Dubai has announced free public parking for the Islamic New Year holiday,
The city’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) will also make changes to public transport, service providers and customer happiness centres.
Motorists will enjoy free parking free parking on Friday, July 21. The offer will not apply to multi-level parking terminals.
Free parking in Dubai
Dubai Metro service will be running on both the red and green lines from 5am to 1am (of the following day).
Dubai Tram will operate from 6am to 1am (of the following day).
The timings of public buses within Dubai on Friday, July 21, will be from 5am to 12.30am (of the following day).
All metro link bus services will be synchronised with the metro timetables.
The inter-city bus routes currently operating, are:
- E16 from Al Sabkha to Hatta
- E100 from Al Ghubaiba to Abu Dhabi
- E101 from Ibn Battuta to Abu Dhabi
- E102 from Al Jaffiliya to Al Mussafah
- E201 from Al Ghubaiba to Al Ain
- E303 from the Union Station to Al Jubail in Sharjah
- E306 from Al Ghubaiba to Al Jubail in Sharjah
- E307 from City Centre Deira to Al Jubail in Sharjah
- E307A from Abu Hail to Al Jubail in Sharjah
- E315 from Etisalat Station to Muwaileh in Sharjah
- E400 from the Union Station to Ajman
- E411 from the Etisalat Station to Ajman
- E700 from the Union Station to Fujairah
Marine transport will be operating in the emirate during the Islamic New Year holiday.
Water bus:
- Dubai Marina (BM1) Marina Walk (and vice versa) from 12pm to 12.11am (the following day)
- Marina Promenade – Marina Mall (and vice versa) from 4.11pm to 11.17pm
- Marina Terrace – Marina Walk (and vice versa) from 4.08pm to 11.16pm
- Full Route 4.08pm to 10.56pm
Water taxi:
Marina Mall – Bluewaters (BM3) from 4pm to 11.40pm and based on demand from 3pm to 11pm. Reservations are required.
Abra:
- Dubai Old Souq – Baniyas (CR3) from 10am to 11.20pm
- Al Fahidi – Sabkha (CR4) from 10.00am to 11.25pm
- Al Fahidi – Deira Old Souq (CR5) from 10am to 11.25pm
- Baniyas – Al Seef (CR6) from 10am to 11.57pm
- Dubai Festival City – Dubai Creek Harbor (CR9) from 4pm to 11.20pm
- Al Jaddaf – Dubai Festival City (BM2) from 8am to 11.30 pm
- Al Marfa Souq – Dubai Old Souq – (CR12) from 4.20pm to 10.50pm
- Al Marfa Souq – Deira Old Souq – (CR13) from 4.05pm to 10.35pm
- Sheikh Zayed Road Marine Transport Station roundtrips (TR6) from 4pm to 10.15pm
Dubai ferry:
- Al Ghubaiba – Water Canal (FR1) at 1pm and 6pm
- Water Canal – Al Ghubaiba (FR1) from 2.20pm to 7.20pm
- Water Canal – Bluewaters (FR2) at 1.50pm and 6.50pm
- Bluewaters – Marina Mall (FR2) from 2.50pm to 7.50pm
- Marina Mall – Bluewaters (FR2) from 1pm to 6pm
- Bluewaters – Water Canal (FR2) from 1.15 pm to 6.15pm
- Marina Mall round trips (FR4) at 11.30am and 4.30pm
- Al Marfa Souq – Al Ghubaiba (CR10) from 6.15pm to 9.45pm
Service provider centres (Vehicle Technical Testing) and customer happiness centres will be closed on Friday, July 21 and will resume duty on Saturday, July 22.
All RTA customer happiness centres will be closed on Friday, July 21, except for 24/7 smart customer happiness centres at:
- Umm Ramool
- Al Kafaf
- Deira
- Al Barsha
- RTA Head Office
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