Tag: water taxi dubai

Dubai’s RTA has launched a new one day hop-on, hop-off ticket for it water bus service around the four stations in Dubai Marina. The AED25 ticket allows users to travel freely between both sides of the Marina, and is aimed at enhancing the tourist movement in the Dubai Marina.

The Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) is seeking to open up new horizons and introduce its marine transit capabilities to relevant global entities operating in this field, given the attractive tourists potentials boasted by the Emirate of Dubai and the advanced marine transit network in place.

The plan includes expanding the operational hours of the Dubai Metro into a non-stop service past the midnight of Sunday 1stJanuary (24 hours) and slashing the service frequency (headway) to 3 minutes in the stations from Al Rashidiya up to Ibn Battuta during the peak hours from after 12.00 am (past the midnight) and up to 05:30 am, whereas the service frequency during the off-peak time will range from 4 to 10 minutes.

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is seeking to make the 3rd edition of the Public Transport Day a highly captivating event with the aim of attracting more passengers to use public transport means, including the metro, public buses and water bus, free of charge for one day.