SHJ — Sharjah International Airport

SHJ is the IATA airport code for Sharjah International Airport, United Arab Emirates. Local time zone: Asia/Dubai. Below: where it is and how to get into town.

How do I get from SHJ airport to Sharjah International Airport?

SHJ is the airport code for Sharjah International Airport, United Arab Emirates. You can book a ride from SHJ ahead of time with Viator, Welcome Pickups and GetYourGuide. Each company shows its own price and rules, and you book and pay on its site. Aurum compares travel companies. It does not run rides or own cars.

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SHJ is the IATA airport code for Sharjah International Airport, United Arab Emirates. IATA codes are three-letter identifiers assigned to airports worldwide by the International Air Transport Association — they're what you see on boarding passes, baggage tags, and booking sites. Below: where SHJ is, what timezone it operates in, and how to sort your transfer, lounge access, and car rental before you land.

Heading into Sharjah? See the Sharjah city guide.

SHJ airport at a glance
Fact	Detail
IATA code	SHJ
Airport	Sharjah International Airport
Country	United Arab Emirates
Coordinates	25.3209° N, 55.5203° E
Timezone	Asia/Dubai

Sharjah International Airport is served by SHJ in United Arab Emirates.

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SHJ airport code — common questions

What airport has the code SHJ?

SHJ is the IATA code for Sharjah International Airport, United Arab Emirates. You'll see SHJ on boarding passes, baggage tags, and flight-booking sites whenever this airport is the origin or destination.

Where is SHJ airport located?

SHJ serves Sharjah International Airport, United Arab Emirates, at approximately 25.3209° N, 55.5203° E.

How do I get from SHJ into the city?

Pre-booked private transfers are the most predictable option — fixed price, driver tracking your flight, no taxi-line haggling. Compare partner quotes for Sharjah International Airport on this page. Ride-hail and licensed taxis are the usual fallback where available.

What timezone is SHJ in?

SHJ operates on the Asia/Dubai timezone. Flight departure boards always show local time.

Good to know

This page covers SHJ: what the airport is and how to move on from it. With the code SHJ, Sharjah International Airport is a large international airport. The airport is the gateway for Sharjah. You land in United Arab Emirates when you arrive at SHJ.

The airport handles scheduled passenger flights. SHJ sits at an elevation of 111 ft. Airlines and pilots also know SHJ by the ICAO code OMSJ. Leaving SHJ is usually a road journey: a transfer booked ahead, a taxi or a hire car.

For weather, November, February and December are usually the best months in Sharjah International Airport. Average highs peak at about 40°C in August. Rain peaks in March at about 21 mm. If your dates fall in March, allow for wet days.

United Arab Emirates uses the United Arab Emirates dirham (AED). Languages spoken include Arabic, Persian and English. The international calling code is +971.

You can compare airport transfers, tours, lounges and fast track, stays, car rental, flights, eSIM or insurance cover and event tickets for Sharjah International Airport from partners whose coverage is checked. In all, 8 categories have a partner for Sharjah International Airport. Compare the partners on this page for airport transfers in Sharjah International Airport ahead of your trip. Prices and terms are set by each partner, and you complete the booking on their site. Check each partner's own page for current prices and availability; both change often.

Country: United Arab Emirates
Continent: Asia
Airport code (IATA): SHJ
ICAO code: OMSJ
Airport elevation: 111 ft
Currency: the United Arab Emirates dirham (AED)
Languages: Arabic, Persian and English
Calling code: +971
Best months for weather: November, February and December
Wettest month: March (about 21 mm)
Warmest month: August (average high 40°C)
Partner categories covered: airport transfers, tours, lounges and fast track, stays, car rental, flights, eSIM or insurance cover and event tickets

What you can compare for Sharjah

Airport transfers: Airport transfers in Sharjah are pre-booked rides between the airport and where you are staying, with the price set at booking. The category covers private cars, shared shuttles and larger vehicles for groups, sold by transfer companies and by platforms that list many local operators.

Airport lounges: Airport lounge access in Sharjah is sold as single-visit passes and memberships by lounge operators and by access programmes. Each pass names the lounge and terminal it is valid for and how long you may stay.

Car rental: This category covers rental companies and the comparison sites that list their cars in Sharjah. Reservations are for a car category and rental period; the exact model depends on the desk.

Flights: Flight search sites compare fares from airlines and online travel agencies for the route and dates you enter. Depending on the site, you either book there or are passed to the airline or an agency.

Providers for Sharjah: what is on record

Aurum's partner database holds no verified coverage of Sharjah for airport transfers, airport lounges, car rental and flights at the moment, so no provider is shown for them on this page. That is a statement about Aurum's records, not about what exists in Sharjah: providers may well serve it without their coverage being recorded here yet. The points below are the ones to check with any provider you find for Sharjah.

How to compare airport transfers

Before you fly, write down where the driver meets you and how to reach the provider on the day.
See if the quote already includes tolls and airport charges, or lists them as extras.
For a late-night or early-morning arrival, confirm the provider serves that hour and whether a night surcharge applies.

How to compare airport lounges

Check the rules for children and guests, which each lounge sets itself.
Find out whether your pass is a reservation or a right to enter when there is room.
Read the cancellation terms of the pass before you pay.

How to compare car rental

Find the exclusions list in the cover terms.
Check the excess, the amount you pay first in a claim, and what cover is already included.
Look for full-to-full fuel and unlimited mileage, or note what applies instead.

How to compare flights

Find the fare's conditions for changing dates or cancelling, which the site links near the price.
For trips with connections, check the layover time and whether the flights are on one ticket.
Check entry and transit requirements for your passport with official government sources before you buy.

Before you book

Check official government advice for your destination before you book and again before you travel.
If free cancellation has a cut-off, set a reminder for it.
Allow time between booking and travel for confirmation to arrive.
Accessibility varies; the provider can confirm what it offers.
Take screenshots of the offer and terms at the time of booking.

How Aurum fits in

This site is an affiliate guide that compares travel providers and links to them. No travel service is operated or sold by Aurum itself. The links here are paid, which means the provider may pay Aurum a commission, and your price stays the same. Prices, availability and terms are always the provider's, shown on its own site. A partner appears here only where its coverage has been verified in Aurum's partner database.

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Questions and answers

Who runs the rides on this page?

The provider named on the card, or its local partner, runs the ride. Aurum is an affiliate guide and operates no vehicles.

Who do I pay for lounge access?

No. Passes are sold by the provider you choose. Aurum is an affiliate guide.

Who is my rental contract with?

The rental company named in your booking. Aurum rents nothing itself.

Are travel services prices listed on Aurum?

On the provider's site. Aurum lists providers and where their coverage is verified; the provider gives the price for your dates.

Can I change or cancel a booking booked through a link here?

The provider's cancellation terms apply, as shown when you booked. Go to the provider directly, since the booking is with it and not with Aurum.

When is the best time to compare travel services?

Providers release and price their own availability. Look once your travel dates are firm, and read how late each offer can be cancelled.

What is the Where line on each card?

It is the provider's verified coverage as recorded in Aurum's partner database: a country, named places or airports, or worldwide. It is not a promise that every address inside that area is served, so confirm yours with the provider.

What if a provider I know is not shown here?

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Should I treat this page as advice?

No. It is general information to help you compare providers. Confirm the details with the provider, and take insurance, legal or medical questions to a qualified professional.

Why are these travel services providers shown and not others?

A provider is listed from Aurum's partner database when it has an active link and coverage on record for the page. Where no coverage is on record for a place, no provider is shown for it.

Why does this page show no providers for some categories for Sharjah?

Because no provider's coverage of Sharjah is recorded as verified in Aurum's partner database for airport transfers, airport lounges, car rental and flights. A provider appears on a place page once its coverage of that place, its airport or its country is on record.

Does booking through a link here cost more?

The links here are paid, which means the provider may pay Aurum a commission, and your price stays the same. The provider sets price, availability and terms, and shows them on its site.

Who do I contact about a booking?

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