Flying Yazata

It seems so, indeed, but there's no availability after the summer (August-December), which would've been more relevant for me. But I've already changed my plans and will be doing a very different itenerary for BAEC TPs in my next membership year.

Sisyphus1carus

Found something exceptional you'd be willing to share ???

Sisyphus1carus

Have flown UL before and liked it.

I've never done the transfer from DXB to AUH (which I'd need to do), how is it ? And what is the best way to sensibly do it ? Any taxi firms I should go for in particular ? - actually there will be other threads for that I guess !

Having flown UL before I'm a bit annoyed I haven't received the 10% off business class email :-(

Can the $666 fare be manipulated to include a stopover in CMB ? I'm presuming it'd go up by at least the departure taxes if in excess of 24hrs but has anyone experimented with adding a week or so ?

EDIT:
Having used the multistop option on the UL website I've discovered the prices seem to double when I add a week long stopover in CMB :-(

IAN-UK

You can throw money at the transfer and get a taxi (�60+ ?). The value option would be get a Noi card loaded up at the airport metro station, take the metro to al Gubhaiba bus station for the (very frequent, perfectly comfortable, paid by Noi card) bus to Abu Dhabi then a taxi to the airport. OK, you could get the bus from the Abu Dhabi bus terminus - but that might be taking value too far

Taxi would be something like 90 minutes, depends on local traffic: the public transport option twice as long but way cheaper.

Alternatively bus it and overnight in Abu Dhabi: it's worth seeing.

Blackmagic

I am not sure if this helps as a reference point but we actually did a transfer on the reverse route, Abu Dhabi city to Dxb airport. We just asked our hotel in Abu Dhabi about the rates and after some haggling, managed to get a car for about 400 dirhams arranged by someone at the concierge. These personnel at the concierge don't get much (or anything) if the hotel car is provided so you can definitely haggle with them and be sure that they will have their own private people to do these transfers. (I am sure they get a commission!)

While 400 dirhams is still expensive, it was for an MPV as we had a lot of luggage. A regular sedan car could likely cost a little less.


It was a comfortable 2hr journey and if flight options are better either in terms of pricing or availability from the other city, it is still a viable option to do the transfer between the cities. Just take note of peak hour traffic.

Cheers!

Nagolnagol

Anyone doing this next week? I'm AUH-CMB-CGK on 14/02, returning CGK-CMB-AUH on 17/02.

hsk

A typical mercedes MPV from the taxi rank at AUH would have cost 300 dirhams into Dubai. And no need for haggling :-)

stargold

Not disputing that it could have been (a little) cheaper, but our poster was starting from Abu Dhabi city so not directly comparable.

Blackmagic

Thank you Stargold, yes you have rightly pointed out the difference! It would take maybe +/- 80 dirhams to get to AUH from the city (it was 95 from AUH to city but i believe the return would not be subject to the AED 25.00 starting meter that are specifically for airport departures) so taking that into account, we more or less paid the standard rate

jfkeze

Haven't been to the Emirates in two years. Isn't Uber still operating, I payed sub 200 from AUH to DXB...

wheatbeer

Is it correct that this fare no longer allows stopovers in CMB?

Thanks.

lxpatrick

Want to do B2B trip between 2 tix and quick turnover in AUH not CGK. Only have 1hour between. Arrived on 22:00pm and dept on 23:00.

Glenlivet

peter h

All the advice I've seen here says that you need a printed BP for the UL flights - and IIRC, there was also a credit card check at the desk when I checked in at DXB for my run to Jakarta.

Nagolnagol