Intercity transfers across the UAE

Distances between the emirates by road

For an intercity transfer in the UAE, every figure below is a road distance between city centres, with the drive time on clear roads. Rows that start in Dubai are measured from Downtown Dubai, beside the Burj Khalifa.

Route	Road distance	Without traffic	Cars that suit	What moves the price	Quote
Dubai to Abu Dhabi	about 139 km	1 h 28 min	Lexus ES 300h to 19-seat Sprinter	Darb gate at Ghantoot	Ask on WhatsApp
Dubai to Sharjah	about 26 km	27 min	Any class, sedan to minibus	Rush hour on Al Ittihad Road	Ask on WhatsApp
Dubai to Ajman	about 45 km	38 min	Sedan or V-Class	One way or return on a short run	Ask on WhatsApp
Dubai to Umm Al Quwain	about 64 km	55 min	Sedan, SUV or van	Hotel, beach or home at the UAQ end	Ask on WhatsApp
Dubai to Ras Al Khaimah	about 109 km	1 h 19 min	V-Class for 4 large cases	Return leg, or the car waiting in RAK	Ask on WhatsApp
Dubai to Fujairah	about 120 km	1 h 29 min	GMC Yukon or Cadillac Escalade, 6 seats	Coast stops north towards Dibba	Ask on WhatsApp
Dubai to Al Ain	about 136 km	1 h 31 min	S-Class or BMW 7 Series for 3	Al Ain pickups by a partner car	Ask on WhatsApp
Dubai to Hatta	about 109 km	1 h 26 min	Escalade or V-Class for a family	Hours the car waits in Hatta	Ask on WhatsApp
Abu Dhabi to Al Ain	about 159 km	1 h 32 min	Sedan, SUV or van	Abu Dhabi pickup, on request	Ask on WhatsApp
Abu Dhabi to Sharjah	about 161 km	1 h 49 min	Sedan to 13-seat Sprinter	Darb at Ghantoot and Salik in Dubai	Ask on WhatsApp
Abu Dhabi to Ras Al Khaimah	about 245 km	2 h 40 min	SUV or van for the longer seat time	Abu Dhabi pickup, Darb at Ghantoot	Ask on WhatsApp

Distances and times in this table are OSRM route planner results on OpenStreetMap roads, checked on 17 October 2026 and averaged over both directions. Weekday peaks around Dubai and Sharjah add time, so tell us the hour you travel and the quote allows for it.

Planning the drive? See the best chauffeur cars for long drives, the Dubai to Abu Dhabi car lift options and the Sharjah to Abu Dhabi route.

How an intercity transfer works

1. Message the two addresses, the date and pickup time, one way or return, and how many people and large suitcases are travelling. WhatsApp +971 56 684 8148 or fill in the trip ticket on this page.
2. A single price for the car and the route comes back on WhatsApp, and you confirm it in the same chat.
3. Your chauffeur collects you at the door of a hotel, home or office. From an airport, the chauffeur waits in arrivals with your name on a board.
4. The car drives straight to your address in the other emirate, with any stops you agreed in the quote.

Dubai to Sharjah, and the morning queue on Al Ittihad Road

Downtown Dubai to central Sharjah is about 26 km, around 27 minutes when the road is clear. The car takes a short stretch of Sheikh Zayed Road and Umm Hurair Road to Al Ittihad Road (E11), then Al Wahda Street into Sharjah. From Dubai Marina the drive is about 44 km and 41 minutes.

Clear roads are not the norm at commuter hours. In June 2026, Gulf News placed the worst morning traffic inbound to Dubai on the E11, Al Ittihad Road and the Al Nahda corridor. In a May 2026 Khaleej Times report, drivers said trips of 30 to 35 minutes at 7:30am were taking close to an hour.

Flying out of Sharjah International? Give us the departure time and we set the pickup with that queue in mind. Arrivals and the meeting point are on our Sharjah airport transfers page.

Dubai to Ajman and Umm Al Quwain

Ajman is the next emirate up the coast after Sharjah, about 45 km and 38 minutes from Downtown Dubai. The quickest line skips central Sharjah: Al Khail Road, about 20 km of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road (E311), then Sheikh Ammar Street into Ajman. From Dubai International (DXB) it is about 34 km.

Umm Al Quwain is about 64 km from Downtown, roughly 55 minutes without traffic. The route follows the E311 for about 17 km, crosses to the E11 on the Sharjah ring road and takes King Faisal Road into the town.

How far is Ras Al Khaimah from Dubai?

Central Ras Al Khaimah is about 109 km from Downtown Dubai, roughly 1 hour 20 minutes without traffic. About 79 km of that is the E311, which runs inland past Sharjah, Ajman and Umm Al Quwain. The last 9 km into the city are on the E11.

From	To	Road distance	Without traffic
Downtown Dubai	Ras Al Khaimah city	about 109 km	1 h 19 min
Dubai Marina	Ras Al Khaimah city	about 128 km	1 h 35 min
Dubai International (DXB)	Ras Al Khaimah city	about 98 km	1 h 20 min
Downtown Dubai	Ras Al Khaimah International (RKT)	about 112 km	1 h 21 min
Downtown Dubai	Jebel Jais, near the top of the road	about 154 km	2 h 3 min

If you land at Ras Al Khaimah’s own airport, our RKT arrivals pickup page shows where the chauffeur waits. A drop at a RAK beach hotel and a day on the mountain are different bookings. For Jebel Jais with the car waiting at the viewpoints, see the Jebel Jais day trip from Dubai.

Dubai to Fujairah through the mountains

Fujairah city is about 120 km from Downtown Dubai, roughly 1 hour 30 minutes without traffic. The road leaves Dubai on the E44 through Ras Al Khor and Al Awir. It crosses the inland plain on the E102 Maliha Road for about 39 km, then climbs through the Hajar Mountains on the E84 for the last 40 km.

Dibba, at the northern end of the east coast, is about 146 km and 1 hour 50 minutes from Downtown. A day of stops along that coast, with your own car and driver, is our Fujairah east coast trip.

Dubai to Al Ain on the E66

Al Ain is in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, inland on the Oman border. From Downtown Dubai it is about 136 km, roughly 1 hour 30 minutes, and about 115 km of it is the E66 Dubai to Al Ain Road.

The return pickup in Al Ain is arranged with an Abu Dhabi-licensed car through our partner network, subject to availability. Flying in to Al Ain instead of Dubai? See pickups at Al Ain airport (AAN).

Dubai to Hatta for the day

Hatta belongs to the emirate of Dubai but sits in the Hajar Mountains, about 109 km from Downtown and roughly 1 hour 25 minutes without traffic. The E44 runs out through Al Awir and the Sharjah town of Al Madam before climbing into the mountains.

For a there-and-back day, put the hours you plan to spend in Hatta in your request, and the quote covers the wait. A planned day with the dam and the heritage village is on our Hatta tour from Dubai page.

Routes that start in Abu Dhabi

These three routes start in the capital. The pickup is arranged with an Abu Dhabi-licensed car through our partner network, subject to availability, and we confirm the car for your date.

• Abu Dhabi to Al Ain: about 159 km and 1 h 32 min without traffic. Some 115 km of it is the E22 Al Ain Road.
• Abu Dhabi to Sharjah: about 161 km and 1 h 49 min. The car leaves Abu Dhabi on the E10, then stays on the E11 through Dubai on Sheikh Zayed Road and into Sharjah on Al Ittihad Road.
• Abu Dhabi to Ras Al Khaimah: about 245 km and 2 h 40 min. The route follows the E10 and E11 into Dubai. After about 19 km of Sheikh Zayed Road it turns onto the E311 for 115 km, skipping central Dubai and Sharjah.

The Sharjah and RAK runs both pass the Darb gate at Ghantoot on Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Street. It has charged AED 4 per crossing, at every hour of every day, since 4 May 2026. The Sharjah run also passes Salik gates on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai.

Taxi meter or one quote for the car

A taxi charges per trip on the meter: a starting fare, a rate per kilometre and waiting time, plus tolls. A private transfer is one quote for the whole car and the route, agreed on WhatsApp before you travel.

Taxi licensed in	What the official tariff says
Dubai (RTA taxi tariff)	Street pickups start at AED 5 from 6am to 10pm and AED 5.50 overnight. Airport taxis start at AED 20. A fee for entering Sharjah can apply, plus Salik.
Sharjah (SRTA FAQs)	For trips to Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, the meter starts at AED 20 and the passenger pays the toll gates. Booking through the call centre adds AED 5.
Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi Mobility taxi fares)	Silver taxis start at AED 5 by day and AED 5.50 from 10pm to 6am, then charge AED 1.82 per km and AED 0.50 per minute of waiting.

On a 161 km run from Abu Dhabi to Sharjah, the meter counts every kilometre and adds waiting time in slow traffic. A group of 6 with luggage may need 2 taxis on 2 meters. One GMC Yukon or Mercedes-Benz V-Class takes all 6 people.

Pickups that start outside Dubai

Assure is RTA licensed in Dubai, and trips that start in Dubai run under that licence to any emirate. A pickup in Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah or Abu Dhabi is arranged with a car licensed in that emirate. Those cars come from our partner network, subject to availability.

Send both legs of a return trip in one message, with the times and addresses. We tell you which car covers each leg before you confirm.

Which car for a drive between emirates

Group	Car	Passengers	Large suitcases
1 to 3 people	Lexus ES 300h, Mercedes-Benz S-Class or BMW 7 Series	3	2
Up to 6 people	GMC Yukon or Cadillac Escalade	6	3
A family with 4 big cases	Mercedes-Benz V-Class	6	4
7 to 13 people	Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, 13 seats	13	6
14 to 19 people	Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, 19 seats	19	3
Larger groups	35 and 50 seat coaches	35 or 50	15 or 35

The suitcase column counts large checked cases with every seat taken. The coaches are available through our partner network, subject to availability. For the 2 h 40 min run from Abu Dhabi to Ras Al Khaimah, a group of 4 has more room in a 6-seat Yukon or V-Class.

Beyond the UAE border

Routes into Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Bahrain involve passports, border posts and vehicle permits. They are covered on our cross-border transfers page. Muscat, for example, is about 409 km from Downtown Dubai through the Hatta crossing.