Sharjah Getting there & around

Getting there & away

SharjahInternationalAirport(558 1111) is 15km from the centre. A taxi to the centre of town costs Dh40.

Dubai Transport minibuses leave every 30 minutes from Rolla Sq and cost Dh5. A taxi to Dubai can be picked up anywhere in town and will cost Dh4/20 shared/contracted. Shared taxis to Ras al-Khaimah and Umm al-Quwain leave from a sandy parking lot opposite a park on Al-Sharq Rd. They cost Dh15 shared to Ras al-Khaimah and Dh10 to Umm al-Quwain. Comfortable minibus taxis to Abu Dhabi (Dh30) and Al-Ain (Dh30) leave from the taxi rank at the southwest side of the Fruit and Vegetable Souq. A negotiated trip to Ajman should cost Dh15 to Dh20.