RAKTA stands for Ras Al Khaimah (RAS) Transport Authority. It is the department responsible for providing all sorts of services related to transport and mobility solutions in Ras Al Khaimah. The department was established in pursuance of Emiri Decree No. (1) of 2008. Since then, the department has been providing its services to regulate and maintain the transport infrastructure of the Emirate.
Let’s take a closer look at the services and facilities provided by RAKTA.
Services Provided by RAK Transport Authority
Similar to RTA Dubai, RAKTA also provides multiple transport-related services to its residents. Here we have listed major services provided by RAKTA.
Public Transport
Buses are one of the major means of public transportation in RAK. To cater to the large number of passengers travelling to and from the Emirates, RAKTA provides two different types of bus services: intercity and city.
Intercity Bus
The intercity bus service connects RAK to other Emirates via road. The core purpose of this bus service is to provide a comfortable mass transportation facility to the residents. Currently, the bus service covers five major routes.
The intercity bus service from RAK operates from 05:30 am to 11:00 pm on Friday and Saturday, except for the route from RAK to Abu Dhabi. Along with this, the bus service charges different fares when returning to RAS from other Emirates.
- RAK to Sharjah: The bus from RAK to Sharjah charges AED 27 and is operational on the aforementioned timings and days.
- RAK to Dubai Union Bus Station: The fare will be AED 27 for travelling from RAK to Dubai. However, it is AED 20 when travelling from Dubai to RAK. The bus service to RAK is operational between 08:00 am to 11:45 pm.
- RAK to Umm Al Quwain: The service fare for this route is AED 15 whether you travel to or from RAK.
- RAK to Ajman: If you want to travel from RAK to Ajman by bus, it will cost you AED 20 and travelling from RAK to Ajman will cost AED 25. Moreover, the timings of the bus service from Ajman to RAK will be 07:00 am to 10:00 pm.
- RAK to Abu Dhabi: The bus service on this route is operational from Thursday to Saturday between 10:00 am to 03:00 pm. Whereas, the timings of this bus service from Abu Dhabi to RAK are from 02:30 pm to 07:30 pm. The cost of travelling from RAK is AED 47 and travelling to RAK is AED 35.
City Bus
To facilitate the mobility of citizens within the Emirate, RAKTA provides a city bus service. All the bus services are available on Friday and Saturday and charge a minimum of AED 5 and a maximum of AED 10.
The RAK transport authority bus timings and major routes are as follows:
- The bus route from Al Nakeel to Sha’am Area operates between 06:00 am to 10:25 pm.
- Al Nakeel to Al Jazirah Al Hamra, the bus on this route travels between 06:00 am to 10:00 pm.
- Similar to Airport Bus Abu Dhabi, RAK also has a dedicated bus route from Al Nakeel to the RAK Airport. The buses in this route are available from 06:00 am to 10:00 pm.
- The bus service from AURAK to Manar Mall is available from 10:00 am to 07:30 pm.
To ensure the convenience of passengers, RAKTA also provides online booking of tickets. You can book the bus tickets using the RAKBus mobile application (Apple | Android).
Taxi Service
The RAKTA provides three different types of taxi services in the region to facilitate the citizens. These taxi services include regular taxis, sharing taxis and ladies’ taxis. All the taxis are operational on different routes and charge different rates as per the distance covered.
For further information, read our blog on taxi services in RAK.
Luxury Vehicle Service
The luxury vehicle service of RAKTA facilitates customers willing to travel in luxury vehicles across the Emirates. The service enables them to book luxury vehicles through an e-hail smart application of RAK. The process is simple, download the app, register your account, select a vehicle and avail the service within 10 minutes.
It is generally used for tourism purposes or by the service industry such as hotels and airlines. Therefore, the fares of the luxury vehicle service are 30% higher than normal taxi services.
Marine Transport Service
Alongside the road transportation system, RAKTA also provides marine transport to explore the Emirate. Abra, a traditional wooden boat, is used as a marine transport in the Emirates. The RAKTA Abra service is open for everyone, and any individual can avail of this service.
Business and Corporate Service
Apart from transportation, the RAKTA is also responsible for providing commercial licences. The types of licence provided by the RAKTA include:
- Licence for rental, tourism, limousine and public companies.
- Licence for school bus service
- Licence for our of RAK companies service
All of the aforementioned licence services are digitised, and the licence can be acquired with the help of RAKTA’s official website. However, the process of acquiring a driving licence in RAK is a bit different and may require the physical presence of the driver.
RAKTA Contact Information and Location
For any further details, you can contact the transport authority via email or toll-free number.
RAK Transport Authority Contact Number: 800 1700.
RAK Transport Authority Email: info@rakta.gov.ae.
You can also avail of all the aforementioned services by visiting the RAKTA service centre.
- Location: RAK Transport Authority, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Salim Street, Ras al Khaimah
- Working Hours: 07:30 am to 03:30 pm (Monday to Thursday), and 07:30 am to 12:00 pm (Friday) | Closed: Saturday and Sunday)
These were all the details related to the transport and micro-mobility services provided by RAKTA to facilitate the citizens of the Emirates. The major public transportation available in the Emirates is buses. However, these buses have schedules and operate according to it. Therefore, if you have to travel to and from the Emirates apart from the bus schedule, opt for the private car. You can browse through these used cars for sale in RAK and purchase your own car for travelling to and from the Emirate.
Stay tuned to UAE’s top auto blog for more information on Ras Al Khaimah Transport Authority.
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