RTA announcements for UAE National Day

November 30, 2022

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Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is restoring 4 intercity bus services as of 19th May, especially with life returning to normal in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the growing demand for buses across these routes. "The four intercity bus routes to be resumed from Dubai are: E100 from Al Ghubaiba Bus Station to Abu Dhabi, E201 from Al Ghubaiba Bus Station to Al Ain, E315 from Etisalat Metro Station to Muwaileh, Sharjah, and E700 from Etihad Bus Station to Fujairah," announced Adel Shakeri, Director of Planning and Business Development, Public Transport Agency, RTA. "On 19th May, RTA will also launch a new bus route to enhance the integration between the mass transit network and the urban planning of the emirate. Named F38, the new metro link service starts from Jumeirah Golf Estates Metro Station and passes through several districts to the destination the Dubai Sports City," added Shakeri. "Route F38 between Jumeirah Golf Estates Metro Station and Dubai Sports City via the Dubai Production City will start at 6:00 and terminate at 00:30 (of the following day), at a frequency of 20 minutes. "On the same date, RTA will introduce changes to some routes. It will extend Route 50 and Route N30 to reach the International City Bus Station, improve the frequency of merging Route D03 and D03A to be Route D03 only, and extend Route 367 to pass through the School of Research Science," he added. "RTA is always keen to deliver excellent and highly efficient public transport solutions to various members of the community. It also cooperates with government, semi-government entities and private companies to deliver safe and sustainable public transport solutions including public buses across Dubai. Requests received from various entities in the emirate are subjected to elaborate feasibility studies and extensive field surveys before the launch of the service," Shakeri concluded. WAM/Amjad Saleh — RTA Image

For everyone to celebrate the public holiday, Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announces revised service timings to its paid parking zones as well as public transportation services during the following public holiday.

Free Parking

RTA has announced that all public parking will be free of charge from Thursday, 1st December to Saturday, December 3rd, 2022. Except for the multi-level parking terminals.

The fees will be reactivated on Monday, December 5th.

Public transportation

Dubai Metro: From Wednesday, November 30th to Saturday, December 3rd the Red Line and Green Line stations of the Dubai Metro will run from 5 am to 1 am (the following day).

On Sunday, December 4th, the Red Line and Green Line will run from 8 am to midnight.

Dubai Tram: From Wednesday, November 30th to Saturday, December 3rd, 2022 the Dubai Tram will run from 6 am to 1 am (the following day). On Sunday, December 4th it will run from 9 am to 1 am (the next day).

Dubai Bus: From Thursday, December 1st to Sunday, December 4th, RTA buses will run from 6 am to 1 am the following day. RTA also confirmed that Metro feeder bus services will coincide with the first and last metro timing.

For intercity bus routes, water bus, abra, Dubai Ferry, and water taxis timings over the UAE National Day holidays, visit this link here.

Marine transport

Marine Transport services will operate during the holiday as follows: The Water Bus: Dubai Marina (BM1): Marina Mall-Marina Walk from 11am to 11.40pm, Marina Promenade-Marina Mall from 1:55 pm to 10.40 pm, Marina Terrace-Marina Walk from 2pm to 10.45pm, full tour from 4.50pm to 10.20pm and Marina Mall-Blue Waters (BM3) from 4.15 pm to 11.45pm.

Abras will be operating during the holiday as follows: Dubai Old Souk – Baniyas (CR3) from 10.00 am to 11.35 pm, Al Fahidi – Al Sabkha (CR4) from 10.00 am to 11.55 pm, Al Fahidi-Deira Old Souk (CR5) from 10am to 11.55pm, Baniyas – Al Seef (CR6) from 10am to 12.20am of the following day and Dubai Old Souk – Al Fahidi – Al Seef (CR7) from 3.10pm to 11.05pm.

Festival City-Dubai Creek Harbour (CR9) 4pm – 11.35pm, Al Marfa Market-Deira Old Souk (CR12) 4.20pm – 10.50pm, Al Marfa Market-Deira Old Souk (CR13) 4.05pm – 10.35pm, Al Jadaf-Dubai Festival City (BM2).

08:00 am-11:50 pm, and tourist trips from Sheikh Zayed Road Station 04:00 pm-11:00 pm (TR6).

The Water Taxi will be operating on-demand service from 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm, and clients need to make a prior booking.

Dubai Ferry: Al Ghubaiba-Marina Mall (and vice versa) (FR1) at 01:00 pm and 06:00 pm, Dubai Water Canal-Al Ghubaiba at 02:20 pm and 07:20 pm, Dubai Water Canal-Marina Mall at 01:50 pm and 06:50 pm, Blue Waters-Al Ghubaiba at 01:20 pm and 06:20 pm, Blue Waters-Marina Mall at 02:50 pm and 07:50 pm, a single tourist journey from Al Ghubaiba (FR3) at 04:30 pm, two tourist journeys from Marina Mall (FR4) at 11:30 am and 04:30 pm and Souk Al Marfa – Al Ghubaiba (CR10) from 06:15 pm to 09:45 pm.

The RTA is operating an enhanced schedule during the World Cup with extra taxis, buses and Metro journeys.