Free parking in the UAE for 50th National Day – all you need to know

DUBAI: With the UAE National Day holidays here, transport authorities across the UAE have announced free public parking timings that motorists can take advantage of.

If you are in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, or Ajman during the National Day, you can avail of free parking from December 1 to December 4, 2021.

Transport authorities of Abu Dhabi and Dubai also announced revised service timings for buses, ferries, the Metro and tram.

Dubai

On Monday, Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced that public parking will be free of charge, (except for multi-storey parking), from Wednesday, December 1, to Friday, December 3.

Dubai Public Bus

The revised schedule for Dubai public buses from Wednesday, December 1 to Saturday, December 4 will be as follows:

Dubai Tram and Metro

During the holiday, the Dubai Metro service will be running on both the Red and Green Lines on Wednesday and Thursday (December 1 and 2) from 5am to 2.15am (the next day). Dubai Tram will be in service on both days from 6am to 1am (the next day).

On Friday (December 3), the Tram will be operating from 9 to 1am. Dubai Metro will operate from 8 to 2.15am the next day.

All RTA Customer Happiness Centres will be closed throughout the National Day holidays and will resume working hours on December 5.

Marine Transport: Water bus, Abra and Water Taxi

The Water Taxi will be operating on-demand from 12 noon to 8pm. Customers will need to make a prior booking.

The Ferry will run service during the holiday on the line (Al Ghubaiba- Dubai Water Canal- Marina Mall) at 1 and 6pm. The ferry tourist service will run from Al Seef Station 4.30pm, and the tourist service from Marina will run at 11.30am and 4.30pm.

Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi’s Department of Municipalities and Transport’s Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) announced on Monday that Mawaqif parking zones will be free from Wednesday December 1 until Saturday, December 4, 7:59 am.

Toll free

ITC also announced that Darb toll gate will also be free of charge during the Commemoration Day and National Day holidays.

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Sharjah

Sharjah Municipality announced on Monday that public parking users will be exempt from parking fees on December 1 and December 2. Paid parking will resume on Saturday, December 4.

The decision excludes the parking zones that are subject to fees on all days of the week including Fridays and public holidays. These parking zones are identified by blue parking information signs.

Ajman

On Monday, Ajman Municipality also announced that paid parking will be free during the 50th UAE National Day holiday. Paid parking will resume from December 4, 2021.

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