Study in UAE - Getting to UAE

It is much easier to travel to UAE nowadays, because it is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. More than 70 airlines touchdown at one of the world's top 10 airports, Dubai International Aiport and Abu Dhabi International Airport.

Air travel is not the only way to travel to UAE, you can also travel by land or by sea.

By Air

The Dubai International Airport is internationally known and it connects the UAE to the rest of the world. The table below shows approximate flight times to Dubai from various cities.

Abu Dhabi International Airport - AUH

P.O. Box 20 Abu Dhabi, UAE Tel: +971 2 575 7500 Fax: +971 2 575 7157

Over 40 passenger carriers operate scheduled flights to Abu Dhabi from approximately 90 destinations worldwide. Major global carriers include Air France, Air India, British Airways, KLM, Lufthansa, PIA, Britannia, and China Airlines.

UAE national carrier: Ittihad Airways

List of passenger carriers and weekly flight schedules on http://www.abudhabi-airptsvcs.com/

Telephone: +971 2 575 7500, Flight Enquiries: +971 2 575 7611

Dubai International Airport - DXB

P.O. Box 2525 Dubai, UAE Tel: +971 4 224 5555 Fax: +971 4 224 4067

Almost all the world’s leading airlines operate scheduled services to Dubai, such as, British Airways, Air France, Cathay Pacific, Cyprus Airways, Kenya Airways, Lufthansa, Northwest Airline and United Airline.

Dubai Carrier: Emirates Airline

Flight Enquiries: +971 4 206 6666

Al Maktoum International Airport - JXB

This website is only an informational website provided by Dubai World Central. Previously known as Jebel Ali Airport and Dubai World Central Airport.

Al Ain International Airport - AAN

P.O. Box 1554 Al Ain, UAE Tel: +971 3 785 5555 Fax: +971 3 785 5000

Gulf Air operates scheduled flights to Al Ain from Bahrain, Qatar and Muscat. Egypt Air flies from Cairo, Royal Jordanian from Amman and PIA from Karachi and Lahore.

Sharjah International Airport - SHJ

P.O. Box 8 Sharjah, UAE Tel: +971 6 558 1111 Fax: +971 6 558 1167

Scheduled airlines include Gulf Air, Aeroflot, Egypt Air, Pakistan International Airlines, and Singapore Airlines. Destinations serviced include London, Singapore, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Bombay, Delhi, Hong Kong, Muscat and Madras.

Sharjah Carrier: Air Arabia Airline

Telephone: +971 6 558 1111, Flight Enquiries: +971 6 558 1000

Ras Al Khaimah International Airport - RKT

P.O. Box 501 Ras Al Khaimah, UAE Tel: +971 7 244 8111 Fax: +971 7 244 8199

The main carriers operating through the airport are Gulf Air, Egypt Air, Indian Airlines, Qeshm Air, Centrafrican Airlines, Kuban Air, plus a large number of CIS carriers. Destinations served by direct flights are Muscat, Bahrain, Doha, Cairo, Al Ain, Qeshm, Uzbekestan, and Calicut.

Ras Al Khaimah Carrier: RAK Airways Airline

Fujairah International Airport - FUJ

P.O. Box 977 Fujairah, UAE Tel: +971 9 222 6222 Fax: +971 9 222 3149

Main carriers operating scheduled flights to Fujairah airport are Gulf Air (flights to Bahrain, Qatar, Muscat), Indian Airlines and Egypt Air.

UAE’s national airlines are Emirates Airlines and Gulf Air. Emirates Airlines operate international flights to and from Dubai and Abu Dhabi while Gulf Air flies to all six UAE airports.

Various airlines fly direct to UAE:

Airline Offices in UAE:

Car
Road access to the UAE from Saudi Arabia and Oman is excellent. Connections can be made with the Trans-Arabian Highway on the overland route to Europe.

Bus
A daily service runs between Muscat (Oman) and Abu Dhabi via Al Ain. There is a twice daily bus service between Oman and Dubai via Hatta. There are also bus services between Abu Dhabi and Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.

By Sea

Cruises
The Queen Elizabeth II was one of the first cruise ships to dock at the luxury ship terminal in Dubai, which was opened in March 2001. The terminal is equipped to handle two ships simultaneously and its deep basin gives cruise lines the options of brining in larger ships, especially in winter when it is a great alternative to the normally congested Caribbean Islands.

Dubai Port Authority +971 4 881 5000

Commercial Ports
There are several main international ports in UAE:

These are all commercial ports and are not designed to cater for tourist. Some companies operate ferry services to Iran. Again, these are not designed for tourists but they can be booked through travel agents.