Where is Burj Khalifa?

Downtown Dubai, UAE

Burj Khalifa is in the city of Dubai, capital of the emirate of the same name, one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Within Dubai it sits in Downtown Dubai, a district Emaar planned around the tower with homes, hotels, parkland and an artificial lake, according to Wikipedia. The lake holds the Dubai Fountain, 275 m long, which sprays water up to 152 m high. The Armani Hotel Dubai occupies the lower floors of the tower itself. Read our Downtown Dubai area guide for what else is within walking distance, and hotels near Burj Khalifa if you want to stay close.

Address and map

The address is 1 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard, Downtown Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The map coordinates are 25.1972° N, 55.2742° E. For a visit, navigate to The Dubai Mall rather than the tower: the At the Top entrance and ticket counter are on the mall's lower ground floor, and Arabian Adventures describes the visit as starting at the Burj Khalifa check-in area there. Recent reviewers found the entrance hard to locate inside the mall and recommend using the mall's visitor screens. One fast-track reviewer noted that the ticket collection point and the tower entrance are in the same place, so you do not need to go anywhere else.

• Address — 1 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard, Downtown Dubai
• Coordinates — 25.1972° N, 55.2742° E
• Visitor entrance — Lower ground floor, The Dubai Mall

Distance from the airport and Dubai Marina

We measured straight-line distances from the coordinates Wikipedia publishes for each place. Dubai International Airport is about 11 km (6.8 miles) north-east of the tower. Dubai Marina is about 18 km (11.4 miles) south-west, along the coast, and the Burj Al Arab is about 11 km (6.8 miles) south-west. Road distances are longer than these figures, and traffic in Downtown is heavy on weekends and public holidays. If you would rather not plan the ride, the night city tour with At the Top entry, from $132 (AED 485), and the private city tour, from $80 (AED 292), include hotel pickup.

Nearest metro station

The nearest station is Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall on the Red Line of the Dubai Metro. It opened on 4 January 2010, the same day as the tower, and a walkway linking it to The Dubai Mall opened on 26 December 2012 (Wikipedia). The station sits about 0.7 km in a straight line from the tower, but the walk through the walkway and the mall is longer: Wikipedia describes it as more than a mile. Metro fares are paid in dirhams on a Nol card. Our guide to getting to Burj Khalifa covers the metro, taxis and parking in detail.