Free parking for four days in Dubai for Eid Al Adha holidays

RTA announces timings for metro, tram, bus and marine services.

The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced working hours of all services during the Eid al Adha holidays.

Yousef Al Rida, CEO of Corporate Administrative Support Services, RTA, said, "RTA's Customers Happiness Centers will be closed for Eid Al Adha holiday from Thursday, August 31, and will resume service on Monday, September 4, 2017. All paid parking zones in Dubai, except multi-level parking lots, will be free of charge from Thursday, August 31, and fees will be restored on Monday, September 4, 2017."

Dubai Metro
During the Eid holiday, the Dubai Metro Red Line Stations will operate on Thursday, August 31 from 5:30 am to 2:00 am (of the following day) and on Friday, September 1, from 10:00 am to 2:00 am (of the following day). On Saturday, September 2, these stations will operate from 5:50 am up to 2:00 am (of the following day), and on Sunday, September 3, from 5:30 am up to 2:00 am (of the following day). The Express Metro Service will not be available on Saturday, September 2.

The Green Line stations will operate on Thursday August 31, from 5:50 am up to 2:00 am (of the following day). On Friday, September 1, these stations will open from 10:00 am to 2:00 am (of the following day), and from Saturday September 2, to Sunday, September 3, from 5:50 am to 2:00 am (of the following day).

Dubai Tram
On Thursday, August 31, the Dubai Tram will operate from 06:30 am to 01:00 am (of the following day). On Friday, September 1, the Tram will start operation at 09:00 am and terminate the service at 01:00 am (of the following day). From Saturday, September 2, to Sunday, September 3, the Tram will be in operation from 06:30 am to 01:00 am (of the following day).

Bus services
The service time of public buses (Dubai Bus) during the holiday will be as follows: Main Public Bus Stations such as the Gold Souq will open from 5:00 am to 12:00 am (midnight). Al Ghubaiba Station will open from 5:00 am to 12:00 am (midnight). In subsidiary stations, such as Satwa Station, buses will operate from 5:00 am to 11:45 pm except for Route C01, which will be operating around-the-clock. Al Qusais Station will open from 5:00 am to 12:00 am (midnight), Al Quoz Industrial Station from 5:00 am to 11:30 pm, and Jebel Ali Station from 5:00 am to 12:00 am (midnight).

The Metro Feeder Bus Stations at Rashidya, Mall of the Emirates, Ibn Battuta, Burj Khalifa, Abu Hail and Etisalat will operate from 5:00 am to 2:10 am (after midnight). The timing of all metro feeder bus service will match the timing of metro service.

The Inter-City bus service will operate as follows: At Main Bus Stations, such as Al Ghubaiba, the service will be running 24/7 to Sharjah (Jubail Station) and from 4:30 am to 12:00 (midnight) to Abu Dhabi. At subsidiary stations, such as the Union Square, the service will be running from 4:30 am to 1:25 am (of the following day).  Ther service timing will be from 6:15 am to 1:30 am (of the following day) at Al Sabkha Station, and from 5:35 am to 11:30 pm at Deira City Center Station. Karama Station will open from 6:10 am to 10:20 pm and Al Ahli Club Station will offer service from 5:55 am to 10:15 pm.

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