Darb Calculator: Abu Dhabi Toll Cost (6 Gates)
This Darb calculator works out your Abu Dhabi toll cost precisely. Every Darb crossing costs a flat AED 4 — the question is only whether that crossing falls inside a charging window.
Please enter a valid, non-negative number of crossings.
Darb cost per trip
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Only count crossings that fall inside a charging window (see below) — free crossings cost nothing and shouldn’t be included.
Rate used: AED 4 per chargeable crossing, no daily or monthly cap (removed 1 September 2025). Six gates total: the original four — Sheikh Zayed Bridge, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Bridge, Al Maqtaa Bridge, Mussafah Bridge — charge only Monday–Saturday, 7–9am and 3–7pm (free all day Sunday, public holidays, and outside those hours). The two newer gates, Ghantoot and Al Qurm (activated 4 May 2026), charge 24/7 with no exemptions. See our data sources.
How Darb pricing works
Darb charges a flat AED 4 per crossing — there’s no peak/off-peak price difference like Salik. What varies is whether a crossing is charged at all. The four original gates only charge during weekday peak windows; the two newest gates charge every crossing, any time.
Frequently asked questions
Is Darb free on Sundays?
At the four original gates, yes — Sundays and public holidays are toll-free. The two newer gates (Ghantoot, Al Qurm) charge 24/7 with no free days.
Is there a daily cap on Darb charges?
No. The previous daily and monthly fee caps were removed on 1 September 2025 — every chargeable crossing is billed individually.
Which bridges use Darb?
Sheikh Zayed Bridge, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Bridge, Al Maqtaa Bridge, Mussafah Bridge, plus Ghantoot and Al Qurm gates added in May 2026.
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Why the Darb calculator asks about gates, not time bands
Unlike Salik, Darb doesn't vary its price by time of day — it's a flat AED 4 per chargeable crossing everywhere. What actually decides your total is which gate you're crossing and when. The four original bridges are free outside weekday peak windows and free all day Sunday, while the two newer gates, Ghantoot and Al Qurm, charge around the clock with no exemptions at all. This Darb calculator asks how many chargeable crossings you're making rather than assuming every crossing is billed, because for the original four gates that assumption would usually be wrong.
Since the daily and monthly caps were removed on 1 September 2025, there's no ceiling on what a heavy commuter through Ghantoot or Al Qurm can be charged in a month, so it's worth running this Darb calculator for a full week of your actual crossings rather than assuming a single trip's cost times five gives you an accurate weekly figure — especially if some of those crossings fall inside a toll-free window and others don't.
Rates and gate details here are sourced directly from Abu Dhabi's Roads and Transport Authority publications, with the underlying formula shared with Salik and documented on our methodology page.
Using this Darb calculator alongside a Salik trip
If a single trip crosses both Abu Dhabi's Darb gates and Dubai's Salik gates — common on an Abu Dhabi to Dubai run — run each leg through its own calculator rather than estimating combined. Darb's flat AED 4 per crossing makes the Abu Dhabi portion simple to predict, while Salik's peak/off-peak pricing on the Dubai side means the same trip can cost noticeably more or less depending on what time you cross into the emirate.
For a regular Abu Dhabi–Dubai commuter, tracking both totals separately each month also makes it easier to spot which side of the trip is actually driving your cost up, rather than assuming tolls are a single fixed number.