A list of speed limits in Dubai – from main roads to highways

Dubai: Whether you are driving on a highway, main road or a one-way lane in your community, it is critical to know what the speed limit is of each road to make sure you are not driving too fast or too slow. Abiding by the speed limit ensures your safety, as well as the safety of other road users.

When it comes to roads in Dubai, Dubai Police has an open database on its website – dubaipolice.gov.ae – with speed limits of major roads in Dubai. While the speed limit on this list varies from 60 kmph to 120 kmph, it is important to note that these are major roads in the Emirate, and, so, have a higher speed limit. For internal roads around neighbourhoods and schools, the speed limit is often lower, at around 40kmph.

What is the list?

The list provided by Dubai Police provides some basic details of the major roads in Dubai, including the street or road name, the road speed, the ‘radar control’ and the number of lanes.

Why is road speed different from radar control?

Radar control refers to the point where you will be caught on a radar for driving over the speed limit. In Dubai, motorists have a grace speed limit, which is normally of 20kmph, after which they are penalised for speeding. For example, if the road speed limit is 80kmph, you have a buffer of 20kmph. So, if you are driving at 90kmph, you will not be fined for speeding. However, the moment you hit 101kmph, your car will be caught on camera when you cross a radar.

Dubai Street Speed Limits

Here is the list of road speed limits in Dubai, as provided by Dubai Police:

1. Al NahdaRoad
Speed: 80
Radar control: 101

2. Damascus
Road Speed: 80
Radar control: 101

3. Al Quds
Road Speed: 80
Radar control: 101

4. Tunisia
Road Speed: 80
Radar control: 101

5. Sheikh Khalifa
Road Speed: 70
Radar control: 91

6. Amman
Road Speed: 80/60
Radar control: 101/91

7. Al Minaa
Road Speed: 80
Radar control: 101

8. Beirut
Road Speed: 80
Radar control: 101

9. Zaabeel second
Road Speed: 80
Radar control: 101

10. Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan
Road Speed: 100/80
Radar control: 121/101

11. Airport Tunnel-Beirut
Road Speed: 80
Radar control: 101

12. Tripoli
Road Speed: 100 / 90
Radar control: 121 / 111

13. Al Jumeira
Road Speed: 70
Radar control: 91

14. Nad Al Shiba
Road Speed: 70
Radar control: 91
Number of lanes: 2

15. Al Wasl
Road Speed: 70
Radar control: 91

16. Baghdad
Road Speed: 70 / 80
Radar control: 91 / 101

17. Um Al Sheef
Road Speed: 70
Radar control: 91

18. Al Manarah
Road Speed: 70
Radar control: 91

19. Al Athar
Road Speed: 70
Radar control: 91

20. Al Thunaya
Road Speed: 70
Radar control: 91

21. Al Hadeeqa
Road Speed: 70
Radar control: 91

22. Al Seif
Road Speed: 70
Radar control: 91

23. Al Orouba
Road Speed: 70
Radar control: 91

24. Towers
Road Speed: 70
Radar control: 91

25. Muscat
Road Speed: 80
Radar control: 101

26. Al Khail
Road Speed: 100
Radar control: 121
 

27. Al Yalayes
Road Speed: 120/100
Radar control: 140/121
 

28. Al Aweer
Road Speed: 100
Radar control: 121

29. Emirates Road
Road Speed: 110
Radar control: 131

30. Mohammad Bin Zayed
Road Speed: 110
Radar control: 131

31. Expo
Road Speed: 100
Radar control: 121

32. Al Ittihad
Road Speed: 100/80
Radar control: 121/101

33. Ras Al Khor
Road Speed: 100
Radar control: 121

34. Sheikh Zayed
Road Speed: 100 / 120
Radar control: 121 / 141

35. Al Rabat
Road Speed: 100
Radar control: 121

36. Al Khawaneej
Road Speed: 100
Radar control: 121

37. Al Amardi
Road Speed: 90/80
Radar control: 121/101

38. Sheikh Rashid
Road Speed: 100
Radar control: 121

39. Hatta Main Road
Road Speed: 120/80
Radar control: 141/ 111
Number of lanes: 6/5

40. Al Khaleej
Road Speed: 80
Radar control: 101

41. Airport
Road Speed: 80
Radar control: 101

42. Nad Al Hamar
Road Speed: 80
Radar control: 101

43. King Salman Bin Abdulaziz
Road Speed: 70
Radar control: 91

44. Al Soufouh 2
Road Speed: 70
Radar control: 91

45. Oud Metha
Road Speed: 60 / 80
Radar control: 90 / 101

46. Um Hurair
Road Speed: 80
Radar control: 101

47. Um Suqeim
Road Speed: 90
Radar control: 111

48. Al Mankhoul
Road Speed: 80
Radar control: 101
Number of lanes: 2

49. Al Manama
Road Speed: 80
Radar control: 101

50. Al Maidan
Road Speed: 80 / 100
Radar control: 101/121

51. Casablanca
Road Speed: 70
Radar control: 91

52. Hessa
Road Speed: 80 / 100
Radar control: 101 / 121
Number of lanes: 5/4

53. Al Mafraq
Road Speed: 70
Radar control: 91

54. Dubai Financial Road
Road Speed: 80
Radar control: 101

55. Al Qudra
Road Speed: 100
Radar control: 121

56. Algeria
Road Speed: 80
Radar control: 101

57. Tunisia
Road Speed: 80
Radar control: 101

58. Dubai-Al Ain
Road Speed: 100 / 120
Radar control: 121 / 141

59. Al Asayel
Road Speed: 70 / 80
Radar control: 91 / 101

60. Qarn Al Sabkhah
Road Speed: 80
Radar control: 101

61. Jumeira Palm
Road Speed: 60
Radar control: 91

62. Seeh Shuaib
Road Speed: 80
Radar control: 101

Fine for speeding

Since most roads are monitored by radars, motorists that go over the speed limit, get caught by the radar’s camera and receive a fine. The amount of fine and penalty depends on how far above the speed limit you were caught driving. Click here to find out the fine for speeding.

The story was first published on September 30, 2022, and has been updated since.