Getting Here
Qasr Al Hosn is located in the heart of Abu Dhabi, between Zayed the First Street, Khaled Bin Al Waleed Street, Hamdan Bin Mohammed Street (5th Street) and Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed St (2nd Street)
Key landmarks nearby the site are the Etisalat Headquarters and World Trade Centre.
Location map
Entrance
As with the 2015 Festival, the site can be accessed through 5 entrances:
• Cultural Foundation entrance
• Marine entrance
• Qasr Al Hosn entrance
• Qasr Al Hosn Exhibition entrance
• Oasis entrance
Arriving...
Parking
Parking is extremely limited at the Festival site. In order to save visitors the time of queuing at the gates (with no guarantee of parking) we are providing the following alternatives:
Park & Ride
The Park & Ride service from Al Manhal Palace is available to all visitors. The service will run every 3 minutes and take just 6 minutes to get to the Festival Site. This is the quickest and easiest way to visit the Festival site.
Onsite Paid Parking
There will be a limited number of parking spaces available at the Festival site, charged at AED 50 per vehicle, per single parking session. These parking spaces are non-transferable. PLEASE NOTE these spaces fill up very quickly, we would strongly recommend visitors use the Park & Ride facility.
Offsite Paid Parking
World Trade Centre Mall offers paid parking and has ample parking spaces. Parking here is free for the first two hours and AED 10 per hour after that. The Mall is very close to the Festival site and there are clear pedestrian routes across Hamdan Bin Mohammed Street.
Parking Map
Drop off
There will be a visitor drop off facility at the Oasis Entrance (see map for further information).
By plane
Abu Dhabi International Airport:
37km (approximately 35 ‐ 40 minutes)
Al Maktoum International Airport:
120km (approximately 70 - 100 minutes)
Dubai International Airport:
160km (approximately 100 ‐ 120 minutes)