Transport in Dubai
Transport in Dubai
In the city there are two seaports and the airport international airport. On September 9, 2009 the Dubai subway after which opening the transport system of Dubai became one of the best other Arab countries among the cities has been open. Nevertheless, the land transport, generally cars and a taxi enjoys the greatest popularity. The travel card granting the right for unlimited number of trips to the subway and by buses it is possible to buy for 14 dirhams. Other option of payment of public transport — the accumulative travel Nol cards worth 20 dirhams, 14 of which remain on balance and allow 10% of a discount for all tariffs.
The Dubai Metro
Consists of 47 stations. By the metro it is possible to reach the third terminal of the airport, the downtown and the central shops. Metro operating time: Sunday-Wednesday from 5:50 till 24:00, Thursday from 5:30 till 01:00, Friday from 13:00 till 01:00, Saturday from 5:50 till 24:00. Trains go each 10 minutes. Except existence of two classes of cars (it will be a question of it below), in a usual class there is an office where the entrance only to women and children till 5 years is possible. This compartment is in forward part of the car. Structures are completely automated and ply without driver.
Tickets represent either single cards, or smart cards on which it is necessary to recharge. They are valid not only for the metro, but also in buses. It is possible to buy the ticket in the tiket automatic machine, or in cash desk. As the cost of the ticket depends on the number of stations, check is carried out both on an entrance, and at the exit. And as platforms are located not in the center as in the Moscow metro, and on each side, in case of the admission of the necessary station it is necessary to pay money again and to pass on transitions.
Fare in the Dubai metro depends on range. At the same time in the metro there are two classes — usual and "Gold" (it is the first car where it is possible to watch movement of the train from the point of view of the driver). At a trip in the regular car the price varies from 1,80 to 5,80 dirham. The ticket in both parties is more favorable than if to buy tickets "there" and "back" separately. Depending on a tariff 1 or 3 changes which time shouldn't exceed 30 minutes are allowed. The tariff will double if you want to pass in salon of the class "Gold".
Types of cards
- Red — the paper ticket worth 2 AED; valid within 90 days; it is possible to fill up a maximum on 10 trips.
- Blue — the personal, nominal card worth 70 AED (includes 20 AED on the account); purchase requires online registration; on the card it is possible to put at most 5000 AED, and it is valid within 5 years.
- Silver — the card worth 20 AED (19 AED at once on the account); it is valid within 5 years, replenishment at most for 5000 AED.
- Gold — the card for journey in a Gold-class worth 20 AED (19 AED at once on the account); it is valid within 5 years, replenishment isn't limited.
In more detail — on the website of the metro of Dubai.
Table of tariffs
All prices are specified in AED.
Silver card | Gold card | Blue card | Red card | |
Within one zone | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
Within two zones | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
It is more than two zones | 7,5 | 15 | 7,5 | 8,5 |
Subway map of Dubai
Buses in Dubai
In Dubai visitors workers use buses mainly. Most of tourists and wealthy locals move by a taxi, the subway or by cars.
City buses of Dubai
Almost all routes pass through the main outlets in the city: the Gold Souq market and bus station of Al - Ghubaiba around Bar Dubai. It is possible to look at a routemap and the schedule of buses at stops and bus stations. In all buses and almost conditioners work at all stops.
The first 3 rows of places are allocated for women and children. Landing is carried out only at stops through a forward door, and an exit through back. Women and children can leave through a lobby. To get off at the next stop, it is necessary to press the button.
The journey price by bus in Dubai makes from about 1,80 to 5,80 dirhams in depends on quantity of zones which you cross. Otplata is made according to the same NOL cards, as payment in the subway. It is possible to buy the NOL card from the driver at a stop.
The most part of buses in Dubai moves in the afternoon from 6:00 till 23:00, but there are also night flights which go 23:30 till 06:00 with intervals of half of hour and pass through the main districts of the city and the center.
In the Dubai buses it is forbidden to eat, drink and smoke.
Intercity buses
Between Dubai and other emirates there is bus service.
Hotel buses
The majority of hotels of Dubai provides to the guests a transfer to beaches and the downtown that considerably cuts down expenses on trips around the city.
Tourist buses hop-on hop-off
Except regular buses for movement around the city, in Dubai there are also special tourist buses which are convenient for using for acquaintance with the city.
Excursion buses of Dubai have two floors, and their routes pass through the main sights of the city. Excursions happen night and day for 24 hours and for 48 hours. You buy the ticket and during this time you can move from one sight to another.
taxi
In Dubai exists several taxi pools working round the clock. Trip cost of one end of Dubai in another makes approximately the 15th dirham, of the airport in the center — the 30th dirham. Taxi ply on city streets, and it is very easy to catch them. The taxi stand is located opposite to any shopping center or hotel. Prepare for rather excentric manner of driving of local taxi drivers: they quite aggressively behave on roads, at the same time they perfectly know location of shopping centers, but can not know arrangements of some remote places, and will turn on streets, ringing round acquaintances to learn, where to go.
In municipal taxi journey is paid for the counter. The minimum cost of a trip — the 10th dirham, landing will cost 3 dirhams (afternoon), 3.50 (night) if to catch on the street, and 6 — if to order previously. The kilometer will cost 1,60 dirham. In Dubai Taxi Corporation from 6 in the morning to 10 in the evening landing will cost the 6th dirham. Journey to a taxi, belonging to the private companies, costs less as in them it is accepted to bargain and it is possible to beat down the price significantly.
In the United Arab Emirates there are a lot of private companies which cars differ from each other in different color of a body, a uniform of drivers and level of service therefore cars are worth be stopped with identification marks of a taxi. It isn't recommended to get into cars of "private traders", especially to women. The taxi parking near hotels usually have higher tariffs, than stopped directly on the street. In a taxi it is forbidden to smoke. By the settled rules, women sit down in a taxi only on a back seat.
The share taxis moving along a certain route and stopping upon the demand of the client work in many areas.
Since January, 2007 on streets of Dubai there were taxi intended especially for women. Female taxi are painted in pink color, and their female drivers are completely dressed in the corresponding monophonic form. The main points of parking of female taxi are hospitals, maternity hospitals and shopping centers of Dubai.
At all airports "Airport Taxi" work with the fixed tariffs in which fare is, as a rule, much higher, than in the private companies.
It is possible to rent the car in one of the large or small automobile companies.
In the large companies the cost of lease of the car depending on brand fluctuates from $60 to $300 a day.
In the small companies as a deposit it is possible to leave the original of the passport. The cost of lease of the car in the private company — $ $30-50, but without insurance. The rent for the navigator makes about the 20th dirham a day.
Car-rental term — not less than 24 hours. Gasoline is paid separately.
Temporary permission to driving is made out on persons 21 years in the presence of the passport (sometimes enough copy), a credit card (on a case of possible penalties, most often block 1000 dirham which will be unblocked within 10 days after return of the car, in the absence of violations), the operating international rights given not less than a year ago and two photos are more senior. When you are driving, always have with yourself the rights and/or the copy of the passport. Without the local rights it is possible to receive a penalty to 6,000 dirham for driving, and also arrest for a period of up to half a year.
traffic rules
- In the United Arab Emirates right-hand traffic, it is accepted to give way to pedestrians and to move on the central strips, leaving extreme for special cases.
- At intersections the movement on rings is often accepted, each of which has the name, on them are guided the same as according to names of streets.
- At the movement on a ring outcome the one who already is on it has advantage.
- Entrance on the intersection if he is busy with the transport going ahead, is forbidden even at the allowing signal of the traffic light and is considered as gross violation.
- It is impossible to transport in the car alcohol without the corresponding permission (the license which is issued to residents).
- The obligatory rule — to be fastened by seat belts, observance of this rule is strictly monitored by authorities. It is also forbidden to talk on mobile.It is accepted to warn behind the going cars a blinker signal of existence or absence ahead of obstacles for overtaking.
- The speed accepted in the city — 60 km/h, on the route — 100 km/h. On roads a radar is established, and penalties are written out and go directly to firm where you rented the car. The size of a penalty depends on speeding, minimum — the 100th dirham.
- For violation of the rules of traffic can withdraw the rights from you, and to the police officer — to bring in the offer of a bribe to trial.If you, steering the car, have brought down the man — a penalty of 10000 dollars, the woman or a camel — a penalty of 5000 dollars.The rule of a hindrance works at the left.
The most heavy traffic falls on Friday when to the United Arab Emirates day off and many go to beaches or to do shopping. Road signs are similar on domestic, inscriptions are executed in the English and Arab languages. From drivers constant vigilance and attentive reading road signs are required.
ROAD ACCIDENT
In case of road accident it is necessary to call the police by phone 999 and to receive the certificate of accident without which you won't be able to get an insurance and permission to car repairs.
Parking and parking
In the cities almost everywhere paid parkings with the indication of the price in 1 hour. The receipt on payment of the parking needs to be put under a windshield that her it was visible. Failure to pay for the parking is punished by a fine of 150 dirhams, the notice on it it will be necessary under "janitor". It isn't necessary to pay for the parking from 13 to 16 o'clock. If you haven't found your car where left, could tow off it in office of traffic police for non-compliance with rules of the parking. In this case it is worth calling by telephone 999. A possible penalty on the place — 50–75 dirham.At entrance on the paid parking (the 2nd dirham/hour) it is necessary to press the button on a guard of an automatic barrier. In the presence of empty seats the barrier will open, and you receive the control coupon from a crack near the button. On time which is put down on him calculation on departure will be made. In case of the short parking — the parking free. If you have used the parking with automatic machine, then lower 2 dirhams in a coin acceptor and receive the coupon.
Self-locking device
Interesting feature of the country is almost total ban on a self-locking device within city line and suburbs. It isn't simply forbidden to stand traffic regulations on a roadside with the purpose to stop a passing car, but also is administrative violation. If because of the passenger there is an accident, especially on the highway, he is threatened by imprisonment for several months. At the same time for a local self-locking device if it, of course, was successful, it is necessary to pay — free of charge local drivers practically give a ride nobody.
railway transport
Soon in the United Arab Emirates it is planned to build own railway system of "Emirates Railways" which will connect among themselves all emirates, and also will provide transport connection with neighboring states. Total length of railroad tracks will reach 700 km. A main objective of construction of the railroads — implementation of commodity transportations. Putting into operation of passenger trains is planned on the second stage of the project.
water transport
Abra — traditional water taxi — are not only the type of transport transporting via the Dubai channel but also one of sights. Work round the clock. Abr can rent for private cruise, it will manage from the 100th dirham an hour.
For many decades of an abra were the cheapest type of transport in the city, but since 2005 fare has increased twice — from 50 fils to 1 dirham. Now in Dubai works 149 абр. In a year they transport up to 20 million people.
Water taxi are modern, more high-speed boats, at the moment there are 25 stations, business hours from 10 in the morning to 22:00. You can look at an arrangement and the name of stations on the official site.
The tourist ferry — has purely entertaining purpose. Service is provided by 10 comfortable ferries with a capacity up to 100 passengers.
There are two routes: from the mooring Marina Moll to hotel Atlantis and back, and from the mooring Al Sif (in the Dubai bay) to the area of hotel of Burzh al Arab and back. Such pleasure will cost you in 50 or the 75th dirham (depending on a class). Daily departure at 9:00, 11:00, 17:00 and 19:00.
steam
Continuous ferry service is carried out by the state Iranian company IRISL (Islamic republic of Iran shipping company) in the following directions: Bandar Abbas — Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) and Bender — Abbas — Dubai (United Arab Emirates). The cost of the cheapest ticket depends on a season.
Tourist transport
If there is a desire to receive everything at once, then it is worth stopping the attention to "Big Bus Tour". It is a fast way with comfort to examine all interesting tourist sights of Dubai, having used special two-storeyed buses with open top. On time of excursion it is possible to listen to audio the guide in several languages including in Russian.
It is possible to visit any round at choice. The red route is laid around the city, and blue — on beaches. And it is possible to visit also both at the price of one. It is authorized to come to any of stops on the way of buses, and is there, considering sights, as much as long. Tickets for such bus excursion are valid within a day. They also give the pleasant chance of purchases with discounts to 20% in large shopping centers of Dubai.
PALM MONO RAILS ROAD
Palm MONO RAILS Road has been open on April 30th, 2009 and passes along Palm Jumeirah trunk in Dubai connecting Gateway station from the beginning Palm and Atlantis hotel in the distant end. There are also 2 others stations on the way and station of an exchange in front of gate which are finished, but don't open yet though the train really stops at stations, but doors don't open.
Palm MONO RAILS the road isn't connected with the Subway of Dubai yet, but there are plans to connect him in Dubai Internet City (TECOM) station on Sheikh Zayed Road. It is connected with system of the Tram of Dubai which has opened on November 11, 2014, and you can change on the Dubai Marina Tram.
Palms mono rails expensively - good observation post to see Palm-Aylend. Mono guides are very often used by the tourists who have staid in hotel Atlantis to receive a good type on the island. It is not so cheap to go on the mono road rails as private company, but not RTS works with it.
Now, to reach from Dubai Marina and jlt metro stations from a public beach of Dzhumeyra-Bich-Rezidens and the embankment on the beach (a stop Dzhumeyra Bich Rezidens 1), Dubai Marina Moll (OST. Shopping center Dubai Marina Moll), Barasti Bich club (OST. Mina Seyakhi) and stations of a monorail on Dzhumeyr palm tree Atlantis (Dubai OST) became as easy as shelling pears!
Dubai Tram
With Dubai Tram opening in November 2014, the first phase of the project covered 11 stations. The detailed RTA route map is shown further down below but here is a simplified version of the Dubai Tram route map so that you can easily see the Dubai Tram stations that are operational and the directions that the trams will travel around the system.
As of 2016 there is just one route as shown below:
The tram goes in one direction around the JBR area, as the small loop route was discontinued due to under use a while ago.
The Dubai Tram route means that the trams themselves can travel in a complete loop from the Al Sufouh depot and back again.
As you can see from the map, you can interchange with the Dubai Metro at Dubai Marina and Jumeirah Lakes Towers and also with the Palm Monorail at Palm Jumeirah station. There is a short walk that also involves a lift to get from the tram to the metro/monorail.
So this is the RTA route map for the Al Sufouh Tram project. As you can see the tramway runs through Jumeirah Beach Residence for about one kilometre and has two stations in that area.
The route goes from Al Sufouh and heads up to the elevated section that runs along the Sheikh Zayed Road side of the Dubai Marina section. The tram route here is an add on to the road that runs along the back of the marina and there are 3 stations along this part of the route. Two of those stations link up with the Dubai Metro at the Dubai Marina station and the Jumeirah Lake Towers station.
There are 6 further stations that run from the marina along Al Sufouh Road just past Knowledge Village and this is where the first phase of the Al Sufouh Tram route stops. There is then a depot in Al Sufouh. Station 9 links up with the Palm Monorail at the foot of the Palm Jumeirah. This is good news for the Palm Monorail particularly as it may mean that more people are able to commute using public transport from the Palm (although the price of Palm Monorail tickets will likely have to come down at this point to make it feasible as a commuting option and this doesn’t seem likely to happen at any time in the near future).
Phase two of the Al Sufouh Tram Route will also link up with the Dubai Metro station at Mall of the Emirates.
For journey by tram it is possible to use safely the ticket which you used by the subway (the gold or serebrenny card). There are no turnstiles at station (the truth, at each station is inspectors), everything is calculated on honesty of passengers. And for the rest procedure, as in the subway: you put the ticket to the validator near an entrance at stations of landing and disembarkation. It will be specified stations of disembarkation how many money has withdrawn for a trip (fare depends on distance which you have passed):
If have understood that there isn't enough money for journey, then them it is possible to report by means of the special device. Near him the inspector who will help you to understand is also on duty that to what.
The tram can be used safely as excursion transport. He goes quite slowly and passes across the most sign places Dubai Marina.
During week-end (Friday-Saturday) the period of expectation of the tram can make 10-15 min., on weekdays they are shorter - mines 5-7.