Joanna James
If you visit the city of Dubai, you will find several good ways to get around, such as by metro, tram, taxi, abra, ferry, water bus, water taxi, bus and rental car, as described below.
You will find that the Dubai Metro would be a great way to get about as it happens to be fast, inexpensive and convenient. You will see that this metro system features sophisticated driverless trains travelling on a combination of underground as well as overground lines. The metro will also feature special Gold Class compartments which cost double, but happen to be more luxurious and are often almost empty. There will also be a special carriage for ladies and children.
Taking the tram would be another good option if you need to travel in the Marina or to head northwards towards the locality of Umm Suqeim (this system will be significantly expanded in the future). You will find that this network happens to link smoothly with the metro as well as the Palm monorail. Trams will also feature Gold Class as well as ladies-and-children-only compartments.
Travelling by taxi will be another good way to get about conveniently and quickly in Dubai. Generally, taxis will be abundant at practically any time of the day or night in most parts of the city. They can easily be secured near the big malls and noteworthy hotels; you may also hail a taxi down as it passes by. You will generally find that travelling by taxi in Dubai would offer good value for money. An additional service would be special ladies' cabs driven by female drivers for the benefit of women and their children, which charge a little extra. An accommodation choice to consider which you could easily reach and travel from by taxi would be Avani Palm View Dubai Hotel & Suites which could be regarded as an attractively located Palm Jumeirah hotel.
Although the city of Dubai seems to be focused on novel technology, you will find that crossing the Creek at the centre of the city will be done by abra, a kind of small boat; hundreds of these boats transport passengers between Bur Dubai and Deira. A rather different, more modern kind of experience would be the smart Dubai Ferry, which transports visitors efficiently on the waters. You will also have the chance to travel by water bus and water taxi too.
Visitors will find that Dubai also features an efficient and far-reaching bus network; however, it mainly caters to the requirements of expatriate workers, and therefore mainly covers areas with little appeal to tourists. That said, you may find that the #8 bus provides a worthwhile service as it runs from the station at Gold Souk to Al Ghubaiba, after which it heads south travelling along Jumeirah Road to Burj Al Arab as well as Dubai Marina; the route terminates at the Ibn Battuta Mall.
It will also be possible to travel by rental car in Dubai, but you must keep in mind that the roads will often be busy. You may also encounter construction works, complex one-way sections and signage that may take some time to get used to. You will find that you will be able to rent cars from international agencies as well as local companies in Dubai; car rental rates should be relatively inexpensive in Dubai as well.
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