| Soon, a world class metro will be available | | | | City Taxi - 04 3331110 |
| to ease commuting through all Dubai's | | | | |
| shopping and business districts. Until then, | | | | Emirates Taxi - 04 3394455 |
| if you do not have a car, you can move around | | | | |
| in Dubai by taxi, bus or by local boats. All | | | | Golden Taxi - 04 3365444 |
| the information you need here: | | | | |
| | | | Metro Taxi - 04 2673222 |
| Taxis | | | | |
| | | | National Taxi - 04 3390002 |
| Taxi is one of the best ways for Getting | | | | |
| Around in Dubai. All taxis are new, | | | | Bus Services |
| comfortable and reliable. In some areas you | | | | |
| might find older taxis with no meters in | | | | Buses are also very important part of Dubai |
| them. In the interest of avoiding any | | | | city transport. The city has a properly |
| multilingual arguments, its advisable to only | | | | managed bus service system that proves very |
| hire taxis with the meter which can be | | | | helpful for the visitors for Getting Around |
| visibly seen on the dashboard. | | | | in Dubai. Bus services are operated on 62 |
| | | | routes linking various residential and the |
| Typically, taxis drivers will take you | | | | industrial areas with the two central |
| directly to where you need to go without | | | | business districts. Over 450 busy bus stops |
| problems even though at times it will seem | | | | are equipped with point to point timetables |
| that you are getting the scenic route. Be | | | | that provide the waiting passengers with time |
| advised that the nature of the road designs | | | | schedules of the bus services passing through |
| is somewhat U-turn happy, at no fault of the | | | | specific bus stops. Passengers can obtain bus |
| driver. | | | | timetables, fares and connecting services |
| | | | either from bus stops or by calling the toll |
| Taxi Service charges: | | | | free phone 800 48 48. |
| | | | |
| Starting Meter Charge(Flag Fall) | | | | " Public buses service details |
| | | | |
| Day Time (6:00am to 10:00pm) : Dh. | | | | " Public transport route map |
| 3.00 | | | | |
| | | | " Bus timetable |
| Night Time (10:00pm to 6:00am) : Dh. | | | | |
| 3.50 | | | | " Bus fares |
| | | | |
| Dubai Int'l Airport (Station Wagons) : Dh. | | | | " Dubai international airport bus service |
| 20.00 | | | | |
| | | | Water Transport |
| Running Meter Charges: | | | | |
| | | | Dubai Municipality is restoring the heritage |
| Dh. 1.00 for every 662.25 metres (Dh. 1.51 | | | | of Dubai by maintaining the traditional way |
| per kilometre) | | | | of water transport and special attention has |
| | | | been given to the preservation of Abras |
| Taxi Speak: | | | | (small traditional boats used to cross the |
| | | | creek) |
| Taxi drivers in Dubai may not speak English | | | | |
| very well, but they do know enough to follow | | | | Motorized Abras |
| your instructions if need be. A quick lesson | | | | |
| in Taxi language: | | | | An abra is a small motorized dhow, A dhow is |
| | | | a traditional Arab sailing vessel with one or |
| Go straight through the round a bout: | | | | more lateen sails. It is primarily used along |
| "roundabout-straight" | | | | the coasts of the Arabian Peninsula, India, |
| | | | and East Africa. A larger dhow may have a |
| Go straight: "seeda" | | | | crew of approximately thirty while smaller |
| | | | dhows have crews typically ranging around |
| Go right on the round about then take the | | | | twelve. that can seat around 20 passengers. |
| first left: "roundabout-right, first left" | | | | About 150 Abras ply on two routes to and from |
| | | | four stations carrying about 15 million |
| Take a left at the light: "first light left" | | | | passengers annually. The fare is cheap at 50 |
| | | | fils and the cruise across the creek takes |
| You get the idea. | | | | less than 10 minutes. Pleasure trips are |
| | | | available at Dh 50 per hour. |
| Note: If you call a taxi instead of waiting | | | | |
| for one in the street, there is an extra | | | | For your own personal wheels, you can always |
| charge. To reserve or book a taxi, call any | | | | visit ZOOZi online to find a great deal on a |
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