The world of construction comes to Dubai every November. Big 5 Global 2026, the 47th edition of the most influential construction and urban development event in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia, runs from November 23 to 26, 2026 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. With 85,000 plus professionals from 165 countries, 2,800 plus exhibitors across 20 halls, and co-located events including GeoWorld, Future FM, and LiveableCitiesX, this is four days of concentrated industry activity on a scale that very few events in the world match.
For everyone attending, from real estate developers and construction directors to architects, engineers, and project finance executives, ground transport during Big 5 week deserves proper planning before the event opens. This guide covers everything you need to know, and how Maza’s luxury chauffeur service handles every transfer for delegates and exhibiting companies across the full four days.
Big 5 Global 2026 takes place from Monday November 23 to Thursday November 26, 2026 at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) on Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai. The event spans 20 halls across the DWTC complex.
Opening hours are 10am to 6pm on Monday November 23, Tuesday November 24, and Wednesday November 25. Thursday November 26, the closing day, runs from 10am to 4pm.
This is the 47th edition of Big 5 Global, the event that has served as the construction industry’s most important gathering in the MEASA region since its founding in 1979. The 2026 edition is supported by the UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, the UAE Ministry of Economy and Tourism, Dubai Civil Defense, and Dubai Municipality.
The four-day programme features 2,800 plus exhibitors showcasing building materials, construction technology, HVACR solutions, marble and stone, concrete systems, smart building technology, digital construction, sustainability solutions, and the full spectrum of products and services shaping the built environment across 165 countries. The concurrent Big 5 Global Impact Awards recognise achievements in net-zero construction, AI application, conservation, and heritage projects.
Running alongside Big 5 Global across the same dates and venue are GeoWorld, Future FM, LiveableCitiesX, HVACR World, The Big 5 Heavy, and Marble and Stone World. This means DWTC across the week of November 23 is operating at one of the highest footfall levels of the entire year. Delegates attending any of these co-located events face the same transport requirements and can access the same Maza service across the full week.
The Big 5 attracts a senior and commercially significant audience. The professionals who come to Dubai for this event are the people who specify, procure, and commission construction projects worth billions of dirhams across the MEASA region. Real estate developers, construction company directors, project managers, architects, quantity surveyors, MEP specialists, facility management professionals, and the senior sales and business development executives from every major construction materials and technology business in the world. This is not a general consumer event. It is a professional trade show where every attendee is there to do serious business.
DWTC sits at the heart of Dubai on Sheikh Zayed Road, one of the most central and well-connected addresses in the emirate. Maza is based in Al Garhoud, minutes from DWTC, and covers transfers from every hotel zone and address across the city.
| From | Distance to DWTC | Off-peak transfer | Morning peak (Big 5 week) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Garhoud (Maza base) | ~8 km | 10 to 15 min | 20 to 30 min |
| Dubai International Airport (DXB) | ~12 km | 15 to 20 min | 25 to 35 min |
| Downtown Dubai | ~3 to 5 km | 8 to 12 min | 15 to 25 min |
| DIFC | ~2 km | 5 to 10 min | 10 to 20 min |
| Business Bay | ~4 to 6 km | 8 to 15 min | 15 to 25 min |
| Deira / Al Rigga | ~10 km | 15 to 20 min | 25 to 35 min |
| Dubai Marina / JBR | ~25 km | 25 to 30 min | 40 to 55 min |
| Palm Jumeirah | ~28 km | 25 to 35 min | 40 to 55 min |
| Al Maktoum Airport (DWC) | ~50 km | 40 to 50 min | 55 to 70 min |
DWTC is one of the most accessible major event venues in Dubai, with very short transfers from central hotel zones. For delegates staying in Downtown Dubai, DIFC, or Business Bay, the journey is genuinely brief. For those flying into Dubai International Airport, the transfer to DWTC is one of the shortest airport-to-venue journeys of any major Dubai event.
Not sure which Dubai airport works best for your Big 5 trip? Our guide to DXB vs DWC airport transfers covers both options in full.
Big 5 Global is four full days of serious business. The professionals attending have demanding schedules, important meetings, and little patience for transport that does not perform. Maza is built for exactly this environment.
International delegates flying into Dubai for Big 5 Global are arriving from 165 countries. Whether you land at DXB or DWC, your Maza chauffeur tracks your flight in real time, is waiting at arrivals with your name board before you exit, assists with your luggage, and transfers you directly to your hotel or to DWTC.
Many Big 5 delegates arrive on the Sunday before the event opens. We recommend pre-booking your airport transfer as early as possible for this particular weekend as demand from multiple concurrent events at DWTC is very high.
The Big 5 opens at 10am each morning. Your hotel-to-venue transfer needs to be reliable, punctual, and entirely stress-free so you arrive ready for the day rather than frustrated by it. Maza manages your full four-day schedule as a single booking. If a session overruns, a client meeting runs late, or an evening event extends your schedule, your chauffeur adapts. No extra cost, no pressure, no scrambling for transport at the end of a long day on the exhibition floor.
Big 5 Global attracts some of the most senior executives in the global construction and real estate industry. Chairmen of major construction groups, chief executives of real estate development companies, government ministers overseeing national infrastructure programmes, and the heads of the world’s leading building materials businesses all attend.
When your company is hosting a VIP guest at Big 5, their arrival in Dubai sets the tone for the relationship. A Maza chauffeur in a Mercedes S-Class with a professional meet and greet at DXB arrivals is the right welcome. Quiet, discreet, impeccably presented, and exactly on time.
With 2,800 plus exhibiting companies at Big 5 Global, the scale of corporate team transport requirements across the four days is enormous. Sales teams, technical specialists, senior management, and marketing professionals all need coordinated ground transport between their hotels, DWTC, and any off-site client dinners or partner events running alongside the main exhibition.
Maza handles corporate delegation bookings for Big 5 as a single coordinated service:
For teams of five or more travelling together, our 7-seater vehicles keep delegations together and on time without the unnecessary cost and complexity of multiple individual bookings. For larger groups, our Toyota Hiace and 23-seater Toyota Coaster handle bigger teams with the same professional standard.
Big 5 week extends well beyond the exhibition floor. Client dinners in DIFC and Downtown Dubai, strategic meetings in Business Bay, hospitality events at hotels across the city, and partner breakfasts before the exhibition opens each morning all require the same reliable, professional ground transport as the event itself.
Your Maza chauffeur manages all of it. One point of contact for every transfer during the week, regardless of destination or timing.
For delegates who want to explore Dubai outside of Big 5 hours, our private Dubai city tours are a popular choice for the morning before the event opens or on the Thursday afternoon after the closing day at 4pm. Many international delegates use their final day for a private tour of Dubai before flying home.
Several Big 5 Global delegates also have commitments in Abu Dhabi during the same week. ADNEC in Abu Dhabi hosts its own slate of events in November and many senior real estate and construction professionals move between both cities across the week. Maza’s Dubai to Abu Dhabi chauffeur service covers this inter-emirate transfer with the same fixed pricing and professional standard. Our Abu Dhabi chauffeur guide covers ADNEC and all other Abu Dhabi addresses in detail.
Every Maza vehicle is maintained to showroom standard, cleaned before every transfer, and driven by a professional suited chauffeur. Here is how the fleet maps to Big 5 delegate needs:
For the most senior VIP arrivals, our Rolls Royce Ghost and Phantom are available for airport pickups and full-day hire on request. Several companies use a Rolls Royce for a key client or investor arrival during Big 5 week as a deliberate statement of the relationship’s importance.
Booking takes less than two minutes with no account, no app, and no forms required.
You can also book directly via our online booking page. For corporate delegation packages covering multiple vehicles across all four days, WhatsApp gives you a full plan and confirmed pricing in one conversation. We strongly recommend booking before November 20 to guarantee your preferred vehicles during one of the busiest weeks in Dubai’s event calendar.
Big 5 Global 2026 takes place at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) on Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai. The event uses 20 halls across the DWTC complex and runs from November 23 to 26 2026. Opening hours are 10am to 6pm Monday to Wednesday and 10am to 4pm on Thursday the closing day.
Dubai International Airport (DXB) is approximately 12 kilometres from DWTC, around 15 to 20 minutes in normal traffic. During Big 5 morning peak hours, allow 25 to 35 minutes. Maza covers this transfer with real-time flight tracking, a meet and greet at arrivals, and direct transfer to your hotel or DWTC.
Yes. Maza coordinates multi-vehicle bookings for corporate teams under one account for the full four days of Big 5 Global. One point of contact manages airport arrivals, daily hotel to DWTC transfers, off-site client dinners, and departure transfers. Share your team size, hotel locations, and schedule via WhatsApp and we will confirm a complete four-day plan with fixed pricing before November 23.
For VIP guests and senior executives, the Mercedes S-Class is the standard choice. For the most senior or high-profile arrivals, a Rolls Royce Ghost or Phantom makes a genuine statement. Both are available for airport pickups and full-day hire throughout Big 5 week.
Yes. Maza covers the full UAE. If your Big 5 schedule includes meetings at ADNEC in Abu Dhabi or anywhere else in the emirate, our Dubai to Abu Dhabi chauffeur service is available throughout the week with fixed pricing and the same professional standard.
We recommend booking before November 20. Big 5 Global is one of the largest events in Dubai’s annual calendar and vehicle availability for the four-day period fills quickly, especially for premium and group vehicles. Book at maza.ae/booking or WhatsApp us directly to confirm your schedule immediately.
Forty-seven years. Eighty-five thousand professionals. A hundred and sixty-five countries. Twenty halls at DWTC. Big 5 Global is one of the most significant industry gatherings anywhere in the world and the people who attend it take their business seriously.
Their ground transport should match that standard. Maza makes sure it does, from the airport arrival on November 22 to the final transfer from DWTC on November 26.
Airport arrivals. Hotel to DWTC transfers. VIP executive pickups. Corporate four-day delegation packages. Available now.
Fixed pricing. Professional chauffeurs. Maza based in Al Garhoud, minutes from DWTC. Book before November 20.
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