Board a northbound Red Line service at Ibn Battuta with Centrepoint on the front destination display and ride eleven stops direct to Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall. Since 15 April 2024 the Life Pharmacy branch is served by through trains, so no change at National Paints is needed.
11 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 54 to 79 | 16 to 24 min | Door to door, luggage, families |
Since 15 April 2024 RTA has run two direct Red Line services from Centrepoint, one to Expo 2020 and one to Life Pharmacy. Ibn Battuta sits on the Life Pharmacy branch, so a northbound Life Pharmacy service passes through here and continues straight to Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall without a change at National Paints. Boarding at the front of the northbound train at Ibn Battuta puts you closest to the Metro Link walkway on arrival.
A covered, air-conditioned walkway with travelators links the station to The Dubai Mall and Burj Khalifa, around 820 metres in all.
For more on the area around Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall, what is close by and worth a stop, see the Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall station guide.
Ibn Battuta Mall to Burj Khalifa is the western-Marina-to-Downtown trip on a Friday afternoon. Pre-book the At The Top time slot to skip the gate queue.
No. Since 15 April 2024 the Red Line has run two direct services from Centrepoint, one to Expo 2020 and one to Life Pharmacy, so the Life Pharmacy branch is served by through trains rather than a shuttle. A northbound Centrepoint-bound service at Ibn Battuta runs straight through National Paints to Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall without a platform change.
The trip crosses two zones (Ibn Battuta is Zone 2, Burj Khalifa is Zone 6). 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 Burj Khalifa station to The Dubai Mall via the covered Metro Link walkway adds another 15 to 20 minutes.
A northbound Red Line train with the destination Centrepoint on the front. That is the Track 2 Life Pharmacy direct service, running through National Paints to Centrepoint without a change since 15 April 2024. Southbound services from Downtown display Life Pharmacy to reach Ibn Battuta.
Yes. Ibn Battuta has lifts to and from the platform, the Red Line trains have wide doors throughout, and Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall has lifts to the walkway level. The Metro Link walkway has travelators most of the way.
Friday and Saturday late afternoon, when day-trippers from Ibn Battuta Mall head to Downtown for the Fountain Show, and weekday evening commute peaks.
No. A taxi from Ibn Battuta to Burj Khalifa is around AED 54 to 79 and 16 to 24 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 during operating hours.
The last northbound Centrepoint-bound service through Ibn Battuta runs at about 12:03 AM on most nights (11:59 PM on Saturdays). Full first and last train times by day are on the Ibn Battuta station page.