Dubai's Global Village: Your guide to free, paid parking; using public buses

Starting October 16, visitors can go to the popular venue via cars, taxis or buses from Dubai, Ajman and Ras Al Khaimah

Yasmin Hussein

Published: Sun 13 Oct 2024, 12:13 PM

Last updated: Tue 29 Oct 2024, 10:57 AM

After a five-month hiatus, one of the most popular family destinations in UAE is welcoming visitors. Global Village Season 29 opened its doors to visitors with added attractions, entertainment, a new 'restaurant plaza' and three more cultural pavilions.

The ticket prices have slightly increased. Now available on GV's official website (www.globalvillage.ae), entry tickets start at Dh25. Last season, those booking online could get weekday tickets at Dh22.50 each.

Navigating to this popular attraction can be a challenge, especially when it comes to finding a parking spot, as the area is often jam-packed. Here’s a breakdown of available parking options and their fees.

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Parking areas and prices

If you have a car and wondering where to park it, the venue has 20,000 parking slots available. For Dh150, you can also use a new valet parking service in front of the brand new Happiness Gate.

General Parking: Free of charge
VIP Parking: VIP packs holders have to register their cars beforehand (Those who do not have VIP packs can park in this area for Dh200 per day)
Paid Parking: Dh120 per day.

If you have parked far from the three entrances, worry not. Visitors can avail of autorickshaws, which will take them from their parking area to the entry gate, starting from Dh5 per person.

Reaching Global Village by bus

If you do not have a car, you can either take a taxi or the bus to the Village. Here's a guide on how to go there by bus from Dubai. Recently, Ajman Transport also announced a new bus route to cater to people who want to go to the destination.

Dubai bus services

Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced the following routes for the Global Village:

Bus 102 from Rashdiya Bus Station, operating every 60 minutes.
Bus 103 from Union Bus Station, every 40 minutes.
Bus 104 from Al Ghubaiba Bus Station, every 60 minutes.
Bus 106 from Mall of the Emirates Bus Station, running every 60 minutes.
Bus 107 from Al Nahda 1 Bus Station.

Service timings

Everyday from 3.15pm to 11.15pm daily.

Ajman bus service

Earlier this month, the Ajman Road and Transport Authority said a new route to the highly-anticipated event will start on October 16.

Tickets for the service being rolled out on the ‘Global Village Route’ will cost Dh25. Residents can enjoy the trip to Global Village when they use their Masaar Card.

Three buses will depart from Al-Musalla station in Ajman to Global Village, and another three will depart from Global Village to Ajman.

The trip will start from Al-Musalla Station to Global Village and back to Al Musalla Station — with the first bus departing Ajman at 2.15pm and the last at 6.15pm.

Service timings

The first trip from Global Village will be at 3.45pm and the last will depart at 12.30am on weekdays.

On the weekend, the last trip from Global Village will depart at 1.30am.

Timetable on weekdays
Al-Musalla Station in Ajman	Global Village
2.15pm	3.45pm
4.45pm	10.30pm
6.15pm	12.30am

Timetable on weekends
Al-Musalla Station in Ajman	Global Village
2.15pm	3.45pm
4.45pm	10.30pm
6.15pm	1.30am

Ras Al Khaimah bus service timings

Public bus trips have been will resume between the popular seasonal attraction and Ras Al Khaimah from October 18, 2024 on weekends (Friday, Saturday and Sunday). A trip to either side will cost Dh30.

The bus from Ras Al Khaimah to Global Village will depart at 3pm and 5pm. Whereas, the bus returning to the emirate will depart from Global Village at 10pm and midnight (12am).

Global Village timings

Sunday to Wednesday: 4pm to 12am

Thursday to Saturday and Public Holidays: 4pm to 1am

Tuesdays are reserved exclusively for women and families, except on official public holidays.

Abras within GV

RTA has also resumed its popular tourist abra services within the Global Village for the current season, deploying two electric-powered abras to serve guests.

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