City Walk Dubai Parking and Opening Hours
City Walk's main zone gives the first hour of parking free, then charges AED 5 per additional hour, deducted automatically from a linked Parkin account (or paid via an SMS link if you don't have one). The Boulevard at City Walk is a separate, more expensive zone: 30 minutes free, then AED 20 per hour charged to Salik — spend AED 50 or more at a participating outlet there and your first 3 hours become free.
Parkin, which operates the car park, publishes the same main-zone tariff in its own visitor schedule of fees and applies it 24 hours a day, 7 days a week — there is no cheaper weekend or evening band and no published daily cap. In the main zone, citywalk.ae's FAQ names Roxy Cinemas, The Green Planet and selected participating outlets as places where you can validate your parking ticket; it still does not publish how many free hours that validation grants.
- Opening hours
- 10:00–22:00
- Free parking (City Walk main zone)
- First 1 hour free — confirmed both by citywalk.ae and by Parkin's own "Visitor parking schedule of fees" for City Walk
- Parking rate after free hour (main zone)
- AED 5 per additional hour — Parkin's fee table reads "00 - 01: FREE" then "Each extra hour: AED 5"
- Free parking (The Boulevard at City Walk)
- First 30 minutes free
| Address | City Walk, Al Wasl Road / Al Safa Road junction, Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE |
|---|---|
| Google Maps | Open location |
| Official website | citywalk.ae/en/services |
| Opening hours | Monday–Friday: 10:00–22:00 Saturday–Sunday: 10:00–23:00 Hours above are for retail stores per citywalk.ae's FAQ page. Restaurants and cafes keep longer hours: 10:00–23:00 Monday to Friday, 10:00–00:00 Saturday and Sunday. Timings are subject to change on public holidays. |
| Free parking (City Walk main zone) | First 1 hour free — confirmed both by citywalk.ae and by Parkin's own "Visitor parking schedule of fees" for City Walk |
| Parking rate after free hour (main zone) | AED 5 per additional hour — Parkin's fee table reads "00 - 01: FREE" then "Each extra hour: AED 5" |
| When the main-zone tariff applies | 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, per the heading on Parkin's City Walk fee table — no separate weekend, evening or overnight band is published |
| Daily cap (main zone) | None published — Parkin's City Walk table lists only the free first hour and a flat AED 5 per extra hour, with no maximum and no 24-hour rate |
| Exiting without paying | Parkin's City Walk fee page states that if a vehicle exits the parking location without payment, a charge of AED 150 is automatically applied; parking in a bay designated for Persons with Disabilities without a valid permit carries an AED 1,000 fine |
| Free parking (The Boulevard at City Walk) | First 30 minutes free |
| Parking rate after free period (The Boulevard) | AED 20 per hour, charged to a linked Salik account |
| Boulevard validation | Spend AED 50+ at a participating outlet to validate 3 hours free |
| Main-zone validation | citywalk.ae's FAQ names Roxy Cinemas, The Green Planet and "selected participating outlets" as places where visitors can validate their parking ticket; it does not publish how many hours the validation covers |
| Other parking-related amenities | citywalk.ae's amenities list includes a car wash and electric vehicle charging stations alongside valet parking; no price is published for any of them |
| Boulevard validation outlets | The parking-validation page lists over 100 participating Boulevard outlets by name; there is no equivalent named list for the main zone |
| Payment method | Ticketless — automatic deduction from a linked Parkin account, or an SMS payment link if unregistered |
| Valet parking | Available during mall hours at Al Safa Street (in front of Adidas) and Al Madina Street (behind VAO Concept Store); Meraas does not publish a valet fee |
| Public holiday parking charges | Not published — citywalk.ae only notes that opening hours (not parking fees) may change on public holidays |
| Free shuttle to metro | Complimentary shuttle Monday–Saturday (Friday included; no Sunday service listed), 11 trips a day between 8:00 and 19:00, with a 1pm–2pm lunch break. Stops: TDM Metro Station near Arab African Int'l Bank, and City Walk opposite Urth Caffe |
| Shuttle departure pattern | Hourly from each stop — first pickup at the metro at 8:00, first departure from City Walk at 8:30 |
| Nearest metro without shuttle | Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall Metro Station, Red Line — citywalk.ae describes it as "a short drive" away |
When to go
Hours vary by day at City Walk, Dubai — the full breakdown is in the table above, and weekend closing is later than midweek. Hours above are for retail stores per citywalk.ae's FAQ page. Restaurants and cafes keep longer hours: 10:00–23:00 Monday to Friday, 10:00–00:00 Saturday and Sunday. Timings are subject to change on public holidays.
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How to get to City Walk, Dubai
| Nearest metro | Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall Metro Station (Red Line) is the nearest station, a short drive from City Walk. A complimentary shuttle bus runs Monday to Saturday — Friday included, no Sunday service listed — for 11 trips a day between 8:00 and 19:00 with a 1–2pm break, hourly from each end, connecting the station stop near Arab African Int'l Bank to a stop opposite Urth Caffe at City Walk. |
|---|---|
| Parking | Ticketless Parkin-based parking. Main City Walk zone: 1 hour free, then AED 5/hour — Parkin's own fee schedule confirms this and applies it 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with no daily cap and no separate overnight rate. Exiting without paying triggers an automatic AED 150 charge. The Boulevard at City Walk is priced separately: 30 minutes free, then AED 20/hour via Salik, reducible to 3 free hours by validating a AED 50+ spend at a participating outlet. |
| Valet | Valet parking is available during mall operating hours at two points: Al Safa Street service road (in front of Adidas) and Al Madina Street (behind VAO Concept Store). No fee is published by Meraas. |
| Taxi & ride-hailing | Taxi and ride-hailing drop-off is available throughout City Walk; an on-site EZ Taxi/EZ Train service also runs 16:00–23:00 (Sun–Thu) and 16:00–00:00 (Fri–Sat). |
City Walk, Dubai — frequently asked questions
Is parking free at City Walk?
The first hour is free in City Walk's main zone, after which it's AED 5 per additional hour, billed automatically to a linked Parkin account. The Boulevard at City Walk is a separate zone with only 30 minutes free before AED 20/hour applies.
How much is City Walk parking?
Main zone: AED 5 per hour after the first free hour. The Boulevard at City Walk: AED 20 per hour (via Salik) after the first free 30 minutes — unless you validate a AED 50+ spend at a participating outlet there, which makes the first 3 hours free.
How do I validate parking at City Walk?
At the main City Walk zone, citywalk.ae's FAQ says visitors to Roxy Cinemas, The Green Planet and selected participating outlets can validate their parking ticket. It stops there: it does not say how many hours the validation covers or list the other outlets. At The Boulevard, spending AED 50 or more at a participating outlet validates the first 3 hours free, and that page does list the participating outlets by name.
Is there a daily maximum for City Walk parking?
No. Parkin's own fee schedule for City Walk applies 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and lists only a free first hour followed by AED 5 for each extra hour — there is no published daily cap and no separate overnight rate, so a long stay simply keeps accruing at AED 5 an hour.
Does City Walk have valet parking?
Yes, at two locations during mall operating hours: the Al Safa Street service road in front of Adidas, and Al Madina Street behind VAO Concept Store. City Walk's site does not publish the valet charge.
Is City Walk parking free on public holidays?
Not stated. citywalk.ae only notes that opening hours may change on public holidays; it does not address whether parking charges change.
What are City Walk's opening hours?
Retail stores run 10:00–22:00 Monday to Friday and 10:00–23:00 on weekends. Restaurants and cafes stay open later: 10:00–23:00 on weekdays and 10:00–00:00 on Saturday and Sunday.
How do I get to City Walk by metro?
The nearest station is Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall on the Red Line, which citywalk.ae describes as a short drive away. City Walk runs a free shuttle bus Monday to Saturday, 11 trips between 8:00 and 19:00 with a 1–2pm break, between that station and a stop opposite Urth Caffe. Friday is included in the Monday-to-Saturday schedule; no Sunday service is listed.
What are City Walk, Dubai's working hours?
They differ by day. City Walk, Dubai does not keep one set of hours across the week, so there is no single opening or closing time to give. The day-by-day breakdown in the table above is the operator’s own, and it is the only version we publish. Hours can shift during Ramadan and on public holidays.
Is there parking at City Walk, Dubai?
First 1 hour free — confirmed both by citywalk.ae and by Parkin's own "Visitor parking schedule of fees" for City Walk. Parking tariffs in Dubai are set by the operator and change without notice.
Is City Walk, Dubai open today?
City Walk, Dubai publishes hours for every day of the week, so unless it is a public holiday or an unannounced closure, yes. The hours that apply today are the ones in the table above, confirmed on the verification date at the foot of this page — and we do not publish a claim about today that the operator has not published.
Where can I read reviews of City Walk, Dubai?
Not here. This page publishes what the operator publishes about itself — hours, prices, contact details, and where it publishes none of those, that too — and no opinions, ratings or reviews of any kind. For what visitors say, the venue’s own Google Maps listing carries reviews from people who have actually been. Our editorial policy explains why we keep the two apart.
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