Dubai Metro tickets must be purchased in the form of a Nol card. No other payment form is possible for the Metro. A Nol card is like a credit card that holds either a balance or a specific season ticket for travelling on a lot of the public transport in Dubai including the Metro, buses and the tram.
There are different types of Nol card so check out the section on Nol cards for which type of card is best for you. If you want to get a ticket for the Dubai Metro then you can buy Nol cards at all of the metro stations. You can also buy Nol cards at any other public transport stations and customer service centres.
No Cash Payments
You cannot pay by cash or credit card to travel on the Dubai Metro, you need to buy a Nol card. However, you can top your Nol card up using cash or credit card at each of the stations.
The prices for travel on the Dubai Metro, Tram and Buses are as follows:
| Ticket Type | 1 Zone or <3km 2 zones | 2 Zones | 3+ Zones |
| Standard Adult Ticket (Red) | 4 dirhams | 6 dirhams | 8.50 dirhams |
| Pre-paid Standard Adult Ticket (Silver Nol) | 3 dirhams | 5 dirhams | 7.50 dirhams |
| Concessionary (Blue Nol Card) | 1.50 dirhams | 2.50 dirhams | 3.75 dirhams |
| Gold Class (Red Ticket) | 8 dirhams | 12 dirhams | 17 dirhams |
| Gold Class Pre-Paid | 6 dirhams | 10 dirhams | 15 dirhams |
You can work out how many zones you will travel through by checking out the Metro Map. Prices apply to the number of zones and do not take account of the actual zone numbers.
Standard tickets are those purchased by buying a red Nol card so are likely to be those charged to tourists or visitors. Pre-paid means where you have purchased a Silver, Blue or Gold Nol card.
Concessionary Nol cards are available to students, disabled and elderly people on registration and application. Standard Blue Nol cards have benefits including the purchase of season tickets.
Season Tickets
New season ticket passes were introduced with the opening of the Dubai Tram in 2014 and the prices are as follows:
| Ticket Type | 1 Zone | 2 Zones | All Zones |
| Annual Silver Class | 1,060 dirhams | 1,770 dirhams | 2,670 dirhams |
| Quarterly Silver Class | 330 dirhams | 550 dirhams | 830 dirhams |
| Monthly Silver Class | 140 dirhams | 230 dirhams | 350 dirhams |
| Weekly Silver Class | 50 dirhams | 80 dirhams | 110 dirhams |
| Daily Silver Class | 20 dirhams | ||
| Annual Gold Class | 2,120 dirhams | 3,540 dirhams | 5,340 dirhams |
| Quarterly Gold Class | 660 dirhams | 1,100 dirhams | 1,660 dirhams |
| Monthly Gold Class | 280 dirhams | 460 dirhams | 700 dirhams |
| Weekly Gold Class | 100 dirhams | 160 dirhams | 220 dirhams |
| Daily Gold Class | 40 dirhams |
Metro One Day Pass or Not?
You should work out how many journeys you are likely to make in one day as a one day pass may be better. The one day pass also includes travel on the Dubai Tram and Dubai buses.
If you do not purchase a one day ticket you can still get charged more than 20 dirhams if you make a lot of journeys as travel is not capped at 20 dirhams unless you buy the one day ticket. You can find out more details about the One Day pass here.
The above tickets can only be purchased on particular Nol cards:
You can get the one day card on a Red ticket. You can get the weekly ticket on a Blue, Silver or Gold Nol card.
You can charge the Red ticket with up to 5 one day tickets – you need to buy each ticket on the day of travel and not in advance and it is only valid up until midnight of the day of purchase.
The remaining season tickets can only be purchased on a Blue Nol Card or a registered Silver or Gold Nol card. Blue cards require an application form with ID and photo.
Therefore if you are travelling to Dubai as a visitor your only options for a season ticket are the day or weekly passes.
I would like to ride on metro from Nakheel/ Harbour station to Burjuman in the evening and return on next day morning . what is the formalities and fee for overnight parking of my car in the nakheel harbour parking area?
I think it is best to clarify the situation with the RTA on 800 9090.
Hello,
I need to know that I am traveling from Jafliya to Dubai Design District on daily basis. Going and coming back. I do have Sliver card .I want to convert My Silver card for monthly basis is it possible and is it cost me 140 AED as mentioned?
There is no metro at Dubai Design District so I am not sure where you are travelling to. You can register your Silver card in order to buy a monthly pass.
daily red ticket can use on tram or not ?
Yes
how much i have to pay if i am travelling from damac properties to ggiico metro station monthly ticekt.
Damac to GGICO is 3 zones so as you can see above the monthly silver ticket for that is 350 dirhams
Iam a Handicapped person, I want use mero every day 2 times 2 ,zone . Can you help, how can I got concession Nol card? Any medical certificate requred?
You can apply for a Blue Nol card through the RTA. You can contact them on 800 9090.
I will be staying at Sharaf DG and my work location is at Dubai Health Care City.Which is more advisable to take?Should i get the monthly pass?or is there an unlimited pass to all zone and how much?
You need to work out how many journeys you will take in a month to see if that costs more than getting the monthly ticket. Monthly ticket is unlimited and you will need the all zone pass to travel through 3 zones.
Hai Admin,
I have new resident visa , emirates id process ongoing.
i can buy monthly pass before getting emirates id ?
For a monthly pass you need a Blue Nol card and I believe you need an Emirates ID for this – but please check with the RTA on 8009090.
What is the cost of travelling Gold class from the airport to the centre of Dubai
Where do you class as being the centre of Dubai?!
Hello,
I’m going to be in Dubai for 2 days and planning to cover all the usual spots plus a few more. From what I calculated, the per person train travel cost is coming to more a little more than AED 20 per day. In that case, do you suggest we buy the one day passes? What is the travel limit for the 1 day pass?
Also, is the 1 day pass valid for 24 hours from the time I buy it or does the validity end at the end of the day?
Will appreciate your response 🙂 Thanks!
yes if you are going to spend more than 20 dirham, buy the one day pass. It covers you until end of day on the day you buy it, not 24 hours. There is no limit on the amount you can travel.
I will be coming to Dubai for 4 days as a tourist. Which card will be suitable for me for unlimited usage these 4 days in all the metro zone?
You will need to buy four one day tickets for unlimited travel
i have to be at the dubai mall today for a visit at the water zoo. i also need to be at the skydive dubai center tomorrow and i understand its quite a distance from Deira city where i am and taxi fares will be quite pricey.. please advise on the best way or Metro ticket option
Hello. I’m at deira city center and would like to visit the dubai mall later today as I have a ticket for the water zoo. I also need to know the best way to get to the skydive dubai center as I understand it’s quite a distance and might be too expensive to get to using a taxi. Please advise the best options for these 2routes
Hello, thank you for the information. I am traveling with my parents to Dubai in November. We intend to use the metro to travel within Dubai. As we are three people, do we need to buy a red card individually or would one card suffice? Also, does the red card cover to and fro journeys? For eg. Travel from Bur Dubai to Burj Khalifa to and fro would be covered in the Red Card for three people if recharged for say AED 20? Please advice.
You will need a card each. You can buy either a red or silver Nol card. Each trip price is calculated separately unless you buy the one day pass which covers you for as many journeys as you like.
Thank you for the reply. So as per the table above, a silver pass will cost 20 AED for the day per person with no cap on the number of journeys? I.e. 60 AED for three.
Yes that is right.
Hi, I travel from world trade center to UAE exchange from Sunday to Thursday. I would like to get a good nol. What would be cheaper, a weekly card or just top up as and when.
Many thanks
Gold nol. Not good. Lol
Ha ha I did wonder! The only way you can see if a weekly card is better is to work out how many journeys you do and check the cost against the cost of the weekly card. However, if that is the only journey you do, twice a day, then that is 15 dirhams a day (on a Silver Nol) for 5 days a week so costing you 75 dirhams. So it would be cheaper to pay as you go.
Hi.thanks for good info.If I use a daily silver nol with 14 dirhams charge, how many trips can I have in a day?
If you buy a daily ticket for 20 dirhams then you can travel as much as you like on that day. Otherwise, if you just pay as you go, it depends on how many zones you are travelling as to how much each journey costs (see table above).
I am going to Dubai for 5 days starting 13 Oct. I wish to travel by metro from airport to DIC . What are the ticket options
Anand sabharwal
If you are arriving on a Friday you need to check that the Metro is running at your time of arrival as it starts a 10am on a Friday. Ticket options are shown above. Check out the map for zones.
Hi I am living in Sharjah. My family of 5 members are here for a visit . They want to travel in metro and double decker bus just one trip. What should I do to get tickets
Hi, just go to the ticket office at the Metro station you want to travel from and they will give you the correct ticket for your journey.
Which ticket do you purchase for 5 year old and 10 year old. What is the cost of a weekly ticket for metro for an adult? And a child?
Only children aged under 5 travel free. All other children pay full adult fare. Weekly ticket prices are shown above depending on which colour ticket and how many zones you want to travel in.
I would like to travel from Al nada 2 metro station to baniyas square metrostation.please let me know for monthly season ticket how much i need to pay?
If you look at the map you will see that those two stations are both in zone 5, therefore, assuming you don’t make any other journeys outside that area, you will only be travelling in 1 zone. If you look at the prices of tickets for 1 zone monthly you will see that is 140 dirhams.
If I took a season ticket for a month ( AED 140).Can I travel using this in metro & RTA buses?.Also, this season ticket charge is limited on a number of a journey in a day/month?
Yes you can use it on metro, tram and buses. Yes, the nature of a season ticket is that it is valid for a period of time with no limit on the number of journeys in that time period.
Thank you so much for your kind information…
Hi
I am planning to go to Dubau with family of 4 and stay there 2.5 days, I have planed to see all Dubai points of intserest for one day – is it enoufgh a day to see Dubai by metro and buses? what ticket should I buy?
Another day I like to go main cities like Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Alain al khorman etc cities – can I use train to go there or what is your suggession?
Hi Sam, there are really too many points of interest to see in one day in Dubai so I don’t know where you are planning to go. You can see some places by metro and buses but there are some that will need a taxi. If you are using the metro and buses multiple times then you should probably buy a day ticket for 20 dirhams. I hope you are not expecting to get to all of those cities in one day! You may make it to one place – you can get a bus to Abu Dhabi but there are no train services to those places so you will need to hire a car.