Free parking in Dubai on holidays

duabi — The RTA also announced on Wednesday that all paid parking zones are free of charge beginning Sunday, December 31, until Monday, January 1, except at multi-level parking lots.

Except for the closure of the Burj Khalifa Metro Station, Dubai’s Metro Red Line will run continuously for 43 hours starting from 5am on December 31 until midnight of January 2. The Green Line metro stations will operate from 5.30am December 31 until midnight January 2.

The metro link bus stations (Rashidiya, Mall of the Emirates, Ibn Battuta, Burj Khalifa, Abu Hail and Etisalat) will be in service from 5am until 2.20am the following day. The Dubai Tram will operate from 6am on Sunday until 1am on Tuesday.

The service timing of public buses will be changed as well. Main stations, such as Gold Souq, will operate from 4.25am to 12.29am. Al Ghubaiba Station will be open from 4.16am to 1am of the following day.

“All public transit means in Dubai will be monitored through the Enterprise Control & Command Centre (EC3) of the RTA. The centre will be in direct coordination with the Main Traffic Lights Control Centre and the Operation Rooms of the Dubai Police, Emaar and the RTA teams at the site,” said Maitha bin Adai, CEO of RTA’s traffic and roads agency and head of traffic movement management and operational plans handling during official and annual events team.

All public transit means in Dubai will be monitored through the Enterprise Control & Command Centre (EC3) of the RTA.” Maitha bin Adai, CEO of RTA’s traffic and roads agency and head of traffic movement management