The transportation in Dubai is well supported by all the three mediums of transport, air, water and road. Dubai has an excellent network of roads connecting all parts of the city and providing convenient transportation in Dubai. There are two bridges Al Maktoum Bridge and the Garhoud Bridge as well as the Shindagah tunnel linking the two main districts of Dubai and Deira on either side of the creek. The main highway (Sheikh Zayed Highway) also leads to Abu Dhabi heading southwards.
Dubai also has a very large bus system run by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). The Public Transport bus system is large and advanced. Dubai also has an extensive taxi system, by far the most frequently used means of public transport within the Emirate. Both these taxi services are government-operated and private cab companies. There are also some private cab companies providing taxi services in Dubai are Cars Taxi, National Taxi, Cititaxi and Metro Taxi. Car rental companies like Avis, Budget, Hertz and Thrifty provides car rental services. You need to have your passport and driving license with you.
Transportation in Dubai is also well serviced by the two large commercial ports, Port Rashid and Port Jebel Ali. The Dubai Creek and Port Saeed are used by local traders in dhows. One of the more customary methods of getting across Dubai Creek from Bur Dubai to Deira is through abras. These are the small boats that ferry passengers across the Dubai Creek, between abra stations in Bastakiya and Bani Yas Road, for a nominal fee of 1 UAE-Dirhams.
The Dubai International Airport, with its state-of-the-art facilities makes getting to Dubai easy and connects it with the whole world. The Dubai International Airport is a hub to Dubai’s international airline, Emirates. It serves as a secondary hub for the national a carrier Singapore Airlines and the national carrier of Qatar airways. Some of the major airlines serving the airports in Dubai are Air India, Air Maldives, Air Malta, Air Mauritius, Air Namibia, Air New Zealand, American Airlines, Ansett Australia, APA International, Ariana Afghan Airlines, Armenian Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Azerbaijan Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways, China Airlines, CSA Czech Airlines, Egypt Air and many more.
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