Salik Tolls Calculator
Work out your Dubai road toll costs for a single trip, a typical day, or a full month, at Salik's published rates including 5% VAT.
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How to use
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Pick the kind of estimate you need: a single trip, a typical commute day, or a monthly total.
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Enter how many Salik gates you pass under in one direction. Tick round trip if you come back the same way.
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Say how many of those crossings are in peak hours: 6–10 am and 4–8 pm, Monday to Saturday. A peak crossing costs AED 6.30 and any other paid crossing AED 4.20, both including 5% VAT. Crossings between 1 am and 6 am are free.
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Passing Al Safa North and South, or Al Mamzar North and South, in one direction within an hour is charged once, so count that pair as one gate.
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For commute or monthly mode, add your driving days. The result shows your daily, monthly and yearly toll bill, with the VAT share listed.
Frequently asked questions
Monday to Saturday, a crossing costs AED 6 plus 5% VAT (AED 6.30) at peak, 6–10 am and 4–8 pm, and AED 4 plus VAT (AED 4.20) from 10 am to 4 pm and 8 pm to 1 am. Between 1 am and 6 am every gate is free. On Sundays every paid crossing is AED 4.20, except on public holidays and during events. A weekday commuter who passes one gate at 8 am and one at 6 pm pays AED 12.60 that day.
No. Salik's rates page and FAQs list a charge for each crossing and no daily maximum, so every crossing is billed. Some older guides still mention an AED 24 daily cap. Gulf News reported years ago that the RTA abolished that cap, which used to stop charges after six trips a day.
Salik announced on 22 May 2026 that it would apply 5% VAT to toll usage tariffs and tag activation fees from 1 June 2026, under Federal Law No. 8 of 2017. That turned AED 6 into AED 6.30 and AED 4 into AED 4.20. This calculator includes the VAT and shows how much of your total it makes up.
Salik announced on 30 January 2025 that variable pricing would apply at all its gates from 31 January 2025. The same notice set separate hours for Ramadan and kept the one-charge rule for Al Safa and Al Mamzar.
Not if you pass both gates in one direction within an hour. Salik charges Al Safa North and South, or Al Mamzar North and South, once in that case, at the rate for the time of your first crossing. If you go through one Al Safa gate, exit and come back through the gate on the other side of the road, you're charged twice.
Yes. During Ramadan peak runs from 9 am to 5 pm at AED 6 plus VAT. From 7 to 9 am and from 5 pm to 2 am it's AED 4 plus VAT, and 2 am to 7 am is free. Enter your gate counts using those hours when you estimate a Ramadan month.
They can. Salik's FAQs say the variable schedule may apply on public holidays and major events, with rates and timings announced closer to the date. Al Maktoum Bridge is no longer free on Sundays and follows the variable rates.
Salik gives five working days from the trip date to recharge. After that, it charges an AED 50 violation for each day trips were made, per vehicle.
You have 10 working days from your first trip through a gate to buy, activate and fit a tag. After that the fines are AED 100 for the first trip, AED 200 for the second and AED 400 for each one after, with no more than one violation a day per vehicle.
Salik's FAQs describe an exemption for People of Determination who hold a valid People of Determination card from the Ministry of Family or a Sanad card from the Community Development Authority. You apply on salik.ae under Salik services, or in the Smart Salik app under Apply for Exemption.
The maths follows Salik's published rate for each crossing, including VAT. It can't see your real driving, so the gate counts are your estimate. For an exact bill, open the Smart Salik app or your account on salik.ae, which lists every crossing.
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Source: Salik Company PJSC — Variable Toll Rates and FAQs (read 9 October 2026) · Last verified 2026-10. Verify on salik.ae. This tool provides estimates only and is not legal, tax or financial advice. Always verify your specific situation with the relevant UAE authority or a licensed advisor before taking action.