If you are planning a trip to another country, make sure you know how to get help if the need arises. The best time to prepare for an emergency is before it happens. Make sure your family knows emergency phone numbers in Abu Dhabi, UAE and your kids know how to place a call for help. If you are calling 999 from your mobile phone, the police may not have precise enough information to pinpoint your location, so be prepared to give some details about where you are (e.g. city, street number, major highway, Shops or any nearest landmarks). It's always better to be prepared and keep a list of important phone numbers in Abu Dhabi. Also, consider programming some of the useful phone numbers in Abu Dhabi in your cell phone.

Emergency Numbers
Police	999
Ambulance	998 or 999
Helicopter Ambulance	999
Fire Emergency	999
Coast Guard	996
Municipality	993
Water and Electricity	991 or 992
Weather Forecast	+971 (2) 666 7776 ext. 221
Abu Dhabi International Airport	+971 (2) 575 7500

Taxi Service
Al Arabia Taxi	+971 2 558 8099
Al Ghazal Express	+971 2 444 5885, +971 3 766 2020 (Al Ain)
Al Ghazal Taxis	+971 2 444 7787, +971 3 751 6565 (Al Ain)
Cars Taxi	+971 2 551 6164
National Taxi	+971 2 555 2212
National Transport Company (NTC)	+971 2 622 3300

Directory Enquiry Service
Etisalat	181
Du	199

There are plenty of taxis in Abu Dhabi and they are reasonably priced. The journey from Abu Dhabi Airport to the city normally costs around Dhs.70 to 80. Abu Dhabi taxis can either be flagged down at the roadside or called through any of the taxi booking numbers in Abu Dhabi.

The country code of UAE is +971. To make a telephone call to a mobile subscriber within the UAE, dial 050 (Etisalat) or 055 (Du) followed by the 7 digit mobile phone number. To call a landline number within the UAE and outside Abu Dhabi, you must dial the city code followed by the seven digit telephone number. The area code of Abu Dhabi and Dubai are (02) and (04) respectively.