Bus Service in UAE

Bus Service in UAE

The bus service in UAE is efficient and provides the much needed comfort to the travelers. If you utilize the bus service in UAE you will save not only some dirham but also get the real feeling of UAE by getting along with the common population of the nation. In Dubai the public transport system is run by Dubai municipality. In every working day 417 peak bus schedules are run on 62 bus routes cutting over 168,000 kilometers in to fulfill the demand of 2,40,000 passengers every day.

You can get a bus in every nook and corner as the bus route span the whole length and breath of the Emirate. The bus transport infrastructure includes 8 well-attended bus stations, over 1500 bus stops, 153 wayside passenger shelters and point timetables at 450 busy bus stops. Most buses are equipped with air conditioning and other necessary facilities to bestow the tourist comfort and elegance while utilizing the bus service in UAE. Three high-tech bus depots at Al Ramoul, Al Qusais and Al Awir take care for the maintenance of the bus fleet. It takes 1 to 4 dirham to get on the bus in Dubai.

The bus service in UAE is significantly improved after the Dubai Transport Corporation decided to facilitate inter Emirate bus service in UAE. They have set up bus service in Sharjah during January 2004 and in Ajman in December 2004. The Dubai and Abu Dhabi Municipalities have taken the initiative to inaugurate Dubai-to-Abu Dhabi inter-emirate bus service known as Emirates Express in March 2005. This bus service in UAE is cost effective and as it takes only Dhs. 15 for a one-way trip. The frequency of this UAE bus service is also good as one need to wait for a more than 45 minutes to get a bus.

Book United Arab Emirates hotels now