Visitor guide
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Visit Dubai sums the island up as high-end hotels, beach clubs and dining for sun-seekers. The monorail's own page is more concrete: a man-made island reaching 5 km into the Arabian Gulf, with 17 fronds of homes, hotels and attractions. Almost nothing on it needs a ticket. This guide covers the few things that do, and how to move between them.
| If you | Do this |
|---|---|
| Want to get on to the island | The Dubai Tram to Palm Jumeirah stationIt is the ninth stop on the RTA's tram list, and the monorail's Palm Gateway station connects to it. |
| Want the view of the whole island | The View at The Palm, from AED 115A deck on Level 52 of The Palm Tower, 240 metres up, open daily 9:00 to 19:00. |
| Were planning to ride the monorail | Check the operator's own page on the dayIt publishes a daily timetable, and it has also posted a maintenance notice. |
| Have a day and children in tow | Aquaventure, AED 280 for an adultA junior below 1.2 m paid AED 230 on the day we checked, and the park runs 10:00 to 18:00. |
| Have half a day, or it is too hot outside | Lost World Aquarium, AED 170 for an adultA junior paid AED 125 on the day we checked; it is indoors, and open to 20:00. |
The RTA's stations map lists Palm Jumeirah as the ninth of the Dubai Tram's 11 stops, between Media City and Knowledge Village. From there the monorail's Palm Gateway station, at the entry to the island, is the interchange: the operator's page says the station can be reached from the Dubai Tram and has over 1,600 parking spots.
If you drive, the monorail's stations page offers 3 hours free parking on ticket validation, with an AED 10 fee per hour after the third hour.
The monorail is a 5.5 km line, opened in 2009, with four stations in order: Palm Gateway, Al Ittihad Park, Palm Jumeirah Mall and Atlantis Aquaventure. Palm Jumeirah Mall station is the one for The Palm Tower and The View; Atlantis Aquaventure station sits by the waterpark entrance. The operator's timetable says trains run every 15 minutes.
The operator's timetable page publishes the current daily schedule, the same on weekdays and weekends, with 15 minutes between departures. It has also posted a maintenance notice, so check the operator's own page on the day rather than building a plan around the monorail.
The visit starts at the Palm Jumeirah Exhibition, then a lift reaches Level 52 in 45 seconds, 240 metres above sea level, where the deck looks over the island, the Gulf and the skyline. The Next Level, on Level 54 at 250 metres, is the upgrade. Standard admission is from AED 115 for an adult aged 13 and over and from AED 80 for a child aged 3 and over; The Next Level admission is from AED 190 and adds fast track.
The last monorail stop is Atlantis, where there are two separate tickets: Aquaventure Waterpark, open 10:00 to 18:00, and Lost World Aquarium, open 11:00 to 20:00 and indoors. The waterpark is the outdoor one and has a 1.2 m rule on some rides; the aquarium is the indoor one, and is what we still sell under its old name, The Lost Chambers.
Which of the two to choose, and whether the ticket that covers both is worth its price, is a question of its own: our Aquaventure and Lost World Aquarium guide answers it, and both tickets are below.
No first-party page we read squares the operator's maintenance notice with the timetable it goes on publishing, gives a price for any beach, beach club or restaurant on the island, or says what an interruption would mean for a ticket already bought. Ask us before you travel rather than trust a figure from anywhere else.
The View sits on the 52nd floor of The Palm Tower, and it is the one place you can see Palm Jumeirah as the shape it was designed to be. From ground level the Palm is effectively invisible - just ordinary streets and villas. From up here the whole thing resolves at once: the fronds, the trunk running back to the mainland, the crescent closing it off, and Atlantis at the far end. The observation deck runs a full 360 degrees, so the same visit also gives you the Marina towers, the Burj Al Arab and the coastline stretching away in both directions. There are enclosed and open-air viewing sections separated by a movable glass partition, so you can step out into the air when the weather suits. Half an hour is enough to see it, though most people stay longer around sunset.
4.8(46)
From
AED 144
per person
The Atlantis Monorail Unlimited Day Pass is unique as it offers travelers unlimited rides on the scenic monorail, providing easy and convenient access to top attractions across Palm Jumeirah. With breathtaking views of iconic landmarks like Atlantis and the Dubai skyline, the pass allows you to explore the entire Palm at your own pace. It’s a hassle-free way to enjoy multiple trips and soak in the stunning island architecture and surroundings.
From
AED 90
per person
Aquaventure at Atlantis, The Palm is the largest water park in the region, spread across the end of Palm Jumeirah with the Atlantis resort as its backdrop. The headline rides are the ones that drop you: near-vertical slides from the Tower of Neptune and the Tower of Poseidon, including a shark-filled lagoon you pass through in a clear tube, plus a set of raft rides that take groups of four. Around them the park runs gentler water: a long lazy river with rapids and wave surges, a wave pool, and two large children's play areas with scaled slides and tipping buckets. Entry also gives access to a private beach on the Gulf, which is where most people end the afternoon. Allow at least four hours; a full day is comfortable. Bring swimwear, a towel and strong sunscreen - lockers, changing rooms, towels and food outlets are on site. Height and age limits apply on the tower slides and are posted at each queue.
From
AED 325
per person
The Lost World Aquarium, the reimagined Lost Chambers at Atlantis The Palm, brings the legend of Atlantis to life. Walk at your own pace through 14 themed chambers, home to more than 65,000 marine animals, with immersive storytelling and cinematic soundscapes along the way. Floor-to-ceiling windows look into the Ambassador Lagoon, where sharks, rays and shoals of fish glide past sunken ruins. It suits families, couples and first-time visitors to Dubai, and it is all indoors, a cool break from the heat. Your ticket is standard entry to the aquarium. Experiences such as the Interactive Trident, the Behind The Scenes Tour and the Shark Specialist session are sold separately by the venue.
From
AED 150
per person
Take the Dubai Tram to Palm Jumeirah station, the ninth stop on the RTA's list, and change to the monorail at Palm Gateway.
Its timetable page publishes a daily schedule, towards Gateway from 9:00 to 21:45 and towards Atlantis from 9:15 to 22:00, but the operator has also posted a maintenance notice, so check its own page on the day.
From Palm Gateway a single is AED 10 to Al Ittihad Park or Palm Jumeirah Mall and AED 20 to Atlantis, a return between any two stations is AED 35, and the one AED 5 single on its fare table is Al Ittihad Park to Palm Jumeirah Mall.
From AED 115 for an adult aged 13 and over and from AED 80 for a child aged 3 and over, on its own booking page.
Its own checkout showed AED 280 for an adult above 1.2 m and AED 230 for a junior below it on 4 November 2026; the fare moves with the date.
Yes: the venue's own pages now call it Lost World Aquarium, 14 chambers with 65,000+ marine creatures, open 11:00 to 20:00 in the page's visible text and 10:00 to 21:00 in the data it serves.
We checked the Palm Monorail, The View, Aquaventure World, Visit Dubai and RTA pages on 4 November 2026. Sources: Visit Dubai: Palm Jumeirah · RTA: metro and tram stations map · The Palm Monorail: home and service update · The Palm Monorail: ticket prices and passes · The Palm Monorail: train schedule and times · The Palm Monorail: stations · The View at The Palm: standard admission · The View at The Palm: about the deck · Aquaventure World: the waterpark · Aquaventure World: waterpark day passes list · Aquaventure World: waterpark day pass checkout · Aquaventure World: Lost World Aquarium · Aquaventure World: Lost World Aquarium ticket list · Aquaventure World: Lost World Aquarium checkout
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