Thank you!
I know which bus to take, but don't know how long I should have for checking in at the bus station. We are flying with Etihad.
Oh ok. Last time we checked in our luggage at the bus station ( got a boarding card and all) in afternoon and then made it to bus station in evening literally 5 mins before bus departure time. :biggrin:
If you plan to not check in at bus station ( they close it some hours before flight time ..can't remember how many) and would rather check in at airport.. 20 mins or so before bus departure time Should be enough
That's great, I will change my Careem as I thought I would need more time.
So I can go down with my luggage a few hours before?
There are two options at the Al Manara etihad station..
Either you go 7 or so hours before the flight to bus station(see link for details ) ..check in at the counter..get a proper boarding pass and luggage tags....checked baggage becomes their responsibility ....later you just need to come with your hand carry before your bus time and proceed straight to passport control at airport. ...(we did this..as we had a lot of luggage and didn't want to go look for luggage taxis at bus time).
http://www.etihad.com/en-us/before-you-fly/city-check-in/
Or
You can arrive 20 or 30 mins before the bus departure time with all your luggage and board the bus ( there would be a guy checking tickets at the bus door) .. you'll be getting luggage loaded/unloaded on the bus in this case and would be checking it in, at airport as normal.
Its pretty straight forward.
Hope it helps.
Thank you!
I know which bus to take, but don't know how long I should have for checking in at the bus station. We are flying with Etihad.
Oh ok. Last time we checked in our luggage at the bus station ( got a boarding card and all) in afternoon and then made it to bus station in evening literally 5 mins before bus departure time. :biggrin:
If you plan to not check in at bus station ( they close it some hours before flight time ..can't remember how many) and would rather check in at airport.. 20 mins or so before bus departure time Should be enough
Anyone that has used it for the airport and knows how long before departure I should be there?
Have used it couple of times .. We buy ticket online and specify the bus station..it automatically gives us the time of the bus we need to take so that we can get to the airport a good 2 or 3 hours before the flight.
We have never done it any other way. For an 11 something flight ...they recommend a 7pm bus.
In February this year we used their etihad terminal at al Manara. Etihad bus leaves every 30 minutes I think. But you should call to confirm this frequency as it might have changed.
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