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Old Oct 27th 2009, 10:23 am
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Hi,

I'm planning to go to Fujairah by bus. RTA website says buses leave from Al Ithihad Square. Does anybody know where it is? Coulndn't find anything useful on GoogleEarth. Thanks.
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Hi,

I'm planning to go to Fujairah by bus. RTA website says buses leave from Al Ithihad Square. Does anybody know where it is? Coulndn't find anything useful on GoogleEarth. Thanks.
It's where the cannons are on airport road.
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It's where the cannons are on airport road.
I was asking about the square in Dubai. Forgot to say that in the original post. Sorry.
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Just ask the taxi to drop you at Deira bus stand, there are no parking options nearby anyway, google earth should find it under that name as well.

Are you planning to go to one of the beach hotels? Remember that they are a 30/40 minutes or so drive away from where the bus drops you and you will need to take a taxi.
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If you were to go diagonally from behind the Radisson Hotel on the Creek to Al Ghurair Centre you will find Ithihad Square between the two.

Ithihad is arabic for Union. Union Square is the largest metro station in Dubai. So guess you could access it from the metro. Though I have never tried.

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If you were to go diagonally from behind the Radisson Hotel on the Creek to Al Ghurair Centre you will find Ithihad Square between the two.

Ithihad is arabic for Union. Union Square is the largest metro station in Dubai. So guess you could access it from the metro. Though I have never tried.

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Perhaps better known as Nasser Square?? Phoenecia Hotel is on the side!

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Thanks for all your replies. They are really helpful.

It's too far to drive all the way from Abu Dhabi. I get tired by driving very easily. I'll drive to Nakeel Tower station and take the metro to Union. Jump on to the Fujairah bus and then take a taxi to Hilton from Fujairah station. If we leave AD by 9am, hopefully we can reach the hotel by 1pm?
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Thanks for all your replies. They are really helpful.

It's too far to drive all the way from Abu Dhabi. I get tired by driving very easily. I'll drive to Nakeel Tower station and take the metro to Union. Jump on to the Fujairah bus and then take a taxi to Hilton from Fujairah station. If we leave AD by 9am, hopefully we can reach the hotel by 1pm?
I'm pretty sure it took us about 3h to drive there from Dubai, so 4h from Abu Dhabi by varied means may be pushing it a bit. I have to say, though that it's a nice drive if you take the route that doesn't take you through Fujeirah.
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Originally Posted by Zhenhua
Thanks for all your replies. They are really helpful.

It's too far to drive all the way from Abu Dhabi. I get tired by driving very easily. I'll drive to Nakeel Tower station and take the metro to Union. Jump on to the Fujairah bus and then take a taxi to Hilton from Fujairah station. If we leave AD by 9am, hopefully we can reach the hotel by 1pm?
is Nakeel tower station open though?
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is Nakeel tower station open though?
It is. I took the metro from Nakeel Harbour and Tower station on Saturday.
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I'm pretty sure it took us about 3h to drive there from Dubai, so 4h from Abu Dhabi by varied means may be pushing it a bit. I have to say, though that it's a nice drive if you take the route that doesn't take you through Fujeirah.
Fujeriah is no more than 1.5 hours from Dubai by car... possible in 1 hour at lightspeed
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Fujeriah is no more than 1.5 hours from Dubai by car... possible in 1 hour at lightspeed
2,5hrs by very hot and bumpy bus though

Oh btw, there is no luggage storage, you need to buy an extra ticket for that.
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is Nakeel tower station open though?
Yes, the only one in the Jebel Ali area that is.
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Fujeriah is no more than 1.5 hours from Dubai by car... possible in 1 hour at lightspeed
ah, maybe it was the screaming toddler that made it feel much, much longer...
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Probably. Last time I went to Khorfakkhan I did the drive in 1.5 hours without speeding. Dubai to Fujairah is a hour at most.

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ah, maybe it was the screaming toddler that made it feel much, much longer...
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