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Arrive in just one hour and 15 minutes from Sharjah to Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, during peak traffic hours, using public transport services. No, this is not a figment of our imagination, but a reality that the new Dubai-Sharjah ferry service has made possible.
Falah and I were assigned the task of travelling back and forth using public transport, along with the new water channel service. So, off we went on the adventure!
#DubaiSharjahFerry #AvoidTraffic #Transportation
Arrive in just one hour and 15 minutes from Sharjah to Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, during peak traffic hours, using public transport services. No, this is not a figment of our imagination, but a reality that the new Dubai-Sharjah ferry service has made possible.
Falah and I were assigned the task of travelling back and forth using public transport, along with the new water channel service. So, off we went on the adventure!
#DubaiSharjahFerry #AvoidTraffic #Transportation
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00:00It's 8 a.m. on Monday and I've just reached the Sharjah Aquarium Marine Station
00:09So I just spoke to Chris here at the ticket office and here's what he has to say
00:13Hi Chris
00:13Hi ma'am
00:14Rafi, how many people came today?
00:16For today, for the record, it's 10 people now
00:19Who took tickets?
00:20They buy tickets here for 15 dirhams and the silver one is 15, the gold one is 25 dirhams
00:28But people can go in without ticket also?
00:31Yeah, if you have a null card, you have a load, you can go inside
00:35Thank you
00:36You're welcome
00:40Ferries leave every half hour for Dubai from this station
00:44As of now, there are not many people but if you reach early, there is a waiting station, waiting area behind me
00:52And the view is quite beautiful from here
00:58These containers have been transformed into waiting areas, air-conditioned waiting areas
01:16So the next ferry to Sharjah has just come in
01:20That's going to leave at 8.30, it's 8.20 now and I'm going to make my way towards the ferry
01:28I've topped up my null card
01:45I just tap it here, right?
01:58So now I'm in conversation with Kesar, who is the seaman right now inside this Dubai ferry
02:03He's just going to tell us more details
02:06How many people have come here in two days?
02:09We started on the first day, on the 27th, we had 500 plus people
02:15Yesterday, we had 600 plus people
02:18By the grace of God, the service is still going on
02:22Step outside on the deck
02:29You can see the skyline
02:47It's so beautiful
02:50And I'm sure in the winter months it will be quite pleasant to stand here.
02:57Tell me a little bit what you think about this trip.
03:02It's good. It's like the first time I'm coming through this boat.
03:07Before I like, now I'm going to Dubai temple.
03:12Before I came to Dubai by car only.
03:15The scenery is also very good.
03:18We're just crossing the night market in Dubai.
03:33We docked at Dubai's Al Gubaiba metro station.
03:36Which is right behind me now.
03:38It was a very hassle free ride.
03:41It's a much more comfortable ride than taking any other public transportation.
03:46Especially a bus.
03:47And if you're traveling with family and you have children then this is the way to go I would say.
03:53The Al Gubaiba metro station is just a walking distance away.
03:58You see it here.
04:17The Al Gubaiba metro station is right behind me.
04:36Hi everyone. I'm at the Al Gubaiba metro station here to get on the ferry today.
04:41And it's going to be a very fun process.
04:47And it's going to be a very easy process I believe.
04:50Until now, getting the ticket, getting on the ferry, the timings was very easy.
04:55And right now we're just getting up on the ferry.
04:58People are lining in. It's peak hour right now.
05:01And it's going to Sharjah Kiryam.
05:12Al Gubaiba station.
05:19Hi everyone. I just left the Al Gubaiba station.
05:22And right now Dubai can be seen.
05:25And we're leaving it towards Sharjah.
05:28This is actually Old Dubai.
05:31And we have left Al Gubaiba station behind us.
05:35We are heading to Sharjah from Dubai.
05:38From Al Gubaiba station to Sharjah Kiryam.
05:41And we're having a lot of fun actually.
05:44This is something that I haven't done before.
05:46And usually at this time I'm stuck in traffic.
05:49Going from Dubai to Sharjah.
05:51So taking this alternative is a very very good idea.
05:54The view is actually great behind me as you can see.
05:58You can see all the ships and boats parked.
06:00And you can see Old Dubai.
06:02And let's see how this journey goes.
06:06Actually we got to know my husband.
06:08He told me yesterday only that it's newly started.
06:12We came back from our home country day before yesterday.
06:15And we were a little bit excited how it's going to be.
06:19So we came to the Al Gubaiba station through our car.
06:22And then it was very easy. We got the ticket.
06:25And we didn't know that we'll get a chance to stand outside and see exactly.
06:33Hi everyone.
06:35We have actually reached our destination almost.
06:38In Sharjah.
06:40If you can see that is the Sharjah Kiryam.
06:42That means the Sharjah Kiryam station is also quite near.
06:46It was a very very smooth and actually a fun journey.
06:49Skipping all the traffic and actually having scenic views.
06:53I think that is a great way to travel from Sharjah to Dubai and Dubai to Sharjah.
07:02The peak hours are usually I'm being told during late afternoon and early evening.
07:07Those are peak hours.
07:09However the ferry starts from early morning until later in the evening.
07:15As you can see the ferry is just stopping at the station.
07:19And people have actually been waiting to...
07:23I'm assuming they're trying to go to Dubai from Sharjah.
07:29And this is what the Sharjah Kiryam station is like.