MSC - Abu Dhabi cruise terminal bus

[adam7392]

Hi

Have raised in the middle east board but as I'm on the MSC Opera next week and MSC currently have 2 ships visiting Abu Dhabi hoping someone knowa this.

Is the prepaid Hafalat smart card for use on local buses  available in the Abu Dhabi cruise port terminal ? 

[little britain]

I’ve never seen a local bus in the cruise terminal and it’s a lengthy walk to the port gates.  Just get an Uber?

[adam7392]

Thanks for the reply.  The Abu Dhabi bus website shows bus 9 going from right opposite the terminal to the palace - so if you have the prepaid card its a very cheap way to get there.

 

Uber not in UAE but they have an equivalent - Careem - which is our backup.

 

[perakcruiser]

1 hour ago, adam7392 said:

Thanks for the reply.  The Abu Dhabi bus website shows bus 9 going from right opposite the terminal to the palace - so if you have the prepaid card its a very cheap way to get there.

 

Oh, this looks great and is probably new. Also a second line (44) to the mosque!

 

Last year we just took a Careem.

[adam7392]

11 minutes ago, perakcruiser said:

Oh, this looks great and is probably new. Also a second line (44) to the mosque!

 

Last year we just took a Careem.

 

How much was the Careem ?

[little britain]

9 hours ago, adam7392 said:

Thanks for the reply.  The Abu Dhabi bus website shows bus 9 going from right opposite the terminal to the palace - so if you have the prepaid card its a very cheap way to get there.

 

Uber not in UAE but they have an equivalent - Careem - which is our backup.

 

Sorry yes I used Careem in AD - it was 32aed each way up the Louvre.

 

Careem seems to have fallen out of favour in Dubai where Uber is more prevalent.

Meanwhile in Doha they were not allowed up to the terminal so you had to walk a bit to their pick up zone ( but tricky when you lose the ships Wi-Fi). 

[perakcruiser]

14 hours ago, adam7392 said:

How much was the Careem ?

 

We went to the Louvre (about 30 AED) and then back to the Corniche.