No, sir, you don’t need a ticket to ride. Not to Expo 2020 Dubai, at least.
And that’s because some 126 public buses – Expo Rider buses to be exact – will serve Expo 2020 Dubai visitors for free from nine locations across the emirate.
There will also be two routes for Expo visitors from hotels directly to the site, as well as services within the site itself from the parking area to the gates, and between each point of entry.
The service frequency will vary from three minutes to one hour.
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HE Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer confirmed #RTAâÂÂs readiness to provide a unique, smooth and express transit service for #Expo2020 visitors from various locations in #Dubai and across the UAE through the deployment of 203 buses. pic.twitter.com/i7CTT3sck9
— RTA (@rta_dubai) September 11, 2021
There will be nine stations running from locations in the emirate to the Expo 2020 Dubai site.
Palm Jumeirah
Six buses will make 54 trips per day in both directions from Saturday to Wednesday and 57 trips in both directions on Thursday and Friday. The service frequency will be 15 minutes.
Al Baraha
Seven buses will run 62 trips per day in both directions from Saturday to Wednesday and 68 trips in both directions on Thursday and Friday. Buses will run every 30 minutes.
Al Ghubaiba
This bus station has integrated various mass transit modes spanning the metro, public buses, marine transport, and taxis. Twelve buses will make 74 trips in both directions from Saturday to Wednesday, and 76 daily trips in both directions on Thursday and Friday. The frequency will be 15 minutes.
Etisalat
Adjacent to Etisalat Metro Station on the Green Line, this station will have eight buses making 70 trips daily in both directions from Saturday to Wednesday, and 72 trips in both directions on Thursday and Friday.
Global Village
Three buses will make 10 trips daily on all weekdays. Services run once per hour.
International City and Dubai Silicon Oasis
Eight buses at both stations will make 78 trips daily in both directions from Saturday to Wednesday, and 82 trips in both directions on Thursday and Friday. The frequency will be 15 minutes.
Dubai Mall
Five buses will make 55 trips per day in both directions from Saturday to Wednesday, and 59 trips in both directions on Thursday and Friday. Pick up are every half hour.
Dubai International Airport
Eight buses will complete 52 trips per day in both directions, seven days a week. The frequency will be 20 minutes.
The RTA will also provide two additional services to Expo visitors. The first is the Expo Parking Shuttle to transport visitors from the car parks to the three Expo Gates (Opportunity, Mobility and Sustainability).
The authority has allocated 57 buses to run 1,191 trips per day from Saturday to Wednesday and 1,377 trips on Thursday and Friday. The frequency will range from three to seven minutes.
The second service is called Expo People Mover, which will transport visitors between the Expo gates. Fifteen buses will make 310 daily trips from Saturday to Wednesday and 350 trips on Thursday and Friday. There are twelve additional reserve buses waiting in the wings should there be any overspill.
The RTA had previously announced its plan to transport visitors to Expo 2020 Dubai from neighbouring emirates.
The plan identifies nine locations in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Sharjah, Fujairah, Ajman, and Ras Al Khaimah. Seventy-seven buses will make 193 trips per day on all days of the week, and the number of trips will rise to 213 per day on Thursday and Friday.
Read about the bus routes for Expo 2020 Dubai across the UAE here.
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