RTA Live Bus Tracker – All Bus Live Tracking Location

The RTA Dubai operates hundreds of local and intercity buses, metro trains as well as other public transport vehicles. If you are planning to travel by an RTA bus, you must know how to use RTA live bus tracking facility to find your bus easily.

The RTA live bus tracker is very useful to know the bus location in real-time. The Roads & Transport Authority offers many modern features for passengers like tracking the bus, planning their journey, paying for tickets and many more.

RTA Live Bus Tracker – How to Track

In order to track an RTA bus timing and location, you can visit the RTA Dubai website or use Wojhati App or S’hail App.

Some third party websites and mobile apps also provide an RTA live bus tracker that is free to use for all. You can check the list of methods for RTA live bus tracking as under;

1. Track RTA Bus via RTA Website
2. Track RTA Bus through Wojhati App or S’hail App
3. Track RTA Bus with Google Maps
4. RTA Bus Tracking via Moovit Website or Moovit App

Let us explore all available methods for tracking an RTA bus real-time location and expected departure time or arrival time.

#1. Track RTA Bus via RTA Website

Step 1: Go to RTA Dubai’s Official Website

You need to visit the RTA Dubai official website @www.rta.ae. The RTA website may open in Arabic language, you can click on English to change the language or continue using the website in Arabic.

Step 2: Find and Click on Login

Find out Login option on upper right side of the RTA homepage. Then click on Login section to expand it. Thereafter click on Individual/Company to go to RTA Portal dashboard cum login page.

Step 3: Login with Your User ID and Password

Enter your User ID and Password, then click on Login button to sign in to your RTA Account. If you do not have an RTA Account yet, click on Create Account option and register as a new user. After registration, login to RTA website with your User ID & Password.

Step 4: Select Public Transport and Find Bus Tracking

After login, you should select Public Transport section to check the list of services available in it. Now, find and click on Bus Tracking or RTA Live Bus Tracker option to open online bus tracking page.

Step 5: Track Your Desired RTA Bus Online

Provide your location access and choose your nearby bus station/stop to track an RTA bus live location. You can also track an RTA bus timing and status/location by bus number.

#2. Track RTA Bus through Wojhati App or S’hail App

The Roads & Transport Authority has made two useful mobile apps for RTA live bus tracking in Dubai, UAE. These apps are called Wojhati App and S’hail App, both apps are almost same but most people prefer Wojhati App as it runs smoothly and its interface is better. Yo can Download any App form given below links.

Download Wojhati App for Android

Download S’hail App for Android or S’hail App for iPhone

1. Download & Install Wojhati App or S’hail App.
2. Open Wojhati or S’hail App on your mobile.
3. Create Account and Login with your Username & Password.
4. Select Bus Stop Locator option.
5. Allow the app to access your device location.
6. Now, you can see the RTA buses arriving to your bus stop soon.
7. You can select your desired bus to track its live location.

#3. Track RTA Bus with Google Maps

You have used Maps on your phone for hundreds of times but do you know that you can track an RTA bus with Google Maps? Yes, you can do it.

The Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) and Google have a partnership to make RTA live bus tracker service available on Google Maps for free for everyone.

The Google Maps app is available on all Android devices. The iPhone users can download Google Maps from the App Store for free. After that go through the steps below to learn how to track an RTA bus with Google Maps.

1. Open Google Maps on your mobile phone.
2. Turn on location and type your desired bus route, for example: Al Quoz to Sharjah Bus.
3. Tap on Search button to proceed.
4. Choose the bus icon to view the list of buses available with timings details.
5. You can tap on your desired bus to track its location and check it live on the map.
6. You can also check the expected arrival time of the bus and to reach your destination bus stop/station.

#4. RTA Bus Tracking via Moovit

Moovit is a popular bus tracking app and website in UAE. It is not the official bus tracker by RTA yet its eye-catching interface and accurate bus tracking service have won many people’s heart.

The Moovit App is available for Android as well as iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. You can get the Moovit app on your mobile device for free and use it as an RTA live bus tracker to locate any public transport bus in Dubai and other cities.

The Moovit RTA bus tracking service is available on Moovit website and mobile apps. If you have an iPhone or Android device, I suggest you to use Moovit App as it is more convenient.

Get Moovit App on Android

Get Moovit App on iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch

1. Open Moovit App on your mobile phone.
2. Allow Location Access to Moovit App.
3. Go to Login section, create account with your personal details.
4. Login with your Username and Password.
5. Enter your current location (area/landmark) in Starting Point box.
6. Enter your destination place name.
7. The list of buses available on selected route will appear on screen.
8. Tap on the RTA bus number to track its live location and check expected arrival time.
9. The Moovit App also gives alerts for the next bus stop when you are on a bus. It also provides alerts if a bus is delayed than its given time.

Disclaimer

Before you start using Moovit App on your phone, you should know that the Moovit App collects its users’ data including device & other IDs, financial info, location, personal info and others.

The Moovit App also shares some data with third parties/companies for Advertising & Marketing purposes.

Wrapping Up

There are four online ways for RTA live bus tracking in UAE. I have explained all four methods with a step-by-step guideline about each method. You can choose a method that is suitable for you.

In case you have queries, you can ask them in the comment section. I hope that this article has answered your question about how to track an RTA bus in real-time and check current location of the bus.

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