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Dubai taxi fare calculator

RTA publishes the starting charge to the fils. It publishes no per-kilometre rate and no minimum fare. This calculator uses the authority's starting charge and the operator's own per-kilometre figure, keeps them labelled as the two different sources they are, and tells you what is still missing.

Where you got in

Street, 06:00–22:00Street, 22:00–06:00People of Determination taxi, dayPeople of Determination taxi, nightApp booking, AED 9 hoursApp booking, AED 10 hoursApp booking, AED 13 peakFrom Dubai Airports, standardFrom Dubai Airports, vanFrom Port Rashid

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How this is worked out

AED 7.62

AED 5 starting charge — RTA+ 1 km × AED 2.62 = AED 2.62 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 7.62

AED 10.24

AED 5 starting charge — RTA+ 2 km × AED 2.62 = AED 5.24 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 10.24

AED 12.86

AED 5 starting charge — RTA+ 3 km × AED 2.62 = AED 7.86 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 12.86

AED 18.10

AED 5 starting charge — RTA+ 5 km × AED 2.62 = AED 13.10 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 18.10

AED 23.34

AED 5 starting charge — RTA+ 7 km × AED 2.62 = AED 18.34 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 23.34

AED 31.20

AED 5 starting charge — RTA+ 10 km × AED 2.62 = AED 26.20 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 31.20

AED 36.44

AED 5 starting charge — RTA+ 12 km × AED 2.62 = AED 31.44 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 36.44

AED 44.30

AED 5 starting charge — RTA+ 15 km × AED 2.62 = AED 39.30 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 44.30

AED 57.40

AED 5 starting charge — RTA+ 20 km × AED 2.62 = AED 52.40 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 57.40

AED 70.50

AED 5 starting charge — RTA+ 25 km × AED 2.62 = AED 65.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 70.50

AED 83.60

AED 5 starting charge — RTA+ 30 km × AED 2.62 = AED 78.60 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 83.60

AED 109.80

AED 5 starting charge — RTA+ 40 km × AED 2.62 = AED 104.80 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 109.80

AED 136

AED 5 starting charge — RTA+ 50 km × AED 2.62 = AED 131 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 136

AED 201.50

AED 5 starting charge — RTA+ 75 km × AED 2.62 = AED 196.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 201.50

AED 267

AED 5 starting charge — RTA+ 100 km × AED 2.62 = AED 262 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 267

AED 8.12

AED 5.50 starting charge — RTA+ 1 km × AED 2.62 = AED 2.62 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 8.12

AED 10.74

AED 5.50 starting charge — RTA+ 2 km × AED 2.62 = AED 5.24 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 10.74

AED 13.36

AED 5.50 starting charge — RTA+ 3 km × AED 2.62 = AED 7.86 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 13.36

AED 18.60

AED 5.50 starting charge — RTA+ 5 km × AED 2.62 = AED 13.10 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 18.60

AED 23.84

AED 5.50 starting charge — RTA+ 7 km × AED 2.62 = AED 18.34 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 23.84

AED 31.70

AED 5.50 starting charge — RTA+ 10 km × AED 2.62 = AED 26.20 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 31.70

AED 36.94

AED 5.50 starting charge — RTA+ 12 km × AED 2.62 = AED 31.44 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 36.94

AED 44.80

AED 5.50 starting charge — RTA+ 15 km × AED 2.62 = AED 39.30 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 44.80

AED 57.90

AED 5.50 starting charge — RTA+ 20 km × AED 2.62 = AED 52.40 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 57.90

AED 71

AED 5.50 starting charge — RTA+ 25 km × AED 2.62 = AED 65.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 71

AED 84.10

AED 5.50 starting charge — RTA+ 30 km × AED 2.62 = AED 78.60 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 84.10

AED 110.30

AED 5.50 starting charge — RTA+ 40 km × AED 2.62 = AED 104.80 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 110.30

AED 136.50

AED 5.50 starting charge — RTA+ 50 km × AED 2.62 = AED 131 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 136.50

AED 202

AED 5.50 starting charge — RTA+ 75 km × AED 2.62 = AED 196.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 202

AED 267.50

AED 5.50 starting charge — RTA+ 100 km × AED 2.62 = AED 262 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 267.50

AED 10.62

AED 8 starting charge — RTA+ 1 km × AED 2.62 = AED 2.62 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 10.62

AED 13.24

AED 8 starting charge — RTA+ 2 km × AED 2.62 = AED 5.24 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 13.24

AED 15.86

AED 8 starting charge — RTA+ 3 km × AED 2.62 = AED 7.86 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 15.86

AED 21.10

AED 8 starting charge — RTA+ 5 km × AED 2.62 = AED 13.10 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 21.10

AED 26.34

AED 8 starting charge — RTA+ 7 km × AED 2.62 = AED 18.34 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 26.34

AED 34.20

AED 8 starting charge — RTA+ 10 km × AED 2.62 = AED 26.20 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 34.20

AED 39.44

AED 8 starting charge — RTA+ 12 km × AED 2.62 = AED 31.44 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 39.44

AED 47.30

AED 8 starting charge — RTA+ 15 km × AED 2.62 = AED 39.30 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 47.30

AED 60.40

AED 8 starting charge — RTA+ 20 km × AED 2.62 = AED 52.40 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 60.40

AED 73.50

AED 8 starting charge — RTA+ 25 km × AED 2.62 = AED 65.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 73.50

AED 86.60

AED 8 starting charge — RTA+ 30 km × AED 2.62 = AED 78.60 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 86.60

AED 112.80

AED 8 starting charge — RTA+ 40 km × AED 2.62 = AED 104.80 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 112.80

AED 139

AED 8 starting charge — RTA+ 50 km × AED 2.62 = AED 131 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 139

AED 204.50

AED 8 starting charge — RTA+ 75 km × AED 2.62 = AED 196.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 204.50

AED 270

AED 8 starting charge — RTA+ 100 km × AED 2.62 = AED 262 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 270

AED 11.62

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 1 km × AED 2.62 = AED 2.62 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 11.62

AED 14.24

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 2 km × AED 2.62 = AED 5.24 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 14.24

AED 16.86

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 3 km × AED 2.62 = AED 7.86 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 16.86

AED 22.10

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 5 km × AED 2.62 = AED 13.10 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 22.10

AED 27.34

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 7 km × AED 2.62 = AED 18.34 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 27.34

AED 35.20

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 10 km × AED 2.62 = AED 26.20 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 35.20

AED 40.44

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 12 km × AED 2.62 = AED 31.44 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 40.44

AED 48.30

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 15 km × AED 2.62 = AED 39.30 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 48.30

AED 61.40

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 20 km × AED 2.62 = AED 52.40 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 61.40

AED 74.50

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 25 km × AED 2.62 = AED 65.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 74.50

AED 87.60

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 30 km × AED 2.62 = AED 78.60 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 87.60

AED 113.80

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 40 km × AED 2.62 = AED 104.80 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 113.80

AED 140

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 50 km × AED 2.62 = AED 131 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 140

AED 205.50

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 75 km × AED 2.62 = AED 196.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 205.50

AED 271

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 100 km × AED 2.62 = AED 262 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 271

AED 11.62

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 1 km × AED 2.62 = AED 2.62 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 11.62

AED 14.24

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 2 km × AED 2.62 = AED 5.24 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 14.24

AED 16.86

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 3 km × AED 2.62 = AED 7.86 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 16.86

AED 22.10

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 5 km × AED 2.62 = AED 13.10 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 22.10

AED 27.34

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 7 km × AED 2.62 = AED 18.34 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 27.34

AED 35.20

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 10 km × AED 2.62 = AED 26.20 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 35.20

AED 40.44

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 12 km × AED 2.62 = AED 31.44 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 40.44

AED 48.30

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 15 km × AED 2.62 = AED 39.30 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 48.30

AED 61.40

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 20 km × AED 2.62 = AED 52.40 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 61.40

AED 74.50

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 25 km × AED 2.62 = AED 65.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 74.50

AED 87.60

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 30 km × AED 2.62 = AED 78.60 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 87.60

AED 113.80

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 40 km × AED 2.62 = AED 104.80 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 113.80

AED 140

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 50 km × AED 2.62 = AED 131 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 140

AED 205.50

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 75 km × AED 2.62 = AED 196.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 205.50

AED 271

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 100 km × AED 2.62 = AED 262 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 271

AED 12.62

AED 10 starting charge — RTA+ 1 km × AED 2.62 = AED 2.62 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 12.62

AED 15.24

AED 10 starting charge — RTA+ 2 km × AED 2.62 = AED 5.24 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 15.24

AED 17.86

AED 10 starting charge — RTA+ 3 km × AED 2.62 = AED 7.86 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 17.86

AED 23.10

AED 10 starting charge — RTA+ 5 km × AED 2.62 = AED 13.10 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 23.10

AED 28.34

AED 10 starting charge — RTA+ 7 km × AED 2.62 = AED 18.34 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 28.34

AED 36.20

AED 10 starting charge — RTA+ 10 km × AED 2.62 = AED 26.20 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 36.20

AED 41.44

AED 10 starting charge — RTA+ 12 km × AED 2.62 = AED 31.44 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 41.44

AED 49.30

AED 10 starting charge — RTA+ 15 km × AED 2.62 = AED 39.30 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 49.30

AED 62.40

AED 10 starting charge — RTA+ 20 km × AED 2.62 = AED 52.40 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 62.40

AED 75.50

AED 10 starting charge — RTA+ 25 km × AED 2.62 = AED 65.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 75.50

AED 88.60

AED 10 starting charge — RTA+ 30 km × AED 2.62 = AED 78.60 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 88.60

AED 114.80

AED 10 starting charge — RTA+ 40 km × AED 2.62 = AED 104.80 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 114.80

AED 141

AED 10 starting charge — RTA+ 50 km × AED 2.62 = AED 131 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 141

AED 206.50

AED 10 starting charge — RTA+ 75 km × AED 2.62 = AED 196.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 206.50

AED 272

AED 10 starting charge — RTA+ 100 km × AED 2.62 = AED 262 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 272

AED 15.62

AED 13 starting charge — RTA+ 1 km × AED 2.62 = AED 2.62 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 15.62

AED 18.24

AED 13 starting charge — RTA+ 2 km × AED 2.62 = AED 5.24 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 18.24

AED 20.86

AED 13 starting charge — RTA+ 3 km × AED 2.62 = AED 7.86 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 20.86

AED 26.10

AED 13 starting charge — RTA+ 5 km × AED 2.62 = AED 13.10 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 26.10

AED 31.34

AED 13 starting charge — RTA+ 7 km × AED 2.62 = AED 18.34 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 31.34

AED 39.20

AED 13 starting charge — RTA+ 10 km × AED 2.62 = AED 26.20 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 39.20

AED 44.44

AED 13 starting charge — RTA+ 12 km × AED 2.62 = AED 31.44 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 44.44

AED 52.30

AED 13 starting charge — RTA+ 15 km × AED 2.62 = AED 39.30 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 52.30

AED 65.40

AED 13 starting charge — RTA+ 20 km × AED 2.62 = AED 52.40 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 65.40

AED 78.50

AED 13 starting charge — RTA+ 25 km × AED 2.62 = AED 65.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 78.50

AED 91.60

AED 13 starting charge — RTA+ 30 km × AED 2.62 = AED 78.60 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 91.60

AED 117.80

AED 13 starting charge — RTA+ 40 km × AED 2.62 = AED 104.80 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 117.80

AED 144

AED 13 starting charge — RTA+ 50 km × AED 2.62 = AED 131 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 144

AED 209.50

AED 13 starting charge — RTA+ 75 km × AED 2.62 = AED 196.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 209.50

AED 275

AED 13 starting charge — RTA+ 100 km × AED 2.62 = AED 262 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 275

AED 22.62

AED 20 starting charge — RTA+ 1 km × AED 2.62 = AED 2.62 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 22.62

AED 25.24

AED 20 starting charge — RTA+ 2 km × AED 2.62 = AED 5.24 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 25.24

AED 27.86

AED 20 starting charge — RTA+ 3 km × AED 2.62 = AED 7.86 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 27.86

AED 33.10

AED 20 starting charge — RTA+ 5 km × AED 2.62 = AED 13.10 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 33.10

AED 38.34

AED 20 starting charge — RTA+ 7 km × AED 2.62 = AED 18.34 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 38.34

AED 46.20

AED 20 starting charge — RTA+ 10 km × AED 2.62 = AED 26.20 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 46.20

AED 51.44

AED 20 starting charge — RTA+ 12 km × AED 2.62 = AED 31.44 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 51.44

AED 59.30

AED 20 starting charge — RTA+ 15 km × AED 2.62 = AED 39.30 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 59.30

AED 72.40

AED 20 starting charge — RTA+ 20 km × AED 2.62 = AED 52.40 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 72.40

AED 85.50

AED 20 starting charge — RTA+ 25 km × AED 2.62 = AED 65.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 85.50

AED 98.60

AED 20 starting charge — RTA+ 30 km × AED 2.62 = AED 78.60 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 98.60

AED 124.80

AED 20 starting charge — RTA+ 40 km × AED 2.62 = AED 104.80 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 124.80

AED 151

AED 20 starting charge — RTA+ 50 km × AED 2.62 = AED 131 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 151

AED 216.50

AED 20 starting charge — RTA+ 75 km × AED 2.62 = AED 196.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 216.50

AED 282

AED 20 starting charge — RTA+ 100 km × AED 2.62 = AED 262 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 282

AED 27.62

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 1 km × AED 2.62 = AED 2.62 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 27.62

AED 30.24

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 2 km × AED 2.62 = AED 5.24 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 30.24

AED 32.86

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 3 km × AED 2.62 = AED 7.86 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 32.86

AED 38.10

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 5 km × AED 2.62 = AED 13.10 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 38.10

AED 43.34

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 7 km × AED 2.62 = AED 18.34 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 43.34

AED 51.20

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 10 km × AED 2.62 = AED 26.20 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 51.20

AED 56.44

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 12 km × AED 2.62 = AED 31.44 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 56.44

AED 64.30

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 15 km × AED 2.62 = AED 39.30 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 64.30

AED 77.40

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 20 km × AED 2.62 = AED 52.40 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 77.40

AED 90.50

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 25 km × AED 2.62 = AED 65.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 90.50

AED 103.60

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 30 km × AED 2.62 = AED 78.60 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 103.60

AED 129.80

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 40 km × AED 2.62 = AED 104.80 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 129.80

AED 156

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 50 km × AED 2.62 = AED 131 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 156

AED 221.50

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 75 km × AED 2.62 = AED 196.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 221.50

AED 287

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 100 km × AED 2.62 = AED 262 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 287

AED 27.62

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 1 km × AED 2.62 = AED 2.62 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 27.62

AED 30.24

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 2 km × AED 2.62 = AED 5.24 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 30.24

AED 32.86

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 3 km × AED 2.62 = AED 7.86 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 32.86

AED 38.10

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 5 km × AED 2.62 = AED 13.10 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 38.10

AED 43.34

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 7 km × AED 2.62 = AED 18.34 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 43.34

AED 51.20

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 10 km × AED 2.62 = AED 26.20 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 51.20

AED 56.44

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 12 km × AED 2.62 = AED 31.44 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 56.44

AED 64.30

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 15 km × AED 2.62 = AED 39.30 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 64.30

AED 77.40

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 20 km × AED 2.62 = AED 52.40 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 77.40

AED 90.50

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 25 km × AED 2.62 = AED 65.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 90.50

AED 103.60

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 30 km × AED 2.62 = AED 78.60 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 103.60

AED 129.80

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 40 km × AED 2.62 = AED 104.80 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 129.80

AED 156

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 50 km × AED 2.62 = AED 131 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 156

AED 221.50

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 75 km × AED 2.62 = AED 196.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 221.50

AED 287

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 100 km × AED 2.62 = AED 262 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 287

This total is our arithmetic, not a published figure. Every input above is quoted from the source named beside it; the addition is ours, and it is shown line by line so you can check it. RTA publishes no per-kilometre rate and no minimum fare. The AED 2.62 comes from Dubai Taxi Company, the operator, on its own site — a different source from the authority that sets the starting charge. Because no minimum is published anywhere, a very short trip cannot be priced from published figures at all. Waiting time, Salik, and the Sharjah and Port Rashid entry fees are extra and are not in this total, because no authority publishes what they add.

Why no calculator can give you the real fare

RTA publishes the formula in words: “Taxi Fare = Base fare + Kilometer charge + Taxi waiting time charge + Fee for entering Sharjah (if applicable) + Fee for entering Port Rashid area (if applicable) + Salik fee (if applicable) + Fee for entering DARB (if applicable)”. Of those seven terms it publishes one. The kilometre charge is on the operator’s site. The waiting charge, the Sharjah fee and the DARB fee are on neither.

So the honest position is that the figure above is a floor for a moving taxi, not a fare. If you sit in traffic, it is wrong. If you cross into Sharjah, it is wrong. We publish it anyway because a floor built from named sources is more use than an invented single number, and because saying which parts are missing is the part other calculators leave out. The full starting-charge tables and their sources, and what Salik adds.

The other calculators

All of them work the same way: published inputs, named sources, the arithmetic shown, and the missing pieces stated.

Common questions

How much is a taxi from Dubai airport to Downtown Dubai?

We cannot tell you exactly, and neither can anyone else from published figures. The starting charge from Dubai Airports is AED 20 for a standard taxi and AED 25 for a van, published by RTA. Dubai Taxi Company publishes AED 2.62 per kilometre on its own site. Set the calculator above to your distance and it will add the two. Salik gates, waiting time in traffic and any DARB charge are extra, and no authority publishes what they add.

Is there a minimum taxi fare in Dubai?

If there is one, nobody publishes it. RTA publishes the starting charge and does not publish a minimum fare; Dubai Taxi Company publishes a per-kilometre rate and does not publish a minimum either. That is why a one-kilometre result on this page should be treated as unreliable: the arithmetic is right, but a floor may exist that we cannot see.

Why is a booked taxi more expensive than one you flag down?

Because RTA sets a different starting charge for e-hail bookings, and varies it by hour and by day. Hailing on the street starts at AED 5 between 06:00 and 22:00. The same taxi booked through an app starts at AED 9 off-peak and AED 13 during the 08:00–10:00 and 16:00–20:00 windows on most days. The per-kilometre rate does not change.

Can you pay a Dubai taxi by card?

RTA's published fare material does not state which payment methods a taxi must accept. Card readers are common and nol payment is offered in some vehicles, but we found no published rule obliging a driver to take a card, so we do not tell you there is one. Carry enough cash to cover the fare you calculated above.

How many passengers can a Dubai taxi carry?

RTA publishes a separate, higher starting charge for a van from Dubai Airports — AED 25 against AED 20 — which implies a larger vehicle category exists. It does not publish a passenger limit for either. If you are four or more with luggage, the van figure is the one to budget from.

Are Dubai taxis metered?

RTA publishes a fare formula whose first term is a base fare and whose second is a kilometre charge, which only a meter can produce. It does not publish a statement that every trip must be metered, nor any rule about agreeing a fixed price instead. That gap is worth knowing before a driver offers you one.

Do I tip a taxi driver in Dubai?

No authority publishes anything about tipping, in taxis or anywhere else. The 10% service charge you see on restaurant bills is a published ceiling for hospitality venues and has nothing to do with taxis. What you give is entirely your decision, and nobody official has an opinion on record.

Does this include Salik?

No. Salik is charged per gate crossed and depends on the route the driver takes, which is not knowable in advance. Each crossing is AED 6 in the peak windows and AED 4 otherwise, free between 01:00 and 06:00. Our Salik calculator works those out separately.

Page updated 2026-09-08 — wording or links, not the facts aboveEvery figure in this calculator is quoted from a published source and was checked on 3 September 2026Sources: Starting charges: Roads and Transport Authority, verified 3 September 2026. Per-kilometre rate: Dubai Taxi Company’s own site, same date.Reviewed by Dan-Ionuț CiobanuFound a figure that has changed? Tell us.