I am landing in Dubai, have visa, & 12hrs 4 next flight, tell me, can i hire cab frm airport. for sightseeing.

Question

Do i get cab from airport, or should book in advance from native, also i have selected few places to visit dubai, and should return back to Airport, what type of currency should i carry, how much a cab driver wud charge for abt 8 hrs of sightseeing? please guys tell soon as i am leaving to dubai on 5th July .

Answer 1

I would not recommend hiring the cab for the whole 8 hrs. Cabs are easily available at most shopping centres and markets so it is better to hire different cabs whenever you need. Cabs (all cabs are metered) are available from the airport (airport cabs have a higher starting minimum charge) and are available throughout the city. Dubai cabs cruise around all the time and they donot have fixed taxi stands except at a few places. Suggest that you don't travel in taxi during peak hours (6 to 8 in the evening) as you will be stuck in traffic and the meter keeps running.

You can initially convert about Dirhams 200 (two hundred) which should be sufficient for the whole day of taxi travel. Currency Exchange outlets are available in many places (shopping centres and mkt places) in the city so if you need any more you can convert more at any time.