I was travelling from DXB to AUH and wanted to avoid spending GBP 60 on a taxi each way. So I took the bus!
Here are my notes:
Configuration
40 seats in an all first class (!
) configuration
All seats have seat belts
There is a special area at the front for "families" (i.e. single women, groups of unrelated women, women with children, fathers with daughters, man and wife, but not men who are blood relatives!)
Onboard service!
A selection of soft drinks including water and Coke products
A selection of snacks including Pringles, Oreos and noodle cups
Price of Coke + Oreos: AED 8.50
Buying a ticket
You have to go to a ticket desk to buy your ticket. At the DXB end the ticket desk is in a kiosk in the middle of the station. At the AUH end the ticket desk is in a large building with all the other ticket desks. There is one ticket desk per destination.
Schedule
I understand that buses leave every 40 minutes or so during normal waking hours.
DXB-AUH
Departure: 10:40
Arrival: 12:30
Fare: AED 25
Seat factor: 100%
Seat: 26
Two departures simultaneously both of which were full, evidently this is peak time
AUH-DXB
Departure: 14:15
Arrival: 16:00
Fare: AED 25
Seat factor: 50%
Seat: 26
The E100 goes from AUH to DXB:
Coaches are international standard:
There is a food cart onboard, and also a fridge in front of seat 26:
Service:
View of the mosque on the way out of AUH:
