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Deira and northern Creek

Al Rigga Airport Transfers

We arrange private cars between Al Rigga and Dubai International (DXB) or Al Maktoum International (DWC). Send your hotel or building, flight number and the date and time in UAE time on WhatsApp or by phone, and we reply with a tailored quote. Airport pickups follow your flight status, and arriving guests are met in the arrivals area by a driver holding a name board.

Al Rigga is a residential and commercial district in Deira, with the Creek to its south and Al Muraqqabat, Al Sabkha and Naif around it. The Deira Clocktower stands in the middle of the Al Rigga roundabout, the Al Rigga metro station is on Al Rigga Road, and international hotels such as the Radisson Blu, Carlton and Riviera are in the district. Local streets run on a numbered grid, so the junction or entrance you name matters more than the district.

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Step 1 of 3: your trip
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Al Rigga to and from the airport

Arriving at DXB

Landing at DXB, send the terminal (Terminals 1, 2 or 3, with Emirates at Terminal 3), your flight number, the landing date and time in UAE time and the hotel or building in Al Rigga. We follow the flight status, so a late landing moves the pickup with it. Your driver meets you in the arrivals area with a name board, and 30 minutes of free waiting time is included. Hotels and apartment blocks sit close together here, so add the street or junction your entrance faces. If you are going to an apartment block, a contact at the building helps the driver find the right door.

Dubai International (DXB) guide

Leaving for your flight

For a flight from DXB, give us the flight time and the pickup time you want, in UAE time, together with the hotel or building and the street your entrance faces. Check your airline's advice on when to reach the airport, then tell us the pickup time you settle on. Junction and hotel forecourt pickups in Al Rigga are shared with other cars, so have your bags at the door a little before the agreed time. If the Clocktower roundabout is your reference, add a street name as well. A return arrival can be quoted in the same message.

Planning a departure pickup
DWC

Flying from Al Maktoum International (DWC)

Al Maktoum International (DWC) is in Dubai South, a different part of Dubai from Al Rigga, while DXB is the airport most travellers from Deira use. If your ticket says DWC, say so in your first message so the quote is for the right airport, and add the flight time in UAE time. We plan both directions from Al Rigga, and the pickup can be set from a hotel entrance, an apartment block or a corner near the Clocktower.

DWC transfer guide

Local know-how

Pickup and drop-off tips for Al Rigga

A roundabout cannot be a pickup point

The Deira Clocktower roundabout carries traffic from several directions, and a car cannot wait on it. Pick a hotel entrance or a corner on one of the roads leading off it, say which road and which side you will stand on, and send a map pin. 'Near the Clocktower' covers a lot of ground, so give the driver a phone number you will answer.

Numbered side streets

Behind the main roads, Al Rigga's local streets follow a numbered grid, and many buildings look alike from a moving car. Give the street number, the building name and the nearest hotel or landmark. If you leave by a rear door or a basement car park, say so, and tell us how many bags are coming down so the loading is planned.

Hotels between the main streets

The Taj Palace Hotel sits between Al Rigga and Al Maktoum streets, and the Avenue Hotel is on Al Riqqa Street, so the street your entrance faces is part of the address. Quote the hotel's full name and that street. If you check out before dawn, tell us when you expect to reach the lobby and the pickup is planned from that time.

Union Square is a hub, not a meeting point

Union Square is a transport hub where buses and taxis serve routes within Dubai and to other emirates, which makes it a poor place to wait for a private car. If you will be there before a flight, tell us the street you will walk to or choose a hotel entrance nearby, and we agree the exact spot with you before the day.

Good to know

Shopping festival periods

Al Rigga and neighbouring Al Muraqqabat have a central role in the Dubai Shopping Festival and Dubai Summer Surprises, with kiosks and children's entertainment set up in the district. If your dates fall in one of those periods, send your request early with the hotel, terminal and flight time. Choose a pickup at a hotel entrance or a main road corner rather than beside the entertainment areas, and share a map pin so the driver can find you easily. Tell us how many shopping bags you carry as well as your cases, because that can change the vehicle.

Vehicles

Which vehicle suits a Al Rigga transfer?

One traveller or a couple with a case each fit a sedan (Toyota Camry or Nissan Altima class, up to 3 passengers with 2 large bags). Two people with four large cases need an SUV (Toyota Prado or GMC Yukon class, up to 5 passengers with 4 large bags). Business guests at the hotels around the Clocktower can ask for the luxury executive car (Mercedes-Benz S-Class class, up to 3 passengers). Tour groups and families of six or more use a van (Toyota Hiace class, 6 to 14 seats), and a group of 15 or more needs a mini bus or coach. Models are 'or similar', confirmed with your quote.

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    Sedan

    Toyota Camry, Nissan Altima or similar

    • Up to 3 passengers
    • 2 large bags
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    SUV

    Toyota Prado, GMC Yukon or similar

    • Up to 5 passengers
    • 4 large bags
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    Luxury executive car

    Mercedes-Benz S-Class or similar

    • Up to 3 passengers
    • Standard luggage (confirm with quote)
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    Van

    Toyota Hiace or similar

    • 6 to 14 seats
    • Group luggage (depends on passengers)
  • Illustrative image of a white mini bus coach waiting outside a Dubai venue
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    Mini bus / coach

    Toyota Coaster or larger coach

    • 15+ passengers
    • Bulk group luggage

Questions

Al Rigga transfer questions

Something else? Ask us on WhatsApp and include your flight or pickup time.

Where should I meet the driver near the Deira Clocktower?

Not on the roundabout itself. Choose a hotel entrance or a corner on one of the roads off it, and send a map pin so the driver knows which one you mean.

I will be at Union Square before my flight. Can the car meet me there?

Union Square is a busy bus and taxi hub, so we normally agree a quieter spot nearby, such as a hotel entrance. Tell us the street you will walk to when you ask for the quote.

My hotel has a front and a side entrance. Which one do I give?

Give the one you will actually leave by, together with the street it faces. Send a pin if you can, and the team confirms the pickup point once it has your flight details.

Two of us have four large suitcases. Is a sedan enough?

A sedan takes up to 3 passengers with 2 large bags, so four large cases point to an SUV, which takes up to 5 passengers with 4 large bags. The final vehicle is confirmed with your quote.

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