Abu Dhabi Travel Forum

Hi - we're flying into Dubai and need to get to Abu Dhabi. I know it's about a 2 hour drive. We'll have alot of stuff so I guess we'll need to take a taxi. What is the approximate cost? Thanks... (How is the driving - should we rent a car?)

Hey folks,

I am visiting Abu Dhabi for 7 hours in transit. I have an EU passport, does anyone know if I can visit the city for a few hours while in transit? What are the main things to see in Abu Dhabi?
So far I have:
Marina mall - shopping
Emirates Palace - Does anyone know if people who don't stay at the hotel can visit and have a wander around?

Any help will be much appreciated.

Hi - looking for a nice hotel near Electra Road in the business/commercial district. Thanks.

I am preparing a getaway trip to Abu Dhabi with a friend and would like to know the best clubs and bars around. We will be staying at the Emirate Palace which for us looks really nice. Are they other beautiful, chic bars to hang around? Is September a best period? Please help.

I have had conflicting reports of duty free at arrivals in terminal 3 in AUH. Can anyone tell me what the up to date version is, the last I heard was that T3 had no arrivals duty free but all passengers are moved into T1 anyway and have full use of the arrivals facility there,other reports say no so I am slightly confused here, and do we go through T1 after all.

Thanks
HailCaledonia

I'm interested in all information and good ideas about trips to Abu Dhabi for the F1 race in autumn.

Is there a reasonably priced hotel close to Abu Dhabi Airport? I'm aware of the Airport Hotel but that's airside and, at $205 (A$315 to me), it's not reasonably priced for a few hours sleep. I'll be arriving at Dubai airport at 7.55 pm and leaving Abu Dhabi airport at 8.40 am the next morning. I can get a taxi from Dubai Airport to the Dubai Etihad office then get the Etihad bus to Abu Dhabi airport but the last one is at 11pm so I'll be in Abu Dhabi for most of the night.

Alternatively, can I get access to a lounge prior to checking in as I may not be allowed to check in until 5.40 am?

Thanks

Adrian

Hey everyone,
I will be at Abu Dhabi airport and I have 3 hours between my two flights. I know its not very much time but I have been to abu dhabi airport before and since it was not the most pleasant experience i would like to spend as little time there as possible. I would like to leave the airport, i.e. i would have around hour to spend outside the airport. it will be around 9pm. is there anything close to the airport that i could do? even if its just a walk. do you think its safe for a european girl in her early twenties to go out alone at that time of day?
thanks for your help
nia

HI , i am a single lady looking for an alternative place to stay in Abu Dhabi for two weeks at a time every three months or so..the prices of hotels make it impossible to visit that long and i am currently looking for work there but need a place to stay. If anyone knows of anyone with a spare room that they would consider renting to me for a reduced rate , i would love to hear from you.. I am a very responsible respectable lady with no criminal background :) and just looking to start a new life in UAE since my husband died last May 1st of cancer. Thanks for any help anyone can give me. June

Dear All

I m Singaporean just started work in UAE Feb 09 and need to travel to Los Angeles, Las Vegas n San Diego (End March 09)what are the cheaper way to travel from Abu Dhabi (or Dubai), please also advice travel agt or airline that i can contact them.

Thank You in advance. Sorry for my poor english.

Hi there,

does anyone know how one would get to Dubai from Abu Dhabi using Public Transportation i.e Bus?

If there is a bus, could you tell me the bus number or location?

Thanks :D

C.

Anyone help - I've found Abu Dhabi hotels ridiculously expensive for a conference I really want to attend late January. Does anyone know of any alternative types of accommodation ie other than the main hotels/appartments - I've tried numerous international websites and its the same story in all of them. The UK exchange rate at present makes this almost impossible for a non-profit budget.

Thanks

If I enter Abu Dhabi for 3 days and need to leave from Duabi on a portugues passport is that ok? does the point of entry have to be the same as the exit?

My husaband is working in fujairah, and we intend to go on Ummrah by bus as we cannot afford to go by plane next week inshallah( from 27. 12. 08), but we dont know the formalities , where can we get such an agency which will help us to travel by bus.
or can we rent a car for that since my husabnd has a valid driving license?. please please help me..as soon as possible coz i am desperate to go for ummrah thanks

I and my wife will fly with Atihad from Frankfurt to Jakarta via Abu Dhabi international airport. We have 2 -5 hours between the flights, do we need a transit visa if we don't intend to leave the airport?

Terje

Whats the nearest 4 or 5 Star hotel to Zayed Sport City (or at least within 5 miles). Many thanks.

So far what I know is that my friend’s father lives in an apartment. At the moment I have someone dealing with my tourist visa for me, and I was told to get a sponsor letter from my friend’s father, who is the UAE resident and whose apartment I will be staying in during my visit. However, he is afraid that my staying there will get them in trouble because I am not related to them…also he wants to see it in writing that it is okay (if it really is okay, that is) by law for me to visit there. Do you by any chance know any websites which states something like that? Also is there anywhere I can find an example of a sponsor letter?
I appreciate all the replies so far btw, thanks a lot!

I have an Indonesian male friend who is visiting Abu Dhabi and he is residing with his father who is an expatriate with Abu Dhabi residency. I would like to visit my friend, and my question is, would it be possible for me to stay at their place, seeing that I am not their relative? Also, to apply for my visa who should I ask to write my Sponsor letter and what information must be added to the letter? Thanks!

Hi!

I'll be visiting Abu Dhabi in February. I've looked at some of the hotels - but there are so many - which ones do you recommend?

Also - I was planing to rent a fun car - convertible sports car or something - which rental car agencies have such cars available, do you know?

Do you have some nice local food I should try out while visiting?

Thanks for your help and input!

Regards
Chris

Hey gang!

I will be in Abu Dhabi on business in November and will be visiting the Al Ghaith Tower on Hamdan Street. I know nothing about AD as I have never been there. Can anyone give me some suggestions on a hotel in the area? Thanks in advance for the guidance.

Hi guys,

Does anybody know if there is a Snooze room at the airport in Abu Dhabi?
Or a lounge where people can sleep a little or such? We are going to be at the airport for about 10 hours....

thanks

nathalie

can please tell me best way to arrive wafi mall from abu dhabi' internet directions are only showing map and no detail directions i am familiar with sheik zayed road to arrive to dubai area thanks you again

would like to know f outdoor film show at wafi mall dubai area is recommended for one person traveler is this a family place thank you

now i am in abu dhabi , i want to dubai by bus on friday, i heard there is a central bus station, but i did not know more about, is there anybody giving me more informations about it,or another way to dubai!!
thank you all!

I live in Bangladesh. I have no sponsor in UAE. so cn u plz tell me how would i get the visit visa in UAE easily.

Please any one advice if I travel by car which is under bank loan would allow to enter in KSA (asumed all necessary documentation already been done). Sohail

please give me your price for hotel hilton banyhuna abu dhabi, for march, april,may,june... for one or to peaples for one week!!! thank you

Hi,
I have an unexpected week off and want to take a holiday somewhere hot and safe. I qondered if spendinig a week in a resort hotel in Abu Dhabi would be a nice thing to do. Would I be ok as a woman on my own?
Thanks

hi all

i'll be flying out next week for 3 days and am after kids jabbahs/dishdash i would prefer dafa/aseel etc.. wheres the best place and what times will the shop/markets be open since it will be ramadan

thanks in advance

Hello,

This can be of minor importance, spending long hours at the airport taking into account time consumed to check in and out of the airport, but I thought someone here would give me a feedback on how to spend fruitful time at that airport. I'll be accompanied by a child and so any ideas on how to keep a child busy and/or comfortable will be most appreciated.

Thanks