Taxi & Transfers from Sharjah Airport (SHJ) to Ras Al Khaimah

How to Get from Sharjah Airport to Ras Al Khaimah

By Intercity Bus

Bus 15 leaves the terminal every half-hour for Al Jubail station, where a quick switch to route E700 takes you north through the desert and into Ras Al Khaimah city in just over two hours for 36 AED—easy on the wallet, hard on impatient ankles.

By Shuttle Coach

RAK Shuttle Direct meets half a dozen flights a day with a silver 16-seat Sprinter. Drivers stand inside Arrivals holding a small clipboard, load cases in minutes, and point the bonnet toward E311. The seat costs 120 AED, paid online, and includes chilled water plus Wi-Fi that stays strong until the mountains appear.

The ride lasts seventy-five to ninety minutes depending on Dubai’s outward flow. First drop is Al Hamra, last is the Corniche; if your hotel sits between, tell the host in advance and they often add a micro-stop.

Families value the shuttle’s built-in child seats and fixed timetables. Solo travellers like that the price barely moves when the city gridlocks, yet if the clock threatens boarding time they pivot to ordering a Sharjah Airport to Ras Al Khaimah taxi-transfer and trade coins for certainty.

By Taxi

A Sharjah Airport to Ras Al Khaimah taxi rolls away from the curb with the meter already showing 25 AED. The driver merges onto Emirates Road, clears one Salik gate, and keeps a steady hundred until the red RAK flag signs line the verge. Day fares settle between 220 and 260 AED; a night pick-up adds ten dirhams to the start yet little else.

Card readers work nine times in ten, though a weak signal near the Umm Al Quwain junction occasionally freezes the machine—one crisp hundred-dirham note saves an awkward pause under sodium lights.

Private Transfer

Need the number locked before wheels turn? Booking a Sharjah Airport to Ras Al Khaimah transfer through Kiwitaxi ticks that box. Your driver waits past customs with a tablet sign, lifts every case, then settles the cabin temperature to your nod. One prepaid slip covers Salik, water, and a full hour of waiting time.

A three-seat sedan costs about 59 USD; an eight-seat van hovers near 92. Split three or four ways and the maths crouches close to a metered cab while leaving no space for surprises.

Vehicle Classes for Your Transfer

Choose a body style that matches suitcase height and surfboard length, tap “Confirm”, and the car arrives to the minute.

• Compact Two – two travellers, laptop bags only
• Comfort Four – four seats, room for hard cases
• Family Van – six or seven plus stroller or golf bag
• Quiet Lounge – extra knee-room, hushed ride for calls

Transfer with Children

UAE rules keep youngsters in a certified seat up to 135 cm. Add age and weight when booking; the ISOFIX snaps in before the driver leaves the kerb. Many parents plan a three-minute snack stop at the E311 petrol mart—fresh juice flips fidgets into yawns.

Transfer with Pets

Cats ride crated on a lap; medium dogs need a boot-strapped harness. Drivers lay a washable liner if warned—handy after sandy paws from Al Hamra beach at dawn.

What to Expect in Ras Al Khaimah

The Corniche curves against a calm lagoon, dhows bobbing like commas on a blue page. Evening paints the Hajar Mountains lilac; fisherman lanterns wink across the water, and the air smells of cardamom, sea salt, and a hint of diesel from distant outboards.

Follow the promenade north and you reach the old market. Palm-frond roofs shade sacks of sidr honey and dates so fresh they stick to your fingers; vendors smile, bargain gently, and pour tea dark as cola into paper cups.

Six kilometres south the ruins of Dhayah Fort rise above green palms. Climb the zigzag stairs, feel the wind lift sweat from your neck, and watch terracotta desert meet bone-white peaks. One tiny punctuation mistake slips here so rhythm hiccups

Back on the coast, lights from Al Hamra Marina ripple across still water while hotel façades settle into quiet gold. The motorway you travelled earlier glows faint on the horizon, already part of yesterday’s journey.