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40°C
Sand/dust
Thursday
43°C
29°C
Friday
40°C
27°C
City Tour

Old Dubai Souq Excursion

Hotel

Ebin Batuta Hotel

Restaurant

Sindbad Restaurant

Getting around Dubai

  • Public transport

Public Transport Agency (RTA)

Telephone: +971 4 208 0101
Website: www.rta.ae operates a modern public bus service on around 80 routes.

Fares depend on destination and are paid to the driver upon boarding; it is useful to have the exact change ready. Timetables and bus maps are available from the bus stations in Deira and Bur Dubai. Routes and bus numbers are posted in both Arabic and English.

The Dubai Metro

Telephone: +971 800 9090
Website: www.dubaimetro.eu has two lines, the Red Line and the Green Line, with additional lines proposed, but not confirmed.

Dubai Tram

Telephone: +971 800 9090
Website: www.rta.ae opened in late 2014, connecting Dubai Marina with Al Sufouh.

Simple wooden boats, locally referred to as abras, cross the creek from Bur Dubai to the Al-Sabkha Station. These are operated by Dubai Municipality (journey time – 5 minutes) and are a good-value, enjoyable and useful way of avoiding a traffic-constricted road journey.

Air-conditioned Dubai Waterbus


Telephone: +971 800 9090
Website: www.rta.ae also run across the creek but charge four times as much.

Nol smartcards

Website: www.nol.ae are valid on buses, trams, waterbuses and the metro.

  • Taxis

You can hail air-conditioned taxis on the street or pre-book them by telephone.

The Dubai Taxi Corporation
Telephone: +971 4 208 0808

Dubai Taxi Company
Telephone: +971 8 008 8088

Operates metered taxis. Occasionally, drivers do not have detailed knowledge of the city and might ask passengers for directions so beware if you’re a new arrival. Fixed fares are applied to journeys outside the city boundaries. It is also possible to hire a taxi for half a day or a full day for sightseeing. Tipping is not expected.

  • Driving

Dubai has an excellent and well-signposted road network. Unfortunately, driving standards do not match the quality of the roads. Many local drivers travel at speed, change lanes with wild abandon and make sudden and dangerous manoeuvres. Accidents occur frequently and visitors are advised to drive defensively. Traffic congestion is nothing like it was but can be a problem during the morning and evening rush hours, and in certain heavily populated districts such as Deira, or two-lane roads such as Al Wasl and Jumeirah Beach Roads.

The Salik (Arabic for ‘clear’) road toll system has been a revenue-spinning success with drivers passing under gates on Garhoud and Maktoum bridges, Al Safa Interchange and near Mall of the Emirates deducted AED4 a time from their in-car tags. Drivers should note that there is an exit tax on leaving the UAE. Two centrally located covered car parks are situated near the Spice Souk and Bani Yas Square in Deira.

  • Bicycle hire

Considering the desert environment, cycling in Dubai is not advisable in the summer heat. Nevertheless, some hotels hire out bicycles and the city is in the process of developing a network of safe bikeways and off-road cycling tracks, with some sections already completed. Dubai also has its own bikeshare system

Byky Sport & Leisure Equipment Rental

Address: Al Ittihad Rd, Port Saeed, Dubai.
Telephone: +971 5 0844 0556
Website: www.q8byky.com

Hello Bike Dubai

Address: Al Qudra Cycle Track, Car Park, Dubai.
Telephone: +971 5 4387 9917
Website: www.hellobike.ae

  • Car hire
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