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Airport Terminal 1 to Discovery Gardens Metro Route

First & Last Train

From Airport Terminal 1

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

From Discovery Gardens (return)

First train 5:01 AM
Last train 10:57 PM
28 stations0 interchanges55 km~1h 49m
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
Sobha Realty
DMCC
National Paints (Jabal Ali)
Ibn Battuta
Energy
Danube
Life Pharmacy (UAE Exchange)
The Gardens
Discovery Gardens

Route Summary

Travel directly from Airport Terminal 1 to Discovery Gardens on Red Line, passing through 27 intermediate stations. Total distance is approximately 55 km, estimated journey time around 1h 49m.

Return: Discovery Gardens → 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 27 stops to Discovery Gardens.
  3. Arrive at Discovery Gardens Metro Station. You have reached your destination.
Return: Discovery Gardens → Airport Terminal 1

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Airport Terminal 1 to Discovery Gardens — Frequently Asked Questions

There are 28 stations on the route from Airport Terminal 1 to Discovery Gardens, including the origin and destination.

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

The distance from Airport Terminal 1 to Discovery Gardens is approximately 55 km by Metro.

The estimated journey time from Airport Terminal 1 to Discovery Gardens is approximately 1 hour 49 minutes.

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

To travel in the reverse direction from Discovery Gardens to Airport Terminal 1, follow the same route in the opposite direction. The journey takes approximately 1 hour 49 minutes.

First & Last Train

From Airport Terminal 1

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

From Discovery Gardens (return)

First train 5:01 AM
Last train 10:57 PM
Origin Gates

Airport Terminal 1

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

Discovery Gardens

Gate 1 Discovery Gardens / Zen Cluster
Gate 2 Ibn Battuta Mall / Feeder Bus
Gate 3 Feeder Bus / Taxi Stand
Gate 4 Gardens Metro Station