Dubai Nol Card & Fares 2026

Nol fares by card and zone, a fare checker, transfer rules and discounts — based on RTA's official fare data.

✓ RTA verified Fares do not depend on the current time

Nol Fare Checker

Select a card, class and number of zones to see the official fare. Invalid combinations (for example Gold Card with Regular class) show an error.

Select a card and press "Check fare".

Key Facts

Silver
AED 25.00
AED 19.00 balance included
Gold
AED 25.00
Gold Class access
Personal
AED 70.00
Concession eligibility
Red Ticket
AED 2.00
Up to 10 single trips

Current Fare Table

Official nol fares by card and number of zones — as published by RTA.

CardZonesFare
Silver Within 1 zone AED 3.00
Silver 2 adjacent zones AED 5.00
Silver More than 2 zones AED 7.50
Gold (Gold class) Within 1 zone AED 6.00
Gold (Gold class) 2 adjacent zones AED 10.00
Gold (Gold class) More than 2 zones AED 15.00
Personal Within 1 zone AED 3.00
Personal 2 adjacent zones AED 5.00
Personal More than 2 zones AED 7.50
Red Ticket (Gold) Within 1 zone AED 8.00
Red Ticket (Gold) 2 adjacent zones AED 12.00
Red Ticket (Gold) More than 2 zones AED 17.00
Red Ticket (Regular) Within 1 zone AED 4.00
Red Ticket (Regular) 2 adjacent zones AED 6.00
Red Ticket (Regular) More than 2 zones AED 8.50

Zones: "1 zone" = within 1 zone · "2 adjacent zones" · "More than 2 zones" (official RTA grouping).

Which Nol Card?

Silver
AED 25.00 · AED 19.00 balance included
Valid 5 years
Perfect starter card
Standard fares on Metro, Tram, Bus
Gold
AED 25.00 · AED 19.00 balance included
Valid 5 years
Gold Class access on Metro & Tram
Same features as Silver + premium fare
Personal
AED 70.00 · AED 20.00 balance included
Valid 5 years
Personalised · concession eligibility
Personalised, balance recovery if lost
Required for concession fares
Red Ticket
AED 2.00
Paper ticket, up to 10 single trips
For the occasional traveller

Anonymous Silver/Gold cards: 7-day travel pass only. Registered cards: 7/30/90/365-day passes (RTA official).

Red Ticket vs Silver — Cost Comparison

Compare total cash required for a number of rides. The Silver card costs AED 25 and includes AED 19 of travel value, so the comparison subtracts that included balance instead of double-counting it.

Enter rides (1–20) and press "Compare".

Dubai Fare Zones

Dubai is divided into 7 fare zones. Each zone contains Metro, Tram and Public Bus stations. The fare is charged by the total number of zones passed in a journey.

How to use this page: choose the number of zones you will travel yourself. Dubai Brief does not guess zones from station names — station-level zone mapping is not yet verified from official data.

Transfer Rules

Transfers are allowed across Buses and the Metro within a single journey (RTA official).

Discounts & Free Travel

Official concession fares (RTA). Concessions require a Personal (Blue) nol card unless noted otherwise.

Source: RTA — nol Fares (official) →

Planning a Metro trip? Dubai Metro timings → — today's operating hours and the weekly timetable for all lines.

Sources

Last verified: 27 August 2026, 01:00 Asia/Dubai
Automation: weekly check of the official fare page; changes are logged for manual review and never applied automatically.

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