Online top-up for Dubai transport cards
Top up your card in 10 seconds
Enter your card number, choose an amount, pay. Your balance is ready before the next train arrives — no app to install, no machine to find, no queue to stand in.
- Works for metro, bus, tram, water bus and parking
- Available 24/7, including public holidays
- Receipt and reference number sent by email
- 10 sec
- Average balance update
- 24/7
- Always open
- 2 langs
- English & Arabic support
Top up your card
Balance ready in about 10 seconds.
- Encrypted payment page
- Balance in 10 seconds
- Receipt by email
- No app download
- No queue, no machine
Three steps, one screen
The whole journey takes less time than walking to a ticket machine.
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Enter your card number
Type the number printed on the back of your card and confirm it once so a typo can never send credit to the wrong card.
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Pick an amount
Choose one of the quick amounts or type your own between AED 10.00 and AED 500.00. The service fee and the total are shown before you pay.
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Pay and travel
Complete the encrypted payment. The credit lands on your card in about ten seconds and the receipt reaches your inbox immediately.
One card, everything you ride
The credit you load can be spent across the whole Dubai network.
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Metro
Red and Green lines, from the first train to the last.
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Buses
City routes, intercity coaches and feeder buses to metro stations.
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Tram
The full Dubai Marina and Jumeirah tram loop.
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Water bus
Marina and Creek water transport routes.
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Parking
Pay street parking with card credit instead of loose change.
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Everyday spend
Small purchases at participating retail points inside stations.
Why people top up here
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Ten seconds, not ten minutes
No machine hunting and no queue during rush hour. The form is one screen and it remembers nothing you did not type.
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Nothing to install
The site works in any mobile browser. No account, no download, no password to reset at the gate.
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Payments stay private
Card details are entered on the encrypted page of our payment provider. We never see or store them.
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Fully bilingual
Every page, error message and receipt exists in English and Arabic, with correct right-to-left layout.
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Clear pricing
The service fee is shown next to the amount before you pay. No surprises on the statement.
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Real support
A human answers support requests in both languages, seven days a week.
Simple, visible pricing
Every top-up costs 3.5% of the amount plus AED 2.00. The amount you enter is the amount that reaches your card.
See all fees and limitsExample
Load AED 100.00 and pay AED 105.50 in total.
What riders say
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I top up on the platform while the train is still two stops away. It has never taken longer than a few seconds.
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No app, no login, no forgotten password. I just type the number on the back of my card and I am done.
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The Arabic version is what convinced my parents to use it. Everything reads correctly for them.
Quick answers
The five questions we get most often.
How long does the top-up take?
The balance is normally updated within about ten seconds of a successful payment. You can tap in immediately afterwards.
Do I need to install an app or create an account?
No. The service runs in any mobile or desktop browser. There is no registration, no password and no app download.
Where do I find my card number?
It is printed on the back of the card. Enter the digits only; spaces and dashes are removed automatically.
What does it cost?
The service fee is 3.5% of the amount plus AED 2.00 per transaction. It is displayed next to the amount before you pay, and nothing is added afterwards.
What is the minimum and maximum amount?
You can load between AED 10.00 and AED 500.00 in a single transaction. Larger balances can be reached with several transactions, up to the ceiling set by the card issuer.
Ready in the time it takes to tap in
Enter your card number and travel with a full balance.
Top up my card