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on Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In this video we'll be sharing our experience on
Dubai's taxis and the Abras, the water taxis. Our Dubai taxi guide will help and
guide you with your taxi needs while you are in Dubai. The largest taxi company
in Dubai is the Dubai taxi corporation or DTC which is regulated by the Transport
Authority of Dubai or RTA. The DTC public taxis are clean and have a red top. The
Dubai Taxi corporation taxis' are safe, clean, efficient, affordable, and you can
find them all over dubai. You can catch a taxi at many of the Dubai taxi stands
located in places like hotels, malls, tourist attractions, and the airport. You
can also call the DTC dispatch center at 04 2080808
24 hours a day, seven days a week. if you see a pink topped
taxi, these are driven by women for female customers or for families. Black taxis
are limousine taxis which will need to book in advance. You'll also see larger
taxis that look like vans with the blue special needs logo on them. These are for
those with disabilities. These are specifically equipped and designed for
those with wheelchairs. If you're catching a taxi from the road, just raise
your hand and the taxi will stop if they're available at the nearest safe
spot off the main roads. You can also get a taxi using the DTC;s SMS taxi service by
sending an SMS message 4774 with the area number first.
You'll type in the area number according to the area you're in and then send an
SMS to 4774. Then they'll give you a reservation number
which we sent via SMS to your mobile number. You can go to the Dubai
taxi corporation website or to hipfig.com for the link once the Dubai Taxi page is
updated for the area number information. DTC also offers a taxi rental with
driver but you can only use it with in Dubai. You have to reserve 24 hours in
advance and you can do that by calling the DTC dispatch center at 04 2080808
You can rent them for 12 or six hour intervals.
DTC also offers a rideshare program similar to Uber called Mashweer.
By the way Uber is also available in Dubai. To contact a Mashweer Taxi please call 042080555
042080555. If you are at the Dubai Airport you
can also visit the DTC customer service office at Terminal 3. You can also
get a Mashweer online but you'll need to set up an account if you don't have
one. There are also private taxi companies like all Arabia taxi which
have green tops, Cars taxi which have blue and black tops, National taxi which
have yellow tops, and Metro taxi which have orange tops
It was our experience that all the drivers we encountered spoke English. all
cabs in Dubai have to display their taxi numbers so it's worth writing down the
taxi number just in case you forget any items in the taxi when you get out.
We took the taxi from Dubai Airport to the Jumeirah area for about forty
Dirhams, which would have been around the same
amount using the Dubai Metro for our group. DTC has a fare calculator or you can go
to hipfig.com for the link. If you have a group of three or more people or
you're going to the Jumeriah Palm area, a taxi is a good choice. If you're in the
area of the Dubai Creek Dubai , Marina, or Canal area take an Abra which is a
traditional water taxi. In the creek area you can take the motorized Abras which
have two routes and only cost one dirham one-way per person
If you are around the Dubai Marina area take the air-conditioned Abra. You can get
this hop-on hop-off Abra which makes four stops in the Dubai Marina area. You
can also take the petrol Heritage Abra which only has one route which takes
about 45 minutes through the Dubai water canal. This is more of a tourist
attraction rather than transport. Dubai taxis and water taxi options are
endless and affordable. Happy Travels. Go to hipfig.com for more information or
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