Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced the business hours of all its services during Eid Al Fitr holiday.
The timings cover from Ramadan 29 to Shawaal 3 (corresponding to Thursday, April 20 to Sunday, April 23). Regular business hours will resume on Shawaal 4 (Monday, April 24).
Services include customer happiness centres, paid parking zones, public buses, Dubai Metro and Tram, marine transit means, and customer happiness centres.
Eid in Dubai 2023
The RTA will offer a variety of public transport options as well as free parking in Dubai for the Eid Al Fitr holidays.
Free Eid parking in Dubai
During Eid Al Fitr holiday, public parking fees will be free of charge from Thursday until Sunday, except for multi-level parking terminals. Parking fees will resume on Monday.
Dubai Metro and Tram
Metro Red and Green Line stations will operate from Thursday to Saturday from 5:00am to 1:00am (of the following day) and on Sunday from 8am to 1am (of the following day).
Dubai Tram will be operating from Thursday to Saturday from 6am to 1am (of the following day) and on Sunday from 9am to 1am (of the following day).
Services include customer happiness centres, paid parking zones, public buses, Dubai Metro and Tram, marine transit means, and customer happiness centres.
Public Buses
The timings of public bus stations across Dubai will be from 6am to 1am (of the following day). The timings of the metro feeder bus stations will be synchronised with the timing of the first and last metro journeys.
Inter-City bus routes currently operating include:
- E16 from Al Sabkha to Hatta
- E100 from Al Ghubaiba to Abu Dhabi
- E101 from Ibn Battuta to Abu Dhabi
- E102 from Ibn Battuta to Musaffah
- E201 from Al Ghubaiba To Al Ain
- E303 from the Union Station to Al Jubail in Sharjah
- E306 from Al Ghubaiba to Al Jubail in Sharjah
- E307 from City Centre Deira to Al Jubail in Sharjah
- E307A from Abu Hail to Al Jubail in Sharjah
- E315 from Etisalat station to Muwaileh in Sharjah
- E400 from the Union station to Ajman
- E411 from the Etisalat station to Ajman
- E700 from the Union Station to Fujairah
Marine Transport
The timing of the Water Bus from Thursday to Sunday will be:
- Dubai Marina (BM1) Marina Mall – Marina Walk (and vice versa) from 11:00am to 11:43pm
- Marina Promenade – Marina Mall from 1:56pm to 10:43pm
- Marina Terrace – Marina Walk from 2pm to 10:46pm and full route from 4:50pm to 10:20pm.
Abra timings during the Eid Al Fitr holiday from Thursday to Sunday will be:
- Dubai Old Souq – Baniyas (CR3) from 10am to 11:35pm
- Al Fahidi – Al Sabkha (CR4) from 10am to 11:55pm
- Al Fahidi – Deira Old Souq (CR5) from 10am to 11:55pm
- Baniyas – Seef (CR6) from 10am to 12:20am (of the following day)
- Dubai Old Souq – Al Fahidi – Seef (CR7) from 3:10pm to 11:05pm
- Dubai Festival City – Dubai Creek Harbour (CR9) from 4pm to 11:35pm
- Al Jaddaf – Dubai Festival City (BM2) from 8am to 11:50pm
- Souk Al Marfa – Old Souq (CR12) from 4:20pm to 10:50pm
- Souk Al Marfa – Deira Old Souq (CR13) from 4:05pm to 10:35pm
- Tourist trips from Sheikh Zayed Road Station (TR6) from 4pm to 11pm
The Dubai Ferry schedules in Eid al Fitr will be:
- Al Ghubaiba – Marina Mall and vice versa (FR1) at 1pm and 6pm.
- Dubai Water Canal – Al Ghubaiba at 2:20pm and 7:20pm
- Dubai Water Canal – Marina Mall at 1:50pm and 6:50pm
- Bluewaters – Al Ghubaiba at 1:20pm and 6:20pm
- Bluewaters – Marina Mall at 2:50pm and 7:50pm
- Tourist trips from Seef (FR3) at 4:30pm
- Tourist trips from Marina Mall (FR4) at 11:30am and 4:30pm
- Souk Al Marfa – Al Ghubaiba (CR10) from 6:15pm to 9:45pm
The Water Taxi will operate Marina Mall – Bluewaters (BM3) from 4:15pm to 11:45pm, on request from 3pm to 11pm. The customer must book in advance.
Customer Service Counters at Vehicle Testing Centres shall be closed during the Eid Al-Fitr holiday, from Thursday to Sunday, with official working hours resuming on Monday.
The Vehicle Testing Service for technical inspection only, will be closed on Friday and Saturday, with official working hours resuming on Sunday.
Customer Happiness Centres will be closed, from Thursday to Sunday, with official working hours resuming on Monday.
Smart Customer Happiness Centres in Umm Ramool, Deira, Al Barsha, Al Manara, Al Kifaf, and RTA’s head office will operate as usual around the clock.
