Getting around

To experience this spectacular city to the fullest, you’ll want to explore. The advanced public transport system means you and your party can transition effortlessly from business to leisure.

Dubai has an advanced public transport system including a new state-of-the-art metro system, buses and taxis on our multi-lane highways. The newly opened Dubai Metro will be the longest fully automated rail network in the world when it is fully completed in 2010. The Red Line ‘Trade Centre Station’ serves DICEC, delivering maximum convenience to millions of visitors.

Bus services operate on 62 routes linking various residential and the industrial areas with the two central business districts. There are five major taxi companies - Dubai Transport, Cars Taxis, National Taxis, Metro Taxis and Arabia Taxis, all equipped with the latest GPS systems.

About 150 Abras (traditional boats made of wood), transport people across the Dubai Creek seating around 20 passengers each. They transport approximately 15 million passengers every year. For yet another option of travel, choose the waterbus system, a collection of comfortable and stylish boats stopping at all major tourist attractions along the Dubai Creek.