If you take a bus in the UAE, you might not be capable of pay with the aid of cash on board — you may need to have a public transport card. Dubai commuters use Nol cards at the same time as those in Sharjah have Sayer and those in Ajman have Masaar. If you’re in Abu Dhabi, you’ll need to get a card known as Hafilat (an Arabic phrase that means ‘buses’).

Used to pay public delivery fares in Abu Dhabi, hafilat card recharge are tapped on reader gadgets earlier than a passenger forums or leaves the bus. You’ll have to make sure the cardboard is legitimate and carries sufficient credit.

The widespread bus fare inside the emirate is Dh2 — plus a further 5 fils for every kilometre crossed. The value is capped at Dh5 consistent with adventure.

There are two types of Hafilat playing cards — anonymous and personalized — and they may be topped up with certain fare amounts or passes for ‘unlimited rides’ inside a particular length. Here’s a guide:

Anonymous Hafilat playing cards

Card fee: Dh10

Validity: sixteen years

Anybody can get this card while not having to post any ID. All you need to do is pay the price and you will be exceeded the card, which you may use instantly. However, in case of damage or loss, you won’t be able to retrieve your balance — some thing that you may do if you choose the customised model.

You can purchase it from:

• Sales and recharge machines
• Abu Dhabi Cooperative Society (SPAR)
• Al Ain Cooperative Society
• All branches of Lulu Hypermarket and Lulu Exchange in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, and Al Dhafra
• Customer Happiness Offices at bus stations and the airport

Online, through the website https://hafilat.Darb.Ae/ (If you’re buying on line, you will be capable of get the physical card by way of imparting a replica of the software and price receipt to the nearest patron care offices at the bus stations and the airport.)

• Personalised Hafilat playing cards
• Card price: Free
• Validity: sixteen years

This card calls for users to publish an ID and a picture. Besides being capable of transfer credit in case the cardboard is lost or damaged, the personalized version of Hafilat also lets in eligible users to avail of unique annual lets in (More details under.)

To personalise your Hafilat card, submit the subsequent necessities:

Emirates ID card for citizens / passport and visa for traffic

Photo (You will have your image taken right at the client happiness offices at bus stations.)

You should purchase it from:

Customer happiness offices at bus stations

Zayed International Airport Office (open 24/7)

Online, thru the website https://hafilat.Darb.Ae/ (If you are shopping for on-line, you’ll be able to get the bodily card by using imparting a replica of the software and payment receipt to the closest patron care offices on the bus stations and the airport.)

How to recharge

You can keep a most of Dh150 in your Hafilat card however this could be legitimate most effective for 3 months from the recharge date. To save you the balance from expiring, simply tap the card on sales and recharge machines in case you can’t use it for travel.

You may also top up your card at:

Sales and recharge machines (TVM) at bus stations and bus stops

Customer happiness centres at bus stations

MBME recharge machines at commercial centres and buildings (However, the balance might be pondered most effective after  hours.)

Online via https://hafilat.Darb.Ae (However, the balance could be meditated only after  hours.)

Public shipping passes

You might also recharge your card with certain amounts — but, in case you’re a ordinary bus commuter, it could be more handy and cheap to load up your Hafilat with a “public shipping bypass”.

With public shipping passes, customers pay a sure quantity to get “unlimited bus rides” within a specific period — both seven or 30 days. These can be used for trips in the city and its suburbs in Abu Dhabi city, Al Ain, and Al Dhafra.

These passes are to be had to users of each anonymous and personalised cards. You can get them at on-web page recharge stations.

Here are the costs:

30-day public transport pass: Dh95

7-day public delivery skip: Dh35

Annual lets in

Students, seniors aged fifty five and above, and people of dedication can avail of annual allows at subsidised charges. They want to have personalized Hafilat cards to assert the benefit.

These permits can be acquired on the equal recharge counters and customer happiness centres.

For college students: By paying Dh500 for the once a year permit, they get unlimited loose bus rides across Abu Dhabi for a 12 months (intercity buses are not included).

Requirements:

Valid Emirates ID card

• Personal photograph, which may be taken at the Customer Happiness Offices at bus stations and airport.
• A valid record proving the applicant is a pupil
• For seniors: This annual allow is unfastened, giving them unlimited unfastened bus rides across Abu Dhabi for a yr (intercity buses are not blanketed).

Requirements:

• Available to residents and residents aged 55 years or older
• Valid Emirates ID card
• Personal image, which may be taken on the purchaser happiness office at bus stations and airport.
• For human beings of determination: The allow is given unfastened to them, plus one companion. Both man or woman of willpower and his/her companion can take unlimited bus rides throughout the emirate for a yr.

Requirements:

• Valid Emirates ID card
• Personal photograph, which may be taken at the patron happiness office at bus stations and airport.
• Aounak card or humans of determination card
• Medical report for brief cases
• The companion need to be a holder of Hafilat private card