7 Zones to Travel Across
With your nol card you can travel on RTA’s different public transport means which have stations located at different zones. Depending on the number of zones you travel, the fare will be calculated and automatically deducted from your e-purse. During your journey you can make transfers across Buses and the Metro.
Zone Fares
Dubai’s map is divided into 7 zones. Each zone contains Metro, Tram and Public Buses stations. Your journey can be made using different modes of transport which are located in different zones. At the end of your journey, you will be charged according to the total number of zones you have passed. Enabling complete end-to-end journeys, transfers across different modes of transport have been made possible, however travelling between two different modes of transport must be done within 30 minutes. You can travel on metro then take a bus to reach your final destination. After you check-out from the metro station, you will have 30 minutes to check-in on a bus. Having done this on time, your metro and bus trips will be charged as a single journey (you will be charged based on the total number of zones passed in the 2 trips combined).
| Transfer Rules | |||
| Within 1 zone | 2 adjacent zones |
more than 2 zones |
|
| Max Journey Duration | 180 min | 180 min | 180 min |
| Max Transfer Allowed | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Other Fares
Your nol Card can also be used to travel on water bus and to pay for RTA's paid parking zones.
You can use your nol card on the various marine transport means. For more details regarding the fares for the different means, click here. Click here.
If you have a nol silver, gold, or blue card, you can pay for parking using your card by adding value to your balance and simply tapping your card at any RTA parking meter.
Traveling with nol red ticket
nol red ticket enables you to make single trips and pay only for the exact trip you travel. Prices depend on the number of zones you transfer through.
| nol Red Tickets Fares | ||
| Type | Nol Red Ticket (Regular) (AED) |
Nol Red Ticket (Gold) (AED) |
| Within 1 Zone | 4 | 8 |
| 2 Adjacent Zones | 6 | 12 |
| More than 2 Zones | 8.50 | 17 |
Compare Fares
| Compare Cards by Fares | ||||
| Type | Silver Card |
Gold Card |
Personal Card |
Red Ticket |
| Fares (in AED) | ||||
| Within 1 Zone | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 Adjacent Zones | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
| More than 2 Zones | 7.5 | 15 | 7.5 | 8.5 |
| Student, Social Affairs & Senior Emiratis and Citizens | N/A | N/A | 50% | N/A |
| People of determination | N/A | N/A | Free | N/A |
| Children (5 years old and below) | Free | Free | Free | Free |
Clarification Note:
Gold class passengers are charged a Gold Surcharge on top of their regular fares when using the tram and metro only. For example, if a customer was traveling on the tram on zone 2 and the surcharge was deducted, then he transferred to the Metro, he will not pay the surcharge again for zone 2. However, he will pay a Gold surcharge if he travels through other zones on the Metro.
nol Products Prices
| Product Type | Silver | Gold | Student | Senior Emirati and Citizen | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Zone | 2 Zones | All Zones | 1 Zone | 2 Zones | All Zones | 1 Zone | 2 Zones | All Zones | 1 Zone | 2 Zones | All Zones | |
| 7 Days | 50 | 80 | 110 | 100 | 160 | 220 | 25 | 40 | 55 | 25 | 40 | 55 |
| 30 Days | 140 | 230 | 350 | 280 | 460 | 700 | 70 | 115 | 175 | 70 | 115 | 175 |
| 90 Days | 330 | 550 | 830 | 660 | 1100 | 1660 | 165 | 275 | 415 | 165 | 275 | 415 |
| 365 Days | 1060 | 1770 | 2670 | 2120 | 3540 | 5340 | 530 | 885 | 1335 | 530 | 885 | 1335 |
Note:
Anonymous silver and gold cards are eligible to apply for a 7-day travel pass product only.
Registered silver and gold nol card are eligible to apply for (7,30, 90 and 365) days travel pass products.