UAE National Day 2022: Dubai’s RTA release Metro timetable, bus routes, free parking
Dubai’s RTA has announced the timings of its services during the holiday marking Commemoration Day and the UAE 51st National Day.
The revised service timing applies to customer happiness centres, paid parking zones, public buses, Dubai Metro, marine transport, and service provider centres.
Check the full Dubai transport plan for UAE National Day below.
UAE National Day public transport timing
Dubai free parking
During the National Day in 2022, Dubai will offer free parking to residents and visitors who travel around the emirate to celebrate the holiday. Users will not need to apply for parking as they will not be charged throughout the holiday, although this ruling does exclude multistorey parking lots.
Dubai Metro
During the holiday, Metro service will be running on both the Red and Green Lines from Wednesday to Saturday (November 30 to December 3) from 05:00 am to 01:00 am (of the following day). Both Lines will operate on Sunday (4th December) from 08:00 am to 12:00 am (midnight).
Dubai Tram
Dubai Tram will be in service from Wednesday to Saturday (November 30 to December 3) from 06:00 am to 01:00 am (of the following day). On Sunday (4th December), the Tram will be operating from 09:00 am to 01:00 (of the following day).
Public buses
During the holiday, public buses will operate from Thursday December 1 to Sunday December 4 from 6am to 1am the following day. The timing of all Metro Link bus services will be synchronised with the metro timetables.
The Intercity Bus service in operation will be Al Sabkha to Hatta (E16), Al Ghubaiba to Abu Dhabi (E100), Ibn Battuta to Abu Dhabi (E101), Ibn Battuta to Al Musaffah (E102), Al Ghubaiba to Al Ain (E201), Union Station to Al Jubail Sharjah (E303), Al Ghubaiba to Al Jubail Sharjah (E306), Deira City Centre to Al Jubail Sharjah (E307), Abu Hail to Al Jubail Sharjah (E307A), Etisalat Station to Muwaileh, Sharjah (E315), Union Station to Ajman (E400), Etisalat Station to Ajman (E411) and Union Station to Fujairah (E700).
UAE National Day Holiday transport timing
Service Provider Centres
Service Provider Centres will be closed from Thursday, December 1 to Sunday, December 4 and will resume business on Monday, December 5.
All Customer Happiness Centres will be closed from Thursday, December 1 to Sunday, December 4 and will resume business on Monday, December 5.
The Smart Customer Happiness Centres at Umm Ramool, Al Manara, Deira, Al Barsha, and RTA Headquarters will continue service 24/7 as usual.
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).
UAE National Day metro timings
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.
Except for the multi-level parking terminals, public parking in the emirate will be free from Thursday 1st December to Saturday 3rd December 2022.
