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.
Hi,
I am going to visit Dubai as a Tourist for four days along with my Wife and Kid . I would like to know how the Daily Pass works, can i buy at a time for four days the Daily Pass . How much it will cost per person . Also my Kid is 4 Yrs 10 months do i need to buy a separate pass for her .
thanks
Hi Arun, ticket prices are shown above for the daily pass. You need to buy each pass on the day you use it. Children under 5 travel free.
Hi,
There are 4 of us travelling to Dubai but we need to head straight to Abu Dhabi. Is it cheaper, and more convenient, to get to Al Ghubaiba bust station from the Airport Terminal 1 by taxi or should we take the red and green line from Terminal 1 to Al Ghubaiba?
If we should take the metro then what ticket should we get as we will only be using the metro once whilst in the UAE?
Thanks
It will always be cheaper to take the metro as there is an additional fixed fee for taking a taxi from the airport. You should just get a red ticket with the one trip on if that is the only trip you are going to make.
What is the price of 30 day pass to all zone in metro and bus……
Monthly ticket prices are shown above.
Are Dubai mall and emirates mall metro stations close to the mall center.? How far from malls.?
Hi Hakan, there is a bit of a walk from both stations to the mall but it is all under a covered walkway with some moving travelators.
I am working in AlQouz 3-Industrial Area-3. Staying internet city. i start my journey Dubai internet city metro Sation,to FGB.
Then i take a Metro Bus from FGB to Alqouz Mall.to and Fro.
Thank you
Sheila
Hi Madam, I will visit Dubai for 3 months on visit visa.I wish to know which among these card package you think will be better for me because am planning to visit the maximum places i can within the little time frame and at the cheapest possible transportation. Thanks in advance.
Hi, as you are a visitor, the maximum duration of season ticket you can get is a weekly card. You need to work out how many journeys you will do and in which zones to see if this is worth your while and which zones to purchase in. For example if you make 15 or more journeys in a week in 3 zones then it is worth getting the weekly ticket.
Hi
If I buy monthly silver card for 2 zones for AED 230, as stated, and then I need to travel to 3rd zone, what is the procedure then?
From zone map, I don’t see zone 3 & 4?
Thanks
Hi, if you travel outside of the zones appropriate for your travel card then you will be charged separately for that journey (you will still need a minimum balance on your Nol card to travel). There are other zones that are not covered by the Metro but are covered by buses.
Hello,
Many thanks for your information, we are 3 adults and are travelling next mount to Dubai and will stay for one week , we would like to use metro in Dubai every day and would like to visit whole city but may be once or maximum twice trip by metro a day.
As i understood we have to buy 3 nol cards and i think for us its better to buy silver nol card which is 25 Dirham with 19 Dirham charge , am i right?
if no could you please tell me which nol card is better for us?
thanks
Yes you will need to have a Nol card each and you are probably best off buying the silver card if you are travelling a couple of times a day for a week.
Hello,
I’m planning to come with family and want to use the metro but I’m confused which cabin I must ride? Gold , …etc.
Hi Ali, there are 3 cabins, the gold one for which you need to buy a ticket which costs more money, the ladies and children’s carriage (silver class) and the general carriage which is silver class, so it really depends on which ticket you buy.
Hi,
I have a plan to take a 350 AED monthly offer on silver card.
So, Can I use this card in RTA buses?
Yes you can.
did a one card can used for two passenger?
No
Can I use my one-day-ticket to go by bus E101/E100 from Dubai to Adu Dhabi?
Hi Kaja, no, the tickets are only valid within the Dubai travel zones.
Hello. I’m on vacation in Dubai for a week. the weekly gold class ticket costs 220 dirh. is that for the whole week or per day?
Yes that is for the whole week.
Hello,
As I understand it, you are allowed to board a Bus using the same Metro ticket fare, as long as you do it within 30 minutes, right? So my question is, what if the bus you want is late arriving at the station? Will your metro card get rejected when swiping it on the bus ticket scanner? If so, what option would I have if the card I was trying to use was a Red, Single Trip, Single zone Metro ticket?
Thank you…
For very specific questions like this you may need to speak to someone at the RTA. However, if you do not transfer to the bus within the 30 minutes I suspect when you swipe your Nol card it will expect to deduct another fare and if it can’t your ticket will probably be rejected.
i want to use my selver nol card for 2 or 6 zone .so i want to know how much i will pay for qouterly and how much for yearly.and clearyfy me this services all so provide on metro bus on same amount or extra.
If you just want to travel between zone 2 and zone 6 then you need a 2 zone ticket so you can see the prices for those above. You can use these tickets on metro, tram and bus.
Hi,
Do I need to buy two single trips on red nol card when making interchange between metro red and green line? I start from Marina Mall and end on Al Fahidi station.
Thanks in advance.
No you only need one ticket.
Thank you for your answer. Could you please advise if one red nol card can be loaded with daily pass and another day with single trip (for example on Monday I use it for all day pass and on Tueasday I top up the same nol card with single trip) or first top up determines type of next loadings?
Hi, and sorry for the delay in replying. I believe that you will need to get separate red nol cards for the daily pass and the single trips.
Hi there.Thank you very much for all explanations. I could not find anywhere answer to my questions.If I buy daily travelcard on red card can I use water buses as well?
I also found different info about silver card.Can I purchase daily travelcard on silver card?
Is it true that Metro start running from 2pm on Friday?If yes what are other options to get to airport by public transport?
Thank you
No, you can’t use the one day ticket on the water bus, just metro, tram and buses. You can only buy the one day ticket on the red nol card. The Metro now runs from 10am on a Friday. If you need to get to the airport before that they you will need to take a taxi.
Hi, Can you please help clear up some confusion. If I add single trip to a red ticket can I transfer between metro and bus or would I need to add another single trip for that. Likewise if I have a daily all zones pass on a red ticket can I use it on bus and metro e.g. Let’s suppose I want to go from Dubai Mall to Dubai Festival City, I plan on going from Dubai Mall metro station to Airport Terminal 1 and then taking the bus from there to Festival City Mall. Now can this be done with a single trip on a red ticket or a daily pass on a red ticket?
Can you also please clarify if I used a silver card for above will I need to pre-purchase this journey or can I just top-up the card and I will be charged 5 AED for this?
Thanks
Hi FM, yes there is some confusion over the use of the red ticket I think. How we understand it is that if you want to make a trip that includes 2 modes of transport you will need 2 single trip tickets on the red ticket. However, if you have a daily ticket then you can use this on all modes of transport. If you use a silver Nol card then yes you can just top up your card before you go and you will be charged the relevant fare for each journey. You do need a minimum balance on your silver Nol of 7.5 dirhams to travel though.
Hi,
Would it be possible to have an orientation about the fares, routes, rules etc. I am working for a hospitality estabishment in Dubai and we do provide information to our visitor. Could you please reply to the email provided.
Thank you
Hi, you will need to contact the RTA directly about this as this website is not run by the RTA. Thanks.
Hi
in Dubai from 17dec18 until 02jan19.
What is the best option for me iro traveling
can i purchase a 2 week tickets for unlimited travelling with the metro
You can only buy weekly tickets so you could get 2 of those if you are going to travel on the metro a lot during your stay.