Dubai Bus Timings 🕑 [March 2024] Easy Timetables (2024)

🚍 Dubai Public Bus Transport Network

Key Facts:

• Total of 1,518 buses 🚌
• Expanded network of 119 internal lines 🛣️
• Includes 35 lines connecting to municipal stations 🚉
• 12 city lines for inter-emirate transportation 🌇
• 62 internal lanes for convenient travel within Dubai 🚍
• 8 fast lines for quicker journeys ⚡

Coverage and Passenger Volume:

• Dubai Bus network covers 82% of urban areas 🏙️
• Daily transports approximately 369,248 passengers 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️

🕐 Dubai Bus Timings

• Dubai bus timings: 4:00 AM to 01:00 AM
• Urban/Feeder bus frequency: every 15-20 minutes
• C01 frequency: every 25 minutes on a 24-hour route
• Nigh bus frequency: every 1 hour
• Intercity bus frequency:
  • Abu Dhabi every 20-30 minutes
  • Sharjah every 20-30 minutes on most routes
  • Al Ain every 1 hour
  • Ajman every 30 minutes
  • Fujairah every 1 hour
• Global Village / Miracle Garden buses frequency: every 1 hour
• Dubai to Abu Dhabi: every 30 minutes on a 24-hour route

Find updated schedule 📆 & timings 🕐 on bus routes links below.

🔁 Dubai Bus Routes

🚌 There are more than 100 bus routes serving many parts of Dubai. Almost all hotels, tourist attractions, and supermarkets can be reached by bus.

Bus routes are classified by the RTA as follows:
➡️ Express: Fast services across the city
🔁 Feeder: Buses from Dubai Metro stations to surrounding neighborhoods
🚍 Intercity: Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Al Ain, Fujairah
🌃 Night: Starting at 1 AM
🏙️ Urban
🏢 Central Business Direct: Buses around Bur Dubai and Deira
🌴 Seasonal: Global Village and Miracle Garden

➡️ Dubai Express Bus Routes

➡️ Dubai Feeder Bus Routes

➡️ Dubai Intercity Bus Routes

➡️ Dubai Urban Bus Routes

➡️ Dubai Central Business Direct Bus Routes

➡️ Dubai Night Bus Routes

➡️ Global Village & Miracle Garden Bus Routes

💲 Ticket Fares

💳 Payment: Only accepted through RTA NOL card.
🚍🚇 Convenient top up your NOL card:

• Bus Stops (not all of them)
• Metro Stations
• Online
• Vending Machines

👉 Before traveling by the RTA buses check your NOL card balance and Dubai bus timings to avoid disappointments.

💡 Important: Payment in cash is not accepted for any means of public transport in Dubai.

🚌 Cost per journey varies based on:

• Distance traveled
• Type of top-up card purchased

✅ Dubai Map Zones:

• 7 zones that cover the entire Dubai area

🚉 Transport Modes in each zone:

• Metro stations 🚇
• Bus stations 🚌
• Tram stations 🚋
• Water bus stations ⛴️

Dubai Bus Fares 2023 🎟️

🗺️ Journey Options:

• Choose different modes of transport located in different zones

💰 Fare Calculation:

• Number of zones passed determines the fare
• Complete end-to-end journeys enabled
• Transfers between modes of transport in 30 minutes

🚆 Metro to Bus Transfer:

• Take a metro ride, then switch to a bus for your final destination
• Check-out from the metro, and within 30 minutes check-in on a bus
• Metro and bus trips charged as a single journey based on the total zones passed

✅ Remember to:
1️⃣ Check Dubai bus timings
2️⃣ Check your NOL card balance
3️⃣ Swipe your card at the end of your journey
4️⃣ Avoid being charged the maximum fare

✅ Dubai Bus Facilities

• 🌬️ Air-conditioned buses 🌬️
• ☕ Cafeteria & vending machines ☕
• 🎟️ E-Card Machines 🎟️
• Tag in and out, with convenience ✔️
• ♿ Facilities for people with Special Needs ♿
• Space for wheelchairs and more ✔️
• 📺 Information screens with Dubai bus timings 📺
• Dubai Bus timings are displayed on multiple screens hosting bus stop information and general notifications ✔️
• 💳 NOL top up machines 💳
• Present on all main Dubai bus stops ✔️
• 🅿️ Parking for taxis and bicycles 🚖🚲
• Parking spots for taxis
• Cycle stands for bicycles on the main stations ✔️
• 👩 Separate women compartment 👧👨‍👩‍👦
• A dedicated section for women, children, and families ✔️

💡 Rules & Etiquette

🚏 While waiting at the bus stop:

• Do not enter the bus stop 🚫
• Please sign the bus to stop ✋

💼 Boarding the bus:

• Stay away from bus doors until the driver opens them 🚪
• Climb the bus through the front door and down the back door 🚶‍♀️🚶
• Ladies and children can go down the front door 👩‍🦰🧒

🙅‍♂️ Interactions with the bus driver:

• Do not talk or argue with the bus driver 🤐

🎶 Entertainment on the bus:

• Do not play or use any musical instrument or sound system that offends others 🎵

💰 Requests for help:

• Do not beg or ask for help while on the bus 🙏

🔔 Getting off the bus:

• If you wish to get off at an authorized bus stop, press the stop button 🔘
• Do not attempt to leave the bus until it has stopped completely ⛔️