Dubai Attractions by Metro Station – Complete Table for Every Station

This table pairs every Dubai Metro station with the attraction nearest to it, so you can pick the right stop before you travel. Dubai has 53 Metro stations on two lines, the Red Line and the Green Line, and this guide covers all of them in one table, with the line, the fare zone and the nearest place to see at each stop. Some stations sit right at a famous sight, like the Burj Khalifa or the Gold Souk. Others are residential or business stops with no major attraction, and this guide says so plainly instead of inventing one. Attraction hours and prices change, so every fact here was checked 11 Nov 2026, and you should check the official page of each place before you go.

How to use this table

Use this table by finding your attraction first, then reading across to its station, line and zone. If you know where you want to go, scan the attraction column for it. If you know where you are staying, find your nearest station and see what is close to it. The zone column tells you which fare band the station sits in, and the notes column tells you whether the attraction is a walk, a Tram change or a short taxi ride away.

A few stations need a second step. Sobha Realty and DMCC connect with the Dubai Tram for JBR Beach and the Palm area, and Garmin needs a bus or taxi to reach Alserkal Avenue. Two stations, Danube and Jumeirah Golf Estates, sit on zone boundaries, so no single zone is verified for them and the table says Zone to confirm. The Fare Calculator shows no fare for those two stations, so check the gate display or the RTA app.

This guide uses the station names as they appear on the RTA rail network map from September 2026. Some stations were renamed, so older guides may use old names: Garmin was ONPASSIVE, InsuranceMarket was Mashreq, Al Fardan Exchange was Al Khail, and Sharaf DG was Al Fahidi.

The complete table: every Dubai Metro station and its nearest attraction

The table below covers all 53 Dubai Metro stations, with Union and BurJuman listed once each. Union and BurJuman are the two interchange stations where the Red and Green Lines meet, so they appear once in the table even though they serve both lines. The Red Line has 35 stations and the Green Line has 20, which adds to 55 counting the two interchanges twice, and 53 counting each station once. Stations are listed in the order trains run through them, from one end of each line to the other.

Read the notes column before you travel. A station marked with no major attraction is a residential, business or industrial stop, and the nearest sight may be one or two stops away. Where a place needs a bus, taxi or Tram after the Metro, the notes say so. Hours and prices were checked 11 Nov 2026, so check the official page of each place on the day you go.

Station	Line	Zone	Nearest attraction	Notes
Centrepoint	Red	Zone 5	Mirdif City Centre, by bus or taxi	Residential area and bus station. No major attraction at the station itself.
Emirates	Red	Zone 5	Emirates Group headquarters area	Business and airport area. No public attraction at the station.
Airport Terminal 3	Red	Zone 5	Dubai International Airport Terminal 3	Inside the airport. Emirates flights and Dubai Duty Free.
Airport Terminal 1	Red	Zone 5	Dubai International Airport Terminal 1	Inside the airport. Concourse D and Dubai Duty Free.
Al Garhoud	Red	Zone 5	Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club	Short taxi ride. Also near the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium.
City Centre Deira	Red	Zone 5	City Centre Deira mall	Directly at the mall. Deira City Centre bus station is here too.
Al Rigga	Red	Zone 5	Al Rigga Street and Al Ghurair Centre	Shopping street in Deira. Clock Tower Roundabout is nearby.
Union	Red and Green	Zone 5	Union Square and Union Bus Station	Interchange station. Change here between the Red and Green Lines.
BurJuman	Red and Green	Zone 6	BurJuman Centre mall	Interchange station. Karama and the Al Seef waterfront are nearby.
ADCB	Red	Zone 6	Karama Market and Karama Centre	Budget shopping in Karama. Al Karama Park is a short walk away.
Max	Red	Zone 6	Dubai Frame and Zabeel Park	Walk to Zabeel Park. Bus F09 also stops at the Dubai Frame.
World Trade Centre	Red	Zone 6	Dubai World Trade Centre	Exhibitions and events. Check what is on before you go.
Emirates Towers	Red	Zone 6	Museum of the Future	Short walk. The museum is closed until early 2027, so see the building from outside for now.
Financial Centre	Red	Zone 6	Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)	Gate Avenue and The Gate Building. Business district with restaurants.
Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall	Red	Zone 6	Burj Khalifa, Dubai Mall and Dubai Fountain	Follow the Metro Link walkway into the mall. Also Dubai Opera and Souk Al Bahar.
Business Bay	Red	Zone 6	Dubai Water Canal and Bay Square	Canal walk and restaurants. Business Bay area.
Garmin	Red	Zone 2	Alserkal Avenue, by bus or taxi	Al Quoz arts district. Not a walk from the station, so take a taxi or bus.
Equiti	Red	Zone 2	No major attraction	Residential Al Barsha area. Mall of the Emirates is one stop away.
Mall of the Emirates	Red	Zone 2	Mall of the Emirates and Ski Dubai	Directly at the mall. Ski Dubai is inside.
InsuranceMarket	Red	Zone 2	No major attraction	Barsha Heights business area. No tourist stop at the station.
Dubai Internet City	Red	Zone 2	No major attraction	Business area for Dubai Internet City and Media City.
Al Fardan Exchange	Red	Zone 2	No major attraction	Dubai Knowledge Park and Media City offices nearby.
Sobha Realty	Red	Zone 2	Dubai Marina, Marina Walk and Dubai Marina Mall	Tram interchange. Walk to the Marina or change to the Tram for JBR.
DMCC	Red	Zone 2	Jumeirah Lakes Towers and Dubai Marina	Tram interchange. Change to the Tram for JBR Beach.
National Paints	Red	Zone 2	No major attraction	Junction station. The line splits here to Expo 2020 and Life Pharmacy.
Ibn Battuta	Red	Zone 2	Ibn Battuta Mall	Directly at the mall. Ibn Battuta Bus Station is here too.
Energy	Red	Zone 2	No major attraction	Industrial Jebel Ali area. No tourist stop.
Danube	Red	Zone to confirm	No major attraction	Industrial Jebel Ali area. No tourist stop.
Life Pharmacy	Red	Zone 1	No major attraction	Jebel Ali Free Zone and port area. No tourist stop.
The Gardens	Red	Zone 2	No major attraction	Residential community. Ibn Battuta Mall is a short bus or taxi ride away.
Discovery Gardens	Red	Zone 2	No major attraction	Residential community. Ibn Battuta Mall is nearby by bus or taxi.
Al Furjan	Red	Zone 2	No major attraction	Residential community on the Route 2020 branch.
Jumeirah Golf Estates	Red	Zone to confirm	Jumeirah Golf Estates golf courses	Golf courses and Dubai Sports City nearby. No public attraction at the station.
Dubai Investment Park	Red	Zone 1	No major attraction	Dubai Investments Park and Green Community. No tourist stop.
Expo 2020	Red	Zone 1	Expo City Dubai and Al Wasl Plaza	Terminus of the Route 2020 branch. Outdoor grounds are free to walk.
e&	Green	Zone 5	No major attraction	Etisalat bus station and Al Qusais. Transport hub, not a tourist stop.
Al Qusais	Green	Zone 5	No major attraction	Residential Al Qusais area.
Dubai Airport Free Zone	Green	Zone 5	Dubai Airport Free Zone (DAFZA)	Business zone. Terminal 2 has no Metro station, so take a bus or taxi from here.
Al Nahda	Green	Zone 5	No major attraction	Residential Al Nahda area.
Stadium	Green	Zone 5	Rashid Stadium	Named for the stadium. Mainly a residential area otherwise.
Al Qiyadah	Green	Zone 5	No major attraction	Dubai Police headquarters area. No public attraction.
Abu Hail	Green	Zone 5	Hamarain Centre	Local shopping centre in Abu Hail.
Abu Baker Al Siddique	Green	Zone 5	No major attraction	Residential Hor Al Anz and Al Muraqqabat area.
Salah Al Din	Green	Zone 5	Reef Mall	Local mall in Al Muteena.
Baniyas Square	Green	Zone 5	Baniyas Square and Naif Souk	Old Deira trading area, near the Creek.
Gold Souq	Green	Zone 5	Deira Gold Souk and Spice Souk	The Gold Souk is a short walk away. Spice Souk is nearby too.
Al Ras	Green	Zone 5	Spice Souk and Deira Old Souk abra station	Walk to the Creek and cross by abra to Bur Dubai.
Al Ghubaiba	Green	Zone 6	Al Shindagha, Al Seef and Bur Dubai abra station	Heritage district. Textile Souk is nearby.
Sharaf DG	Green	Zone 6	Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood	Walk to the wind tower lanes, Al Fahidi Fort and Meena Bazaar.
Oud Metha	Green	Zone 6	Lamcy Plaza	Local mall. St Mary’s Catholic Church is nearby.
Dubai Healthcare City	Green	Zone 6	Wafi City and AYA Universe	Wafi City mall is a short walk away. AYA Universe is inside Wafi City.
Al Jadaf	Green	Zone 6	Mohammed Bin Rashid Library	Library and Jaddaf Waterfront on the Creek.
Creek	Green	Zone 6	Dubai Creek and Creek Harbour	Terminus on the Creek. Festival City is across the water by abra or taxi.

Best stations for first-time visitors

First-time visitors get the most from five stations: Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall, Emirates Towers, Max, Gold Souq and Sobha Realty. Those five stops cover Downtown, the Museum of the Future building, the Dubai Frame, the Deira souks and Dubai Marina, which is most of what a first trip is built around. If you only have one day, start at Gold Souq in the morning, cross the Creek by abra, then take the Metro to Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall for the afternoon and evening.

Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall is the single most useful station for a first visit. The Burj Khalifa, Dubai Mall, the Dubai Fountain, Dubai Opera and Souk Al Bahar are all reached from it, and the air conditioned Metro Link walkway takes you from the platform into the mall. Book Burj Khalifa tickets in advance, because the popular sunset slots sell out.

The other four stations each add a different side of the city. Emirates Towers puts you at the Museum of the Future building and the DIFC, Max puts you at the Dubai Frame and Zabeel Park, Gold Souq puts you in the middle of the Deira souks, and Sobha Realty puts you on Dubai Marina Walk with the Tram to JBR Beach. All five are reached on a Silver nol fare of AED 3, AED 5 or AED 7.50 per trip, depending on zones.

Downtown Dubai: Burj Khalifa, Dubai Mall and the Fountain

Downtown Dubai runs on one station: Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall on the Red Line. Everything in Downtown is reached from this stop, so it is the busiest station on the network for tourists. From the platform, follow the signs to the Metro Link, an air conditioned walkway with travelators that runs from the station into Dubai Mall. The walk takes about 10 minutes, so allow time for it in both directions.

Inside the mall you can reach the Burj Khalifa entrance, the Dubai Aquarium, the ice rink and hundreds of shops and restaurants without going back outside. The Dubai Fountain sits on the lake outside the mall, with free shows in the evening, and Souk Al Bahar and Dubai Opera are a short walk around the lake from the mall exits.

The station is crowded at sunset and on weekend evenings, and the walkway is long, so it is not a quick stop. If you are short on time, pick one thing in Downtown rather than trying to fit all three into an hour. The last trains leave around midnight on most days, and Friday trains run later, so check the timings guide on the day you go.

Sheikh Zayed Road: Museum of the Future, DIFC and Dubai Frame

The Sheikh Zayed Road stretch of the Red Line holds three very different stops: Emirates Towers, Financial Centre and Max. Emirates Towers is the stop for the Museum of the Future, a short walk from the station, and Financial Centre is the stop for the DIFC, with Gate Avenue and its restaurants. Max is the stop for the Dubai Frame and Zabeel Park, a short walk in the other direction.

The Museum of the Future needs a warning before you plan around it. The museum closed its exhibitions at the beginning of September 2026 for a full renewal, and it plans to reopen in the first quarter of 2027, with no exact day announced yet. The building itself is still worth seeing and photographing from outside, and it is one of the most photographed buildings in Dubai, but do not buy a ticket or build a day around an indoor visit until the museum confirms it has reopened. Check the museum’s own site before you go.

The Dubai Frame is the best stop of the three for a first visit while the museum is closed. It stands in Zabeel Park, and Max station is the nearest stop, with bus F09 also serving the Frame.

Dubai Marina, JBR and the Palm: Sobha Realty and DMCC

For Dubai Marina and JBR, get off at Sobha Realty or DMCC on the Red Line, then walk or take the Tram. Sobha Realty is the closer station for Dubai Marina Mall and Marina Walk, and DMCC is the closer station for Jumeirah Lakes Towers and the Tram stop for JBR. Both stations connect with the Dubai Tram, which runs along the Marina to JBR and on to Al Sufouh. The Tram is in Zone 2, like the Metro stations here, so a single ticket covers the change if your ticket covers the zones you travel in.

From Sobha Realty, walk to Marina Walk for the waterfront promenade, the cafes and the yacht views, or change to the Tram for JBR Beach. From DMCC, change to the Tram for JBR Beach and the beachfront restaurants, or walk into Jumeirah Lakes Towers for its cafes and lakes.

The Palm Jumeirah is the next step after the Marina, and it needs one more change. From the Tram, change to the Palm Monorail for Atlantis and the Palm, but check the Monorail on palmmonorail.com on the day you go, because sources conflict on whether it is running, and this guide does not state a Monorail fare. Our Palm Jumeirah calculator page explains the Metro to Tram to Monorail legs step by step, and it also tells you to check the Monorail on the day.

Malls by Metro: Mall of the Emirates, Ibn Battuta and City Centre Deira

Three malls sit directly on the Metro: Mall of the Emirates, Ibn Battuta Mall and City Centre Deira. Mall of the Emirates is at its own station on the Red Line, and Ski Dubai is inside the mall, so you can go from a Metro platform to a ski slope without going outside. Ibn Battuta Mall is at Ibn Battuta station on the Red Line, and it is the largest themed mall in Dubai, with each section built around a country from the traveller Ibn Battuta’s journeys. City Centre Deira is at its own station on the Red Line, and it is one of Dubai’s oldest malls, with shops, a cinema and a food court.

BurJuman Centre sits at the interchange of the Red and Green Lines, a useful stop if you are staying in Bur Dubai or Karama. Gold Souq station is different: the Gold Souk and Spice Souk are markets, not malls, so expect to browse and bargain.

Every mall on this list has a food court and restaurants, and most have a supermarket and a cinema. Check the mall’s own site for opening hours, because hours change around Ramadan and public holidays.

Old Dubai on the Green Line: souks, Al Fahidi and the Creek

Old Dubai is best explored on the Green Line, between Sharaf DG and Al Ras. This stretch of the line serves the historic heart of the city on both banks of Dubai Creek: the Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood and the Textile Souk on the Bur Dubai side, and the Gold Souk and Spice Souk on the Deira side.

Sharaf DG is the station for Al Fahidi, even though the station used to be called Al Fahidi itself. From the station it is about a five minute walk to the Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood, a restored quarter of wind tower courtyard houses from the late 1800s. Al Fahidi Fort, which holds the Dubai Museum, is in the same area, but the fort has been under a major rehabilitation project, and no firm public reopening date had been announced when this guide was checked, so check before you go rather than assuming the museum is open.

Across the Creek, Gold Souq station is the stop for the Deira Gold Souk, with more than 300 shops selling gold, diamonds and precious stones, and Al Ras station is the stop for the Spice Souk, with sacks of saffron, dried limes, frankincense and rose petals in covered lanes. Both souks are free to enter. Gold is sold by weight against the daily international rate, so the shop’s commission is what you negotiate.

Baniyas Square and Al Ghubaiba are covered in the table above: Baniyas Square is the stop for Naif Souk, and Al Ghubaiba is the stop for the Bur Dubai abra station and the Textile Souk.

Dubai Creek by Metro: abra rides, Al Seef and Festival City

Dubai Creek is crossed by abra boat, and the Green Line serves both banks. An abra is a small wooden boat that has crossed the Creek for decades, and the ride takes about five minutes. The main abra stations are at Bur Dubai Old Souk, near Al Ghubaiba station, and at Deira Old Souk, near Al Ras station. The fare is low and paid in cash to the boatman as you board.

Al Seef is the waterfront walk on the Bur Dubai side of the Creek, near Al Ghubaiba and Sharaf DG stations. It is a 1.8 kilometre promenade of heritage style buildings with cafes, shops and restaurants, and it is best in the evening when the lights come on. It is a newer development built in a heritage style, not an untouched historic quarter, but it is still a good place to walk after the souks.

On the other side of the Creek, Creek station is the Green Line terminus at Al Jadaf, and it is the stop for the Creek itself and for Creek Harbour. Dubai Festival City sits across the water, reached by abra or taxi. Al Jadaf station, one stop before Creek, is the stop for the Mohammed Bin Rashid Library and the Jaddaf Waterfront, which are both worth a stop if you are already on this end of the line.

Airport and Expo City: DXB terminals and Expo 2020

Dubai International Airport and Expo City Dubai sit at opposite ends of the Red Line. The airport is served by two Metro stations, Airport Terminal 1 and Airport Terminal 3, both on the Red Line, and both inside the airport buildings. Terminal 3 serves Emirates flights, and Terminal 1 serves other airlines. Follow the signs from arrivals to the Metro platform, and buy a ticket or a nol card before you reach the gate.

Terminal 2 has no Metro station. If you land at Terminal 2, take a bus or a taxi to the nearest Metro station instead, which is usually Airport Terminal 1 or Dubai Airport Free Zone on the Green Line. Our Dubai Airport by Metro page explains the Terminal 2 options in full, and the Airport Transfer calculator compares the Metro, taxi and bus for each terminal.

At the other end of the line, Expo 2020 station is the terminus of the Route 2020 branch, and it serves Expo City Dubai. Take a Red Line train with Expo 2020 as its destination, and check the destination on the front of the train before you board, because the line splits at National Paints and the other branch goes to Life Pharmacy. The outdoor grounds of Expo City, including Al Wasl Plaza, are free to walk, and some indoor pavilions need tickets, so check what is open before you go.

Stations with no major attraction: what to expect there

Not every Metro station has a major attraction nearby, and this section says so plainly. Of the 53 stations in the table, 17 list no major attraction, because they serve homes, offices or industrial areas rather than sights. That is the honest answer for a station that serves the people who live or work there. If you are staying near one of these stations, use it for travel, and take the Metro one or two stops to the nearest attraction instead of looking for a sight at your own stop.

The residential stops are spread across both lines. On the Green Line, e&, Al Qusais, Al Nahda, Al Qiyadah, Abu Baker Al Siddique, Oud Metha and Al Jadaf are mainly homes and offices, with local malls like Reef Mall and Lamcy Plaza nearby. On the Red Line, Equiti, InsuranceMarket, Dubai Internet City, Al Fardan Exchange, National Paints, The Gardens, Discovery Gardens and Al Furjan are the same: useful for the people who live there, but not a destination for a visitor.

At the far southwestern end of the Red Line, Energy, Danube and Life Pharmacy serve Jebel Ali Industrial Area and the Free Zone, and Dubai Investment Park serves the business park of the same name. Jumeirah Golf Estates serves the golf courses and Dubai Sports City. None of these stations is a place to get off for sightseeing, and this guide does not pretend otherwise.

Fares, tickets and travel times for an attractions day

A day of sightseeing by Metro costs a Silver nol fare of AED 3, AED 5 or AED 7.50 per trip, depending on zones. One zone costs AED 3, two zones cost AED 5, and all zones cost AED 7.50 on a Silver card, and Gold Class costs double: AED 6, AED 10 and AED 15. Red Ticket fares are AED 4, AED 6 and AED 8.50 for Regular, and AED 8, AED 12 and AED 17 for Gold. A QR single costs AED 6, AED 8 or AED 10.50 for Regular, and AED 10, AED 14 or AED 19 for Gold, plus an AED 2 fee per transaction, not per ticket. Fares checked 11 Nov 2026. Check RTA on the day you travel.

For a busy sightseeing day, a day pass is often the simplest choice. A QR day pass costs AED 22 for Regular and AED 42 for Gold, plus the AED 2 fee, and it covers Metro, Tram and buses until midnight on the day you first use it. A Silver nol card costs AED 25, of which AED 19 is credit. Compare the day pass against pay as you go with the Fare Calculator before you buy.

Trains run 5:00 to midnight from Monday to Thursday and on Saturday, 5:00 to 1:00 on Friday, and 8:00 to midnight on Sunday. Allow about 2 to 3 minutes per stop when you plan a journey, because RTA publishes no per trip journey time, Check the last train before you leave for an evening attraction.

Places the Metro does not reach directly

Some of Dubai’s best known places have no Metro station of their own, so plan the last stretch by bus, tram or taxi. The Palm Jumeirah has no Metro station: take the Metro to Sobha Realty or DMCC, change to the Tram, then change to the Palm Monorail. Dubai Miracle Garden and Global Village have no Metro station either: take the Metro to Mall of the Emirates, then bus 105 to Miracle Garden, and check the seasonal RTA buses to Global Village on the RTA app before you go, because the routes change each season.

Alserkal Avenue is the same kind of trip. It is in Al Quoz, and the nearest Metro station is Garmin, but the avenue is not a walk from the station, so take a bus or taxi for the last stretch. Plan the last stretch before you leave, not when you arrive at the station.

A last tip for these places: they are all busiest in the cooler months from November to March, and Miracle Garden and Global Village are seasonal, so check that they are open before you travel. Check the official page of each place on the day you go.

Frequently asked questions

The answers below use the same facts as the sections above, checked 11 Nov 2026.