Dubai Metro tickets must be purchased in the form of a Nol card. No other payment form is possible for the Metro. A Nol card is like a credit card that holds either a balance or a specific season ticket for travelling on a lot of the public transport in Dubai including the Metro, buses and the tram.
There are different types of Nol card so check out the section on Nol cards for which type of card is best for you. If you want to get a ticket for the Dubai Metro then you can buy Nol cards at all of the metro stations. You can also buy Nol cards at any other public transport stations and customer service centres.
No Cash Payments
You cannot pay by cash or credit card to travel on the Dubai Metro, you need to buy a Nol card. However, you can top your Nol card up using cash or credit card at each of the stations.
The prices for travel on the Dubai Metro, Tram and Buses are as follows:
| Ticket Type | 1 Zone or <3km 2 zones | 2 Zones | 3+ Zones |
| Standard Adult Ticket (Red) | 4 dirhams | 6 dirhams | 8.50 dirhams |
| Pre-paid Standard Adult Ticket (Silver Nol) | 3 dirhams | 5 dirhams | 7.50 dirhams |
| Concessionary (Blue Nol Card) | 1.50 dirhams | 2.50 dirhams | 3.75 dirhams |
| Gold Class (Red Ticket) | 8 dirhams | 12 dirhams | 17 dirhams |
| Gold Class Pre-Paid | 6 dirhams | 10 dirhams | 15 dirhams |
You can work out how many zones you will travel through by checking out the Metro Map. Prices apply to the number of zones and do not take account of the actual zone numbers.
Standard tickets are those purchased by buying a red Nol card so are likely to be those charged to tourists or visitors. Pre-paid means where you have purchased a Silver, Blue or Gold Nol card.
Concessionary Nol cards are available to students, disabled and elderly people on registration and application. Standard Blue Nol cards have benefits including the purchase of season tickets.
Season Tickets
New season ticket passes were introduced with the opening of the Dubai Tram in 2014 and the prices are as follows:
| Ticket Type | 1 Zone | 2 Zones | All Zones |
| Annual Silver Class | 1,060 dirhams | 1,770 dirhams | 2,670 dirhams |
| Quarterly Silver Class | 330 dirhams | 550 dirhams | 830 dirhams |
| Monthly Silver Class | 140 dirhams | 230 dirhams | 350 dirhams |
| Weekly Silver Class | 50 dirhams | 80 dirhams | 110 dirhams |
| Daily Silver Class | 20 dirhams | ||
| Annual Gold Class | 2,120 dirhams | 3,540 dirhams | 5,340 dirhams |
| Quarterly Gold Class | 660 dirhams | 1,100 dirhams | 1,660 dirhams |
| Monthly Gold Class | 280 dirhams | 460 dirhams | 700 dirhams |
| Weekly Gold Class | 100 dirhams | 160 dirhams | 220 dirhams |
| Daily Gold Class | 40 dirhams |
Metro One Day Pass or Not?
You should work out how many journeys you are likely to make in one day as a one day pass may be better. The one day pass also includes travel on the Dubai Tram and Dubai buses.
If you do not purchase a one day ticket you can still get charged more than 20 dirhams if you make a lot of journeys as travel is not capped at 20 dirhams unless you buy the one day ticket. You can find out more details about the One Day pass here.
The above tickets can only be purchased on particular Nol cards:
You can get the one day card on a Red ticket. You can get the weekly ticket on a Blue, Silver or Gold Nol card.
You can charge the Red ticket with up to 5 one day tickets – you need to buy each ticket on the day of travel and not in advance and it is only valid up until midnight of the day of purchase.
The remaining season tickets can only be purchased on a Blue Nol Card or a registered Silver or Gold Nol card. Blue cards require an application form with ID and photo.
Therefore if you are travelling to Dubai as a visitor your only options for a season ticket are the day or weekly passes.
Hi, will a Gold NOL holder be able to sit in a regular carriage if traveling with friends who are holding silver or red cards? Thank you!
Yes!
1. If I will be in Dubai from April 7 evening to April 13 evening
and I buy the weekly pass at April 7 evening, will it be valid untill April 13 midnight (April 13 included) ?
2. What is the difference between silver and gold ticket?
Weekly passes are valid for whole days and do not take account of what time you buy that pass but as 7-13 is one week that will be valid.
Is there a card that has half price for Gold carriage?
Hi, we are not aware of one but there may be special offers from time to time.
Hello! I’m planning to visit Dubai and will be staying for 4 days in Bur Dubai. If I’m travelling daily to visit places including Dubai Miracle garden, Burj Kalifa etc. which metro Pass I should buy?
Hi, sorry we don’t go into personal ticket recommendations – check out this page.
Buy silver nol card for regular use, and it has validity for 5 years, or you can choose red card which is used for single trip or up and down trip.
I will be in Dubai in mid-February and will be staying near the Business Bay metro station. One evening I would like to travel to (and from) Expo 2020. This will be my only use of the metro. How much will it cost? Also, is it necessary to purchase a NOL card for these single journeys or can one pay cash or by credit card? Cash is preferable for me, if possible. Thank you.
Hi Steve, yes you need to purchase a Nol card. You can buy a single ticket using a red nol card which costs 2 dirhams. You will need to buy the Nol card at a station and load it up with the 2 journeys. To check your ticket price see how many zones you need to go through and ticket prices are shown above.
How much for 3 months Gold Pass for 3 Zone ( Etisalat to Internet city )
Hi, ticket prices are shown above. I don’t post ticket prices in comments as they can change over time.
1) If anyone is an infrequent/irregular commuter, i.e. he/she seldom travels on a metro, then how could he/she buy a single journey ticket?
2) In the case of a smart card, what is the minimum cost, deposit money, minimum keeping balance, and actual money for the journey?
3) What should anyone do at the time of journey end with the single journey ticket which was bought from ticket machines or counters? Will he/she simply throw it at waste paper basket at stops, or re-insert it in machines/turnstiles to deposit for reusing again by authority for other commuters?
Please find details about the Nol cards here. You can buy a single ticket using a red nol card which costs 2 dirhams.
What will the charged travelling from noor bank to mall of emirates station as a monthly basis ?
Hi, we don’t work out ticket costs for individuals, sorry. All the information is available on this website – check out how many zones you are travelling on the map and check the ticket prices on this page. Thank you.
Bonsoir,
Je pars avec ma famille début février à Dubaï. Si j’ai bien compris, je dois acheter une carte Noll rouge pour y mettre mes pass d’un jour . Et je peux en prendre 4 pour le même jour . Cette carte Noll et ces pass journalier peuvent s’acheter par CB n’importe où .
C’est bien celà ?
merci
Hi, you can buy a red nol card for your journeys at any metro station. You can find more information on the Nol cards here.
Heyyy, me and my friends are planning to go to Dubai, we aren’t from there, just visiting. We’re planning to take the metro to go to places. I’ve read about the nol card, is it possible to just use cash, cause like we won’t be using the metro other than this one time. So like? Idk
Hi, unfortunately you can’t use cash to buy tickets for the Metro but you can buy a red Nol card which only costs 2 dirhams and you can load a few tickets on that.
Hello
I need to get to Dubai airport terminal 1 for 7.00 am on Saturday from DMCC station. Does the metro operate that early and what would the cost be?
Hi Robert, services start at 5am on a Saturday so you should be fine getting there as it takes about 45 minutes. The fare is 7.5 dirhams on a silver Nol card.
Hallo,
wir (2 Erwachsene) beabsichtigen als Tourist am 12.12. nach Dubai zu kommen. Wir bleiben 14 Tage und wollen viel mit der Metro fahren ( Expo, Palm, Atlantis, AIN, etc.). Unser Hotel liegt in der Nähe der Metro Station ADCB. Welche Metro Card ist empfehlenswert und was kostet diese?
Hi Thomas, it sounds like you will use the Metro quite often so it may be worth getting a weekly ticket – you can see all the prices above, just check out the zones you will be travelling to on the map. You may find this post useful.
Hi, i just want to know if how many zones would it come from Al Furjan to Expo. Any suggestions if what would be the best thing I can avail as I work in expo and only 1day off a week. so probably I’ll travel 26 days in a month.
Hi, Al Furjan and Expo 2020 stations are in the same zone so if you don’t need to use the ticket to travel anywhere else you can just purchase a 1 zone monthly ticket (or monthly/quarterly).
hai iam ramachandra,traveling metro as well as bus,if i took season pass is it include the metro fare as well as bus fare.
Hi, yes if you take a season pass it covers metro, bus and tram.
Hello,
In september 2022 my wife and I are going tot Dubai. We are going to purchase the NOL gold card. My question is: can my wife sit with me in the golden zone on the metro?
Hi Kurt, as long as you both have gold Nol tickets then you can both sit in the Gold carriage. The ladies carriage is there for ladies who do not wish to sit in the mixed carriages but it is not obligatory for ladies to sit there.
hi, it’s me tharindu, yesterday night i was recharge my nol card from adcb metro. i put 100aed for the top-up machine, but i didn’t check and press 10aed and press ok, already recharge 10aed only, can i get my balance 90 aed or can recharge it to my nolcard again, i was hurry and forget to pickup the recipt, please advise me, thank you
Hi, you will need to contact the RTA.
Hello, if i got monthly pass on silver nol card, can anyone of my family use it upon need?
What is covered by monthly pass? In case i want to use nol for taxi and i have monthly pass what to do?
Hi, monthly pass is assigned to one person. You can use it for bus, metro and tram but not taxi. Taxi fares are paid on top.
Hello.
As a tourist can I buy a one-week pass on all public transport in Dubai.is there this subscription for tourists?worth the price?tnx
Hi Alex, you might find this post useful.
Dear Mam,
I have a daily journey from Mall of emirates to Motor city from Saturday to Thursday, How many zones come under this area and what is the price for these zones ??
Motor City is not on the Metro line so the best way to check the route and price is to use Wojhati.
Dear Sir,
i already have 2zone monthly pass ,is there any option to convert that pass into All zone??
You would need to speak to the customer service agents at a metro station to check, sorry we don’t have the answer for that.
Hi,
Just wanted to know if i take a monthly pass or quarterly pass nol card, can i travel to a fro from dubai to ajman with that.
Thank you.
Hi Farhan, no, the passes mentioned on here are only applicable to the Dubai zones shown on the map.
can I leave my car overnight in rashidiya metro parking?
You can but you will get charged for leaving it there.