The oasis city of Al Ain is second largest city in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, located around just 160 km east of the capital Abu Dhabi and about 120 km south of Dubai. Al Ain is most popular for its culture, rich history, old mosques, bustling Camel Souk, attracting breeders from all over the UAE, including merchants and shepherds from the Al Rashaidah tribes. Al Ain is equipped with vast number of ancient museums, sightseeing’s, prehistoric tombs and open air markets. The rich history of the 'Oasis City' welcomes tourists from different parts of the world to taste a lifetime experience.
Explore the Garden city of UAE, revealing some beautiful attractions across the city such as Sheikh Zayeed Palace Museum, Al-Jahili Fort, Jebel Hafeet, Al Ain Zoo, Al Ain National Museum, Camel Racing, Public Gardens, Hili Archaeological Park, Mubazzarah Park, Hili Fun City and Camel Market.
Al Ain is an excellent destination for shopping lovers, where the city is filled with magnificent malls and bazaars such as Al Ain Mall, Bawadi Mall, Hili Mall, Al Falah Plaza, al ain central, Al Ain Cooperative Society, Emirates Commercial Complex, Al Ain Central market, Bawadi Mall and K.M.Trading. Al Ain serves wide range of delicious cuisines of Arabic, Lebanese, Chinese and Indian all around the city, where you can find number of restaurants such as Applebee's, Shake Shack, Fatburger, Hardee's, Pizza Hut, Fiesta Pinoy Restaurant and Redstar Bistro. If you want to experience the authentic Arabic Lebanese food in the city, visit popular places such as Horse & Jockey, Casa Romana, Min Zaman , Bravo Tapas Bar, Paco's Bar and Leisure Chill Out Cafe. You can enjoy vibrant nightlife in Al Ain, where it has large number of places to eat out and enjoy oneself to the hilt.
The residents of the city enjoy the joy giving festival named after the cities name called Al Ain Festival which will be celebrating every year with a wide range of exhibiting arts and culture, diverse cultural activities, shopping and entertainment programmes. The holy month of Ramadan will celebrate in Al Ain, where people gather together and attend for early Morning Prayers in mosques’. Most of the people will travel to Abu Dhabi or Dubai with friends to celebrate Ramadan, which is about 45 minute’s journey.
Al Ain's bus station offers many buses to Abu Dhabi for every 30 minutes till midnight and large number of buses will travel to Dubai (Dh20) departs every 40 minutes from 05:40 am to 11.40pm and to Sharjah (Dh25) every 45 minutes between 07:00 am and 10:00 pm. You can also find several taxi services from Dubai, which is about 150km south to Al Ain via Hwy E66. Europcar, Avis and Hertz are most popular car hire agencies with branches in Al Ain.
Al Ain has desert climate with year-round sunshine, where the temperature during summer rises upto an average of 50°C from May to August. The winters are cool with temperature ranging from 5°C to 30°C from November to February.
Shooting and Golf are the major sports played in Al Ain, where you can also find other sports like cricket, tennis, football, horse riding and rugby.
Tourists can inform the police over Criminal offence at a toll free number - 999
Al Ain International Airport is the major international airport, which serves Al Ain city. It is situated just 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) north west of Al Ain and it is considered as fifth busiest Airport in the United Arab Emirates. The airport consists of one terminal, 10 check-in desks, including one for business class travellers, 4 gates and 4,000m runway and a parallel 4,000m taxiway.
There are several domestic and international airliners serving Al Ain City such as Air India Express Tickets, Shaheen Air Tickets, Rotana Jet Tickets and Ukraine International Airlines Tickets. The airport is also serving International Cargo services with Midex Airlines.
This airport holds only one terminal and this terminal is allocated to passengers from both domestic and international arrivals. It is equipped with information desk, ATM's, communication, food, shopping, luggage belt, medical care and children's play area.
The local transport companies are operating vast number of buses and taxis to travel from Al Ain International Airport to all major routes of Al Ain. It will take around 36 minutes to travel from airport to Al Ain via Khalid Bin Sultan St, which is about 33 kilometres.
Al Ain International Airport offers best amenities serving all air traffic with a bank, public transport, shopping, food and drinks, conference and business facilities, cafes, shops, ATM's, communication, medical care, kid’s zone and airport’s landscaped gardens.
Stay in luxury hotels near the Al Ain International Airport such as Asfar Resorts, Al Massa Hotel, Ayla Hotel, Al Ain Rotana Hotel, City Seasons Hotel, Hili Rayhaan, Buraimi Hotel, Hilton Al Ain and Mercure Grand Jebel Hafeet
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Al Ain Airport Address |
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Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates |
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Ph: +971 2 505 5000 |