Dubai Ferry Tickets

There are two types of tickets available on the Dubai Ferry depending on which class you choose to travel in – silver or gold class.

Ticket Prices

 

Route Ticket Price – Silver Ticket Price – Gold
Al Ghubaiba to Dubai Marina 50 Dirhams 75 Dirhams
Dubai Marina to Al Ghubaiba 50 Dirhams 75 Dirhams
Dubai Marina Circular Trip 50 Dirhams 75 Dirhams
Al Ghubaiba Circular Trip 50 Dirhams 75 Dirhams
Al Ghubaiba to Sharjah Aquarium and vice versa  15 Dirhams 25 Dirhams
Al Ghubaiba to Dubai Canal Station or Vice Versa

Dubai Marina to Dubai Canal Station or Vice Versa

25 Dirhams 35 Dirhams

There is also a family ticket bundle available as follows:

Touristic Trips Ticket Price – Silver Ticket Price – Gold
Family Bundle (2 adults and 2 children) 140 Dirhams 210 Dirhams

Dubai Water Canal

The ferry is no longer running along Dubai Water Canal and the service has been changed to the Dubai Water Bus. Tickets are 2 dirhams per stop.

Gold Class
The gold class (of which there are 14 seats) is at the front of the boat in a separate area with more comfortable seats.

Silver Class
The Silver class seats (of which there are 84)  are in the main body of the boat and from here you also have access to the outside area at the back of the boat. Gold Class customers can also use this area if they wish.

The exterior area of the ferry which is accessible from the Silver Class cabin.
The exterior area of the ferry which is accessible from the Silver Class cabin.

Children
Children under 5 years old travel for free on the Dubai Ferry. Children aged 5 years or over pay the full adult ticket price. It is possible to use a pushchair on the Dubai Ferry.

Buying Tickets

You can buy your Dubai Ferry Tickets at the ferry terminus (each one has its own ticket office right next to where the ferry departs) and they can be paid for by either cash, debit or credit card or Nol card. Your Nol card will need to be charged up with the full fare beforehand.

You can also buy tickets from the RTA website.

The tourist trips run for around an hour so this is a quite good value for a tour of the Dubai coastline.

There are also two spaces available for wheelchair users in the silver class area of the ferry.

The Dubai Ferry is also available for private hire – contact the RTA on 800 9090 for further information.

502 thoughts on “Dubai Ferry Tickets”

  1. Hi,

    Could you please confirm if the ferry is still operational from Marina to Ghubaiba at 11 am and 1 pm ?
    Also is the marina ferry terminal at the Marina mall ?

    Thanks

    1. I think it would probably be at the discretion of the people who were working on the ferry but I expect they would let you on if it wasn’t going to take up too much space or cause a hazard by blocking walkways.

    1. just near ghubaiba metro station….. while walking through ghubaiba metro station to abra side this you will find in the center….. when you will go there you will find easily

      1. Dear Admin,

        I just open my bank account with Emirates NBD and in my debit card they offer me Free RTA Dubai Ferrt every friday for 02 adults and 2 children . So can i utilize this offer any other day or not?

  2. Hi
    I have a Emirates NBD platinum go4it credit card, I could see as part of there offers I can use the Dubai ferry on Fridays at 2:30 for free along with 1 person.
    Request you to confirm the same.
    Do I need to take any prior approval ?

    Thanks & regards,
    Naren

      1. Hi there,
        Please could you tell me if it is possible to get on the ferry at Marasi today at 18.35 towards Dubai Canal Station and then get back onto the ferry at Dubai Canal Station at 19.35? And do we need our Nol cards to pay for the tickets?
        Thanks

  3. Hi,

    I am planning to go via ferry from Al ghubaiba to Marina.
    On route i am able to have a view of Al-Arab and Atlantis?

    I checked the route on website but little consfused. It will be great if you can help me.

    1. You will see the Burj al Arab but not see Atlantis close upas the route goes along the shoreline not round the palm.

  4. Hi.
    Can we buy a round trip ticket online ?
    We will be in Dubai from 25th to 30th & were planning to book it beforehand for 29th Jan.

    Thank You.
    Piyush

  5. Hi, thank you for the very informative website on the ferry! I would like to check with you if the 3pm circular route from the Dubai Marina to the Burj Al Arab is any different than the 5pm circular route Dubai Marina to Atlantis? If it is different, where can I find a picture of the route?

    How early on the day of departure should I be at the Dubai Marina to purchase the tickets for the 3pm and 5pm circular route to from the Marina?

    Thank you!

    1. Yes if you check out the routes page there is a map showing the 5pm route whereas the 3pm route goes ‘under’ the Palm and more along the shoreline.

      1. Hi ,

        I got few silver tickets of Dubai Ferry and I need to use in future on my off days, so is there any send email for confirmation or we can go directly to the counter plz advise me.
        thanks
        Raja

        1. I’m not sure what you mean by you have silver ferry tickets as tickets can only be bought on the day at the time of travel. Do you have a silver Nol card? If so these can’t be used to buy ferry tickets at present.

          1. I’m sorry I don’t have any information on those tickets so it would probably be best to call the RTA on 800 9090.

  6. Hi!
    Children ticket price in this page is incorrect. We went from Dubai Marina to Al Ghubaiba yesterday and we had to pay full price for our 8year-old. Trip itself was great though!!

      1. Ok, anyway we did. Also after specifically asking about price for children as per your web page.
        Maybe ticket sales personnel needs more info on this?

        Kind Regards,
        Fredrik

        1. I went to the Water Canal Station and they said that tickets for children were full price from there (to Al Ghubaiba and the Marina I believe) but should be half price from those 2 stations so maybe there has been a miscommunication in the RTA somewhere.

  7. I want to take a trip from al gubaiba to dubai marina but wanted to know that which would be the closest metro station post that trip to return home.

  8. Hi,

    I am interested in taking a ferry trip from Dubai Marina to Atlantis. Can you let me know which is the closets metro station to Dubai Marina ferry stop and is it walking distance.

    As mentioned the trip is at 5 p.m daily

    1. The closest Metro is Damac station (formerly Dubai Marina) – yes it is within walking distance, just go through the Marina Mall and turn left.

  9. Can the tickets be purchased ahead of time?
    I have guests coming in to Dubai and want to take them for a cruise from Dubai Marina around Atlantis and back this coming 29th

  10. Hi. I wanna know about Emirates nbd deal upon dubai ferry that is the free ride on every friday, i need to know exactly what i need to do to get this option

    1. We understand that you get a free ride one Friday a month but you will need to check specific details with Emirates NBD/RTA.

  11. Hi,
    We are planning a ferry ride for our group of 150 pax in Feb 2017 and we were told that the ferry ticket for Feb 2017 has been increased. Can you please confirm ?

      1. Hi ,

        Any update on the offers for NYE ? it is already 19th of Dec , and it would help know if someone wants to make plans for a large group .

        1. No details as of yet. If you have a large group you would probably be better off with a private charter, perhaps even using the water taxi. Contact the RTA on 800 9090 for water taxi hire.

          1. Hi, i contacted RTA for a private charter 2 weeks ago , they said that basically you would need to buy all the tickets for a whole ferry, and when i asked how much a ticket would be for gold and silver for 31st dec, they said they don’t know yet. So basically i did not get any usefull feedback.

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