Dubai to Muscat by road

[6th Gear]

Evening all,

Off to Muscat tomorrow for a 3 night break with the family. We will drive and aim to set off around 7am from Dubai.

Has anyone else done it? Any tips for the journey or is it fairly straight forward?

Much appreciated!

[yorky500]

Very, very straightforward, in fact fecking boring. Speed limit is only 10km/h above the shown limit, so be careful. Having said that, fines are only AED100.

Once on the dual cariageway, its straight for 20km's or so, then a round-a-bout, then another 20km's and another round-a-bout.

[6th Gear]

yorky500 said:

Very, very straightforward, in fact fecking boring. Speed limit is only 10km/h above the shown limit, so be careful. Having said that, fines are only AED100.

Once on the dual cariageway, its straight for 20km's or so, then a round-a-bout, then another 20km's and another round-a-bout.

Thanks for that. Did you enjoy Muscat? Where did you stay?

[IanUAE]

My boss did it on Saturday, took him about 6 hours. I seem to be spending sunday to Wednesday in Muscat most weeks and I stay at the Safari village next to the Grand Hyatt, not a bad place but not 5 star.

[yorky500]

6th Gear said:

Thanks for that. Did you enjoy Muscat? Where did you stay?

Been to Muscat a few times - loved it. We have stayed at numerous places, last time was the Shangri-la (got upgraded too)

[Gentleman Geoff]

yorky500 said:

Very, very straightforward, in fact fecking boring.

Yes, it's boring at best and a bit of a nightmare at worst. We did it at night after a tiring day at work. Driving standards seemed even worse than Dubai and there were countless people ambling across the highway with pushbikes and stuff. The road was poorly lit and I also seem to recall quite a few speed bumps that just seemed to come out of nowhere with no warning signs or markings on them.

We didn't have time to look into it, but I think there may be alternative routes back to Dubai that don't involve that boring dual carriageway.

Enjoy Muscat!

[oilydan]

I did it every weekend for 2 years.

There is nothing less interesting than the drive to Muscat.

[6th Gear]

Just back. Drive to Muscat is mind numbing indeed! But bloody worth it when you get there. Wonderful place.

We stayed at the Shangri La - Al Bander hotel. Highly recommended.

Thanks for all the advice

[koolchris99]

6th Gear said:

We stayed at the Shangri La - Al Bander hotel. Highly recommended.

First person ive heard actually like it, its miles from town and the food is another level of expensive.

I had 4 prawns the other night for 20RO, thankfully i wasnt paying.

[6th Gear]

koolchris99 said:

First person ive heard actually like it, its miles from town and the food is another level of expensive.

I had 4 prawns the other night for 20RO, thankfully i wasnt paying.

We chose the hotel based on numerous recommendations we received. As for location it was perfect for us. Fresh air, stunning mountain scenery and open views of the Gulf of Oman. A refreshing change from built up inner city Dubai. As for miles away from town, we did it in 20 minutes during off peak hours. Hardly a lengthy drive considering we drove from Dubai to Muscat in the first place. Granted the food is on the pricey side, but I don't mind paying if the quality is top notch and that it was. Will definitely return.

[koolchris99]

6th Gear said:

We chose the hotel based on numerous recommendations we received. As for location it was perfect for us. Fresh air, stunning mountain scenery and open views of the Gulf of Oman. A refreshing change from built up inner city Dubai. As for miles away from town, we did it in 20 minutes during off peak hours. Hardly a lengthy drive considering we drove from Dubai to Muscat in the first place. Granted the food is on the pricey side, but I don't mind paying if the quality is top notch and that it was. Will definitely return.

Suppose coming from Dubai its a massive change! The food is great that is true, wine is good too.

Hope you enjoyed Oman,

[6th Gear]

koolchris99 said:

Suppose coming from Dubai its a massive change! The food is great that is true, wine is good too.

Hope you enjoyed Oman,

Very much so! Do you live in Muscat?

[koolchris99]

6th Gear said:

Very much so! Do you live in Muscat?

some of the year, spent my youth here and the old man has been here for 40 years nearly.

I'm here now, but off to London tomorrow. this is where i was yesterday

Edited by koolchris99 on Saturday 26th February 05:37

[6th Gear]

Very nice Chris.

Lucky you having grown up out there. You must have a lot of good memories.

Safe travels to the UK.