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The luxurious, serene, and welcoming city Abu Dhabi is offering a complimentary bus service for both visitors and residents. It is a boon especially for the budget travelers who have the zeal to explore their desired destinations within their marked economy. And the Department of Culture and Tourism of Abu Dhabi has extended their hands by launching this service in 2021. Because it’s complimentary doesn’t mean they compromise in comfort, those Abu Dhabi Free Shuttle buses stand distinctive with the highly equipped features including comfortable seating that are perfectly fitted in an air-conditioning, wheelchair accessibility, and wifi access that are made available for everyone who boards on.
While planning for your long voyage even you might forget to include certain inevitable destinations but not “Abu Dhabi Free Shuttle Bus”. They travel through the pivotal and the must watch landmarks in Abu Dhabi including Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Louvre Abu Dhabi, and major malls. The objective of catering this free shuttle is to provide comfortable and hassle-free travel, boost the local economy, and to promote tourism and ensure the visitors that they need not take too much pressure about the expense regarding the transport because they occupy a huge part in the cost of travel.
Visit Abu Dhabi shuttle bus is part of Abu Dhabi Tourism’s tourist shuttle bus initiative to promote budget-friendly and accessible sightseeing across the city.
How to utilise the Abu Dhabi Free Shuttle?
The Abu Dhabi tourist shuttle is really a user-friendly one for any tourist/visitor of the city since they operate on a “hop-on and hop-off” basis. Give your glance on the following steps to benefit from the complimentary shuttle bus service.
- You can find the designated free shuttle at major tourist spots, malls, hotels and transport hubs.
- Then scan the QR code at the bus stop to obtain the route information, schedules & timings.
- Hop-on the free bus that takes you to your destiny.
- Once you scan you need not do it again and again.
- You can enjoy the ride the rest of the day.
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The official website of Abu Dhabi Free Shuttle bus provides varieties of information regarding the places and their characteristics. We are presenting you the important landmarks of Abu Dhabi and their visiting time.
| Landmark | Timing |
| Etihad Towers | 24 hrs |
| Sheikh Zayed Bridge | 24 hrs |
| W Abu Dhabi – YAS Island | Operational |
| Eco Center | Operational |
| Yas Marina Circuit | 9 am to Midnight |
| Observation Deck at 300 | 9.30 am – 8.00 pm |
| Qasr Al Muwaji | 9.00 am – 7.00 pm |
| Jebel Hafit Tombs | 24 hrs |
| Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental | Operational |
| Bait Al Gahwa | 2.30 pm – 7.00 pm |
| Al Jahili Fort | 9.00 am – 7.00 pm |
| Cultural Foundation | 9.00 am – 8.00 pm [Saturday – Thursday]2.00 pm – 8.00 pm [Friday]During Ramadan, 10 am to 2 pm & 7 pm to 12 am [Saturday to Thursday] 7 pm to 12 am [Friday] |
| UNESCO World Heritage Sites | 8.30 am – 5.30 pm |
| Abu Dhabi Libraries | 11.00 am – 6.00 pm |
| The Church and Monastery of Sir Bani – Yas Island | 2.00 pm – 6.00 pm |
| Masdar City | 7.00 am – 10.00 pm |
| Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque | Monday – Sunday 10.00 am – 6.00 pm9.30 pm – 1.00 amFriday 3.00 pm – 6.00 pm9.30 pm – 1.00 am |
| National Library and Archives | 8.00 am – 4.00 pm [Monday – Friday] |
Abu Dhabi Free Shuttle Bus – Routes
The free shuttle travels via eight key routes as per the information given on its official website and they connect Yas Island, Jubail Island, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi city centre, and the Grand Canal area. The service runs daily with frequent departures. This is to make sure that the travelers are benefited rightly with all the convenience for sightseeing at different locations. You can easily identify this free bus by their bright colors and the branding are visible at the exterior as “visitabudhabi.ae”. The timing and route might encounter changes and you can get the update about this promptly on their official website.
FAQs
1.What is the operating hour of this free shuttle?
No worries, it is available 24/7. So you can catch the shuttle at a regular interval of time.
2.What happens when I miss the stop?
All set, you can get down and hop on the next shuttle or just you can wait for the shuttle to return once again to the place you need to get down. You have options based on your time schedule for that day.
3.Are they comfortable for people with disabilities?
Obviously yes. They offer well-structured accessibility for the person with disability with spacious seating with all comfort they need.
4.Are there any mobile applications to track the bus stop of the shuttle?
As of now, there is no specific mobile application but you can directly visit the website ‘https://visitabudhabi.ae’ to track down the bus stops, its routes, and the timing.
5.What are special arrangements done during Ramadan?
One of the notable initiatives taken by the free shuttle for visitors is they deploy the buses during the prayer times between the iconic mosques and the Al Rabdan Bus Interchange during the final ten nights of Ramadan.
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