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Discovery Gardens to Dubai Airport Free Zone Metro Route

First & Last Train

From Discovery Gardens

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

From Dubai Airport Free Zone (return)

First train 5:06 AM
Last train 11:28 PM
31 stations1 interchange59 km~1h 58m
Board Red Line Platform 2 towards Expo 2020
Discovery Gardens
The Gardens
Life Pharmacy (UAE Exchange)
Danube
Energy
Ibn Battuta
National Paints (Jabal Ali)
DMCC
Sobha Realty
Al Khail
Dubai Internet City
Insurance Market (Mashreq)
Mall of the Emirates
Equiti
Onpassive
Business Bay
Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall
Financial Centre
Emirates Towers
World Trade Centre
Max
ADCB
BurJuman
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

Route Summary

Travel from Discovery Gardens to Dubai Airport Free Zone on Red Line, Green Line. You will make 1 interchange along the way, covering approximately 59 km in around 1h 58m.

Return: Dubai Airport Free Zone → Discovery Gardens
  1. 1
    Start at Discovery Gardens Metro Station.
  2. 2
    Board the Red Line towards Expo 2020 · from Platform 2
    Ride 23 stops to Union.
    Change lines here
  3. 3
    Board the Green Line towards Creek · from Platform 2
    Ride 7 stops to Dubai Airport Free Zone.
  4. Arrive at Dubai Airport Free Zone Metro Station. You have reached your destination.
Return: Dubai Airport Free Zone → Discovery Gardens

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Discovery Gardens → Union Union → Discovery Gardens

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Dubai Airport Free Zone → Union Union → Dubai Airport Free Zone

Discovery Gardens to Dubai Airport Free Zone — Frequently Asked Questions

There are 31 stations on the route from Discovery Gardens to Dubai Airport Free Zone, including the origin and destination.

You need to make 1 interchange to travel from Discovery Gardens to Dubai Airport Free Zone, using Red Line and Green Line.

The distance from Discovery Gardens to Dubai Airport Free Zone is approximately 59 km by Metro.

The estimated journey time from Discovery Gardens to Dubai Airport Free Zone is approximately 1 hour 58 minutes.

You can travel from Discovery Gardens to Dubai Airport Free Zone via Red Line and Green Line on the Dubai Metro.

To travel in the reverse direction from Dubai Airport Free Zone to Discovery Gardens, follow the same route in the opposite direction. The journey takes approximately 1 hour 58 minutes.

First & Last Train

From Discovery Gardens

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

From Dubai Airport Free Zone (return)

First train 5:06 AM
Last train 11:28 PM
Origin 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
Destination Gates

Dubai Airport Free Zone

Gate 1 DAFZA / South Side
Gate 2 North Side
Gate 3 Emergency / Staff Access