The RTA has for many years now organised trips on the Dubai Ferry to see the New year’s Eve fireworks and this year is no different. These trips are always very popular and sell out fast so if you want to get tickets then check out the information below and contact the RTA on the email or number listed.
Here are the details: Continue reading New Year’s Eve 2021/22
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced the timings of its services during the holiday marking Commemoration Day and the 50th UAE National Day. The revised service timing applies to customer happiness centres, paid parking zones, public buses, metro, tram, marine transport, and service provider centres (technical testing of vehicles). Continue reading Service Timings for UAE National Day
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced the timings of its services during the holiday of Eid Al Adha 1442H (2021). The revised service timing applies to customer happiness centres, paid parking zones, public buses, metro, tram, marine transport, and service provider centres (technical testing of vehicles). At the same time, RTA calls on the community to comply with COVID19 health precautionary measures during EID Al Adha holidays. Continue reading Eid Al Adha 1442H (2021) – Marine Service Timings
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced the timings of its services during the holiday of Eid Al Fitr 1442H (2021). The revised service timing applies to customer happiness centres, paid parking zones, public buses, metro, tram, marine transport, and service provider centres (technical testing of vehicles). At the same time, the civic body calls on community members to comply with the precautionary measures. Continue reading RTA Announces service timing during holiday of Eid Al Fitr 1442H (2021)
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced the timings of its services during the holy month of Ramadan this Hijri Year 1442 (2021). The revised service timings cover customer happiness centres, paid parking zones, public buses, metro, tram, marine transport, and service provider centres (technical testing of vehicles).
Often timings for public transport in Dubai change over Ramadan.
The timings for the Dubai Ferry have been announced and differ to the normal timings.
The Ferry will run service as follows:
Al Ghubaiba-Dubai Water Canal-Dubai Marina Mall (and vice versa) – on all days at 11.00 am and at and 5:00 pm (The 11:00 am service will not stop at the Dubai Water Canal).
This means that the 1pm and 6.30pm services will not be running during Ramadan.
The tourist service from Marina Mall on all days will be at 3:30 pm and 8:00 pm.
Please call the RTA on 800 9090 if you require any further confirmation on the marine services that are running during Ramadan. You can also see details at the marine transport stations.
His Excellency Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has launched an enhanced new generation of traditional wooden Abras replicating the same design of the existing Abras while conforming to the highest security, safety and environmental standards.
The new abras have an increased power output and are manufactured from African teak. They can fit up to 20 passengers and meet the highest standards of safety. The great news for people of determination is that there are 2 new dedicated wheelchair spaces.
These new abras are still diesel powered and not the new electric powered ones.
The new generation Abras are fitted with smart transportation systems, GPS systems, cameras and nol payment systems. The engines in the enhanced versions Abras are linked with the remote monitoring system, and advanced sound and lighting systems onboard.
This means that you will no longer have to find some loose change to pay on these new abras, as you can use your Nol card instead.
RTA has also improved the position of the engine by placing it in a closed chamber equipped with soundproof and firefighting systems. The Abra is equipped with hydraulic steering to improve driving and manoeuvring. The engine room is fitted with soundproofing and anti-vibration systems to reduce noise pollution. Accordingly, the noise is decreased in the new Abra to less than 65 dB, the universally permissible limit.
There will be more improvements to the marine transport system in the coming years including an increase in the number of marine transport stations.
Ridership of all marine transport services is up and the RTA is keen to build on this and make more improvements to make services more accessible and popular for residents and tourists alike.
Once again, the RTA has announced that there will be special Dubai Ferry services for New Year’s Eve this year. The trips will run from 3 marine transport stations and will cost 300 dirhams for silver class and 450 dirhams for the gold class tickets. For full details of when they run and how to get tickets please see below: Continue reading Ferry Services for New Year’s Eve 2020/21
If you are wondering if you can take your bike onto the Dubai Ferry then you may be interested to see that some new rules have just been introduced as of 8th December 2020. This makes it easier for people to get to and from the Ferry without needing additional public transport or walking. Continue reading Can I Take My Bike on Dubai Ferry?
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced an update to the timings of its services during the 49th National Day and the Commemoration Day holiday. The revised service timing cover customer happiness centres, paid parking zones, public buses, metro, tram, marine transport, and service provider centres (technical testing of vehicles). RTA also requested the public to necessarily abiding by Coronavirus precautions.
The Service Provider Centres will close from Tuesday, 1st December to Thursday 3rd December 2020, and resume business on Saturday, 5th December 2020. Customer Happiness Centres will close from Tuesday, 1st December to Thursday, 3rd December 2020, and resume business on Sunday, 6th December 2020. The Smart Customer Happiness Centres at Umm Al Ramool, Deira, Al-Barsha, and RTA Head Office will continue operation 24/7 hours as usual.
During the holiday, the Red Line of Dubai Metro will operate from 05:00 am to 01:00 am (of the following day), the Green Line of Dubai Metro will operate from 05:30 am to 01:00 am (of the following day), and the Dubai Tram will operate from 06:00 am to 01:00 am (of the following day).
The Public Buses (Dubai Bus) timings will only be for Tuesday, 1st December to Wednesday, 2nd December as follows: Main Stations (including Gold Souq Station) will operate from 04:25 am to 00:29 am (past midnight). Al-Ghubaiba Station from 04:14 am to 00:58 am (past midnight). Sub-stations (including Satwa Station) will start from 04:45 am to 11:00 pm except for Route C01 which will be operating around-the-clock from Satwa. Al-Qusais Station from 04:31 am to 00:08 am (past midnight). Al Quoz Industrial Station from 05:05 am to 11:35 pm, and Jebel Ali Station from 04:58 am to 11:30 pm.
The Metro Link Bus Service at Rashidiya, Mall of the Emirates, Ibn Battuta, Dubai Mall/Burj Khalifa, Abu Hail, and Etisalat will be in service from 05:00 am to 01:10 am (of the following day). (Note: The timing of all Metro Link services is synchronised with the metro timetables.
The Inter-city Bus and Commercial Coaches will be operating as follows: Subsidiary stations, such as the Union Square, from 04:25 am to 11:00 pm, Etisalat Metro Station from 05:00 am to 11:00 pm, and Abu Hail Metro Station from 06:00 am to 11:00 pm. The timing of External Stations will be as follows: Jubail at Sharjah from 05:30 am to 11:30 pm, Hatta from 05:30 am to 09:30 pm, and Ajman from 05:15 am to 11:00 pm.
The Marine Transport will operate as follows: The Water Bus will operate at Marina Stations (Marina Mall, Marina Walk, Marina Terrace, Marina Promenade) from 12:00 (noon) up to 00:00 (midnight).
The Traditional Abra will operate during the holiday as follows: (Dubai Old Souq – Baniyas) and (Al Seef – Baniyas) from 10:00 am to 1:00 am (of the following day). (Sheikh Zayed Road stations in both directions), (Dubai Old Souq-Baniyas, Deira Old Souq- Sabkha-Al Fahidi-Al Seef in both directions) from 04:00 pm to 11:00 pm, (Old Deira Souq-Sabkha-Al Fahidi) from 10:00 am to 12:30 am (past midnight), and Jadaf-Dubai Festival Mall from 08:00 am to 00:00 (midnight).
The Ferry will run service as follows: (Al Ghubaiba-Dubai Water Canal-Dubai Marina Mall): at 11.00 am, 01:00 pm and 06:30 pm. Marina Mall Station (both directions): at 05:00 pm, and Al Ghubaiba Station (both directions): at 05:00 pm, Dubai Water Canal Station to Dubai Marina Mall at 01:50 pm and 07:20 pm, and Dubai Water Canal Station to Al Ghubaiba Station at 02:05 pm and 07:35 pm.
All public parking areas in Dubai, except for multi-level parking terminals, will be for free during the holiday (Tuesday, 1st December to Thursday 3rd December 2020).
The RTA has announced that ferry services are returning to normal from Dubai Marina and Al Ghubaiba in a bid to return to some kind of normality in Dubai.
This means that the services that used to run at 11am , 1pm and 6.30pm from the marina and Al Ghubaiba stations will recommence.
Services had been suspended during the Covid-19 crisis for passenger safety reasons but now after the major effort of the national sterilisation program, services from these two stations have started up again.
There are still no services (as far as we are aware) running within the Dubai Water Canal but services are running at various locations using the abras.
Also the Dubai/Sharjah Ferry service is currently not operating until further notice.
#RTA announces the return of #DubaiFerry trips from Marina Mall and Al Ghubaiba stations for marine transport with 3 daily trips (11AM, 1PM, and 6:30 PM). pic.twitter.com/9rvKe2sCgq
— RTA (@rta_dubai) July 1, 2020