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Dubai Airport Free Zone to Discovery Gardens Metro Route

First & Last Train

From Dubai Airport Free Zone

First train 5:06 AM
Last train 11:28 PM

From Discovery Gardens (return)

First train 5:01 AM
Last train 10:57 PM
31 stations1 interchange59 km~1h 58m
Board Green Line Platform 2 towards Creek
Dubai Airport Free Zone
Al Nahda
Stadium
Al Qiyadah
Abu Hail
Abu Baker Al Siddique
Salah Al Din
Union
Change to Red Line Platform 2 towards Expo 2020
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 from Dubai Airport Free Zone to Discovery Gardens on Green Line, Red Line. You will make 1 interchange along the way, covering approximately 59 km in around 1h 58m.

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

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Dubai Airport Free Zone to Discovery Gardens — Frequently Asked Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

First & Last Train

From Dubai Airport Free Zone

First train 5:06 AM
Last train 11:28 PM

From Discovery Gardens (return)

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

Dubai Airport Free Zone

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