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UAE Emirates Announce Free Parking and Revised Transit Services for Eid Al Adha

The measures aim to ease holiday travel to safeguard public health through schedule changes, route suspensions, stepped-up inspections.

Overview

  • Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority said public parking will be free from Monday, May 25 to Friday, May 29, with multistorey and 24/7 smart lots excluded from the waiver.
  • The Dubai Metro and Tram will run extended holiday hours, with Red and Green Line stations operating roughly 5am–1am from May 25 to May 31 and altered Sunday start times.
  • RTA suspended intercity Bus Route E100 for the Eid period and directed travellers to use Bus E101 from Ibn Battuta to reach Abu Dhabi, affecting connections at Al Ghubaiba.
  • Sharjah City Municipality set free public parking for the first three days of Eid while excluding always‑charged zones and smart lots, and deployed 35 veterinary staff plus hundreds of inspectors to enforce livestock and food safety with hotline 993.
  • Authorities confirmed Eid Al Adha will begin on Wednesday, May 27 and announced staggered public and private sector leave that has prompted the transport, parking and customer‑service adjustments and could raise travel demand and inspection activity during the holiday.