Dubai South

Dubai South is a master-planned city of 145 square kilometres in the south of Dubai, built around Al Maktoum International Airport and next to Expo City Dubai and the Jebel Ali Free Zone. Alongside its residential neighbourhoods it has a logistics district, a business park, aviation facilities and the Dubai South Free Zone. In 2024 Dubai approved a AED 128 billion expansion of Al Maktoum International that is planned to make it the world's largest airport, with room for 260 million passengers a year, taking over from Dubai International over the coming years.

Homes and buyers

Homes are mostly villas and townhouses in gated, family-focused neighbourhoods, with apartment buildings around the community centres. Dubai South Properties' own communities include The Pulse and South Bay, and Emaar is developing Emaar South here. Hayat, Dubai South Properties' newest community, covers 10 million square feet on the western side, next to the Golf District, with townhouse enclaves and standalone villas around parks, a lagoon and a community mall. Buyers are often families looking for more space, and people who work around the airport, the free zones and Expo City.

Getting around

Emirates Road (E611) and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311) run past Dubai South, and the Metro's Red Line runs to Expo City Dubai next door. From Hayat, Dubai South Properties gives drive times of about 15 minutes to Expo City, 30 to Dubai Marina, 35 to Palm Jumeirah and 40 to Downtown Dubai.