Car Rental in Deira

Car rental in Deira, delivered to your door

Deira is the trading heart of Dubai: the souks, the wholesale streets, the Creek and a dense mix of hotels, offices and apartment blocks. Rentop is a marketplace, so the cars belong to licensed rental partners and you book them at the price they set. Nobody waits for you at a counter in Deira. The partner drives the car to your address, you check it together with your documents, and you pay at that moment.

Today 452 cars can be delivered to Deira, from AED 85 per day.

404 of them are delivered free of charge anywhere in Dubai, Deira included.

When a partner charges for delivery, the fee ranges from AED 50 to AED 200 and is shown on the car page before you book.

Where we deliver in Deira

Deira streets are busy and many buildings share the same block, so give the partner a precise address and a landmark. Usual meeting points:

• Hotels in Al Rigga, Port Saeed and along the Creek, at the hotel entrance.
• Deira City Centre, at an entrance agreed with the partner.
• Offices and shops on Al Muraqqabat and around Baniyas Square, at the main door of the building.
• Near the Gold Souk and the Spice Souk, at a point on the main road, since the souk lanes are not made for cars.
• Close by: Bur Dubai across the Creek, Al Qusais and Dubai Creek Harbour.

How much does it cost to rent a car in Deira?

The price does not depend on the district: a car costs the same in Deira as anywhere else in Dubai. What changes it is the category, the length of the rental and the deposit. The table above gives the starting price of each category today.

Renting by the week starts from AED 500, and by the month from AED 1,475.

Many people in Deira rent for work over several weeks, and longer rentals cost less per day: see weekly and monthly car rental, or our guide on how much it costs to rent a car in Dubai.

Economy car rental in Deira

In Deira a small car is simply more practical. Streets are narrow around the souks, traffic is dense near the Creek and parking spaces are tight. An economy car slips through, parks where a big SUV cannot, and keeps fuel costs low for traders and visitors who drive all day. That is why the grid above starts with economy cars.

Our economy selection counts 22 cars from AED 85 per day.

• Compact and easy: a Hyundai Accent, a Mitsubishi Attrage or a Kia Pegas.
• A little more room: a Toyota Corolla or a Hyundai Elantra, or one of our sedans.
• For goods or a group: one of our vans.

Rent a car in Deira with no deposit

Many cars can be rented with no deposit: nothing is blocked on your card, and each car shows whether it needs a deposit before you book. See all of them on our no deposit car rental page.

352 of the 452 cars we deliver to Deira need no deposit.

Driving and parking in Deira

Deira is linked to Bur Dubai by the Al Maktoum Bridge, the Al Garhoud Bridge and the crossings near Al Shindagha, and Al Ittihad Road takes you north toward Sharjah. Some of these routes have Salik toll gates: tolls are counted during the rental and paid at the end of it.

Most street parking in Deira is paid, in public parking zones payable by app or SMS, and spaces fill up quickly during the day. Deira City Centre has its own car park, and many hotels offer parking to guests, so ask yours before the car arrives.

Each rental includes around 250 km per day, plenty for errands in town and a trip to Downtown Dubai and back.

Deira, the Creek and the airport

Deira sits right next to Dubai International Airport, which makes it a convenient first stop after landing. You can have the car delivered at Dubai Airport on arrival and drive straight to your hotel. To explore the Creek itself, leave the car parked and cross on an abra to the old souks of Bur Dubai: the car is for everything beyond, from the beaches to the malls.

Documents you need

UAE residents: a UAE driving licence and an Emirates ID. Tourists: a passport, a visit visa and your home driving licence. Licences from the UK, the United States, Canada, most European countries and many others are accepted as they are; for other countries, add an International Driving Permit. The minimum age depends on the partner and is shown on each car page.