Dubai ferry

The Dubai Ferry currently runs from four ferry terminals: Dubai Marina, Al Ghubaiba, Dubai Canal Station and Al Jadaf.

The first two stations to operate were at Al Ghubaiba and Dubai Marina, with a terminal at Al Mamzar introduced in October 2014 – However, this is no longer running at present due to lack of demand.

Ferry services run 7 days a week.

From November 2016 ferry services started using the Dubai Canal, trip details are shown further below.

Ticket prices are shown here.

The Al Ghubaiba terminal is a minutes walk from the Al Ghubaiba Metro station, near the creek abra stations.

The Marina terminal is a short walk (about 500 yards to the left) from outside the Marina Mall.

There are circular tourist type trips that run for approximately 1 hour from each terminal but there are now also trips that run from one terminal to the other (which also take 60-90 minutes).

The currently advertised trips for Dubai Marina and Al Ghubaiba are:

11am, 1pm and 6.30pm	One way trips from Al Ghubaiba to Dubai Marina and Dubai Marina to Al Ghubabiba. From November 2016 these trips will  stop at the Dubai Canal Station en route.
10am, 12pm (midday) and 5.30pm	One way trips between Al Jaddaf Station and the Dubai Canal Station: calling at Dubai Design District, Al Wajeha Al Maeyah, and Marasi stations in the Business Bay; and the Sheikh Zayed Road Station in the Dubai Water Canal. See below for more specific details
3pm	Circular Tourist trips: 1.       from Al Ghubaiba within the creek 2.       Dubai Marina to Burj al Arab
4.30pm	(Thursday and Friday) Tourist trip from Al Mamzar (circular) Not currently running although you can book a circular trip if you give 48 hours notice.
5pm	Sightseeing circular trips: 1.       Al Ghubaiba to Jumeirah Beach 2.       Dubai Marina to Atlantis

Trips from Dubai Water Canal Marine Station

Ferry Direction	1	2	3
To Al Jaddaf	12:05	14:05	19:35
To Al Ghubaiba	11:50	13:50	19:20
To Dubai Marina	11:50	13:50	19:20

Dubai Water Canal Routes- Al Jadaf to Dubai Canal Station

Towards Dubai Canal Station
Al Jadaf	10:00	12:00	17:30
Dubai Design District	10:35	12:35	18:05
Al Wajeha Al Maeyah	10:50	12:50	18:20
Marasi	11:05	13:05	18:35
Sheikh Zayed Road	11:25	13:25	18:55
Dubai Canal Station	11:45	13:45	19:15

Dubai Water Canal Routes – Dubai Canal Station to Al Jadaf

Towards Al Jadaf
Dubai Canal Station	12:05	14:05	19:35
Sheikh Zayed Road	12:25	14:25	19:55
Marasi	12:45	14:45	20:15
Al Wajeha Al Maeyah	13:00	15:00	20:30
Dubai Design District	13:15	15:15	20:45
Al Jadaf	13:50	15:50	21:20

Scheduled circular services (services that start and leave from the same station) will only run with at least 10 passengers. You can also privately hire the boats for your own trip at any available time between 9am and 9pm. Evening trips are busier so you may need to get to the terminal well in advance of the sailing (30 minutes or more).

Both circular routes run along the shore from the terminus with views of the coastline and the many local attractions, they run for one hour and then return from the place they started from. In this way they are really just excursions rather than a means to actually get anywhere within Dubai.

All Routes Map

Here is a summary map of the routes that are covered by the Dubai Ferry. You can click on the map to see a larger version.

Dubai Marina

This is the tourist route covered by the Dubai Marina ferry which runs at 5pm:

Dubai Marina Ferry Route

There is also an ‘internal route’ running from Dubai Marina for an hour at 3pm.

In addition you can travel at 11am, 1pm and 6.30pm from Dubai Marina to Al Ghubaiba. This stops at Dubai Canal Station en route.

Al Ghubaiba

The route covered by the Al Ghubaiba ferry for the circular trip at 5pm is shown below. However, note that the route may be subject to change. The 3pm trip stays within Dubai Creek.

In addition there is a ferry running from Al Ghubaiba to Dubai Marina Ferry terminal at 11am, 1pm and 6.30pm. This stops at Dubai Canal Station en route.

Route for Marina/Al Ghubaiba

Below is the approximate route for the ferry that runs to and from the Marina and Al Ghubaiba:

Al Jadaf/ Dubai Canal Station

From November 2016 a new route was added in the Dubai Water Canal that goes from Al Jadaf to Dubai Canal Station and back at 10am, Midday and 5.30pm.

The Dubai Ferry can be hired for private trips with no seats so that guests can mingle. It costs 2800 dirhams per hour (prices may change).You can also use the Water Taxi and the Water Bus for your journeys.

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 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

There is a separate ticket schedule for travel on the Dubai Water Canal route that goes from one end of the canal to the other – the ticket price here depends on how many stations are travelled.
There is also a circular route from Sheikh Zayed Road Marine Transport Station.

Number of Stations	Ticket Price – Silver	Ticket Price – Gold
1	15 Dirhams	25 Dirhams
2	25 Dirhams	35 Dirhams
3	35 Dirhams	50 Dirhams
4	45 Dirhams	60 Dirhams
Entire Route	50 Dirhams	75 Dirhams
1hr Circular trip from Sheikh Zayed Road Station	50 Dirhams	75 Dirhams

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.

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 or debit or credit card. You can’t at present book tickets for the Dubai Ferry in advance or online, you need to go and buy them at the time of sailing.
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.