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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

Distance

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How this is worked out

AED 7.45

AED 5 starting charge — RTA+ 1 km × AED 2.45 = AED 2.45 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 7.45

AED 9.90

AED 5 starting charge — RTA+ 2 km × AED 2.45 = AED 4.90 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 9.90

AED 12.35

AED 5 starting charge — RTA+ 3 km × AED 2.45 = AED 7.35 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 12.35

AED 17.25

AED 5 starting charge — RTA+ 5 km × AED 2.45 = AED 12.25 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 17.25

AED 22.15

AED 5 starting charge — RTA+ 7 km × AED 2.45 = AED 17.15 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 22.15

AED 29.50

AED 5 starting charge — RTA+ 10 km × AED 2.45 = AED 24.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 29.50

AED 34.40

AED 5 starting charge — RTA+ 12 km × AED 2.45 = AED 29.40 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 34.40

AED 41.75

AED 5 starting charge — RTA+ 15 km × AED 2.45 = AED 36.75 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 41.75

AED 54

AED 5 starting charge — RTA+ 20 km × AED 2.45 = AED 49 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 54

AED 66.25

AED 5 starting charge — RTA+ 25 km × AED 2.45 = AED 61.25 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 66.25

AED 78.50

AED 5 starting charge — RTA+ 30 km × AED 2.45 = AED 73.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 78.50

AED 103

AED 5 starting charge — RTA+ 40 km × AED 2.45 = AED 98 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 103

AED 127.50

AED 5 starting charge — RTA+ 50 km × AED 2.45 = AED 122.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 127.50

AED 188.75

AED 5 starting charge — RTA+ 75 km × AED 2.45 = AED 183.75 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 188.75

AED 250.00

AED 5 starting charge — RTA+ 100 km × AED 2.45 = AED 245.00 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 250.00

AED 7.95

AED 5.50 starting charge — RTA+ 1 km × AED 2.45 = AED 2.45 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 7.95

AED 10.40

AED 5.50 starting charge — RTA+ 2 km × AED 2.45 = AED 4.90 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 10.40

AED 12.85

AED 5.50 starting charge — RTA+ 3 km × AED 2.45 = AED 7.35 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 12.85

AED 17.75

AED 5.50 starting charge — RTA+ 5 km × AED 2.45 = AED 12.25 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 17.75

AED 22.65

AED 5.50 starting charge — RTA+ 7 km × AED 2.45 = AED 17.15 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 22.65

AED 30

AED 5.50 starting charge — RTA+ 10 km × AED 2.45 = AED 24.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 30

AED 34.90

AED 5.50 starting charge — RTA+ 12 km × AED 2.45 = AED 29.40 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 34.90

AED 42.25

AED 5.50 starting charge — RTA+ 15 km × AED 2.45 = AED 36.75 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 42.25

AED 54.50

AED 5.50 starting charge — RTA+ 20 km × AED 2.45 = AED 49 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 54.50

AED 66.75

AED 5.50 starting charge — RTA+ 25 km × AED 2.45 = AED 61.25 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 66.75

AED 79

AED 5.50 starting charge — RTA+ 30 km × AED 2.45 = AED 73.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 79

AED 103.50

AED 5.50 starting charge — RTA+ 40 km × AED 2.45 = AED 98 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 103.50

AED 128

AED 5.50 starting charge — RTA+ 50 km × AED 2.45 = AED 122.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 128

AED 189.25

AED 5.50 starting charge — RTA+ 75 km × AED 2.45 = AED 183.75 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 189.25

AED 250.50

AED 5.50 starting charge — RTA+ 100 km × AED 2.45 = AED 245.00 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 250.50

AED 10.45

AED 8 starting charge — RTA+ 1 km × AED 2.45 = AED 2.45 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 10.45

AED 12.90

AED 8 starting charge — RTA+ 2 km × AED 2.45 = AED 4.90 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 12.90

AED 15.35

AED 8 starting charge — RTA+ 3 km × AED 2.45 = AED 7.35 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 15.35

AED 20.25

AED 8 starting charge — RTA+ 5 km × AED 2.45 = AED 12.25 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 20.25

AED 25.15

AED 8 starting charge — RTA+ 7 km × AED 2.45 = AED 17.15 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 25.15

AED 32.50

AED 8 starting charge — RTA+ 10 km × AED 2.45 = AED 24.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 32.50

AED 37.40

AED 8 starting charge — RTA+ 12 km × AED 2.45 = AED 29.40 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 37.40

AED 44.75

AED 8 starting charge — RTA+ 15 km × AED 2.45 = AED 36.75 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 44.75

AED 57

AED 8 starting charge — RTA+ 20 km × AED 2.45 = AED 49 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 57

AED 69.25

AED 8 starting charge — RTA+ 25 km × AED 2.45 = AED 61.25 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 69.25

AED 81.50

AED 8 starting charge — RTA+ 30 km × AED 2.45 = AED 73.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 81.50

AED 106

AED 8 starting charge — RTA+ 40 km × AED 2.45 = AED 98 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 106

AED 130.50

AED 8 starting charge — RTA+ 50 km × AED 2.45 = AED 122.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 130.50

AED 191.75

AED 8 starting charge — RTA+ 75 km × AED 2.45 = AED 183.75 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 191.75

AED 253.00

AED 8 starting charge — RTA+ 100 km × AED 2.45 = AED 245.00 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 253.00

AED 11.45

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 1 km × AED 2.45 = AED 2.45 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 11.45

AED 13.90

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 2 km × AED 2.45 = AED 4.90 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 13.90

AED 16.35

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 3 km × AED 2.45 = AED 7.35 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 16.35

AED 21.25

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 5 km × AED 2.45 = AED 12.25 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 21.25

AED 26.15

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 7 km × AED 2.45 = AED 17.15 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 26.15

AED 33.50

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 10 km × AED 2.45 = AED 24.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 33.50

AED 38.40

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 12 km × AED 2.45 = AED 29.40 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 38.40

AED 45.75

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 15 km × AED 2.45 = AED 36.75 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 45.75

AED 58

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 20 km × AED 2.45 = AED 49 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 58

AED 70.25

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 25 km × AED 2.45 = AED 61.25 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 70.25

AED 82.50

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 30 km × AED 2.45 = AED 73.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 82.50

AED 107

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 40 km × AED 2.45 = AED 98 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 107

AED 131.50

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 50 km × AED 2.45 = AED 122.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 131.50

AED 192.75

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 75 km × AED 2.45 = AED 183.75 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 192.75

AED 254.00

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 100 km × AED 2.45 = AED 245.00 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 254.00

AED 11.45

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 1 km × AED 2.45 = AED 2.45 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 11.45

AED 13.90

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 2 km × AED 2.45 = AED 4.90 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 13.90

AED 16.35

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 3 km × AED 2.45 = AED 7.35 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 16.35

AED 21.25

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 5 km × AED 2.45 = AED 12.25 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 21.25

AED 26.15

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 7 km × AED 2.45 = AED 17.15 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 26.15

AED 33.50

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 10 km × AED 2.45 = AED 24.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 33.50

AED 38.40

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 12 km × AED 2.45 = AED 29.40 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 38.40

AED 45.75

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 15 km × AED 2.45 = AED 36.75 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 45.75

AED 58

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 20 km × AED 2.45 = AED 49 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 58

AED 70.25

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 25 km × AED 2.45 = AED 61.25 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 70.25

AED 82.50

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 30 km × AED 2.45 = AED 73.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 82.50

AED 107

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 40 km × AED 2.45 = AED 98 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 107

AED 131.50

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 50 km × AED 2.45 = AED 122.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 131.50

AED 192.75

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 75 km × AED 2.45 = AED 183.75 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 192.75

AED 254.00

AED 9 starting charge — RTA+ 100 km × AED 2.45 = AED 245.00 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 254.00

AED 12.45

AED 10 starting charge — RTA+ 1 km × AED 2.45 = AED 2.45 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 12.45

AED 14.90

AED 10 starting charge — RTA+ 2 km × AED 2.45 = AED 4.90 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 14.90

AED 17.35

AED 10 starting charge — RTA+ 3 km × AED 2.45 = AED 7.35 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 17.35

AED 22.25

AED 10 starting charge — RTA+ 5 km × AED 2.45 = AED 12.25 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 22.25

AED 27.15

AED 10 starting charge — RTA+ 7 km × AED 2.45 = AED 17.15 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 27.15

AED 34.50

AED 10 starting charge — RTA+ 10 km × AED 2.45 = AED 24.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 34.50

AED 39.40

AED 10 starting charge — RTA+ 12 km × AED 2.45 = AED 29.40 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 39.40

AED 46.75

AED 10 starting charge — RTA+ 15 km × AED 2.45 = AED 36.75 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 46.75

AED 59

AED 10 starting charge — RTA+ 20 km × AED 2.45 = AED 49 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 59

AED 71.25

AED 10 starting charge — RTA+ 25 km × AED 2.45 = AED 61.25 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 71.25

AED 83.50

AED 10 starting charge — RTA+ 30 km × AED 2.45 = AED 73.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 83.50

AED 108

AED 10 starting charge — RTA+ 40 km × AED 2.45 = AED 98 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 108

AED 132.50

AED 10 starting charge — RTA+ 50 km × AED 2.45 = AED 122.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 132.50

AED 193.75

AED 10 starting charge — RTA+ 75 km × AED 2.45 = AED 183.75 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 193.75

AED 255.00

AED 10 starting charge — RTA+ 100 km × AED 2.45 = AED 245.00 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 255.00

AED 15.45

AED 13 starting charge — RTA+ 1 km × AED 2.45 = AED 2.45 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 15.45

AED 17.90

AED 13 starting charge — RTA+ 2 km × AED 2.45 = AED 4.90 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 17.90

AED 20.35

AED 13 starting charge — RTA+ 3 km × AED 2.45 = AED 7.35 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 20.35

AED 25.25

AED 13 starting charge — RTA+ 5 km × AED 2.45 = AED 12.25 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 25.25

AED 30.15

AED 13 starting charge — RTA+ 7 km × AED 2.45 = AED 17.15 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 30.15

AED 37.50

AED 13 starting charge — RTA+ 10 km × AED 2.45 = AED 24.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 37.50

AED 42.40

AED 13 starting charge — RTA+ 12 km × AED 2.45 = AED 29.40 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 42.40

AED 49.75

AED 13 starting charge — RTA+ 15 km × AED 2.45 = AED 36.75 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 49.75

AED 62

AED 13 starting charge — RTA+ 20 km × AED 2.45 = AED 49 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 62

AED 74.25

AED 13 starting charge — RTA+ 25 km × AED 2.45 = AED 61.25 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 74.25

AED 86.50

AED 13 starting charge — RTA+ 30 km × AED 2.45 = AED 73.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 86.50

AED 111

AED 13 starting charge — RTA+ 40 km × AED 2.45 = AED 98 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 111

AED 135.50

AED 13 starting charge — RTA+ 50 km × AED 2.45 = AED 122.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 135.50

AED 196.75

AED 13 starting charge — RTA+ 75 km × AED 2.45 = AED 183.75 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 196.75

AED 258

AED 13 starting charge — RTA+ 100 km × AED 2.45 = AED 245.00 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 258

AED 22.45

AED 20 starting charge — RTA+ 1 km × AED 2.45 = AED 2.45 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 22.45

AED 24.90

AED 20 starting charge — RTA+ 2 km × AED 2.45 = AED 4.90 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 24.90

AED 27.35

AED 20 starting charge — RTA+ 3 km × AED 2.45 = AED 7.35 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 27.35

AED 32.25

AED 20 starting charge — RTA+ 5 km × AED 2.45 = AED 12.25 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 32.25

AED 37.15

AED 20 starting charge — RTA+ 7 km × AED 2.45 = AED 17.15 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 37.15

AED 44.50

AED 20 starting charge — RTA+ 10 km × AED 2.45 = AED 24.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 44.50

AED 49.40

AED 20 starting charge — RTA+ 12 km × AED 2.45 = AED 29.40 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 49.40

AED 56.75

AED 20 starting charge — RTA+ 15 km × AED 2.45 = AED 36.75 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 56.75

AED 69

AED 20 starting charge — RTA+ 20 km × AED 2.45 = AED 49 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 69

AED 81.25

AED 20 starting charge — RTA+ 25 km × AED 2.45 = AED 61.25 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 81.25

AED 93.50

AED 20 starting charge — RTA+ 30 km × AED 2.45 = AED 73.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 93.50

AED 118

AED 20 starting charge — RTA+ 40 km × AED 2.45 = AED 98 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 118

AED 142.50

AED 20 starting charge — RTA+ 50 km × AED 2.45 = AED 122.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 142.50

AED 203.75

AED 20 starting charge — RTA+ 75 km × AED 2.45 = AED 183.75 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 203.75

AED 265

AED 20 starting charge — RTA+ 100 km × AED 2.45 = AED 245.00 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 265

AED 27.45

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 1 km × AED 2.45 = AED 2.45 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 27.45

AED 29.90

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 2 km × AED 2.45 = AED 4.90 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 29.90

AED 32.35

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 3 km × AED 2.45 = AED 7.35 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 32.35

AED 37.25

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 5 km × AED 2.45 = AED 12.25 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 37.25

AED 42.15

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 7 km × AED 2.45 = AED 17.15 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 42.15

AED 49.50

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 10 km × AED 2.45 = AED 24.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 49.50

AED 54.40

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 12 km × AED 2.45 = AED 29.40 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 54.40

AED 61.75

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 15 km × AED 2.45 = AED 36.75 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 61.75

AED 74

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 20 km × AED 2.45 = AED 49 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 74

AED 86.25

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 25 km × AED 2.45 = AED 61.25 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 86.25

AED 98.50

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 30 km × AED 2.45 = AED 73.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 98.50

AED 123

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 40 km × AED 2.45 = AED 98 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 123

AED 147.50

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 50 km × AED 2.45 = AED 122.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 147.50

AED 208.75

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 75 km × AED 2.45 = AED 183.75 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 208.75

AED 270

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 100 km × AED 2.45 = AED 245.00 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 270

AED 27.45

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 1 km × AED 2.45 = AED 2.45 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 27.45

AED 29.90

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 2 km × AED 2.45 = AED 4.90 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 29.90

AED 32.35

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 3 km × AED 2.45 = AED 7.35 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 32.35

AED 37.25

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 5 km × AED 2.45 = AED 12.25 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 37.25

AED 42.15

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 7 km × AED 2.45 = AED 17.15 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 42.15

AED 49.50

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 10 km × AED 2.45 = AED 24.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 49.50

AED 54.40

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 12 km × AED 2.45 = AED 29.40 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 54.40

AED 61.75

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 15 km × AED 2.45 = AED 36.75 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 61.75

AED 74

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 20 km × AED 2.45 = AED 49 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 74

AED 86.25

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 25 km × AED 2.45 = AED 61.25 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 86.25

AED 98.50

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 30 km × AED 2.45 = AED 73.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 98.50

AED 123

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 40 km × AED 2.45 = AED 98 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 123

AED 147.50

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 50 km × AED 2.45 = AED 122.50 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 147.50

AED 208.75

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 75 km × AED 2.45 = AED 183.75 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 208.75

AED 270

AED 25 starting charge — RTA+ 100 km × AED 2.45 = AED 245.00 — Dubai Taxi Company= AED 270

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 2.45 comes from Dubai Taxi Company, the operator, on its own site — a different source from the authority that sets the starting charge. The same operator page gives a minimum fare of AED 12 (AED 13 by app), so a very short trip costs at least that. 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 2.45 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 2026-10-10 — 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.