Oman-UAE bus service resumes; know ticket cost, luggage allowance

Oman’s Mwasalat bus service on Sunday, October 1 resumed bus services from Oman to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after being suspended temporarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Route 202 bus service operates between Muscat to the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi, passing through Al Ain city.

Here is the Route 202

• Mwasalat Bus Station, Burj Al Sahwa

• Al Azaiba Mwasalat Bus Station

• Muscat International Airport

• Muscat International Airport – Old Terminal

• Mwasalat Bus Station Burj Al Sahwa

• Al Khoudh Bridge

• Mwasalat Bus Station, Al Mabilah

• Wadi Al Jizi

• Barka Bridge

• Barka, Al Somhan

• Barka, Sallaha

• Al Rumais

• Al Nassim Garden

• Mabelah North

• A Siya

• Wadi Al Jizi – Hospital

• Wadi Al Jizi – Check post

• Wadi Al Jizi – Al Hamadhaih Bridge

• Wadi Saa

• Al Buraimi Hospital

• Al Buraimi

• Al Ain Central Bus Station

• Abu Dhabi Bus Station

The journey from Abu Dhabi to Muscat is estimated approximately 9 hours and 50 minutes with occasional breaks.

Cost and luggage allowance

• The one-way ticket from Muscat to Abu Dhabi will cost 11.5 Omani Riyals (109 dirhams).

• The luggage allowance is 23 kilograms; with a hand baggage allowance of 7 kilograms.

How to book a ticket

• Visit the Mwasalat website

• Select ‘Intercity Booking’ on the homepage

• Choose the route on the desired date

• Choose your pick up and drop off point and enter your ticket details, including your name, passport, mobile number, gender, and nationality

• Upload a copy of your ID and passport

• The payment method can be made through a credit or debit card.

• The requirement to upload a ID is not mandatory, but it is mandatory during the boarding process.