ADIPEC parking and chauffeur transport

ADIPEC 2026 at a glance

Item	Detail
Dates	Monday 2 to Thursday 5 November 2026
Opening hours	10:00 to 18:30 on 2, 3 and 4 November; 10:00 to 17:30 on 5 November
Venue	ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi, 16 exhibition halls
Visitor parking at the venue	Not available during ADIPEC
Park and Ride	Free, 2 zones, every 20 minutes from 08:00 to 19:30
Official travel page	adipec.com/travel
Last checked	17 October 2026

Once the 5 November close has passed, we replace these rows with the 2027 dates, but only after adipec.com announces them.

Is there parking at ADNEC during ADIPEC?

No. The organiser’s Getting to ADIPEC 2026 page says plainly that on-site parking is not available and points visitors who drive to Park and Ride.

On other show days ADNEC runs its own car parks. A is near the Aloft hotel and B is closest to the Andaz Capital Gate hotel. D and E open off Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street by Marina Hall. ADIPEC is the week those spaces close to visitors. Exhibitors should check the exhibitor manual for any vehicle pass rules.

A car with a driver skips this. You are set down at the venue, and the car leaves until you message for the return.

Where are the Park and Ride sites?

Zone	Car parks	Shuttle stops at ADNEC
Zone 1	Shahama, Deerfields Mall, Al Raha	Near the roundabout entrance
Zone 2	Marina Mall, Sas Al Nakhl	Near Marina Hall Car Park D

• Shuttles run every 20 minutes from 08:00 to 19:30.
• On 2 November, the opening day, Zone 2 starts at 06:00.
• The organiser says timings can shift with live traffic.

There is also a free hotel shuttle from selected Abu Dhabi hotels. It runs every 30 minutes from 08:00 to 12:00 and from 16:00 to 19:00, stopping at the ADNEC roundabout entrance.

Coming from Dubai, Park and Ride means driving most of the way, parking, then waiting for a bus that leaves every 20 minutes. Read more in our guide to ADNEC parking and drop-off.

Where do taxis and chauffeur cars drop off?

The organiser names two taxi drop-off and pickup points for ADIPEC 2026.

• Marina Hall (Hall 16), near Car Park E
• Opposite the Aloft hotel, in the Embassies area

Taxis can be booked in the Abu Dhabi Taxi app or on TransAD’s line, 600 53 53 53.

The organiser does not list a separate drop-off for private cars. Your chauffeur follows the traffic marshals on the day and confirms the exact point on WhatsApp before you arrive. Tell the driver which hall you need first, so you are set down at the nearer of the two points.

Public transport, road closures and traffic

ADNEC’s getting-here page lists no Metro or tram stop for the venue. Its public transport option is bus 040, which runs seven days a week.

The organiser lists no road closures for ADIPEC 2026, as of 17 October 2026. Its only traffic note is that shuttle timings follow live conditions.

Cars from Dubai come in on the E11. On weekdays the road into Abu Dhabi slows in the morning, and the show opens at 10:00 every day. Darb tolls in Abu Dhabi and Salik tolls in Dubai can apply on the way; they are among the price factors below.

Commuting to ADIPEC from Dubai: how long does it take?

Each row is an OSRM free-flow estimate on OpenStreetMap roads, run on 17 October 2026, so morning traffic adds to it.

From	Road distance to ADNEC	Without traffic
Dubai Marina	about 113 km	about 1 hour 10 minutes
Downtown Dubai	about 132 km	about 1 hour 25 minutes
Dubai International (DXB)	about 143 km	about 1 hour 35 minutes
Al Maktoum International (DWC)	about 112 km	about 1 hour 20 minutes
Zayed International (AUH)	about 34 km	about 30 minutes (ADNEC says 15)
Yas Island	about 25 km	about 20 minutes
Saadiyat Island	about 20 km	about 20 minutes
Abu Dhabi Corniche	about 9 km	about 8 minutes

A daily return from Downtown Dubai is about 264 km, 4 days running. Our Dubai to Abu Dhabi transfer page covers that road in both directions. If you stay in Dubai for the week, book a car for each show day so the driver handles the E11 twice a day.

Arriving at Zayed International airport for the show

All flights at Zayed International use Terminal A, as they have since 15 November 2023. A chauffeur meets you in the arrivals hall with your name on a board. Our guide to Terminal A arrivals walks through immigration and the exits.

From the airport to ADNEC is about 34 km by road. Pickups at the airport and trips inside Abu Dhabi are confirmed case by case, because they may need a partner car licensed in Abu Dhabi. See Zayed International pickups and our chauffeur service in Abu Dhabi for what we can arrange there.

For bigger groups, our guides to delegation transport in the UAE and an exhibitor team transport plan set out what to agree before the week starts. Road users should also read about Darb tolls in Abu Dhabi.

Moving an exhibitor team or delegation during ADIPEC

A stand team has different hours from a visitor: earlier starts, late finishes after 18:30, and the build-up and breakdown days either side of the show. Plan by hotel and shift, not by person.

1. List every team member with their hotel, arrival flight and show days.
2. Give each hotel group one vehicle sized to it.
3. Fix a morning run, a return after closing and one standby car for meetings and airport runs.
4. Share one WhatsApp group with the drivers and each group lead.

Car	Passengers	Where it comes from
Mercedes-Benz S-Class or BMW 7 Series	3	Assure fleet
GMC Yukon or Cadillac Escalade	6	Assure fleet
Mercedes-Benz V-Class	6	Assure fleet
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter	13 or 19	Assure fleet
Toyota Coaster	22	Available through our partner network, subject to availability
Coach	35 or 50	Available through our partner network, subject to availability

Speakers and senior guests can have their own first class sedan on the same morning and closing times as the team. Companies that also use cars outside show week can run ADIPEC on an Assure corporate account. A full delegation in one vehicle starts at our coach and bus hire page.

ADIPEC week checklist

• Your visitor or exhibitor registration on adipec.com.
• The days you attend and the first hall you need, such as Marina Hall (Hall 16).
• Your hotel, and whether it is in Dubai or Abu Dhabi.
• Flight numbers for arrivals at Zayed International or Dubai International.
• The return time: 18:30 on the first three days, 17:30 on 5 November.
• Passenger and bag numbers for each run.
• A WhatsApp number for each group lead.

Booking lead time and price factors

Send your plan once your registration is confirmed. Exhibitor teams should add the build-up and breakdown days. The Toyota Coaster and coaches come through our partner network, subject to availability, so a delegation that needs them should ask first.

We quote the whole ADIPEC week on WhatsApp. The figure depends on these points.

• The car class and the number of cars
• How many show days, and transfers or hours on standby
• Where each day starts: Dubai, Abu Dhabi or an airport
• Early starts and late finishes on build-up and breakdown days
• Darb and Salik tolls on the route

A month after ADIPEC, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix brings the next big week to the capital, at Yas Marina Circuit.