This guide on how to get from Dubai airport to downtown It will help you make this transfer in the most comfortable and quick way to your hotel.
With the largest and busiest airport in the Middle East, located just 15 kilometers northeast, the city of Dubai has an airport where Emirates operates in addition to many other companies that have direct flights to this airport from The main European and world cities, in addition to being used as a stopover for longer flights to Asia or Oceania.
The airport has three terminals connected by a free bus that operates 24 hours a day with a frequency of about 15 minutes.
Based on the experience of making this journey during our trip to Dubai, we show you all the alternatives of transfer from Dubai airport to hotel or to the city center, so you can choose the one that best suits your preferences. We start!
How to get from Dubai airport to downtown by subway
The subway is the cheapest way to go from Dubai airport to the city center. In this case, you can take the red line at terminal 1 or 3, which will take you in less than 25 minutes to Burj Khalifa station and the Dubai Mall. Other interesting stops depending on what area you have the accommodation in are Dubai Marina , Mall of the Emirates or Union, which allows you to link to the green line that reaches the old city.
The subway is running from 5:30 a.m. to 00 a.m., except on Fridays that starts at 10 a.m.
Remember that before getting on the subway you have to buy a red card (the most common for tourists) and recharge it with the trips you want. The price of the airport to the center of Dubai by subway will be around 8 dirhams (2 euros), depending on the number of areas you cross.
The great inconvenience that we find with the subway is that there are very few stops and being a city of great distances, in the vast majority of cases, you will have to take a taxi to get you closer to the hotel or to any point of interest.
Dubai Metro
How to get from Dubai Airport to the hotel by taxi
The taxi is the fastest way to go from Dubai airport to the city center or to your hotel.
If you take a taxi at the stop of any of the 3 terminals will take you in about 20 minutes to the center for about 60AED euros, starting at the 25AED taximeter.
For us this is a great option, both to go from the airport and to move around the city without leaving a fortune since Dubai is a city that is not very friendly with pedestrians and together with the suffocating heat, they turn any journey on foot into an odyssey for very close as it seems.
The only drawback that we find with taxis is that you have to be aware when your change is returned and it is advisable to follow the route with a GPS so that you do not get much back.
Keep in mind that most taxis accept a card to make the payment, although sometimes it does not work for them or they only want cash, so it is important that you also carry some money in your wallet.
We recommend when you arrive at the airport to use the N26 card to pay and the Bnext and Revolut cards to get money at the ATMs. They are the ones we use, They are free and will save you a lot.
You can find more information in this article about the best cards to travel without commissions.
Dubai taxi
Private transfer
The more comfortable way to go from Dubai airport to downtown It is to book this private transfer in which a driver will be waiting for you at the exit of the arrivals terminal, raising a sign with your name, and will take you directly to the door of your hotel.
The price of a 4-seater tourism is 46.80 euros and 8 for 85.50 euros.
A good area to stay and with good communication with the airport is near the Burj Khalifa since in this area you will be near a subway station and the Dubai Mall, which has a great offer in restaurants and leisure. Among the many hotels in this part of the city we recommend the DAMAC Maison Dubai Mall Street, located 10 minutes walk and with a free bus service to the Dubai Mall. In addition to its magnificent location, this aparthotel has spacious rooms, attentive staff and one of the best quality / price ratios in the city.
Once the transfer from Dubai airport to downtown or to your hotel, you can prepare your routes around the city following this list of places to visit in Dubai.
Burj Khalifa
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