By Bus Dubai
12 Reviews The Metro is only partially open and only reaches a limited number of areas so public transport is either taxi or bus to much of Dubai. The buses are modern, air-conditioned, a mixture of single &...
Taxis Dubai
26 Reviews Dubai has a fleet of modern air-conditioned, metered taxis, clean and well-maintained, strictly regulated, and the drivers in uniform. It's generally easy to find one on the street, although in peak...
Car Rental Dubai
17 Reviews Hi everyone, i have just been reading your tips on car rental, i have just started to use a company called 1callrental, and i dont normally recommend anything or anyone, they have gone so far out...
By Air Dubai
22 Reviews Dubai Airport - Terminal 3 The terminal is ultra modern and gave us a good first impression of Dubai.We booked our stopover through Air Emirates and were greeted before Passport Control and given our...
By Sea Dubai
6 Reviews Water taxi The water taxi is the cheapest and most fun transportation for travelling across the creek. We went as part of a group but for an individual it is 1 AED. The Spice Souk is on one side and...
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Dubai MetroThe Metro is super easy to navigate ', even for our sorry jet-lagged souls. We took it to the Berge Kaliefa from our hotel it was fast and only about $.2.50 return. There are only two lines red and green . The stops are clearly marked and are announced in English .The Metro stops and short walk away from the tower . Its easy to see the tower so no problem to find . There is a bus as well but we didn't bother with it.
The Dubai Metro system, the first in the Gulf, partially opened on 09/09/09. All but a couple of stations on both the Red Line and the Green Line are now open and a lot of the city is covered, including trains running from the airport into the city centre, both Deira and Bur Dubai, then out along Sheikh Zayed Road to Mall of the Emirates and Ibn Battuta mall.It's very modern, cheap, easy, clean, air-conditioned, driverless (computer controlled), with Silver or Gold classes plus a ladies-only carriage. It runs overground on an elevated track for most of the route (great for sightseeing) and underground across the heart of the original city.Making it difficult for airline passengers, luggage was not allowed but that decision has been reversed and now passengers can take two bags on the Metro. The official information is: Commuters are allowed to carry the amount of luggage that is standard...
A friends tell me that now there is the Metro in Dubai so......from Wikipedia:"The Dubai Metro is a driverless, fully automated metro network in the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai. The Red Line is partly operational, the Green Line is still under construction, and further lines are planned. These first two lines run underground in the city centre and on elevated viaducts elsewhere. All trains and stations are air conditioned with platform edge doors to make this possible.The first section of the Red Line, covering 10 stations, was ceremonially inaugurated at 9:09:09 PM on September 9, 2009, by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai. The Dubai Metro is the first urban train network in the Arabian Peninsula.Once the 20 km Green line opens, the Dubai Metro will overtake the title of longest automated metro network from the Vancouver Skytrain, surpassing it by 3 km.In its first...
To get from Dubai Side to Deira in the quickest and most pleasant way, take an abra (a small ferry boat). They constantly shuttle back and forth across the Creek. There are three abra stations on each side of the Creek. A trip costs 1 Dirham (about 0,2 Euro) and you pay on board.And abra can also be hired for a trip up and down the Creek for 100 Dirhams (about 20 Euro) an hour.A cool thing to try, the tripp takes about 5 minutes.
A small fleet of water buses has been introduced for crossing the Creek, which some people may prefer to the traditional abra ferries. The water buses are modern, air-conditioned, comfortable...and empty! We prefer to use the abra, but that may change in the worst hot & humid summer months.Fare is AED4 each way (US$1.09) compared to AED1 for the abra.The water buses have been designed so that they can dock at the existing abra stations and they ply the same routes.This is part of the multi-billion dollar new public transport infrastructure being created. It will include many more road buses, trams, various water transport, and the Metro, an above and below ground railway network.
The most scenic way of getting across the Creek between Deira and Bur Dubai is by taking a ride on a traditional Abra (long boat). You just kind of jump on and off. Watch your step! Seating is on long benches. The cost is half a Dirham (about 15 cents US) and only takes about 5 minutes. Take your camera because you will get some of the best views of Dubai. Magic!Please note: For Female travellers, please allow room between you and local men. They don't see many ladies on these boats and cultural modesty means they need to afford you extra space.
We tried Etihad Airways for the first time during our recent flight to Bangkok. It was a good choice! The seat is very comfortable, the cabin is clean and new with individual monitor (bigger than the usual) with the latest inflight movies. The food is great plus the service.Will definitely consider Etihad Airways on our next trip.
It was stated in my guidebook that there are 2 municipal bus services to/from the airport functioning 24 hrs.Unfortunately i spent almost 1 hour at 4 am in the morning waiting at the bus stop, but no signs of them... Sleepy and tired, I ended taking one of the sand-coloured airport taxis. Luckliy due to lack of traffic jam we arrived in Deira very quickly. The flag is 20 dirhams + the distance rate (bus is 10 times less.... but takes more time)
Dubai Municipality runs an efficient bus network.Personally I picked up a map from the bus station in Deira. On the map it was stated which bus number serves every area and all major attractions. So it was enjoyable to jump in and off.Remember that front seats are reserved for women!!Of course you have the usual double decker-topless sightseeing buses but the daily ticket is by far more expensive.
Deira is separated from Bur Dubai by the Creek and as there are not any bridges or underwater channels, the only way is to try the traditional way of embarking on one of the "arbas" (small motor boats) that criss-cross the Creek all day and are very cheap (50 fils per person per trip)I found it as the most fascinating place in Dubai as it is crowded, colorful and frenetic. But as elsewhere you will notice that most passengers are immigrant workers in Dubai. On the Deira side there 2 stations (Sabkha and Deira Old Souq) and on Bur Dubai as well (Dubai Old Souq and Bur Dubai)
Grosvenor House West Marina Beach By Le Meridien Dubai
4 Reviews and 897 Opinions Run by le Méridien, the Grosvenor House hotel is one of the group's most luxurious hotels in Dubai....
Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort & Spa Dubai
8 Reviews and 1763 Opinions We arrived at the hotel late in the evening, my wife and I, jilted Dubai ex expats decided to rent a...
Al Manzil Hotel Dubai
4 Reviews and 609 Opinions the hotel is really great. service is perfect and the most important thing is that the hotel is near...
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Q: Hi Does anyone know if there is always long queues to get tickets to go to the Observastion Deck of the Burj Khalifa and also...
A: No, there are not "always" lines. Actually there are rarely "lines" as the majority of people book online. However, tickets can often (and do often) sell out days in...
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