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Jumeirah and the beaches: what is here and what it costs

Jumeirah is the coastline, and the two things that decide a day here are both counter-intuitive. The metro does not reach it — not one venue on this stretch names a station within walking distance. And the beach club that looks most expensive is often the cheapest, because what decides the real cost is how much of the pass comes back as food and drink credit, not the headline figure.

The rule that inverts the price list

A beach pass you can spend at the bar is a different product from one you cannot, and no listing page treats them differently. Beach by FIVE returns all of a AED 100 pass, Jumeirah Beach Hotel returns half of AED 500, and Madinat Jumeirah returns none of AED 350. Net of the credit, the AED 500 pass costs less than the AED 350 one.

The same trick appears in a second form at J1 Beach, where Gigi Rigolatto charges AED 300 every day of the week — and makes it fully redeemable Monday to Thursday and only half redeemable Friday to Sunday. The price does not rise at the weekend. What it buys is halved.

If none of that appeals, the public beaches are here too and cost nothing that anyone publishes. Three night-swimming beaches sit on this stretch, and Jumeirah Beach 2 is the only Dubai beach with a published accessibility specification — floating wheelchairs, a sensory room, Gold certification.

What is in Jumeirah and the beaches

24 venues on this site sit in Jumeirah and the beaches: 11 restaurants · 6 attractions · 5 malls · 2 parks. Every one carries the date its details were last checked against the operator’s own source.

Eat and drink (11)

Attractions (6)

Parks and outdoors (2)

Malls (5)

Getting there

The stations these venues name for themselves are Emirates as its nearest, Dubai says there is no nearby, Emirates as the closest. A single journey is AED 3 to 7.50 on a Silver nol card, and this is what the metro reaches across the whole city.

What a main course costs here

10 venues in Jumeirah and the beaches publish a priced menu on this site, ranging from a median main course of AED 88 at Ninive Beach to AED 350 at Gigi Rigolatto. Every figure is the restaurant’s own, and the median is our arithmetic on its published main courses.

Jumeirah and the beaches restaurants by median main course
RestaurantMedian mainMenu rangeItems
Ninive BeachMiddle EasternAED 88AED 22–25761
Sufret MaryamLevantineAED 92AED 16–380116
Cutfish DubaiContemporary JapaneseAED 95AED 25–13590
Gitano DubaiModern MexicanAED 110AED 20–37041
3FilsAsianAED 126AED 15–38593
African QueenFrench-MediterraneanAED 155AED 30–85087
Anar Authentic Persian CuisinePersianAED 184AED 25–82460
Sakhalin DubaiMediterrAsian (Mediterranean and Asian, with Russian influences)AED 185AED 25–2,200140
Sirene Beach by GAIAGreek–MediterraneanAED 347AED 35–1,50084
Gigi RigolattoItalianAED 350AED 25–2,80066

Compared against the whole city on the full price ladder.

What a ticket costs here

Published adult admission in Jumeirah and the beaches
AttractionWhat it buysPrice
Jumeirah MosquePrice, mosque websiteAED 55 per person, including light Emirati refreshments and all Majlis activities
Theatre of Digital Art (TODA)Prices seen 6 Oct 2026Show tickets from AED 150 to AED 350, each priced separately
Wild Wadi WaterparkDay pass, adultFrom AED 269 for a non-UAE-resident adult (above 1.1 m), per the homepage (read 10 October 2026); UAE residents from AED 149. The non-resident headline on the same page says "From 199"

Free here: Kite Beach, Sunset Beach (Umm Suqeim). Every published Dubai ticket price, ranked.

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Common questions

Can you get to Jumeirah by metro?

No. Not one venue on this stretch names a metro station within walking distance. A taxi is the practical option: AED 5 to start from the street, AED 9 to 13 booked on an app.

How much is a beach club day in Jumeirah?

AED 100 to AED 600 per adult where a price is published — but the headline figure is the wrong number to compare. What decides the real cost is how much comes back as food and drink credit, which runs from all of it to none of it.

Are there free beaches in Jumeirah?

Yes, and no entry fee is published for any of them. Three of Dubai's night-swimming beaches are on this stretch — Jumeirah 2, Jumeirah 3 and Umm Suqeim 1.

Which Jumeirah beach is accessible?

Jumeirah Beach 2, the only Dubai beach with a published accessibility specification: floating wheelchairs for sea access, wheelchair charging stations and the Middle East's first beach sensory room.

Do Jumeirah beach clubs cost more at the weekend?

Some raise the price. Watch for the version where they do not: at J1 Beach, Gigi Rigolatto charges the same AED 300 every day and halves how much of it is redeemable from Friday to Sunday.

Computed from 237 venue pages, verified between 3 September 2026 and 8 October 2026 Every venue here carries its own verification date Figures on this page are computed from those venue pages, each sourced to the operator Sources beyond the venue pages: Dubai Municipality for public beaches and their flag system, and RTA for the absence of a station within walking distance Reviewed by Dan-Ionuț Ciobanu Spotted something out of date? Tell us.