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EDC (Emirates Driving Company): Official Sites, Contact and Branches
EDC — Emirates Driving Company — is Abu Dhabi's main driving institute, headquartered in Mussafah. If you searched for "edcad" or "EDC" and landed on the wrong page, this is the short version: edcad.ae is the main website, pay.edcad.ae is the student portal where you book and pay, and elearning.edcad.ae is the theory platform. The central number is 600 588880, and the address of every EDC site that has one published is in the tables further down. Everything below expands on that.
The three official EDC websites, and which one you need
edcad.ae is EDC's main public website — course information and links, not a student account area. pay.edcad.ae is the student portal: sign in there to register, book courses and tests, pay fees, and see your receipts. elearning.edcad.ae is the theory e-learning platform where the online lectures live. All three belong to the same organisation.
Only ever enter your login or card details on an official edcad.ae domain or in the official EDCAD student app (Apple App Store and Google Play). If a site outside the edcad.ae domain asks for your EDC credentials or card, do not use it.
How to contact EDC
The central contact number is 600 588880. For general questions, email info@edcad.ae; for booking problems, booking@edcad.ae. The EDCAD app is a reliable fallback when the website is busy.
Service hours and counter availability change, especially around public holidays. Confirm current working hours on edcad.ae or by phone before travelling to a branch in person — we deliberately don't publish hours here, because a wrong opening time is worse than none.
Where EDC is, and its branches
EDC's headquarters is in Mussafah Industrial Area (Street 17), Abu Dhabi, near Musaffah Police Station. Because the head office sits in Mussafah, most Abu Dhabi learners spend time there — EDC training, theory and the road test all run in and around the district.
EDC's own course catalogue also lists branches in Al Ain, Madinat Zayed, Ghayathi, Al Mirfa, Al Sila and Delma Island. You choose your branch when you register on the portal.
The tables further down this page carry the full picture: the exact address and plus code of every EDC site that has one, which branches teach practical driving and which only run theory, and the five branches for which no address or hours exist anywhere. YDA's two sites, with the only published opening hours in Abu Dhabi driver training, have their own page — linked below the tables.
EDC is not "Emirates Driving Institute" — a common mix-up
Searches for "Emirates Driving School" and "Emirates Driving Institute" often end up looking for EDC, but the names refer to different organisations, and Emirates Driving Institute operates in Dubai rather than Abu Dhabi. If you are getting licensed in Abu Dhabi, EDC (edcad.ae) is the Abu Dhabi institute.
Within Abu Dhabi, EDC's counterpart is Yas Driving Academy (YDA). Both are authorised driving schools offering theory and practical training toward a full Abu Dhabi licence; EDC is the larger and longer-established of the two. Our comparison guide sets them side by side on price, location and waiting times.
What EDC trains, and what it costs
EDC trains every licence category — light vehicle, motorcycle, heavy vehicle, bus and machinery — plus advanced and desert-driving courses.
Fees are charged per stage rather than as one lump sum, and the exact amount for your case is shown at checkout in the portal before you confirm. Our EDC fees guide breaks down what each stage covers, using real student receipts.
Before you register: check you're on the right route
EDC will take payment for whichever route you select; it does not check that the route is the right one for you. Being a complete beginner, holding a foreign licence from an exchange country, or qualifying for Golden Chance changes which EDC stages you owe at all — sometimes by thousands of dirhams.
If you are not certain, take the free licence quiz on this site before you book. Many learners also hire a private instructor for extra practice alongside the mandatory school training, which is what the instructor directory here is for.
Where EDC's branches actually are
EDC publishes no address and no opening hours on its own website — the address field is empty for all seven of its training branches, and its content system returns nothing for every branch record. The addresses below come from EDC's own Google Business Profiles, read on 20 August 2026. Those listings carry EDC's central number 600 588880 and posts from EDC itself, which is why we treat them as first-party — and why we still refuse the aggregator listings: Waze, Bayut and PropertyFinder contradict each other about the same site, and one of them invents an EDC branch that is actually a different company in Dubai.
| Location | Type | Address | Plus code | Phone | Closing time observed 20 August 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building-1 | Headquarters campus, Mussafah | Street no. 17 Mussaffah Industrial Area, Musaffah, Abu Dhabi | 8GR9+3G | 600 588880 | 22:00 |
| Building-3 | Second building on the Mussafah campus | Not published anywhere | 8GV9+H7V | Not published anywhere | 22:00 |
| Al Ain | Training campus | Al Noud – Companies Camp, Abu Dhabi | 4RRQ+6H | 600 588880 | 22:00 |
| Al Wahda Mall | Mall service point — no training | Extension – Second Floor, Al Wahda Mall | Not published anywhere | 600 588880 | 23:00 |
| Deerfields Mall | Mall service point — no training | Main Level (ML) – next to Carrefour | Not published anywhere | 600 588880 | 23:00 |
| Mushrif Mall | Mall service point — no training | Ground Floor – Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed St | Not published anywhere | 600 588880 | 23:00 |
| Reem Mall | Mall service point — no training | In front of TAQA, Ground Floor | Not published anywhere | 02 872 4615 | 22:00 |
The last column is the closing time one listing showed on one day, Thursday 20 August 2026. It is a single day's observation — not a weekly schedule, and not opening hours, because EDC publishes none. Counter hours also move around public holidays, so call 600 588880 before you travel.
The mall units are service points rather than campuses: file opening, registration and simulator sessions. Practical training and testing happen at a campus.
For the record, since it is the single most-searched thing about this campus: Google's Building-1 listing shows 4.5 stars from 7,306 reviews. That is Google's aggregate about EDC, quoted here — we do not republish another company's ratings inside our own structured data.
| Branch | What the filings say it offers | Street address | Opening hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| HQ Mussafah | Theory and practical training, theory exam, yard test, simulators | In the table above | Not published anywhere |
| Al Ain | Theory and practical training, theory exam, yard test | In the table above | Not published anywhere |
| Madinat Zayedalso written Zayed City | Full service, including practical training and examination | Not published anywhere | Not published anywhere |
| Ghayathi | Theory, theory exam and yard test — no practical training | Not published anywhere | Not published anywhere |
| Al Mirfa | Theory, theory exam and yard test — no practical training | Not published anywhere | Not published anywhere |
| Al Sila | Theory, theory exam and yard test — no practical training | Not published anywhere | Not published anywhere |
| Dalma Islandalso written Delma Island | Theory and practical training | Not published anywhere | Not published anywhere |
What we looked for and could not find
No street address and no opening hours are published for Madinat Zayed, Ghayathi, Al Mirfa, Al Sila, Dalma Island — not by EDC, not on admobility.gov.ae, not on TAMM. That is not a gap in this page; there is nothing published to copy. Call 600 588880 and ask.
Abu Dhabi's other authorised driving school is Yas Driving Academy. It has two sites, and it publishes opening hours for both: YDA: both sites, hours and contact
One naming fact worth knowing: the company renamed itself Emirates Mobility Company P.J.S.C. — announced around February 2026, with its ADX ticker moving from DRIVE to EMobility around May 2026. We still write EDC and Emirates Driving Company throughout, because that is what people search for.
Not branches, however they look
Emirates Driving Institute (EDI) is a different company, in Dubai — discard any Al Quoz address or 04 phone number attributed to EDC. "Co-operative Driving School" trades from a counter inside EDC's Mussafah site but is not EDC. Khalidiyah Mall and Forsan Central Mall host a kids' summer activation, not a branch. Private instructors advertising under EDC's name are not EDC. And we list no ICAD Mall branch: no first-party source confirms one exists.
Common questions
What is EDC in Abu Dhabi?
EDC stands for Emirates Driving Company, Abu Dhabi's main driving institute, headquartered in Mussafah Industrial Area (Street 17). It trains every licence category — light vehicle, motorcycle, heavy vehicle, bus and machinery — plus advanced and desert-driving courses. Its central number is 600 588880.
What is edcad.ae?
edcad.ae is EDC's official main website. It hosts course information and links to EDC's other services. For a student account you want pay.edcad.ae, and for theory lectures elearning.edcad.ae.
How do I log in to EDC?
Sign in at pay.edcad.ae — the student portal for bookings and payments. UAE PASS is the recommended login; new students register via Sign Up first. Theory e-learning has its own login at elearning.edcad.ae.
What is EDC's phone number?
600 588880. For general enquiries email info@edcad.ae, and for booking issues booking@edcad.ae.
Where is EDC located in Abu Dhabi?
The headquarters is Building-1 in Mussafah, listed on EDC's own Google Business Profile as Street no. 17 Mussaffah Industrial Area, Musaffah, Abu Dhabi (plus code 8GR9+3G), near Musaffah Police Station. A second profile exists for Building-3 on the same campus (plus code 8GV9+H7V) with no street address published. EDC's course catalogue also lists branches in Al Ain, Madinat Zayed, Ghayathi, Al Mirfa, Al Sila and Delma Island — you pick your branch when registering.
Does EDC have a branch in Al Ain?
Yes, at Al Noud – Companies Camp, Abu Dhabi (plus code 4RRQ+6H). It is the only branch EDC publishes a Google Maps link for, and it offers theory and practical training, the theory exam and the yard test. No opening hours are published, so confirm by phone on 600 588880 before travelling.
What are EDC's opening hours?
EDC publishes none. The hours field is empty on its own website for all seven training branches, and third-party listings contradict each other, so we do not repeat them. On Thursday 20 August 2026 EDC's own Google listings showed the Mussafah buildings and Al Ain closing at 22:00 and the mall counters at 23:00 — that is one day's observation, not a weekly schedule. Call 600 588880 before travelling, especially around public holidays.
Where is EDC in Al Wahda Mall?
On the second floor of the Al Wahda Mall extension. It is a service point for registration, file opening and simulator sessions rather than a training campus, and it uses the central number 600 588880. YDA also has a counter in the same extension, at shop E271-E272, so check which school you are looking for.
Which EDC branches do not have a published address?
Madinat Zayed (Zayed City), Ghayathi, Al Mirfa, Al Sila and Dalma Island. No street address and no opening hours are published for any of the five — not by EDC, not on admobility.gov.ae, not on TAMM. Ghayathi, Al Mirfa and Al Sila also run theory, the theory exam and the yard test only, with no practical training; Dalma Island has both theory and practical. Call 600 588880 for directions.
Is EDC the same as Emirates Driving Institute?
No. They are different organisations, and Emirates Driving Institute operates in Dubai. For an Abu Dhabi licence, the Abu Dhabi institute is EDC at edcad.ae.
What is the difference between EDC and YDA?
Both are authorised Abu Dhabi driving schools offering theory and practical training toward a full licence. EDC (Emirates Driving Company) is the larger, longer-established school based in Mussafah, with seven training branches and four mall counters; YDA is Yas Driving Academy, which has exactly two sites — its Yas Marina Circuit campus and a counter in Al Wahda Mall. Our YDA page carries YDA's sites, hours and contacts, and our comparison guide puts the two schools side by side on price, location and waiting times.
How much does EDC cost?
EDC charges per stage rather than one lump sum, so the total depends on your route — a beginner pays for theory, practical training and tests, while Golden Chance and direct-exchange routes skip most training stages. The exact figure for your case appears at checkout in the portal. Our EDC fees guide breaks down each stage using real student receipts.
Can I pay EDC fees online?
Yes, at pay.edcad.ae or in the official EDCAD student app. Our step-by-step guide to paying EDC fees covers registration, what each fee covers, and what to do when a payment fails.