Salik Calculator: Dubai Toll Cost UAE
This Salik calculator works out your Dubai toll cost precisely. Salik uses variable pricing since January 2025: AED 6 at peak times, AED 4 off-peak, and free between 1–6am, across all ten toll gates.
Please enter a valid, non-negative number of crossings.
Salik cost per trip
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Estimates only. The one-hour paired-gate rule (Al Mamzar or Al Safa gates crossed twice within an hour bill once) is not modelled here — check salik.ae for gate-specific rules.
Rates used: AED 6 peak (Mon–Sat, 6–10am & 4–8pm), AED 4 off-peak/Sunday, AED 0 toll-free (1–6am daily) — Salik’s variable pricing effective 31 January 2025, across all ten gates (Al Barsha, Al Safa North/South, Jebel Ali, Al Garhoud, Al Maktoum, Al Mamzar North/South, Airport Tunnel, Business Bay). No daily or monthly cap applies. See our data sources.
How Salik pricing works
Since 31 January 2025, Salik charges AED 6 per crossing during peak hours (Monday–Saturday, 6–10am and 4–8pm), AED 4 off-peak (10am–4pm and 8pm–1am) and on Sundays, and nothing between 1am and 6am any day. There is no daily or monthly cap — the old AED 24 daily cap was removed in 2013.
Frequently asked questions
Does Salik have a daily spending cap?
No. There is no upper limit on daily or monthly Salik charges — every crossing is billed individually.
Is Salik pricing the same at every gate?
Yes — all ten gates use the same peak/off-peak/free structure. A special rule applies only to the paired Al Mamzar and Al Safa gates: crossing both within one hour counts as a single charge.
Are Salik rates different during Ramadan?
Yes — during Ramadan, peak hours shift to 9am–5pm (AED 6), with AED 4 off-peak (7–9am and 5pm–2am) and a toll-free window from 2–7am.
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Why a Salik calculator beats mental maths
Since the January 2025 pricing change, Salik is no longer a flat AED 4 everywhere and everyone. Peak, off-peak, Sunday and the overnight toll-free window all carry different rates, and getting the window wrong by even an hour changes the total. A Salik calculator that lets you pick the exact time band, rather than guessing, gives you a genuinely accurate figure instead of a rough estimate.
It's also worth remembering there's no daily or monthly cap anymore — the old AED 24 cap was removed back in 2013, so a driver crossing several gates a day during peak hours pays for every single crossing with no ceiling. If you commute the same route daily, it's worth running this Salik calculator for a full month rather than a single trip, so the real monthly toll bill doesn't come as a surprise. For a full day's driving that also includes fuel, the trip cost calculator combines both into one number.
All figures here match the rates published directly by Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority, with the full formula documented on our methodology page if you want to see exactly how the calculation works.
Planning ahead with the numbers this tool gives you
Once you have a monthly total, the real value is in comparing routes or timing choices side by side. Shifting a regular commute by even twenty minutes can move a crossing from a peak-priced window into an off-peak one, and doing that consistently across a working month adds up to a meaningful saving without changing where you actually go. Try running the same trip at a different hour to see the difference for yourself.
It's also worth checking this figure against your bank or account statement occasionally — automated deductions are usually accurate, but confirming them against a fresh estimate catches the rare billing error early, before it compounds over several weeks of driving the same route.