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Airport Terminal 1 to Al Qusais Metro Route

First & Last Train

From Airport Terminal 1

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

From Al Qusais (return)

First train 5:04 AM
Last train 11:26 PM
13 stations1 interchange15 km~29 min
Board Red Line Platform 2 towards Expo 2020
Airport Terminal 1
Al Garhoud (GGICO)
City Centre Deira
Al Rigga
Union
Change to Green Line Platform 2 towards Creek
Union
Salah Al Din
Abu Baker Al Siddique
Abu Hail
Al Qiyadah
Stadium
Al Nahda
Dubai Airport Free Zone
Al Qusais

Route Summary

Travel from Airport Terminal 1 to Al Qusais on Red Line, Green Line. You will make 1 interchange along the way, covering approximately 15 km in around 29 min.

Return: Al Qusais → 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 4 stops to Union.
    Change lines here
  3. 3
    Board the Green Line towards Creek · from Platform 2
    Ride 8 stops to Al Qusais.
  4. Arrive at Al Qusais Metro Station. You have reached your destination.
Return: Al Qusais → Airport Terminal 1

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More routes from Airport Terminal 1

Union
Airport Terminal 1 → Union Union → Airport Terminal 1

More routes from Al Qusais

Union
Al Qusais → Union Union → Al Qusais

Airport Terminal 1 to Al Qusais — Frequently Asked Questions

There are 13 stations on the route from Airport Terminal 1 to Al Qusais, including the origin and destination.

You need to make 1 interchange to travel from Airport Terminal 1 to Al Qusais, using Red Line and Green Line.

The distance from Airport Terminal 1 to Al Qusais is approximately 15 km by Metro.

The estimated journey time from Airport Terminal 1 to Al Qusais is approximately 29 minutes.

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

To travel in the reverse direction from Al Qusais to Airport Terminal 1, follow the same route in the opposite direction. The journey takes approximately 29 minutes.

First & Last Train

From Airport Terminal 1

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

From Al Qusais (return)

First train 5:04 AM
Last train 11:26 PM
Origin Gates

Airport Terminal 1

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

Al Qusais

Gate 1 Al Twar / South Side
Gate 2 North Side
Gate 3 Emergency / Staff Access