Parkin announces new subscription fees for students and teachers
The city's official parking operator, Parkin, just announced it is changing the rules around parking fees, offering certain individuals a budget subscription fee.
Offering new public parking subscriptions, the fees will be available to students, as well as the staff of private education centres.
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There will also be a new subscription fee for anyone seeking multi-storey parking access across the city.
For students, the fee will start at Dhs100 per month, allowing access to both roadside and plots parking with zone codes A, B, C and D within a 500m radius of their campus.
Teachers and staff at private education centres will also be able to redeem the Dhs100 fee along with parking near their campus.
Parkin introduces new subscriptions designed for students, educators, and multi-storey parking access, with flexible options to suit your daily needs.
Discover them now on our app or at https://t.co/gZglPd9zjN pic.twitter.com/Zo0st470jl
— ParkinUAE (@ParkinUAE) July 16, 2025
Finally, a new fee for multi-storey parking will be priced from Dhs735 per month, which will offer convenient parking options near your home, workplace or favoured destinations across Dubai.
In a post on X, Parkin stated: 'Parkin introduces new subscriptions designed for students, educators, and multi-storey parking access, with flexible options to suit your daily needs.'
Public parking in Dubai is organised and managed by Parkin, which took over responsibility from the RTA in 2024.
Looking after public and private spaces around the city, Parkin has since implemented a new tariff system for parking, which divides into four zones named A, B, C and (you guessed it), D.
Coming into practice in April 2025, there is also a new peak time hours fee for specific spaces that are located near transport hubs, business districts and shopping areas.
With the new tariffs, these premium parking spaces have risen to Dhs6 per hour. In contrast, regular parking spaces across the city have remained priced at Dhs4 per hour.
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