Dubai Metro to Palm Jumeirah: Metro to Tram to Monorail (Step-by-Step)

First, the fact that shapes the whole trip: there is no direct Metro station on Palm Jumeirah, so the trip is a chain of three rides. You take the Red Line to DMCC or Sobha Realty, change to the Dubai Tram, ride to the Palm Jumeirah stop, walk about 10 minutes to Palm Gateway, and then take the Palm Monorail if it is running. The Metro and Tram legs cost one Metro fare, from AED 3 to AED 7.50 on a Silver nol card, as checked 11 Nov 2026, and the full table is in the fares section below. The Monorail is different: sources conflict about whether it is running, and no fare is given in this guide, so check palmmonorail.com on the day you travel. This guide is for first time visitors heading to Atlantis, Aquaventure, the Mall, The View or The Pointe.

The route at a glance: Metro, Tram and Monorail in four legs

In short, the trip to Palm Jumeirah has four legs: Metro, Tram, a walk, and the Monorail. The Metro takes you to the Marina area, the Tram takes you to the foot of the Palm, the walk takes you over the footbridge to Palm Gateway, and the Monorail, if it is running, takes you along the trunk to your destination. The first three legs are fixed. The fourth leg is the one to check on the day, because sources conflict about whether the Monorail is running.

Leg	From and to	Time	Fare (Silver, per person)
1. Metro	Your station to DMCC or Sobha Realty	About 2 to 3 minutes a stop	AED 3, AED 5 or AED 7.50 by zones
2. Tram	Dubai Marina or Jumeirah Lakes Towers to Palm Jumeirah	About 16 or 24 minutes	No extra fare under the 30 minute transfer rule
3. Walk	Palm Jumeirah tram stop to Palm Gateway	About 10 minutes	Free
4. Monorail	Palm Gateway to your destination	Not included	Not shown: check palmmonorail.com

Keep one point in mind for the whole trip: you are on the Palm once you reach the Palm Jumeirah tram stop, so even if the Monorail is not running, a taxi from the tram stop reaches every destination on the island. If you are already in the Marina, the Metro leg is short, so the Tram and the walk matter more than the train. The times in the table are estimates, and the fares were checked 11 Nov 2026. See our Dubai Metro Map 2026 guide for the lines and zones.

Step 1: take the Red Line to DMCC or Sobha Realty

The first move is simple: take the Red Line to DMCC or Sobha Realty, whichever gives you fewer stops from where you start. Both stations sit on the Red Line in Zone 2, and both connect to the Dubai Tram by footbridge. Sobha Realty connects to the Dubai Marina tram stop, and DMCC connects to the Jumeirah Lakes Towers tram stop. From most starting stations Sobha Realty is nearer by one stop, because it comes first when you travel from the city towards the Marina, but from the Expo 2020 branch DMCC is nearer, so check the table below before you board.

Starting station	Near interchange	Metro stops
Centrepoint	Sobha Realty	22
Airport Terminal 3	Sobha Realty	20
Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall	Sobha Realty	8
Mall of the Emirates	Sobha Realty	4
Ibn Battuta	DMCC	2
Union (change to Red Line)	Sobha Realty	15

Board the train in the right direction. From the city end of the line, take a train towards Expo 2020 or Life Pharmacy and get off at Sobha Realty or DMCC. From the Expo 2020 branch, take a train towards Centrepoint. If you start on the Green Line, change at Union or BurJuman to the Red Line. At the station, follow the signs for the Tram, not the street exit, and allow about 5 minutes for the change. Our Dubai Metro Route Planner plans the same leg from any starting station, and the Sobha Realty Metro Station guide covers that station in detail.

Step 2: change to the Dubai Tram

You change to the Dubai Tram at the Dubai Marina or Jumeirah Lakes Towers tram stop, by footbridge from the Metro station. At Sobha Realty, follow the signs through the air-conditioned footbridge to the Dubai Marina tram stop. At DMCC, follow the signs across the footbridge to the Jumeirah Lakes Towers tram stop. The walk takes about 5 minutes, longer with heavy luggage.

1. Tap out of the Metro at Sobha Realty or DMCC, and keep your nol card or phone ticket ready.
2. Follow the Tram signs over the footbridge to the Dubai Marina or Jumeirah Lakes Towers tram stop.
3. Tap into the Tram within 30 minutes of tapping out of the Metro, so the Tram counts as part of the same journey.
4. Board a tram towards Al Sufouh, and get off at the Palm Jumeirah stop.

The 30 minute rule is what makes the Tram cheap: tap into the Tram within 30 minutes of tapping out of the Metro and the two rides count as one journey, charged on the total zones crossed, so the Tram adds no extra fare. If the change takes longer than 30 minutes, a second 1-zone fare applies, which is AED 3 on Silver. The Tram is not free, it is included in the one journey fare.

Step 3: ride the Tram to Palm Jumeirah and walk to Palm Gateway

From the interchange, ride the Tram to the Palm Jumeirah stop, heading towards Al Sufouh. The stop displays show the next stop, so you can count down. From the Dubai Marina tram stop it is 4 stops, about 16 minutes. From the Jumeirah Lakes Towers tram stop it is 6 stops, about 24 minutes. The Tram has 11 stops in total, all in Zone 2, and it runs Monday to Saturday from 6:00 am to 1:00 am and on Sunday from 9:00 am to 1:00 am.

From the Dubai Marina tram stop, the stops in order are:

• Dubai Marina, then Marina Towers, then Mina Seyahi, then Media City, then Palm Jumeirah.

From the Jumeirah Lakes Towers tram stop, the stops in order are:

• Jumeirah Lakes Towers, then Dubai Marina Mall, then Dubai Marina, then Marina Towers, then Mina Seyahi, then Media City, then Palm Jumeirah.

Get off at the Palm Jumeirah stop. The stop is on the mainland, not on the Palm itself. From the stop, follow the signs for the Monorail: turn towards the footbridge, cross over the road, and follow the walkway marked To Monorail to Palm Gateway. The walk takes about 10 minutes, and it is the only part of the trip with no vehicle, so allow for the heat and for luggage.

Step 4: the Monorail leg, and how to check it on the day

Be clear about one thing: the Monorail leg is the one part of this trip you must check on the day, because sources conflict about whether it is running. Press reports said the Monorail reopened in June and July 2026, but checks of palmmonorail.com in September and October 2026 still showed a temporary suspension notice with no reopening date. This guide does not state the Monorail as running or closed, and it gives no Monorail fare, because neither fact is settled.

If the Monorail is running when you check, the leg works like this: board at Palm Gateway and ride towards Atlantis Aquaventure. The stations in order are Palm Gateway, Al Ittihad Park, Palm Jumeirah Mall, and Atlantis Aquaventure. The Mall station carries the new name of the mall, which was called Nakheel Mall until 3 Sep 2025. The Pointe has no verified Monorail stop name in the sources we checked. The Monorail is a separate system from the Metro and Tram, so do not assume your nol card works on it.

The published timetable still shown on palmmonorail.com, Gateway first train 9:00 am and last train 9:45 pm, Atlantis first train 9:15 am and last train 10:00 pm, every 15 minutes, applies to when service resumes, not to today. Treat it as a guide, not a promise for your date. Check the site on the morning of your trip, and have the taxi fallback in mind before you leave the hotel.

If the Monorail is not running: take a taxi from the Tram stop

The fallback is simple: if the Monorail is not running, take a taxi from the Palm Jumeirah tram stop to your destination. You are already on the Palm once you reach the tram stop, and the island is open at all times. Taxis wait near the tram stop, and you can also book one in the Careem or Hala app. The fare is metered, so no fixed figure is given here, and the meter is final.

Destination	Where it sits	Taxi ride from the tram stop
Palm Jumeirah Mall and The View	On the trunk, nearest the mainland	Shortest ride
The Pointe	Tip of the trunk, facing Atlantis	Short ride
Atlantis and Aquaventure	Far end of the crescent	Longest ride

Atlantis is the longest taxi ride, because it sits at the far end of the crescent. For the return trip, ask the taxi driver to drop you at the Palm Jumeirah tram stop, then take the Tram back and change to the Metro at Jumeirah Lakes Towers or Dubai Marina. Check the last Tram and the last Metro before you leave for dinner or a late show, because the Tram runs to 1:00 am but the Metro ends at midnight, or 1:00 am on Friday.

Fares: what the Metro and Tram cost

In short, the Metro and Tram legs cost one Metro fare for the zones your Metro leg touches. The Tram is all in Zone 2, which your Metro leg to DMCC or Sobha Realty already touches, so the Tram adds no extra fare if you tap in within 30 minutes of tapping out of the Metro. A Tram-only trip is a 1-zone trip. The table below shows the fares as checked 11 Nov 2026 on the RTA Nol Fares page. Fares change, so check rta.ae on the day you travel.

Fares checked 11 Nov 2026. No Monorail fare is shown in this guide.

Card or ticket type	1 zone	2 zones	More than 2 zones
Silver nol card	AED 3	AED 5	AED 7.50
Gold nol card	AED 6	AED 10	AED 15
Red Ticket, Regular	AED 4	AED 6	AED 8.50
Red Ticket, Gold	AED 8	AED 12	AED 17
QR ticket, Regular	AED 6	AED 8	AED 10.50
QR ticket, Gold	AED 10	AED 14	AED 19
Tram-only trip	AED 3 Silver	Tram is all Zone 2	Tram is all Zone 2

A QR ticket adds an AED 2 service fee per transaction, not per ticket, so buy the day’s tickets in one go if you use QR. A day pass costs AED 22 Regular or AED 42 Gold, and it covers the Metro, Tram and bus until midnight on the day of first use. Children 5 and under travel free on the Metro and Tram. If you start at Danube or Jumeirah Golf Estates, no fare is shown here, because both stations sit on zone boundaries with no verified single zone, so check the fare in the RTA app or on the gate display. See our Dubai Metro Fares guide and our Dubai Metro Fare Calculator for the full fare picture.

How long does the trip to the Palm take?

As a rule of thumb, the trip to the Palm usually takes about an hour from central Dubai, and longer from the airport. The times below are estimates, not measured times, because RTA publishes no per-trip journey time. The method is about 2 to 3 minutes a Metro stop, about 4 minutes a Tram stop, about 5 minutes for each change, and about 10 minutes for the walk to Palm Gateway. The totals stop at Palm Gateway, before the Monorail.

From	Metro	Tram and walk	Total before the Monorail
Airport Terminal 3 to Atlantis	20 stops, about 50 minutes	4 Tram stops, about 16 minutes, plus about 10 minutes walk	About 80 minutes
Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall to Atlantis	8 stops, about 20 minutes	4 Tram stops, about 16 minutes, plus about 10 minutes walk	About 50 minutes
Mall of the Emirates to Palm Gateway	4 stops, about 10 minutes	4 Tram stops, about 16 minutes, plus about 10 minutes walk	About 40 minutes

Three things make the trip longer: a change at Union or BurJuman if you start on the Green Line, which adds about 5 minutes; a wait for the Tram at peak times, which can add up to 10 minutes; and the walk to Palm Gateway in the heat, which is slower with children or luggage. Starting at the far end of the Green Line adds the most time of all, because the ride to Union alone can take 30 minutes or more. The return trip takes about the same time, so work backwards from the last train: check the last Metro from Sobha Realty or DMCC before you leave the Palm, and leave enough time for the taxi or Monorail leg, the walk, the Tram and the Metro. If you want times from your own starting station, use our Palm Jumeirah Calculator or our Dubai Metro Route Planner.

Atlantis and Aquaventure: the far end of the Palm

Atlantis and Aquaventure sit at the far end of the Palm, on the crescent, so they need the longest last leg of any Palm destination. Atlantis The Palm is the hotel at the tip of the crescent on Crescent Road, and Aquaventure Waterpark sits beside it, with more than 105 slides and a private beach. Because they are the farthest point on the island, plan the Monorail check and the taxi fallback before you leave, not when you reach Palm Gateway.

Aquaventure opens every day from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm on the official site, although the Atlantis FAQ still says 6:30 pm, so treat 6:00 pm as the planning figure and check aquaventureworld.com before you go. Day passes use date-based pricing: from about AED 255 online, checked 11 Nov 2026, with busy Saturdays costing more. Adult or junior is decided by height, above or below 1.2 m, and children under 3 go free. Book online in advance, because popular dates sell out.

For the last leg, check palmmonorail.com on the morning of your visit. If the Monorail is running, ride from Palm Gateway to the Atlantis Aquaventure station and follow the signs to the waterpark entrance. If it is not running, take a taxi from the Palm Jumeirah tram stop straight to Atlantis. Allow the full trip time in the table above, and remember the waterpark closes in the early evening.

Palm Jumeirah Mall, The View and The Pointe: the trunk

Palm Jumeirah Mall, The View at The Palm and The Pointe sit on the trunk of the Palm, closer to the mainland than Atlantis. The Mall is the nearest, The View sits on top of it, and The Pointe is a short taxi ride further along the trunk.

Palm Jumeirah Mall

Palm Jumeirah Mall is the mall on the trunk, with more than 300 shops and a large restaurant floor. It was called Nakheel Mall until 3 Sep 2025, and the Monorail station carries the new name too. It is the entrance to The View at The Palm, on Level 2.

The View at The Palm

The View at The Palm is the observation deck on Level 52 of Palm Tower, 240 metres above the island. Standard admission starts from about AED 100 to 110 for an adult, checked 11 Nov 2026, sunset prime slots cost more, and tickets are for a timed slot, so arrive 15 minutes before your time. Check theviewpalm.ae for the hours on your date.

The Pointe

The Pointe is a waterfront dining promenade at the tip of the trunk, with more than 70 restaurants and cafes facing Atlantis across the water. Entry is free, and the fountain shows run in the evening. Check thepointe.ae for the hours on your date, and book waterfront tables in advance on weekends. Reach it by taxi from the tram stop.

When to leave, and what to book first

Plan the day this way: leave early in the morning for Aquaventure, and book your tickets before you travel. Aquaventure opens at 10:00 am, so leave the hotel by 8:30 am if you are coming from central Dubai, and by 8:00 am from the airport area, to allow for the Metro, the Tram, the walk and the last leg. Book the waterpark ticket online first, then check palmmonorail.com on the morning of the trip.

For The View at The Palm at sunset, book a prime sunset slot in advance, because those slots sell out first, and leave so you arrive at the Mall 30 minutes before your slot time. The trip takes about 40 to 50 minutes from central Dubai before the last leg, so work backwards from your slot and add the taxi or Monorail time. For dinner at The Pointe, book a waterfront table in advance on weekends, and check the last train home before you go: the Metro ends at midnight, or 1:00 am on Friday, and the Tram runs to 1:00 am. Our Dubai Metro Timings guide has the first and last trains.

What to pack and know before you go

The golden rule is to pack light, because this trip has two changes and a walk. RTA allows a maximum of two bags per passenger on the Metro: one large suitcase and one small bag. If your party carries more than two bags per person, take a taxi from the start instead.

• Keep your nol balance above AED 7.50, the minimum to open the gates.
• Charge your phone before you leave, for tickets, Tram times and the Monorail check.
• Carry water and sun protection for the walk to Palm Gateway, which is outdoors in the open sun.
• Wear comfortable shoes for the footbridges and the walk.
• Download the nol Pay or S’hail app before you travel, and buy your ticket while you have internet.
• Check the last train before you leave the hotel, not when you are standing on the Palm at night.

Children 5 and under travel free on the Metro and Tram, but the walk to Palm Gateway is long for small children in the heat, so plan a taxi for the last leg if you have young children. The Tram and Metro are air-conditioned, but the walk is not, so carry water even for a short trip.

Common mistakes, and how to avoid them

In our experience, most Palm trips go wrong for one of five reasons, and each one is easy to avoid.

• Assuming the Metro goes to the Palm: it does not. The Metro ends at DMCC or Sobha Realty, and the Tram and the walk come next.
• Getting off at the wrong interchange: Sobha Realty connects to the Dubai Marina tram stop and DMCC to Jumeirah Lakes Towers. Check the stop counts in Step 1 before you board.
• Boarding the Tram in the wrong direction: from both interchange stops, take a tram towards Al Sufouh, not back towards Jumeirah Beach Residence 1.
• Taking longer than 30 minutes to change: if you tap into the Tram more than 30 minutes after tapping out of the Metro, a second 1-zone fare applies. Keep the change brisk.
• Planning the day around the Monorail: check palmmonorail.com on the day, and have the taxi fallback ready, so a closed Monorail does not end the trip.

One more check before you go: start at Danube or Jumeirah Golf Estates and no fare is shown for your trip, because both stations sit on zone boundaries with no verified single zone, so check the fare in the RTA app first. If you want the times and fares worked out from your own starting station, use our Palm Jumeirah Calculator.

Frequently asked questions

The answers below use the same facts as the sections above, checked 11 Nov 2026. Check palmmonorail.com on the day you travel.