Board the Red Line towards Life Pharmacy or Expo 2020 and ride six stops to Mall of the Emirates.
6 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) | ~15 min | Cheapest, no traffic |
| Taxi | AED 39 to 57 | 19 to 28 min | Door to door, luggage, families |
Emirates Towers is the Museum of the Future stop, so this trip pairs the two most-photographed modern Dubai buildings in one afternoon. Board a Route 2020 train (marked Expo 2020) at Emirates Towers to skip the branch confusion at National Paints; a Life Pharmacy shuttle also serves this route but terminates earlier.
Mall of the Emirates station sits next to the mall on the upper level, with a covered air-conditioned link straight into the mall and Ski Dubai about 140 metres from the platform.
For more on the area around Mall of the Emirates, what is close by and worth a stop, see the Mall of the Emirates station guide.
Mall of the Emirates is home to Ski Dubai, the indoor ski slope. Day passes, lessons and penguin encounters sell out fast on winter weekends. Pre-booking saves the queue at the door.
No. The Red Line runs straight from Emirates Towers (R23) six stops south to Mall of the Emirates (R32). One train, no platform change.
The trip crosses two zones (Emirates Towers is Zone 6, Mall of the Emirates 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 15 minutes from platform to platform. The covered walk from the station into the mall adds another five to seven minutes.
Yes, easily. The museum is at Emirates Towers via the covered footbridge, and Mall of the Emirates is six stops south. A morning museum visit and afternoon mall trip is a comfortable one-day pattern.
Yes. Emirates Towers has lifts to and from the platform, the Red Line trains have wide doors, and Mall of the Emirates has direct lift access to the mall level. Step-free throughout.
Yes, much cheaper on the Metro. A taxi from Emirates Towers to Mall of the Emirates is around AED 39 to 57 and 19 to 28 minutes depending on traffic, against AED 5 on the Metro. The Metro also avoids the Sheikh Zayed Road afternoon slowdown.
Late afternoon and early evening as office workers head from Trade Centre and DIFC towards Barsha and beyond. Winter weekends are the busiest overall, when the mall crowd overlaps with the commute.
The last southbound train towards Expo 2020 from Emirates Towers runs about 11:38 PM most nights and just past midnight on Friday. Life Pharmacy branch trains close around 11:34 PM.