Dubai Frame: 360° Views & Glass Bridge Tickets

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Duration2h

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Stand 150 Meters Above Dubai's Old and New City at Once

You enter through the Old Dubai Gallery, ride the elevator to the Sky Deck for unobstructed 360-degree views of both the heritage and modern sides of the city, walk the glass bridge, and finish at the Future Dubai exhibition—all at your own pace without a guide or group. Bring your passport, arrive during your booked time slot, and plan for two to three hours total.

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit Dubai Frame and exhibitions

Explore Old Dubai Gallery
Take elevator to Sky Deck
View old and new Dubai
Enjoy coffee at bridge cafe
Visit Future Dubai exhibition

The Experience

Yeah, so you've got a few hours free and you're tired of the ground-level hustle—that's when the Dubai Frame actually clicks. The thing is a literal rectangular frame, 150 metres tall, gold-coloured stainless steel, with a 100-metre glass bridge connecting two towers. You walk in, grab your e-ticket on your phone (they send it the day before), and you're moving through the Old Dubai Gallery first. It's not huge, but it's the setup: photos, multimedia stuff showing how the city went from a fishing village to, well, this. The pacing is yours—nobody's herding you along.

Then you take the elevator up to the Sky Deck, and that's where the frame does its job. You're standing on a glass bridge looking north at the heritage side—the wind towers, the creek, the old souks—and south at the new Dubai, all glass and height. The 360-degree view is real; you're not missing anything. There's a café up there if you want to sit with coffee and just absorb it, though food and drinks aren't allowed in the exhibition spaces themselves. The whole thing takes maybe two to three hours if you're not rushing, less if you move through quickly.

The last part is Future Dubai, which is the speculative bit—renderings and concepts of what's coming. It's shorter than the heritage gallery, but it rounds out the idea: past, present, future, all framed in one building. You'll need a valid passport or photo ID at the entrance; they check it. Kids under twelve need an adult with them. The ticket is timed to your slot, so you show up during your window and you're in during opening hours. E-tickets work fine on your phone—no printing required.

What’s included

Your admission includes entry to the Old Dubai Gallery (heritage multimedia exhibition), access to the Sky Deck at 150 metres with 360-degree panoramic views of old and new Dubai, the glass bridge walkway, and the Future Dubai exhibition.
A café is available on the bridge for refreshments.
E-tickets are sent via email the day before your visit and are valid during opening hours on your selected date and time slot.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelers

Operated by Royal Smart Tourism

Is this one for you?Pick this if you want to see the entire city's geography and history in one stop without arranging transport or a guide—the frame literally holds both old and new Dubai in one view, and you move through at your own pace.