Sunset slots cost more. Rayna’s Burj slots between 16:30 and 19:00 cost AED 219 for the same ticket on the dates we checked on 2 November, against AED 189.01 for standard slots, so a sunset visit with Rayna makes the pair about AED 361.
• The cheapest combo may be one we do not track. The Dubai Aquarium’s own booking page listed an At the Top combo at AED 279 when we read it on 31 October, AED 40 under the resellers. The site blocked our reads on 3 November, and we do not know which Burj slots that price covers. Check it before paying AED 319. Emaar’s Aquarium pages also show At The Top “from AED 150” in their menu, below the AED 189 on the ticket site. We could not open the calendar to see which slot that is, so our figures use AED 189.
• Headout lists two prices. Its main At the Top page shows the combo at AED 319, and its dedicated combo page shows AED 356.67, marked as 11 percent off AED 399. Neither page says which Burj slot the price is for.

For the single-ticket picture, read our Burj Khalifa ticket guide and Dubai Aquarium ticket guide.

What the Aquarium part of the combo includes

All four listings give the Burj Khalifa on levels 124 and 125 plus entry to the Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo. Where a page says more:

• Headout names the Aquarium Tunnel, the Underwater Zoo and Penguin Cove & Nursery.
• Tiqets says both attractions use one QR ticket and that the Dubai Aquarium Explorer experience is not included.
• GetYourGuide lists the tunnel, the underwater zoo and the Underwater Observatory, and says food and drinks are not included (from our price data, as its page blocked a fresh read).

That is the Silver level. Officially, Silver covers the Aquarium Tunnel, Underwater Zoo, Rainforest and Penguin Cove & Nursery. The combo pages do not promise the AED 20 shop voucher. Not included: the glass-bottom boat, fish feeding and discounted animal encounters (Gold, AED 269 officially) or skip-the-line, a souvenir and an encounter (Platinum, AED 399). If you want the boat, the combo does not help. Buying the Burj at AED 189 and Gold at AED 269 costs AED 458, and we did not find a combo that names Gold.

On the Burj side the combo covers levels 124 and 125 only. SKY on level 148 is a separate AED 399 ticket officially. You book a Burj time slot and can enter only during it, but once inside you can stay as long as you like, according to Headout.

Timing both in one visit at Dubai Mall

The two venues are close, which is the point of the pairing.

• Burj Khalifa entrance: the lower ground level of The Dubai Mall. Follow the At The Top signs and show your QR code.
• Aquarium: on the ground floor near the central atrium. The walk between them is about 5 to 10 minutes.
• Burj hours: Tiqets lists 08:00 to midnight daily.
• Aquarium hours: Monday to Friday 11:00 to 21:00, Saturday and Sunday 10:00 to 21:00, last entry 20:15.
• Time needed: our data puts the Burj at 1 to 2 hours. The operator says the Aquarium takes about two hours: 15 to 30 minutes for the tunnel and 45 minutes to 1.5 hours for the Underwater Zoo, before presentations and the boat.

Allow about 4 to 5 hours with the walk and lunch. The Burj slot is the fixed point, so book it first. Headout’s combo page says the Aquarium has no time slot but must be used on the same day as the Burj visit, and that re-entry is not allowed once you leave. Tiqets says you can do either first, depending on your slot.

Two plans that work:

1. Burj first, Aquarium after lunch. Take a Burj slot around 09:00 to 10:00, outside the prime window, then eat in the mall and enter the Aquarium by 12:30. This works on weekdays, when the Aquarium opens at 11:00.
2. Aquarium first, Burj after. Enter the Aquarium at 11:00, eat, then take a Burj slot from about 14:00. Sources disagree on the prime window (Rayna’s higher price covers 16:30 to 19:00, and our Burj guide lists others). None of the four combo sellers shows a sunset-slot price, so check the date picker before you commit.

Arrive at the Burj early. Headout says late arrivals may be denied entry, and The Better Vacation suggests about 15 minutes before your slot.

Which seller for the combo

Three sellers tie at AED 319 (GetYourGuide, Headout and Tiqets) and Klook is AED 343, so choose on terms. Tiqets offered free cancellation and rescheduling up to 24 hours before on 3 November. Headout’s pages say the tickets cannot be cancelled or rescheduled. We could not read the GetYourGuide or Klook combo terms, because both sites blocked automated reads. Klook’s plain Burj ticket has no cancellation in our data, so confirm its combo terms at checkout. Our comparison of Klook, GetYourGuide, Tiqets and Headout covers how the sellers differ in general.

When the combo is not the better buy

• You only want one of them. The Burj alone is AED 189 and the Aquarium alone is AED 142 at Rayna.
• You want a sunset slot. Rayna prices the 16:30 to 19:00 Burj slots at AED 219, about AED 30 more. Price both tickets for your date before choosing.
• You want the boat, fish feeding or an animal encounter. That means Gold or Platinum, and the combos cover Silver only.
• Your dates might change. Headout’s combos cannot be cancelled or rescheduled, and the Burj slot is fixed. A separate Aquarium ticket needs no slot.
• You are travelling with a child. We could not read a combo child price on Tiqets or Headout. The Aquarium charges children AED 199 from age 2, and Go City’s reference price for a Burj child ticket is about AED 149. If the combo charges a child AED 319, two separate tickets could cost AED 291 (Burj plus Rayna’s Aquarium ticket) to AED 348 (Burj plus the official Aquarium ticket). Confirm the child price at checkout.
• You live in the UAE. Both operators have run resident offers. The official Aquarium page showed a resident Silver price when we read it on 31 October, and a resident Burj offer was reported in April, but we could not confirm either on 3 November. Check both official sites before paying AED 319.
• You are using a pass. Go City’s Explorer, All-Inclusive and Essentials passes list both attractions. Whether that beats AED 319 depends on what else you visit, so run it through the Go City pass calculator or read whether the pass is worth it.

Who should buy it

Buy the combo if you want both at standard level, can take a morning or early afternoon Burj slot and want one booking. For four adults it comes to AED 1,276, against AED 1,324 for the cheapest separate tickets or AED 1,552 at the official prices. Skip it for sunset slots, the boat ride, uncertain dates or a child unless the child price checks out.

How to book it cheapest

1. Open the Burj Khalifa price table and the Dubai Aquarium price table and look for the combo rows at AED 319.
2. Check the Aquarium’s own site for its AED 279 combo, and the date picker for the Burj slot it covers.
3. Pick a morning or early afternoon Burj slot, outside the late-afternoon and sunset window.
4. Break the AED 319 tie on cancellation terms, with Tiqets the one we could confirm.
5. Residents: compare the official resident prices first.
6. Add a child’s price before you decide, because the combo may not discount it.