Taxi
28.10.2010
The most preferred transport in Dubai is a taxi, which can be stopped on the street. It will cost a bit cheaper than when you taking a taxi on the parking lot near the hotel. In Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah taxis equipped with taximeters.
The fare to Dubai is 1.25 AED per km plus 3 AED (after 22.00 – 3,5 AED) for the boarding. Approximately, a usual trip in the city limits will cost you 15-25 AED. Keep in mind that the price of a taxi depends not only on distances, but also the number of traffic jams. Typically, a taxi stand at the hotel or can be called for you by a concierge. You can stop a taxi on the street with lifted hand, but this should be done where there is a possibility to park the car so that it does not interfere with the transport stream. Also, the taxi can be called by phone. In the UAE, there are also taxis, working out of the city. You can travel alone, but then you will have to pay for all the places, or you can go with travel companions, sharing the cost of each. “Long-range” taxis departing from the bus stations in Bur Dubai and Al Ittihad Square in Deira.
Thus, you will be able to reach Hatta and Al Ain from Dubai for 150 AED, Fujairah for 100 AED and Sharjah for 25 AED.
Keep in mind that in Sharjah, not all taxis are equipped with taximeters. Taking a taxi trip outside the Abu Dhabi limits you should negotiate the price with the driver before the journey starts.
Taxi fares:
Boarding day from 6.00 to 22.00 – 3.00 AED
Boarding night from 22.00 to 6.00 – 3.50 AED
Boarding n Dubai International Airport – 20 AED.
Fare with taximeter – 1.51 AED per 1 km
Waiting rate starts counting after the first 10 minutes. It costs 30 AED per hour what equals 0.50 AED per minute. Rent a taxi for the day (12 hours within Dubai) costs 500 AED.
Additional charge in case of ordering a taxi from another emirate:
- Abu Dhabi, Al Ain: 100 AED.
- Sharjah: 50 AED.
- Ajman: 60.00 AED.
- Umm Al Quwain: 70 AED.
- Ras Al Khaimah: 80 AED.
- Fujairah: 100 AED.
Hourly rate:
- 1 hour: 50 AED,
- 3 hours: 150 AED.
- 6:00: 250 AED.
- 12 hours: 500 AED.
- 24 hours: 750 AED.
Taxi phones:
04 2693344, 04 2693355, 04 2641111, 04 3394455, 04 2673222, 04 3390002.
Call taxi with SMS
From June 2007 you can order a taxi in Dubai by sending sms. The new service is especially helpful for tourists who do not speak English.
Useful Tips
If a taxi driver sees that you are a tourist, he will certainly try to inflate the price. In taxis with a taximeter it will cost 30 percent more expensive. So don’t be hesitate to bargain. Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai organizes the dozens of special taxi stopping points marked by distinctive signs and having a plate with a unique code. To order a taxi will be enough to send an sms-message to number 4777, indicating the point code, then you will must wait for the car under the sign. Once the taxi services receives your order they will find the nearest car and will send it to you. Rates for boarding the taxi, ordered in such a way will be $ 1.5 – 6.00 to 22.00, and $ 2 – from 22.00 to 6.00.
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The fare to Dubai is 1.25 AED per km plus 3 AED (after 22.00 – 3,5 AED) for the boarding. Approximately, a usual trip in the city limits will cost you 15-25 AED. Keep in mind that the price of a taxi depends not only on distances, but also the number of traffic jams. Typically, a taxi stand at the hotel or can be called for you by a concierge. You can stop a taxi on the street with lifted hand, but this should be done where there is a possibility to park the car so that it does not interfere with the transport stream. Also, the taxi can be called by phone. In the UAE, there are also taxis, working out of the city. You can travel alone, but then you will have to pay for all the places, or you can go with travel companions, sharing the cost of each. “Long-range” taxis departing from the bus stations in Bur Dubai and Al Ittihad Square in Deira.
Thus, you will be able to reach Hatta and Al Ain from Dubai for 150 AED, Fujairah for 100 AED and Sharjah for 25 AED.
Keep in mind that in Sharjah, not all taxis are equipped with taximeters. Taking a taxi trip outside the Abu Dhabi limits you should negotiate the price with the driver before the journey starts.
Taxi fares:
Boarding day from 6.00 to 22.00 – 3.00 AED
Boarding night from 22.00 to 6.00 – 3.50 AED
Boarding n Dubai International Airport – 20 AED.
Fare with taximeter – 1.51 AED per 1 km
Waiting rate starts counting after the first 10 minutes. It costs 30 AED per hour what equals 0.50 AED per minute. Rent a taxi for the day (12 hours within Dubai) costs 500 AED.
Additional charge in case of ordering a taxi from another emirate:
- Abu Dhabi, Al Ain: 100 AED.
- Sharjah: 50 AED.
- Ajman: 60.00 AED.
- Umm Al Quwain: 70 AED.
- Ras Al Khaimah: 80 AED.
- Fujairah: 100 AED.
Hourly rate:
- 1 hour: 50 AED,
- 3 hours: 150 AED.
- 6:00: 250 AED.
- 12 hours: 500 AED.
- 24 hours: 750 AED.
Taxi phones:
04 2693344, 04 2693355, 04 2641111, 04 3394455, 04 2673222, 04 3390002.
Call taxi with SMS
From June 2007 you can order a taxi in Dubai by sending sms. The new service is especially helpful for tourists who do not speak English.
Useful Tips
If a taxi driver sees that you are a tourist, he will certainly try to inflate the price. In taxis with a taximeter it will cost 30 percent more expensive. So don’t be hesitate to bargain. Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai organizes the dozens of special taxi stopping points marked by distinctive signs and having a plate with a unique code. To order a taxi will be enough to send an sms-message to number 4777, indicating the point code, then you will must wait for the car under the sign. Once the taxi services receives your order they will find the nearest car and will send it to you. Rates for boarding the taxi, ordered in such a way will be $ 1.5 – 6.00 to 22.00, and $ 2 – from 22.00 to 6.00.
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