Dubai Loop
Status, timeline, budget and the areas around it, with every fact sourced.
- Type
- Transport
- Emirate
- Dubai
- Budget
- Phase 1 about Dh565 million; full project estimated at Dh2 billion
Overview
Dubai Loop is an underground transport system being developed by RTA with The Boring Company. Its 6.4 km first phase links DIFC with Dubai Mall and Burj Khalifa through four stations at a reported cost of about Dh565 million. The full alignment of up to 22.2 km and 19 stations would extend to Business Bay.
- Status
- Phase 1 construction announced February 2026, expected to complete within two years
- Type
- Transport
- Emirate
- Dubai
- Budget
- Phase 1 about Dh565 million; full project estimated at Dh2 billionSource: Gulf News
Timeline
3 February 2026
RTA announces phase 1 works at World Governments Summit; construction of first phase expected to be completed within two years
Source: Gulf News
Key facts
- Phase 1
- 6.4 km pilot route, four stations linking DIFC and Dubai Mall/Burj Khalifa, about 13,000 passengers per daySource: Gulf News
- Full alignment
- Up to 22.2 km with 19 stations connecting Dubai World Trade Centre and the financial district with Business Bay; about 30,000 passengers per daySource: Gulf News
- Builder
- The Boring Company, with RTASource: Gulf News
On the map
Areas affected and nearby
Areas a source places on or beside the project, or within 5 km of a mapped point, with their latest published changes.
| Area | Why it is listed | Price, 12 months | Price, 3 years | Rent, 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Bay | Full alignment connects to Business Bay | +0.7% | +27.7% | -4.7% |
| Downtown Dubai | Phase 1 links DIFC with Dubai Mall/Burj Khalifa | +3.1% | +28.1% | +9.4% |
Each change compares the average of everything registered in one period with the period before. It moves with the mix of homes sold as well as with prices, so it is not like-for-like growth. Source: Property Finder, from Dubai Land Department records. Other emirates: Bayut asking-price index.
Sources
- Gulf News: Dubai Loop tunnel work to begin soon, serve over 13,000 passengers a dayRead 12 November 2026
- Wikipedia (pointer only): Dubai LoopRead 12 November 2026
Questions buyers ask
What is the status of Dubai Loop?
Phase 1 construction announced February 2026, expected to complete within two years.
How much does Dubai Loop cost?
Phase 1 about Dh565 million; full project estimated at Dh2 billion, according to Gulf News.
When is Dubai Loop due to open or be completed?
RTA announces phase 1 works at World Governments Summit; construction of first phase expected to be completed within two years: 3 February 2026, according to Gulf News.
Which areas are near Dubai Loop?
Business Bay and Downtown Dubai.
How the atlas is built
- Every figure is copied as published by a named source, with its link, the period it covers and the date we read it. Nothing is estimated, interpolated, averaged or rounded.
- Dubai price, rent and change figures come from Property Finder's transaction pages, which publish averages of Dubai Land Department registered sales and tenancy contracts for the last 3 months, 6 months, 12 months and 3 years, with a change against the period before.
- Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah figures come from Bayut's asking-price index: advertised prices, not completed sales, which usually sit above transaction prices.
- ValuStrat readings are valuation-based and appear only where the press reported a community by name.
- Sources measure different things. Compare areas within one source and one period, never across sources.
- Projects and regeneration zones come from official releases where we could read them, otherwise from The National, Khaleej Times or Gulf News. A project is listed against an area when a source places it there, or when its mapped point is within 5 km of the area's point.
- Price effects of projects are published claims, attributed to the publisher. The atlas never says that a project caused a price change.
Data compiled 12 November 2026.
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