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providing access to places street, and there are taxi There are car­rental
the metro doesn’t reach. ranks at most shopping desks at airports, hotels
The system connects malls – though during and other locations.
directly to the metro and busy times it might be The international
also links to the Palm better to call ahead. All companies Avis, Budget,
Monorail (see p85). Trams taxis use meters and cost Europcar and Hertz are
run Saturday to Thursday around AED 1.5 per km all well represented.
6:30am–1am and Friday plus flag fall. In Dubai the
9am–1am, with services flag fall is AED 5, with a By Boat
every 8 minutes. minimum charge of AED
12 per ride. In Abu Dhabi The plush Dubai Ferry
By Bus the flag fare is AED 3.50 runs three times daily
(AED 4 at night; minimum between Bur Dubai and
Dubai Buses, run by fare AED 10dh from Dubai Marina (75 minutes),
RTA, has an extensive 10pm to 6am). Reputable and there are also various
bus network, although companies are the Dubai sightseeing round trips.
services tend to cover Taxi Corporation and Fares on all trips are
routes and areas of little TransAD (for Abu Dhabi). AED 50. In the old city,
interest to most visitors. abras criss­cross Dubai
Abu Dhabi buses (DoT) By Car Creek, connecting Deira
are more useful, with and Bur Dubai. The fare
various routes criss­ Driving in Dubai can be is AED 1 per person. You
crossing Downtown. Fares challenging, given the can also hire your own
are around AED 3–4 per sometimes heavy traffic, abra to cruise the creek
journey. There are also labyrinthine road layouts for AED 120 per hour.
regular bus services and often aggressive
between the two cities, and driving styles, but is By Foot
to other major destinations feasible if you’re confident
across the country. behind the wheel. Cars Neither Dubai nor Abu
drive on the right, and Dhabi is very pedestrian
By Taxi speed limits are 60km/h friendly, apart from
on city streets, 80km/h on Dubai’s souks, marinas
Taxis are a great and major city roads, and 100– and Al Fahidi, and the
affordable way of getting 120km/h on highways. Do Corniche in Abu Dhabi.
around in both Dubai and not drink and drive unless Elsewhere, be cautious
Abu Dhabi. Vehicles can you want to spend the on pedestrian crossings,
be hailed anywhere on the night (or longer) in jail. which drivers ignore.
DIRECTORY
ARRIVING BY AIR BY METRO TransAD
∑ transad.ae
Abu Dhabi Airport Dubai Metro
∑ abudhabiairport.ae ∑ dubai-metro.me
BY CAR
Dubai Airport Avis
∑ dubaiairport.com BY TRAM ∑ avis.com
Emirates Airline Dubai Tram
∑ emirates.com ∑ alsufouhtram.com Budget
∑ budget-uae.com
Sky Bus (Terhab) BY BUS
∑ dubai-buses.com Europcar
DoT ∑ europcardubai.com
ARRIVING BY SEA ∑ dot.abudhabi.ae ∑ europcar-abudhabi.com
Dubai Cruise Terminal RTA Hertz
∑ dubaicruiseterminal. ∑ dubai-buses.com ∑ hertzuae.com
com
BY TAXI BY BOAT
TRANSPORT TICKETS Dubai Taxi Corporation Dubai Ferry
Nol ∑ nol.ae ∑ dubaitaxi.ae ∑ dubai-ferry.com

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