How to Reach Palm Island in Dubai

By Metro

Probably the easiest option on how to reach the Palm Islands is a metro ride from the Dubai Airport. A metro ride from the Airport Terminal 3 upto Nakheel station takes an approximate time of about forty- forty five minutes and incurs a cost of about $1- $2 or AED 5. Nakheel is the nearest station to the Palm Islands and henceforth lies at a walking distance of a few minutes. If travelling from the Bur Dubai Metro station, the average journey of 33 minutes costs the same amount of $1- $2.

By Line11 Sky Bus

From the Airport Terminal 3 tourists might also board onto a Line 11 Sky Bus to reach the Ramada Chelsea Hotel in the Palm Islands. The journey costs $6 or AED 15 and takes an average journey time of 45 minutes.

By Taxi

The  option of a taxi ride on how to reach the Palm Islands is also chosen by many visitors. The ride takes about 26 minutes from the Dubai Airport or DXB and incurs an average fare of $35 - $45. Consuming a few minutes less from Bur Dubai, the journey of 22 minutes costs much lesser amount of $25- $30.

By Uber

Most of the tourists prefer choosing an Uber owing to the luxurious ride it offers at a lesser cost as compared to a taxi. Although an Uber ride from the Dubai Airport takes the same travelling time of 26 minutes, yet the cost of travel is much less being  $26 - $34. 

The average time of travel from Bur Dubai Airport is 23 minutes and costs a mean amount in between $22- $28.

By Driving

The most cost effective option among all, is driving upto the Palm  islands from the Dubai Airport which incurs a minimal amount of $2- $3 as the fuel expense.