Sharjah Bus Route ER3: Al Jubail Bus Station To Al Dhaid Etihad Rail Station

🚌 Sharjah Bus Route ER3 — Al Jubail Bus Station ↔ Al Dhaid Etihad Rail Station

🚌 Route ER3: Al Jubail Bus Station ↔ Al Dhaid Etihad Rail Station | 🏢 SRTA (Sharjah Roads & Transport Authority) | 📍 Etihad Rail Feeder (SRTA) | 📅 Launched October 2026 for Etihad Rail passenger services

The ER3 is an SRTA Etihad Rail feeder service run by SRTA (Sharjah Roads & Transport Authority). This page gives the published termini and main points, the fare, how the service pattern works, and the questions riders ask most — without invented timetables or stop lists.

📋 Route ER3 Essential Information

Route: ER3 — Al Jubail Bus Station ↔ Al Dhaid Etihad Rail Station
Service type: Etihad Rail Feeder (SRTA)
Operator: SRTA (Sharjah Roads & Transport Authority)
Payment: Cash / Sayer (confirm at station)
Fare: Not published in SRTA’s launch coverage
Days/hours: Launched October 2026 for Etihad Rail passenger services
Journey time: about 1 hour 42 minutes — the longest of the three feeders

🚏 Main Stops & Termini

Starts: Al Jubail Bus Station
Ends: Al Dhaid Etihad Rail Station

These are the published termini and the named main points on the route, from the sources listed below. Directories publish main stops (street/landmark level) for Sharjah — not full stop-by-stop sequences — so we do not invent one. The complete stop sequence is in the RTA Sharjah app / Rihlati planner.

📖 About Route ER3

The ER3 is an SRTA Etihad Rail feeder service in the Emirate of Sharjah, running between Al Jubail Bus Station and Al Dhaid Etihad Rail Station.

The ER3 is the direct city-centre feeder: it starts at Al Jubail, Sharjah’s main intercity terminal, so a train passenger can step off at Al Dhaid and ride straight into the middle of Sharjah.

🎟️ Fares & Payment

No fare was published in SRTA’s launch coverage for the Etihad Rail feeders, so we do not state one. Expect SRTA’s standard payment (cash / Sayer card) and confirm the fare at the station before you travel.

⏰ Service Pattern

Days/hours: Launched October 2026 for Etihad Rail passenger services. Frequency: SRTA launched the ER feeders in October 2026, timed to meet Etihad Rail passenger trains at Al Dhaid (rail passenger operations began 30 September 2026). SRTA’s release publishes the Al Dhaid departure list shown on this page; buses from Al Jubail run to meet the trains — check the station board or the RTA Sharjah app for the outbound times on your day. Published departures from Al Dhaid Etihad Rail Station (SRTA release): 06:40, 09:50, 12:30, 14:50, 17:50, 20:00. Journey time: about 1 hour 42 minutes — the longest of the three feeders. Sharjah has no public GTFS feed; Google Maps carries SRTA routes for journey planning.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How much is the fare on the ER3?
No fare was published in SRTA’s launch coverage for the Etihad Rail feeders, so we do not state one. Expect SRTA’s standard payment (cash / Sayer card) and confirm the fare at the station before you travel.

Where does the ER3 start and finish?
It runs between Al Jubail Bus Station and Al Dhaid Etihad Rail Station.

Does the ER3 run to a fixed timetable?
Sharjah buses run on published headway patterns (every so many minutes by time of day) rather than per-stop timetables. The pattern for this service is in the Service Pattern section above; for the next bus today, use the RTA Sharjah app or the Rihlati planner, or text your stop number to 2272.

How long does the ER3 take?
About about 1 hour 42 minutes between Al Jubail Bus Station and Al Dhaid Etihad Rail Station.

Route data: SRTA / Mowasalat network as published in the sources for this route: SRTA launch release via Gulf News (Oct 2026); ARY News corroboration, verified October 2026. SRTA publishes no route tables on its own website; where directories conflicted, SRTA’s May 2023 fare matrix (reported by Khaleej Times) was followed. Independently compiled by the BusUpdate editorial team; confirm time-sensitive details in the RTA Sharjah app before travelling. See also: Sharjah bus routes & guides on BusUpdate and the SRTA operator page.

🌐 Route ER3 in the Sharjah network

Route ER3 (Al Jubail Bus Station to Al Dhaid Etihad Rail Station) is part of the Sharjah Roads and Transport Authority (SRTA) network operated by Mowasalat (KGL PTS) — the 43-route system documented route by route on this site, from the Rolla and Al Jubail terminals out to the intercity runs to Dubai, Ajman and the east coast. Sharjah is the commuter hinge of the northern Emirates: its city routes feed the terminals, and its intercity routes carry one of the heaviest Dubai-bound bus flows in the country.

💳 Fares & planning the ride

Intercity fares vary by destination — this route’s own fare section above carries its figure; payment is by the Sayer card or cash as the route’s page describes. Planning: SRTA services run to published patterns rather than the minute-grids some aggregator sites invent — this page sticks to the route, its stops and its verified service pattern, and the network’s terminals (Rolla, Al Jubail, and the Sahara Centre and Muwaileh sides) are the natural starting points the route list below is organised around.

🗺️ The rest of the Sharjah Intercity group

Route 112 — Al Jubail Terminal to Ajman (Al Musalla Bus Station)
Route 114 — Al Jubail Terminal to Hamriya Free Zone Terminal
Route 115 — Al Jubail Terminal to Ras Al Khaimah (Al Nakheel)
Route 116 — Al Jubail Terminal to Khor Fakkan Bus Station
Route 118 — Al Jubail Terminal to Al Ain Central Bus Station
Route 113 — Rolla Terminal to Centrepoint Metro Station, Dubai
Route 308 — Rolla Terminal to Jebel Ali / Ibn Battuta Bus Station, Dubai
Route 309 — Rolla Terminal to Mall of the Emirates, Dubai
Route 313 — Rolla Terminal to Dubai Airport Terminal 2
Route 611 — Al Jubail Terminal to Kalba Bus Station
Route 616 — Al Jubail Terminal (Terminal 4) to Kalba — Al Sidra Park
Route 203 — Al Jubail Terminal to Muscat — Azaiba Bus Station, Oman
Route ER1 — Al Madam Bus Station to Al Dhaid Etihad Rail Station
Route ER2 — Al Saja’a Bus Station to Al Dhaid Etihad Rail Station
Route Dubai — Air Arabia Coach: Sharjah Airport to Al Ghurair Centre, Deira, Dubai — Fares & Timings (2026)
Route Dhabi — Air Arabia Coach: Sharjah Airport to Abu Dhabi (city) — Fares & Timings (2026)
Route Ain — Air Arabia Coach: Sharjah Airport to Al Ain (city) — Fares & Timings (2026)
Route RAK — Air Arabia Coach: Sharjah Airport to Ras Al Khaimah (city) — Fares & Timings (2026)

Appendix compiled October 2026 from this page’s build sources — see our data page for sourcing.

🧭 Using this service well

Intercity travel from Sharjah runs on terminal discipline: services leave from the named terminal (Al Jubail for most of this group) rather than from street stops, so start there, pay or tap before boarding, and treat the published pattern on this page as the frame and the operator’s app or the terminal board as the day’s confirmation. The flows these routes carry are the northern Emirates’ working arteries — Dubai for jobs, Ajman and Ras Al Khaimah for the coast cities, Khor Fakkan and the east coast over the mountains, and Al Dhaid, where the ER routes meet the Etihad Rail station for the next leg inland. Luggage travels in the hold on the intercity coaches; on the airport runs, add the buffer the terminal queues deserve at peak hours.