Dubai Salik toll calculator
Salik is charged per gate crossed, not per journey, and the rate changes with the hour and the day. RTA publishes all of it, which makes this the rare Dubai figure that can be calculated exactly.
How this is worked out
AED 6
1 crossing × AED 6 — RTA= AED 6
AED 12
2 crossings × AED 6 — RTA= AED 12
AED 18
3 crossings × AED 6 — RTA= AED 18
AED 24
4 crossings × AED 6 — RTA= AED 24
AED 30
5 crossings × AED 6 — RTA= AED 30
AED 36
6 crossings × AED 6 — RTA= AED 36
AED 48
8 crossings × AED 6 — RTA= AED 48
AED 60
10 crossings × AED 6 — RTA= AED 60
AED 72
12 crossings × AED 6 — RTA= AED 72
AED 84
14 crossings × AED 6 — RTA= AED 84
AED 120
20 crossings × AED 6 — RTA= AED 120
AED 168
28 crossings × AED 6 — RTA= AED 168
AED 240
40 crossings × AED 6 — RTA= AED 240
AED 360
60 crossings × AED 6 — RTA= AED 360
AED 4
1 crossing × AED 4 — RTA= AED 4
AED 8
2 crossings × AED 4 — RTA= AED 8
AED 12
3 crossings × AED 4 — RTA= AED 12
AED 16
4 crossings × AED 4 — RTA= AED 16
AED 20
5 crossings × AED 4 — RTA= AED 20
AED 24
6 crossings × AED 4 — RTA= AED 24
AED 32
8 crossings × AED 4 — RTA= AED 32
AED 40
10 crossings × AED 4 — RTA= AED 40
AED 48
12 crossings × AED 4 — RTA= AED 48
AED 56
14 crossings × AED 4 — RTA= AED 56
AED 80
20 crossings × AED 4 — RTA= AED 80
AED 112
28 crossings × AED 4 — RTA= AED 112
AED 160
40 crossings × AED 4 — RTA= AED 160
AED 240
60 crossings × AED 4 — RTA= AED 240
AED 4
1 crossing × AED 4 — RTA= AED 4
AED 8
2 crossings × AED 4 — RTA= AED 8
AED 12
3 crossings × AED 4 — RTA= AED 12
AED 16
4 crossings × AED 4 — RTA= AED 16
AED 20
5 crossings × AED 4 — RTA= AED 20
AED 24
6 crossings × AED 4 — RTA= AED 24
AED 32
8 crossings × AED 4 — RTA= AED 32
AED 40
10 crossings × AED 4 — RTA= AED 40
AED 48
12 crossings × AED 4 — RTA= AED 48
AED 56
14 crossings × AED 4 — RTA= AED 56
AED 80
20 crossings × AED 4 — RTA= AED 80
AED 112
28 crossings × AED 4 — RTA= AED 112
AED 160
40 crossings × AED 4 — RTA= AED 160
AED 240
60 crossings × AED 4 — RTA= AED 240
Free
1 crossing × AED 0 — RTA= AED 0 — RTA publishes no charge in this window
Free
2 crossings × AED 0 — RTA= AED 0 — RTA publishes no charge in this window
Free
3 crossings × AED 0 — RTA= AED 0 — RTA publishes no charge in this window
Free
4 crossings × AED 0 — RTA= AED 0 — RTA publishes no charge in this window
Free
5 crossings × AED 0 — RTA= AED 0 — RTA publishes no charge in this window
Free
6 crossings × AED 0 — RTA= AED 0 — RTA publishes no charge in this window
Free
8 crossings × AED 0 — RTA= AED 0 — RTA publishes no charge in this window
Free
10 crossings × AED 0 — RTA= AED 0 — RTA publishes no charge in this window
Free
12 crossings × AED 0 — RTA= AED 0 — RTA publishes no charge in this window
Free
14 crossings × AED 0 — RTA= AED 0 — RTA publishes no charge in this window
Free
20 crossings × AED 0 — RTA= AED 0 — RTA publishes no charge in this window
Free
28 crossings × AED 0 — RTA= AED 0 — RTA publishes no charge in this window
Free
40 crossings × AED 0 — RTA= AED 0 — RTA publishes no charge in this window
Free
60 crossings × AED 0 — RTA= AED 0 — RTA publishes no charge in this window
The mistake that costs the most
People budget Salik per journey. It is charged per gate, and a single crossing of the city can pass several. A return trip in the peak windows is four crossings if your route has two gates each way, not two — AED 24 in a day rather than AED 12.
The free window is the other thing worth knowing: no charge applies between 01:00 and 06:00 on any day, and Sunday is charged at the off-peak rate all day. Those are RTA’s own statements, not an inference. The full tariff, with the gates and the sources.
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Common questions
How much is Salik per crossing in Dubai?
RTA publishes AED 6 for crossings between 06:00 and 10:00 and between 16:00 and 20:00 from Monday to Saturday, and AED 4 at all other hours. Sunday is AED 4 all day. There is no charge at all between 01:00 and 06:00 on any day.
Is Salik charged per trip or per gate?
Per gate. One journey that passes two Salik gates is charged twice. That is the single most common budgeting error, and it is why this calculator asks for crossings rather than trips.
Is there a daily maximum for Salik?
RTA publishes no daily cap, so we apply none. If a cap exists it is not in any published source we could find, and we will not invent one.
Is Salik free on public holidays in Dubai?
RTA publishes a free window between 01:00 and 06:00 every day and the off-peak rate all day on Sunday. It publishes nothing about public holidays. We record that as unpublished rather than assuming the Sunday rule extends to them.
How many Salik gates are there in Dubai?
RTA publishes the gate locations, and the number matters less than the route: what you pay depends on which gates your particular journey crosses, not on how many exist. That is why this calculator asks for crossings rather than for a route.
What happens if I have no Salik balance?
RTA publishes a violation charge for crossing without sufficient balance, but the published statements about how long you have to top up before it applies are not consistent enough for us to quote a deadline. Check your balance before you drive rather than relying on any website's summary, including this one.
Do I pay Salik in a taxi?
Yes — RTA's own published fare formula lists a 'Salik fee (if applicable)' as a separate term added to the meter. What it adds depends on the route the driver takes, so it cannot be known before the trip.