The transport authorities in the United Arab Emirates have announced free parking during Ramadan as well as unique hours for public transportation in several emirates. In order to avoid parking in front of mosques during Taraweeh prayers, authorities have advised drivers to abide by the regulations of the road throughout the month. In the UAE, the following public parking and transportation hours have been announced alongside the UAE’s Ramadan free parking:
Abu Dhabi
Ramadan in Abu Dhabi will see a change in the busiest times for Darb toll gates, forcing drivers to pay between 8 and 10 am and 2 and 4 pm, Monday through Saturday, according to the Department of Municipalities and Transport’s Integrated Transport Center (ITC).
Monday to Saturday
Morning: 8am to10am
Evening: 2pm to 4pm
Sunday: Free
Throughout the month, the emirate’s mawaqif parking fines will continue to be collected between the hours of 8am and 12am. There will be no Darb and Mawaqif fees on Sunday, just like the rest of the year.Monday to Saturday: 8am to 12am
Sunday: Free
Service centres
ITC has also changed the hours of operation for its Customer Happiness Centers in Abu Dhabi City Municipality and Al Ain City Municipality, and now those locations will serve clients throughout Ramadan from Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The centers will only be open on Fridays from 9am to 12pm.
Al Ain City Municipality and Abu Dhabi – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Thursday.
Abu Dhabi and its suburbs
Every day between 5am/6am to 1am the following day
Suburbs – 6am to 1am the following day
Al Ain
Public buses will run in Al Ain from 7 am to 2 am. The services will be offered in its suburbs from 6 am to 11 pm, with a few services staying open until 12 midnight. With a modest modification in the frequency of a few routes in the city of Al Ain, the majority of the public bus services in the suburbs will stay the same.
Al Ain and its suburbs – 6am to 12am
Al Dhafrah – Other than a little variation in bus frequency, there won’t be any changes to the region’s bus services. But, during the iftar period, public buses will not operate.Abu Dhabi Express
The hours of operation for Abu Dhabi Express are 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. on weekdays and 6 a.m. to 1 a.m. on weekends. Throughout the week, the Abu Dhabi Link service will be accessible from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Weekdays – 6am to 11pm
Weekends – 6am to 1am
Link service – 6am to 11pm (All days)
Ramadan Free Parking
The Ramadan free parking will hold Monday to Saturday: 8am to 6pm and from 8pm to 12 midnight
TECOM area (parking with code F): 8am to 6pm. The Ramadan free parking will hold virtually everyday of the week.
The multi-level parking: 24-hour
Customer happiness centres
Customer happiness centres
Customers Happiness Centers will be open from Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. throughout Ramadan. The Smart Consumer Happiness Centers at RTA Headquarters, Umm Ramool, Al Manara, Deira, and Al Barsha will be open 24 hours a day as usual.
For the metro: both Red and Green Stations on the Red Line will operate on the dates as follow:
Monday to Thursday – 5am to 12 midnight
Friday – 5am to 1am
Saturday – 5am to 12 midnight
Sunday from 8am to 12 midnight
Dubai Tram
Monday to Saturday: 6am to 1am
Sunday – 9am to 1am.
Bus routes will operate from 6am to 1am (Next day)
The timings of the Metro feeder bus stations will coincide with the first and last Metro timing.
Inter-City Bus Routes
Asides from the Ramadan free parking, these inter-city bus routes will also be active:
E16 from Al Sabkha to Hatta
E100 from Al Ghubaiba to Abu Dhabi
E101 from Ibn Battuta to Abu Dhabi
E102 from Ibn Battuta to Al Mussafah
E201 from Al Ghubaiba To Al Ain
E303 from the Union Station to Al Jubail in Sharjah
E306 from Al Ghubaiba to Al Jubail in Sharjah
E307 from City Centre Deira to Al Jubail in Sharjah
E307A from Abu Hail to Al Jubail in Sharjah
E315 from Etisalat station to Muwaileh in Sharjah
E400 from the Union station to Ajman
E411 from the Union station to Ajman
E700 from the Union Station to Fujairah
Vehicle Testing Centres
The business hours of service provider centres (vehicle technical testing) will be as follows:
Tasjeel Jebel Ali
Monday to Thursday and Saturday – 7am to 4pm
Friday – 7am to 12 noon
Tasjeel Hatta
Monday to Thursday and Saturday – 8am to 3pm
Friday – 8pm to 12 midnight
Al Mutakamela Al Quoz, Wasel Al Jaddaf, Nad Al Hamar, Tamam Al Kindi, Cars Al Mamzar, Cars Deira, Tasjeel Discovery, Al Aweer, AutoPro Al Satwa, AutoPro Al Mankhool, Tasjeel Al Tawar:
Monday to Thursday and Saturday – 8am to 4pm, 8pm to 12 midnight
Friday – 8am to 12 noon, 8pm to 12 midnight.
Tasjeel Al Qusais, Tasjeel Al Barsha, Tasjeel Al Warsan
Monday to Thursday and Saturday – 8am to 12 midnight
Friday – 8am to 12 noon, 3pm to 12 midnight
Shamil Al Adhed, Shamil Muhaisnah, Shamil Nad Al Hamar, Shamil Al-Qusais, Tajdeed, Wasl Al Arabi Center, Al Mumayaz Al Barsha, Al Mumayaz Al Mizhar, Tasjeel Motor City, Tasjeel Arabian City, Al Yalayes, Al Mutakamela, Al Aweer and Quick: works
Monday to Thursday and Saturday – 8am to 4pm, 8pm to 12 midnight
Friday – 8am to 12 noon, 8pm to 12 midnight
All the Service Provider Centres will continue to be closed on Sundays.
Marine Transport, Water Bus timings
Dubai Marina (BM1)
Marina Mall and the Marina Promenade On Monday through Thursday, 2pm to 9:55 pm; on Friday, 1pm to 10:25 pm; and on Saturday and Sunday, 2pm to 10:25 pm.
Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 11.45 p.m., Friday from 12 p.m. to 12 a.m., and Saturday through Sunday from 12 p.m. to 12 a.m.
Marina Walk – Marina Terrace. On Monday through Thursday, 2 pm to 9:55 pm; on Friday, 2 pm to 10:25 pm; and on Saturday and Sunday, 2 pm to 10:25 pm.
Entire Route: Monday through Thursday, 5.05 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.; Friday, 5.10 p.m. to 10.05 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday, 5.05 p.m. to 10.05 p.m.
Marina Mall – Bluewaters (BM3), Monday – Thursday from 4pm to 11.45pm, Friday: 5pm to 12.40am, Saturday – Sunday from 5pm to 12.40 am.
Dubai abras
Gold Souq of Dubai – Baniyas (CR3) Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 11:35 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to 12:15 a.m.; and Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 12:25 a.m.
Sabkha – Al Fahidi (CR4) Monday through Thursday, 9.00 am to 11.20 pm, Friday, 9.00 am to 12.15 am the next day, and Saturday and Sunday, ten am to twelve midnight.
Al Fahidi – Old Deira Souq (CR5) Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 11.20 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to 12.15 a.m. the following day; and Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 12.20 a.m. the day after.
The Baniyas-Seef (CR6) 9 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday through Thursday Saturday through Sunday: 10am – 12.15am of the following day; Friday: 9am – 12.20am of the following day.
Al Fahidi, Seef, and the Dubai Gold Souq (CR7) Saturday through Sunday, 4 p.m. to 12.20 a.m.
Dubai Creek Harbor – Dubai Festival City (CR9) Saturday through Sunday, 4 p.m. to 12.10 a.m.
Al Jaddaf – Festival City of Dubai (BM2) Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 11.20 p.m., Friday, 8 a.m. to 12 a.m. the following day, and Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 12 a.m. the next day.
From 7.30 p.m. to 12 a.m., tourists depart from Sheikh Zayed Road Station (TR6).
Abu Dhabi’s Al Jaddaf Harbor (CR11) Monday through Wednesday and Friday: 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Al Marfa Souq – Dubai Gold Souq (CR12) Saturday to Sunday and Friday: 5.30pm to 12.45 am Monday to Thursday: 5.30pm to 10.45pm.
Harbour Souq – Deira Old Souq (CR13) Saturday to Sunday and Friday: 5.05pm to 12.25am, Monday to Thursday: 5.05pm to 10.25pm.
Dubai Ferry
1 p.m. to 8 p.m., Al Ghubaiba to Marina Mall and the opposite.
Al Ghubaiba at the Dubai Water Canal is open between 2.20 and 9.20.
1.50 and 8.50 p.m. at Marina Mall along the Dubai Water Canal.
Ghubaiba – Bluewaters both at 1.20 and 8.20.
Marina Mall’s Bluewaters between 2.50 and 9.50 p.m.
Complete trip to Dubai Marina (FR4) Only two journeys, at 4.30 pm and 8.30 pm.
Al Ghubaiba – Al Marfa Souq (CR10) 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Sharjah
The Sharjah Municipality stated last week that there would be charged parking during Ramadan in the emirate.
From Saturday to Thursday, there will be paid parking available from 8 a.m. to 12 a.m.
Fridays are free parking days, with the exception of areas with blue information signs. On every day of the week, parking in these places is a paid service.
After the adhan (call to prayer), parking around mosques will be free for an hour. Residents should enjoy the Ramadan free parking and not forget to drive safely.