The only bus operator is Dubai bus. There is a bus to Abu Dhabi every 15 minutes to 30 minutes from 5am to 10pm daily. You can board the bus from two locations i.e Ibn Batuta mall and Al Ghubaiba bus station. In Abu Dhabi all buses arrive at the Central Bus Station in the City Centre.
The journey from Ibn Batuta mall is one and a half hours, from Al Ghubaiba its two hours. Its an express service operated using state of the art Sunsungei SC5 coaches powered by Volvo. On board amintes includes reclining seats, usb charging ports, air conditioning, over head bag compartment, etc. unfortunately there don’t have wash room facilities on board or snacks.
The cost is AED25/USD6.75. please note its not possible to pay using cash. You will need to purchase a nol card at the bus station and load funds in the card. Upon boarding and disembarking you need to tap on the tagging machines inside the bus.
Free airline buses
Emirates, Etihad, and AirArabia offer services to get their customers between the major cities and their home airports. Inconveniently, no airline runs an airport-to-airport service, but they do take you from the airport to a fairly central spot in the neighbouring city.
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