The Abu Dhabi Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) of the Department of Municipalities and Transport has announced the launch of ‘Abu Dhabi Express’ service that provide rapid bus transport across the emirate to private sector operators.
The Abu Dhabi Express is a direct, non-stop bus service, making its routes the quickest means of transport, enabling passengers to get to their destinations in a speedy, convenient and safe way.
The service will be made available to passengers in two phases, the first of which will include Musaffah Industrial area and Mohamed bin Zayed City, and the second will include Khalifa City, Bani Yas, Al Shahama, Al Falah and other areas according to passenger needs, linking these areas directly to Abu Dhabi city through four direct operational routes.
In the second phase, ITC will add five new routes in various areas of Al Ain that provide a direct and quick service within the city, which are Al Hiyar, Al Faqa, Sweihan, Al Shiway, Al Shiwayb, Nahil, Abu Samra, Al Wiqan and Al Qou’a areas. The number of trips operated by the new bus service is 680 each week.
The Abu Dhabi Express services will all use the main bus station in Abu Dhabi city as an arrival point, and include service E-01 from the Industrial City of Abu Dhabi (ICAD) in Musaffah, service E-02, direct from Musaffah, while service E-03 will operate from Musaffah Town Bus Terminal and lastly service E-04, which will depart from Safeer Mall in Khalifa City.
The Abu Dhabi Express service will be officially launched on Monday, 14th March, 2022, and will be available from 5:00 to 22:00. on weekdays, and from 5:00 to 1:00 on weekends and public holidays. It will operate between destinations every ten minutes during peak hours and every 25 minutes, maximum, outside peak hours.
