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Airport Terminal 1 to Al Khail Metro Route

First & Last Train

From Airport Terminal 1

First train 5:10 AM
Last train 10:54 PM

From Al Khail (return)

First train 5:14 AM
Last train 11:13 PM
19 stations0 interchanges30 km~1h
Board Red Line Platform 2 towards Expo 2020
Airport Terminal 1
Al Garhoud (GGICO)
City Centre Deira
Al Rigga
Union
BurJuman
ADCB
Max
World Trade Centre
Emirates Towers
Financial Centre
Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall
Business Bay
Onpassive
Equiti
Mall of the Emirates
Insurance Market (Mashreq)
Dubai Internet City
Al Khail

Route Summary

Travel directly from Airport Terminal 1 to Al Khail on Red Line, passing through 18 intermediate stations. Total distance is approximately 30 km, estimated journey time around 1h.

Return: Al Khail → Airport Terminal 1
  1. 1
    Start at Airport Terminal 1 Metro Station.
  2. 2
    Board the Red Line towards Expo 2020 · from Platform 2
    Ride 18 stops to Al Khail.
  3. Arrive at Al Khail Metro Station. You have reached your destination.
Return: Al Khail → Airport Terminal 1

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Airport Terminal 1 to Al Khail — Frequently Asked Questions

There are 19 stations on the route from Airport Terminal 1 to Al Khail, including the origin and destination.

No, you can travel directly from Airport Terminal 1 to Al Khail on the Red Line without any line changes.

The distance from Airport Terminal 1 to Al Khail is approximately 30 km by Metro.

The estimated journey time from Airport Terminal 1 to Al Khail is approximately 1 hour.

You can travel from Airport Terminal 1 to Al Khail via Red Line on the Dubai Metro.

To travel in the reverse direction from Al Khail to Airport Terminal 1, follow the same route in the opposite direction. The journey takes approximately 1 hour.

First & Last Train

From Airport Terminal 1

First train 5:10 AM
Last train 10:54 PM

From Al Khail (return)

First train 5:14 AM
Last train 11:13 PM
Origin Gates

Airport Terminal 1

Gate 1 Terminal 1 Departures
Gate 2 Terminal 1 Arrivals
Gate 3 Metro Link Bridge
Destination Gates

Al Khail

Gate 1 Al Khail / JVC
Gate 2 Al Khail Avenue