Board the Red Line towards Life Pharmacy or Expo 2020 and ride six stops to Garmin.
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 32 to 47 | 14 to 21 min | Door to door, luggage, families |
Max is the Dubai Frame stop and Garmin serves Alserkal Avenue, so this six-stop hop links two of the most-photographed short trips in the city. Both stations sit on Sheikh Zayed Road, so the train view is southbound skyline all the way. Boarding at the back of the southbound platform at Max puts you closest to the Garmin exit on arrival.
Garmin station, renamed from ONPASSIVE in September 2026, serves the Al Quoz creative quarter, with Alserkal Avenue about 3 km south by feeder bus or taxi and Al Safa Park across Sheikh Zayed Road via the station footbridge.
For more on the area around Garmin, what is close by and worth a stop, see the Garmin station guide.
Guided walks through the warehouse gallery cluster explain the art and design cluster's history and current exhibitions. Most tours start on Saturdays and run about 90 minutes.
No. The Red Line runs straight from Max (R21) six stops south to Garmin (R29). One train, no platform change.
The trip crosses two zones (Max is Zone 6, Garmin 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. Alserkal Avenue is another seven minute taxi ride from Garmin, and Al Safa Park is a short walk via the station footbridge.
Yes, at the Max end. The Dubai Frame is a fifteen-minute walk through Za'abeel Park from Max station (Gate 2). The Frame is on the Max side, not the Garmin side, so plan the visit at the Max end of the trip.
Yes. Both stations have lifts to and from the platforms and the Red Line trains have wide doors. Step-free throughout.
The Metro at AED 5 is much cheaper than a taxi at AED 32 to 47 for fourteen to twenty-one minutes. The taxi is door to door, but the Metro saves about 85 per cent of the fare.
Late afternoon and evening on weekdays when the Trade Centre and DIFC crowds head south. Weekend afternoons pick up for Alserkal Avenue gallery-goers, especially Saturday.
The last southbound train from Max towards Expo 2020 runs about 11:42 PM Sunday to Wednesday, just past midnight on Friday. After the branch closes, taxis at the station rank are the way south.