Dubai announces free parking, National Day holiday Metro and bus timings

Dubai has announced free parking and updated public transport hours during the Union Day holiday period.

Public parking will be free during the Union Day holiday, except for the multi-level parking terminals, from Saturday, December 2 to Monday, December 4.

Parking tariffs will resume on Tuesday, December 5.

Free parking in Dubai

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) also announced working hours for customer happiness centres, public buses, Dubai Metro and Tram, marine transport means, and service provider centres over the holiday period.

Dubai Metro

From November 30 to December 12, the Red and Green Lines will operate as follows:

• Thursday – Sunday (November 30 – December 3) from 5am to 1am (next day)
• Monday – Sunday (December 4 – December 10) from 5am to 1am (next day)
• Monday and Tuesday (December 11 – December 12) from 5am – 1am (next day)

Dubai Tram

From November 30 to December 12):

• Mondays to Saturdays from 6am to 1am the next day
• Sundays 9am to 1am the next day

Dubai Bus

As of December 1 to December 3, 16 bus routes will be redirected on Sheikh Zayed Road (only towards Abu Dhabi), namely:

• 10
• 15
• 21
• 7
• 8
• 83
• 91
• E101
• 98E
• 96
• 95A
• 95
• 91A
• X94
• X92
• E102

There will be an expected delay in bus service on these routes during the redirection period from 6.30am to 11.30am, in addition to cancelling some trips due to the impact of road diversions.

The stops of the mentioned bus routes will be closed during the mentioned dates and period.

The services will be normal on all other routes as following:

• Mondays to Thursdays 4.30am to 12.30am the next day
• Fridays 5am to 12.30am the next day
• Saturdays to Sundays 6am to 1am the next day

The service timing of the metro link bus service will be synchronised with the metro operating times and trips.

Intercity Bus Routes

Bus Route (E100) was redirected to move from Ibn Battuta Bus Station to head for Abu Dhabi and Bus Route (E102) was redirected to move from Ibn Battuta Bus Station and head for Musaffah Community ONLY from December 1 to December 4.

The services will be normal on all other routes as following:

• E16 from Al Sabkha to Hatta
• E100 from Al Ghubaiba to Abu Dhabi
• E101 from Ibn Battuta to Abu Dhabi
• E102 from Ibn Battuta to Musaffah
• E201 from Al Ghubaiba to Al Ain
• E303 from Union Station to Jubail in Sharjah
• E306 from Al Ghubaiba to Jubail in Sharjah
• E307 from Deira City Centre to Jubail in Sharjah
• E307A from Abu Hail to Jubail in Sharjah
• E315 from Etisalat Station to Muwaileh in Sharjah
• E400 from Union Station to Ajman
• E411 from Etisalat Station to Ajman
• E700 from Al Ittihad Station to Fujairah

Marine Transport

Water Bus

• Dubai Marina (BM1) Marina Mall – Marina Walk 12pm – 11.05pm
• Marina Promenade – Marina Mall 3.55pm – 10pm
• Marina Terrace – Marina Walk 4pm – 10pm
• Full line 3.55pm – 9.40pm

Water Taxi

• Marina Mall – Bluewaters (BM3) from 4.15pm – 11.25pm. The service will be available on demand from 3pm to 11pm. Customers need to book in advance.

Dubai Ferry

• Al Ghubaiba – Dubai Water Canal (FR1) 1pm and 6pm
• Dubai Water Canal – Al Ghubaiba (FR1) 2.25pm and 7.25pm
• Dubai Water Canal – Bluewaters (FR2) 1.50pm and 6.50pm
• Bluewaters – Marina Mall (FR2) 2.50pm and 7.50pm
• Marina Mall – Bluewaters (FR2) 1pm and 6pm
• Bluewaters – Dubai Water Canal (FR2) 1.15pm and 6.15pm
• Tourist trips from Marina Mall (FR4) 11.30am and 4.30pm
• Sharjah Aquarium – Al Ghubaiba (FR5) 2pm, 4pm and 6pm
• Al Ghubaiba – Sharjah Aquarium (FR5) 3pm, 5pm and 8pm

Abras

• Old Dubai Souq – Baniyas (CR3) 10am – 10.45pm
• Al Fahidi – Al Sabkha (CR4) 10am – 11.25pm
• Al Fahidi – Deira Old Souq (CR5) 10am – 11.15pm
• Baniyas – Al Seef (CR6) 10am – midnight
• Al Seef – Al Fahidi – Old Dubai Souk (CR7) 3.10pm – 10.55pm
• Dubai Festival City – Dubai Creek Harbor (CR9) 4pm – 11.50pm
• Al Jaddaf – Dubai Festival City (BM2) 8am – 11.50pm
• Sightseeing tours of the Dubai Water Canal and Sheikh Zayed Marine Transport Station (TR6) 4pm – 10.15pm

Service Providers Centres (Vehicle Testing)

Service Provider Centres will be closed during holiday starting from Saturday, December 2.

Only the vehicles technical inspection services will resume on Monday, December 4, only in the following centres (Tasjeel Al Twar, AutoPro Satwa, AutoPro Al Mankhool, Tasjeel Al Awir, and Al Yalayis).

Halls’ transactions will resume in all centres from Tuesday, December 5.

Customer Happiness Centres

During the holiday, customer happiness centres will be closed.

Smart Customer Happiness Centres in Umm Ramool, Deira, Al Barsha, Al Kifaf, and RTA’s Head Office will operate as usual, around the clock.