Creek Marina is a district of Dubai, 858 m from Al Garhoud Metro Station.
Creek Marina sits on Creek Island within the Dubai Creek Harbour masterplan, an area positioned close to Dubai’s central eastern corridor. The marina side of the island faces the inner waterways of the Creek Harbour lagoon network and is part of the subzone identified on site as Creek Marina. Coordinates for the location are 25.245909°N, 55.332402°E, and the community is administratively linked to Dubai Creek Harbour (The Lagoons).
Creek Marina is a waterfront residential and marina precinct on Creek Island in Dubai Creek Harbour. It forms part of the broader Dubai Creek Harbour (The Lagoons) area and is designed around marina basins and pedestrian promenades. The site path recorded for the area is Dubai > Dubai Creek Harbour > Creek Island > Creek Marina, which reflects its position as an island neighbourhood within the Creek Harbour scheme.
The neighbourhood coordinates place it on the eastern side of central Dubai, relatively close to the Dubai International Airport (DXB). Creek Marina benefits from its proximity to the central business districts and major leisure destinations while being set within a planned waterfront development.
Public and private transport links provide access to central Dubai and surrounding districts. The nearest metro station belongs to the Red Line (station code R15) and is approximately 858 metres from the central point of Creek Marina; this distance is considered walkable for many users. Road access is direct to Dubai’s arterial routes.
Measured distances from Creek Marina to major Dubai points are:
Typical driving times recorded from sources for the immediate area indicate roughly 14 minutes to Dubai Mall, about 26 minutes to Palm Jumeirah, around 24 minutes to Burj Al Arab, and approximately 30 minutes to The Walk JBR. Dubai International Airport (DXB) is cited as approximately an 18-minute drive from Creek Marina, with the newer Al Maktoum International Airport taking approximately 44 minutes by road, subject to traffic conditions.
Weekend ferry shuttle: a ferry shuttle service operates between Dubai Creek Marina (Creek Harbour Station) and Dubai Festival City on Saturdays and Sundays from 16:00 to 23:55, with a two-dirham fare for a single trip. This service provides an additional cross-river link for evenings and weekend travel.
The area is recorded as a tower-type precinct under the property format designation. Creek Marina was presented with concept imagery during its planning and early marketing phases; documents indicate that initial concept designs were made available for comparison with the eventual realised development. It is noted that projects commonly undergo design revisions and that images depicting original concepts are provided primarily as a reference point for comparison rather than as a definitive record of final architectural detail, landscaping or amenities.
At the time of this report there are no individual projects listed on-site or documented nearby within the provided dataset. The projects_on_site and projects_nearby arrays are empty in the factual record. Where developers publish specific project pages or where projects are registered, those entries would be listed in project sections; absent those entries, the description above remains at the community and masterplan level rather than at the individual-tower level.
Creek Marina sits within reach of educational and leisure amenities recorded for the Creek Harbour area. The factual sources list nearby schools: Swiss International Scientific School Dubai at approximately 0.9 km and Universal American School at approximately 3.0 km. These distances reflect straight-line proximity from the general Creek Marina location and indicate school options within short travel times for families living on Creek Island.
Additional public amenities, retail and leisure options are located in the wider Dubai Creek Harbour masterplan and the adjacent areas of central Dubai and Dubai Festival City; a local map and community summaries are used by reporting services to identify specific attractions, parks and cinemas in the immediate and surrounding neighbourhoods.
Creek Marina is relevant to residents and occupiers who prioritise waterfront living within a planned masterplan and those who value proximity to eastern-central Dubai. Typical occupants of waterfront tower-based precincts include professionals working in nearby business districts, families seeking access to schools within a short commute, and owners who prefer a community that combines marina-facing homes with pedestrian promenades. The walkable access to the Red Line metro and the weekend ferry link to Dubai Festival City also makes the neighbourhood suitable for people who mix public transport with short road trips to central destinations.
Given the mix of residential towers and marina infrastructure implied by the precinct’s designation, Creek Marina can also interest buyers and renters looking for apartment living with views across marina basins rather than low-rise suburban typologies.
Creek Marina is on Creek Island in Dubai Creek Harbour, located to the east of central Dubai and within easy driving distance of DXB airport and Downtown Dubai.
The area is within walking distance of a Red Line metro station (station code R15, roughly 858 metres), and there are direct road routes to Dubai Mall and Downtown Dubai. A weekend ferry shuttle runs to Dubai Festival City in the evenings.
Yes. The factual record lists Swiss International Scientific School Dubai at about 0.9 km and Universal American School at about 3.0 km from Creek Marina.
A shuttle service operates on weekends between Creek Harbour Station and Dubai Festival City from 16:00 to 23:55 with a two-dirham fare, providing an additional transport option beyond road and metro links.
Sources for this summary include the site-level factual record for Creek Marina and community transport and proximity notes published for Dubai Creek Harbour. Images and initial concept designs for the precinct were released during earlier planning stages and are referenced for comparison with the built environment; design revisions are a common part of project development and are noted in developer and planning communications.
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