Board the Red Line towards Life Pharmacy or Expo 2020 and ride nine stops to DMCC.
9 stops, 0 changes at the interchange. The line colour shows which train you are on at each point.
For one or two people, the Metro wins on cost and predictability. For a family with luggage, or in a hurry, a taxi is door to door and skips the walk.
| Option | Cost | Time | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metro | AED 5 (Silver Nol) | ~25 min | Cheapest, no traffic |
| Taxi | AED 48 to 71 | 23 to 34 min | Door to door, luggage, families |
Burj Khalifa to DMCC is the easiest Downtown-to-Marina Metro hop, nine stops on one train. Most riders heading to JBR change to the tram at DMCC rather than Sobha Realty because the JLT tram station is right beside the Metro skybridge and the platforms are less crowded. The trip is AED 5 on a Silver Nol card and beats the taxi on cost by about 90 per cent.
DMCC station sits on an elevated section over Sheikh Zayed Road, with a covered skybridge directly into the JLT tram station and the Almas Tower / DMCC free zone office cluster.
For more on the area around DMCC, what is close by and worth a stop, see the DMCC station guide.
DMCC connects straight to the JLT tram, with The Walk JBR about nine minutes by tram. Pre-book any beach club passes for the JBR strip.
No. The Red Line runs straight from Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall (R25) south through the city centre to DMCC (R37). One train, nine stops, no platform change.
The trip crosses two zones (Burj Khalifa is Zone 6, DMCC is Zone 2). On a Silver Nol card it is AED 5, on a Gold Nol card AED 10, on a Blue personal card AED 5, and on a single-use Red ticket AED 6 plus AED 2 to buy the ticket itself.
About 25 minutes from platform to platform, including the short waits between stations. The walk from DMCC station into Almas Tower or onto the tram adds another two to five minutes.
Both are direct Metro-to-tram interchanges. DMCC has a less crowded tram platform and a shorter skybridge link, which most regular riders prefer. Sobha Realty is one stop east and serves the marina-front side, closer to the Dubai Marina Mall.
Yes. Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall has lifts to and from the platform, the Red Line trains have wide doors, and DMCC station has lifts to the skybridge level into Almas Tower. Step-free throughout.
No. A taxi from Burj Khalifa to DMCC is around AED 48 to 71 and 23 to 34 minutes depending on traffic, against AED 5 on the Metro. The taxi is door to door, but the Metro saves about 90 per cent of the fare and avoids Sheikh Zayed Road traffic at peak.
Late afternoon and early evening on weekdays, when commuters head from Downtown offices to Marina-area homes. From November to March the winter tourist season piles onto the same trains. Off-peak weekday mornings are the quietest.
The last southbound train towards Expo 2020 from Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall runs about 11:05 PM Sunday to Thursday and just past midnight on Friday and Saturday. Trains towards Life Pharmacy run on a similar pattern. Both branches pass through DMCC.