The Dubai Metro opening hours are being extended for Sunday's marathon. Chris Whiteoak / The National
The Dubai Metro opening hours are being extended for Sunday's marathon. Chris Whiteoak / The National
The Dubai Metro opening hours are being extended for Sunday's marathon. Chris Whiteoak / The National
The Dubai Metro opening hours are being extended for Sunday's marathon. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Dubai Metro to open early for marathon on Sunday


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Dubai Metro services will begin three hours earlier than usual on Sunday for the Dubai Marathon.

Services will run from 5am to accommodate marathon participants and spectators, Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority has announced.

Regular Sunday services on the Dubai Metro run from 8am to midnight.

Key roads such as King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Street and sections of Umm Suqeim Street are expected to be affected by the event. However, details from the authority have yet to be confirmed.

Closures are expected to be in place from 6am on Sunday, but Dubai residents can expect the disruption to ease by midday.

Updated: February 01, 2026, 3:15 AM