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Bus A1 to Al ZahiyahorWelcome Pickups transfer to Abu Dhabi?

The short answer

For one traveler the Bus A1 to Al Zahiyah is cheaper by AED 139. The Bus A1 to Al Zahiyah is priced on a ticket that stands in for the A1's own distance fare, which is not published, so the size at which one overtakes the other cannot be named.

The Welcome Pickups transfer to Abu Dhabi is quicker: 30 min against 48 min. The Bus A1 to Al Zahiyah varies between 46 and 52 minutes.

Bus A1 to Al Zahiyah: 06:05–23:05. Welcome Pickups transfer to Abu Dhabi: Runs all night.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in AED. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row. The Welcome Pickups transfer to Abu Dhabi is charged in euros; its column is converted at the reference rate in its fare note.
TravelersBus A1 to Al ZahiyahWelcome Pickups transfer to Abu DhabiDifference
1AED 5about AED 144AED 139
2AED 10about AED 144AED 134
3AED 15about AED 144AED 129
4AED 20about AED 185AED 165
5AED 25about AED 185AED 160
6AED 30about AED 185AED 155
7AED 35about AED 185AED 150
8AED 40about AED 185AED 145

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
A1 · Abu Dhabi MobilityBus A1 to Al Zahiyah
From
Terminal A bus stop, just outside arrivals
To
Al Zahiyah bus station, in the old Tourist Club Area downtown
Runs
06:05–23:05
Journey
46–52 min

Tap your Hafilat card again when you get off: the fare is worked out by the distance ridden.

It calls at Etihad Airways' head office in Khalifa City, then runs in along Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Street.

Bus A1 to Al Zahiyah: price for every party size

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