Airport Transfer Advice For Dubai

[wardie100]

Me and a friend are due to travel to dubai soon and are staying at Jumeirah zabeel Saray hotel out on the palm.
The hotel does offer airport pick up but Im worried they are going to charge a big premium. We will be getting into the airport around 11pm.

My question is:
would it be worth getting a taxi and saving the cost (bearing in mind we are counting on getting our currency when we get out there). i've been told by a friend that taxi's are all metered so wouldnt con you.
or would it be simpler to arrange it with the hotel - i havent contacted them as yet for an exact price, so as to have guaranteed transport late a t night.

TIA

Alex

[KJN]

Obviously it Depends on how much the hotel charge.but I can tell you that taxis are cheap, metered and the drivers are very honest. I personally used taxis a lot on my last visit and was extremely impressed by the all round service from them.

[meglet]

I got a taxi from Dubai airport all the way to Abu Dhabi last week. This was an hour an a half journey and cost 300 dirhams which is about £54. You won't be going anywhere near as far as that so I wouldn't worry too much about the cost. We landed at about midnight and there were loads of available taxis.

[wardie100]

Thank you very much for both of your answers. I think we will plump for the taxi!

[factor-fiction]

Taxis were so cheap- I'm sure it cost about 10p a mile - ceratinly each trip cost no more than apound. Someone told me that petrol is free to residents -it's probably not true but fuel will be very cheap

[spudqueen]

You could always e-mail the hotel and check what their rates are. Maybe they will surprise you with a free service........!