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The modern exterior of City Centre Deira beside its paved pedestrian approach.
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Deira City Centre Dubai: Shops, Metro and Visitor Tips

Deira City Centre is a shopping mall in Port Saeed, Deira, with a Red Line metro station and a range of shopping, dining and visitor services. Use this guide to plan your visit and combine it with Deira sights.

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By Daan Vermeer

Deira City Centre is a shopping mall in Port Saeed, Deira, Dubai, with its own Red Line metro station. You can combine shopping and dining with a visit to Deira sights, while checking the mall and metro schedules before setting out.

  • Location: 8th Street, Port Saeed, Deira, Dubai.
  • Metro: City Centre Deira is Red Line station R16.
  • Mall hours: Weekday and weekend hours differ; check the official site before you go.
  • Useful services: The mall has a digital map, complimentary Wi-Fi and a luggage room.

How do you get to Deira City Centre from Tulip Creek?

How do you get to Deira City Centre from Tulip Creek?

City Centre Deira station is about a 7-minute walk from Tulip Creek, which offers rooms at this Deira aparthotel. The mall is at 8th Street in Port Saeed, Deira, so the station is a handy arrival point if you are travelling by Metro.

What should you expect at Deira City Centre?

What should you expect at Deira City Centre?

City Centre Deira is a shopping mall in Port Saeed with international-brand shopping, dining outlets and entertainment. It is Majid Al Futtaim’s original flagship mall and opened in 1995. The adjoining Pullman Dubai Deira City Centre Hotel is another feature of the complex.

For practical errands, the mall provides complimentary Wi-Fi and a digital mall map to help you locate facilities. A luggage room is on the first floor near TGI Friday. Baby-feeding rooms are on the ground, first and second floors, and male and female prayer rooms are on the second floor near the P3 entrance.

Drivers can use barrierless parking, which allows visitors to enter, park and drive out without a barrier-based process. Valet parking is available at several ground-floor entrances: P1 is for VIP parking only, while P2 and P3 offer standard valet.

Electric-car charging stations are on the ground level at P1, P2, P3 and P4, level 2. Car-wash services are on the ground floor and in parking areas P1, P2, P3 and P4.

How do metro connections work from City Centre Deira?

How do metro connections work from City Centre Deira?

City Centre Deira is station R16 on the Red Line. Dubai Metro has Red and Green lines, but this station is not on the Green Line. The Red Line runs between Centrepoint (R11) and Expo 2020 (R76) / Life Pharmacy (R42).

RTA’s general Metro station hours are Monday to Thursday, 5:00 AM–12:00 AM; Friday, 5:00 AM–1:00 AM the next day; Saturday, 5:00 AM–12:00 AM; and Sunday, 8:00 AM–12:00 AM. For routes involving buses or an abra, this guide to getting around Deira by Metro, bus and abra can help you plan the next leg.

Which Deira sights can you pair with a mall visit?

Which Deira sights can you pair with a mall visit?

Deira Clocktower is a landmark to include in a Deira outing. The Gold Souk is another option for a market visit; its setting and Creek crossing are covered in this guide to the Gold Souk in Dubai.

What practical details should you check before you go?

The mall’s weekday hours are 10:00 AM–10:00 PM, and weekend hours are 10:00 AM–12:00 AM. The customer-service desk follows the same schedule. Hours can change, so check the official site before you go.

Contact the mall at info.cc@maf.ae or call +971 800 226255. Visit Dubai also provides the contact email info.ccd@maf.ae.

FAQs

Where is Deira City Centre?

It is at 8th Street, Port Saeed, Deira, Dubai.

Which Metro line serves City Centre Deira?

It is on the Red Line as station R16, not the Green Line.

Does the mall have a luggage room?

Yes. The luggage room is on the first floor near TGI Friday.

What are the mall’s weekend hours?

The mall is open from 10:00 AM to 12:00 AM on weekends. Check the official site before visiting because hours may change.

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