Commute finder
Areas by drive time to where you work, with homes in each.
Areas are ranked by published drive times only.
Areas near Downtown Dubai
41 areas with a published drive time
- 1
In this hub
- 2
5 minto Downtown Dubai
- 3
7 minto Downtown Dubai
- 4
7 minto Dubai Mall
- 5
8 minto Downtown Dubai
- 6
10 minto Downtown Dubai
- 7
12 minto Downtown Dubai
- 8
12 minto Downtown Dubai
- 9
15 minto Downtown Dubai
- 10
15 minto Downtown Dubai
- 11
15 minto Dubai Mall
- 12
15 minto The Dubai Mall
- 13
15 minto Downtown Dubai
- 14
16 minto Downtown Dubai
- 15
16 minto Downtown Dubai
- 16
20 minto Downtown Dubai
- 17
20 minto Downtown Dubai
- 18
20 minto Downtown Dubai
- 19
20 minto Downtown Dubai
- 20
20 minto Downtown Dubai
- 21
20 minto Downtown Dubai
- 22
20 minto Downtown Dubai
- 23
20 minto Downtown Dubai
- 24
20 minto Downtown Dubai
- 25
21 minto Downtown Dubai
- 26
22 minto Downtown Dubai
- 27
22 minto Downtown Dubai
- 28
24 minto Downtown Dubai
- 29
24 minto Dubai Mall
- 30
24 minto Downtown Dubai
- 31
25 minto Downtown Dubai
- 32
25 minto Downtown Dubai
- 33
25 minto Downtown Dubai
- 34
25 minto Downtown Dubai
- 35
30 minto Downtown Dubai
- 36
30 minto Downtown Dubai
- 37
30 minto Downtown Dubai
- 38
30 minto Downtown Dubai
- 39
30 minto Downtown Dubai
- 40
35 minto Downtown Dubai
- 41
35 minto Downtown Dubai
47 areas with no published drive time to Downtown Dubai
These areas have no published drive time to this hub, so they are not ranked. That does not mean they are far.
- Siniya Island, no published drive time
- Al Marjan Island, no published drive time
- Saadiyat Island, no published drive time
- Dubai Harbour, no published drive time
- Yas Island, no published drive time
- Downtown Jebel Ali, no published drive time
- Sobha Central, no published drive time
- DAMAC Hills 2, no published drive time
- DAMAC Lagoons, no published drive time
- Dubai Marina, no published drive time
- Fahid Island, no published drive time
- Hudayriyat Island, no published drive time
- Sobha City, no published drive time
- Al Furjan, no published drive time
- Al Ghadeer, no published drive time
- Al Warsan, no published drive time
- DAMAC Hills, no published drive time
- DAMAC Islands, no published drive time
- Downtown UAQ, no published drive time
- Dubai Industrial City, no published drive time
- Dubai Investments Park, no published drive time
- Dubai Sports City, no published drive time
- Jumeirah Village Triangle, no published drive time
- Palm Jumeirah, no published drive time
- Al Hamra Village, no published drive time
- Al Reem Island, no published drive time
- Arjan, no published drive time
- Dubai Silicon Oasis, no published drive time
- Dubai South, no published drive time
- Dubai Studio City, no published drive time
- Jumeirah Islands, no published drive time
- RAK Central, no published drive time
- Um Fanain, no published drive time
- Zabeel, no published drive time
- Al Mamsha, no published drive time
- Aljada, no published drive time
- AlJurf, no published drive time
- Hayyan, no published drive time
- Masaar, no published drive time
- Masdar City, no published drive time
- Mina Al Arab, no published drive time
- Palm Jebel Ali, no published drive time
- Ramhan Island, no published drive time
- The Oasis by Emaar, no published drive time
- Tilal Al Ghaf, no published drive time
- Villanova, no published drive time
- Zayed City, no published drive time
Drive times are the figures published on each area guide, with the sources listed there. They are typical times, not a promise for the morning peak.
Choose where you work, from DIFC and Downtown to Dubai South and Abu Dhabi, and see the areas with published drive times to it, quickest first, with their new developments and prices from.
What this calculator assumes
Where the times come from. Each area guide on this site lists drive times to a few places nearby, from the sources named on that page. The finder ranks areas by those published times and nothing else. It never estimates a time where none is published, so an area missing from a ranking may still be close; there is simply no published figure for it.
How hubs match places. Some hubs take times to more than one place. Downtown Dubai includes times to The Dubai Mall. The Media City hub uses times to Dubai Marina and Jumeirah Lake Towers, its neighbours, because no times to Media City or Internet City themselves are published. Abu Dhabi city includes Downtown and central Abu Dhabi, and Yas Island includes Yas Mall, Yas Bay, Etihad Arena and Ferrari World. Every result names the place its time is for.
What a drive time means. Published drive times are typical figures. They are a fair guide to which areas are near and which are far, not a promise for the morning peak, so drive the route at rush hour before you commit.
The homes listed. Under each area are the developments published on this site that are not sold out, with the lowest published starting price.
Questions buyers ask
Which areas are closest to DIFC and Downtown Dubai?
Choose DIFC or Downtown Dubai in the finder. On published figures, Business Bay, Dubai Design District and City Walk are among the closest, at about 5 to 12 minutes.
Where should I live if I work in Dubai South or at Al Maktoum Airport?
Communities on the Expo and Jebel Ali side of the city, such as Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai Investments Park and Downtown Jebel Ali, have published drive times of about 15 minutes to Al Maktoum International Airport. Choose Dubai South in the finder for the full list.
Can I live in Dubai and work in Abu Dhabi?
Many people do. Published drive times from the western edge of Dubai, such as Downtown Jebel Ali and Dubai Industrial City, to Abu Dhabi are about an hour. Choose Abu Dhabi city in the finder to compare.
Why does an area show no published drive time?
Its area guide has no published time to that hub's places. The finder does not estimate one, so the area is listed separately rather than ranked. It may still be close.
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