UAE airports: which one to choose and how to get to the city

Where to fly to if you are heading for Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah or the northern Emirates: distances, transport to the city and hotels at every airport.

7 airports in the guide

DXB Dubai Dubai International Airport 11 km to Dubai centre Getting there, hotels nearby → DWC Dubai Al Maktoum International Airport 37 km to Dubai centre Getting there, hotels nearby → AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed International Airport 27 km to Abu Dhabi centre Getting there, hotels nearby → AAN Al Ain Al Ain International Airport 13 km to Al Ain centre Getting there, hotels nearby → RKT Ras al Khaimah Ras Al Khaimah International Airport 21 km to Ras al Khaimah centre Getting there, hotels nearby → FJR Fujairah Fujairah International Airport 3 km to Fujairah centre Getting there, hotels nearby → SHJ Sharjah Sharjah International Airport 14 km to Sharjah centre Getting there, hotels nearby →

Which airport is closest to your city

Distance from the city centre in kilometres; the closest airport is highlighted.

City	DXB	DWC	AUH	AAN	RKT	FJR	SHJ
Dubai	11 closest	37	105	111	82	108	29
Abu Dhabi	133	92	27 closest	127	204	211	151
Al Ain	120	96	114	13 closest	156	116	124
Ras al Khaimah	86	131	201	176	21 closest	86	69
Fujairah	100	125	188	122	68	3 closest	86
Ajman	19	65	133	129	56	96	13 closest
Sharjah	12 closest	57	126	124	63	99	14
Umm Al Quwain	39	84	153	144	41	94	26 closest

Sharjah: 12 km from DXB — closer than from its own airport SHJ (14 km).

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