Dubai is 3 hours ahead of Rome during standard time. Rome uses Central European Time (CET, UTC+1) while Dubai uses Gulf Standard Time (GST, UTC+4). When it's 12:00 PM in Rome, it's 3:00 PM in Dubai.
Dubai does not observe daylight saving time. During Rome's summer time (CEST), the difference reduces to 2 hours as Rome moves to UTC+2.
Best calling time: 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM Rome time. This corresponds to 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM in Dubai (or 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM during CEST), covering UAE business hours.
Rome and Dubai have strong tourism and business ties. Many Italian luxury brands have flagship stores in Dubai. Emirates operates extensive connections between Dubai and Italian cities. Direct flights take about 6 hours.