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to answer the orignial post, i work in abu dhabi and live in dubai marina and its fine.

i wouldn't want to be living any further north than al barsha but driving for 90 mins each way per day isn't great, but its totally fine, just like anything you get used to it.

if you lived in london you'd could easily spend 2 / 3 hours commuting to work from your home each morning, and that'd be in traffic or on public transport.

if you have to drive for 90mins each way in yoru own car, at highway speeds then its no big deal, traffic is only bad at either end, and to be hoenst its nothing you can't handle / don't get used to.

plus if you work in abu dhabi you can negotiate Capital Emirate salary so you could well end up getting paid more for same job as you would in Dubai.

i'd definitely consider it.

ultimately, i wouldn't want to live in abu dhabi, but i'm happy to drive through there every day for work

sharfraz wrote:izzit still 160 there?

what about the pole cameras!!!!!

There are NO pole camera's on the AUH bit of tarmac.

Abu Dhabi has the craziest Taffic by far, the drive on the way there gives you a sign of it.

I took advanage of the old Dubai speed camera's on the dubai side.

But think it's a much better drive now 98% of the drives are doing just under 140 kph.

I've done inter-emirate travel on a daily basis for a few years. I'd rather do Dubai to Abu Dhabi return than Sharjah Dubai, or across Dubai. It helps if you live in Al Barsha, Dubai Marina, Jumeirah, Umm Suqeim. If you're starting from Deira, that will ba a pain, especially on your return journey. Having a good cruising car makes a big difference. Listen to audiobooks and time flies.

Mine starts from abu hail to abu dhabi - near mina zayd and back to abu hail.

Ah i hate the returning part.. always get off from AD at 5.30 , reach Jebal ali by 6 ..and then return home by 8 or 9 due to the traffic.


@Yorky i assume you stay in abu hail or in mamzar somewhere!

dears.
thank you all for the vital stories, the thing is that its so damn hard to find a flat here in abu dhabi from one side, and on the other its impossible to find a parking. i leave my office at 6:30 (i wish it was 5:30), reaching my building after 45 miutes, then i need 45 minutes more searching for a parking (and sometimes more). i heared many scary stories around here, you rent a flat (which is part of villa only) for not less than 90,000 dhs, and they can kick your butt any moment. no stable life at all. I even can't focus in my work cuz of that, but no one cares. tell me firends, is it possible to find a studio flat in barsha? and whats the rent ?

howdy wrote:is it possible to find a studio flat in barsha? and whats the rent ?

Yes, or Jumeirah Lake Towers, or Dubai Marina, or Discovery Gardens. Studio 60k-80k and probably dropping fast.

That's what turned me off Abu Dhabi. Paying all that money for an apartment and it doesn't even have parking?!? No thanks.

My apartment in Dubai has parking, pool, gym, sauna, ocean view, is clean, is walking distance to shops and more importantly several pubs. How much would you pay for that in Abu Dhabi, assuming you could even find it? 200K+ maybe.

I'll take the highway drive over the nightmarish parking search anyday. Plus parking on the street means your car WILL be bumped into lots.

Captain Australia wrote:

I'll take the highway drive over the nightmarish parking search anyday. Plus parking on the street means your car WILL be bumped into lots.

I find that happens more here in car parks than in streets