Dubai Spice Souk: Timings, Friday Closing and Getting There
The Spice Souk on the Deira waterfront is open daily, says Visit Dubai, with timings that "tend to be earlier than 8am to past 9pm" — except on Fridays, when the market is closed during the day. No exact hours are published.
Visit Dubai suggests crossing from Bur Dubai by abra; the souk is a short walk from the marine station. By metro, Al Ras station is an eight-minute walk. The Gold Souk is three minutes away.
| Also known as | Dubai Spice Souk, Deira Spice Souk, Spice Souq |
|---|---|
| Address | Deira waterfront, Dubai, UAE |
| Google Maps | Open location |
| Official website | visitdubai.com/en/places-to-visit/the-spice-souk |
| Opening hours | Visit Dubai: "Timings vary but tend to be earlier than 8am to past 9pm, except on Fridays when the market is closed during the day." No exact opening or closing time is published, so none is listed here as a schedule. |
| Days | Open daily; closed during the day on Fridays |
| Approximate timings | "Earlier than 8am to past 9pm" — Visit Dubai's wording; timings vary by shop |
| Abra | A short walk from the marine station on the Deira side |
| Metro | Al Ras, Green Line, about eight minutes' walk |
| Nearby | Gold Souk, three minutes' walk |
| What to wear | Light, comfortable clothing and footwear; expect over an hour of walking on narrow paths |
When to go
Visit Dubai: "Timings vary but tend to be earlier than 8am to past 9pm, except on Fridays when the market is closed during the day." No exact opening or closing time is published, so none is listed here as a schedule.
Because the operator does not publish a fixed schedule, confirm the day you plan to visit before you travel — the contact details are in the table above.
Also in Dubai Creek & Deira
Everything below is in Dubai Creek & Deira, within the same trip. Each page carries whatever that operator publishes — hours, prices, contact details — checked and dated the same way as this one, and says so where the operator publishes nothing.
- Al Fahidi Historical NeighbourhoodDaily 07:00–20:00 · no charge stated · Bur Dubai
- Al Fanar Restaurant & CaféEmirati · Dubai Festival City Mall · 09:00–21:00 daily
- Al Ghurair CentreDeira · first 3 hours free · AED 20–150, 24h AED 350 · free Sundays & public holidays · Union Metro walkable
- Arabian Tea House Restaurant & Cafe, Al FahidiEmirati · Al Fahidi, Bur Dubai · open 07:00–23:00 daily
- BurJumanBur Dubai · first 3 hours free · then AED 20 per hour · ticketless ANPR · BurJuman Metro inside the mall
- Children's CityAdult AED 15 · child AED 10 · family of four AED 40
How to get to Spice Souk
| Nearest metro | Al Ras on the Green Line, about an eight-minute walk. |
|---|---|
| On foot | Cross the Creek from Bur Dubai by abra; the souk is a short walk from the Deira marine station. |
Spice Souk — frequently asked questions
What are the Dubai Spice Souk timings?
Visit Dubai says it is open daily, with timings that tend to run from earlier than 8am to past 9pm. On Fridays it is closed during the day.
Is the Spice Souk open on Friday?
Not during the day. Visit Dubai says the market is closed during the day on Fridays; it publishes no reopening time.
How do I get to the Spice Souk?
Take an abra across the Creek from Bur Dubai and walk a short way from the marine station, or take the Green Line to Al Ras, about eight minutes on foot.
Where can I read reviews of Spice Souk?
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.
Is Deira Spice Souk the same as Spice Souk?
Yes. Spice Souk is also written as Dubai Spice Souk, Deira Spice Souk and Spice Souq. They all refer to the same venue described on this page.
When were these Spice Souk details last checked?
Every opening time, price and contact detail on this page was checked against Spice Souk’s own published sources on 1 October 2026. The sources used are listed at the foot of the page, and where the venue publishes nothing we say so rather than filling the gap. If something here is out of date, tell us — we re-check it against the venue’s own source and record the change in our corrections log.
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