Dubai & Abu Dhabi Big Bus Sightseeing Buses

What Does This Combined Ticket Include?

With this combined ticket you'll enjoy a 24-hour ticket for the Dubai sightseeing bus and a 24-hour ticket for the Abu Dhabi sightseeing bus. Both tours take place on an open-top bus with the company Big Bus.

Additionally, your ticket includes transportation between the two cities.

Transfer from Dubai to Abu Dhabi

At 8:15 am, we'll pick you up at stop 1 of the Dubai sightseeing bus route (Burk Khalifa-Dubai Mall). At around 10:15 am, we'll drop you off at the stop at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, from where you can enjoy the 24-hour ticket for the Big Bus Abu Dhabi Sightseeing Bus.

Transfer from Abu Dhabi to Dubai

At 4 pm, we'll pick you up from stop 1 of the Abu Dhabi sightseeing bus route (Abu Dhabi Mall). At around 6 pm, we'll drop you off at the Dubai Mall bus stop, from where you can enjoy your 24-hour ticket for the Big Bus Dubai Sightseeing Bus.

What Are the Transfers Like?

Transfers between the two cities are by minibus or aboard a Big Bus open-top bus, depending on demand and availability on the day.

Please note that these transfers are only available on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Therefore, if you wish to take advantage of the combined ticket on any other day of the week (your ticket is valid from Monday to Sunday), you'll be responsible for your own travel between the two cities.

Dubai Sightseeing Bus

The Big Bus Dubai sightseeing bus has 2 routes:

• Red route (around the city centre): lasts 1 hour and 40 minutes and makes 14 stops at iconic locations such as the Burj Khalifa, the Royal Palace and the Dubai Frame. Schedule: from 9 am to 6:45 pm, every 40 minutes.
• Blue route (around the surroundings of The Palm Jumeirah): lasts 2 hours and 20 minutes and stops at 11 stops at famous places like Ain Dubai and Palm West Beach. Schedule: from 9 am to 7:30 pm, every 40 minutes.

You can see a map of the different routes and their stops at the following link:

• Big Bus Dubai Sightseeing Bus Routes and Stops

Abu Dhabi Sightseeing Bus

The Big Bus Abu Dhabi sightseeing bus has 2 routes:

• Red route (around the city centre): lasts 1.5 hours and makes 15 stops at iconic places such as the Louvre Abu Dhabi and the Qasr Al Watan. Schedule: from 9 am to 5 pm, every 60 minutes.
• Green route (around Yas Island): lasts 1 hour and 40 minutes, and doesn't stop, however it passes by famous places such as the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Schedule: 2 daily departures from Abu Dhabi Mall at 12 pm and at 2 pm (departures at 2:30 pm and at 4:30 pm from the mosque).

You can see a map of the different routes and their stops at the following link:

• Big Bus Abu Dhabi Sightseeing Bus Routes and Stops

Ticket Validity

This combined ticket is valid for any day of the week. For example, you can use the 24-hour ticket for the Dubai sightseeing bus on a Monday and the 24-hour ticket for the Abu Dhabi sightseeing bus on a Saturday. However, if you want to use both tickets on the same day, please note that the transfer between the two cities, which is included in your combined ticket, only runs on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

On both the Dubai and Abu Dhabi tickets, your ticket will be activated when you use it for the first time at the first stop you board. From then on, you'll have 24 consecutive hours in which you can hop on and off Big Bus buses as many times as you like, at all stops on all daytime lines.