Taxis and the metro are the best way to get to and from the airport. Buses are the cheapest mode of transport, but most of them are used only by airport staff.

Taxi

The most used transport to the city centre is the city taxis. The starting taxi fare is 4 qar + 25 qar in the case of the airport, an additional kilometre ride costs 1,2 qar. Thus a trip to the lower Doha area (around Souq Waqif) will cost 40 qar to 50 qar.

Doha City Center, the business district with skyscrapers, can be reached in about 60 qar.

The light green taxis to the airport are operated by a single company, Mowasalat.

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Metro

Public transport to the airport is represented by the Red Line Metro, which runs to the city centre and the Corniche area. Official information can be found on the website www.qr.com.qa.

The very modern metro system is clear, reliable and fast and represents definitely the best value for money when travelling around Doha.

When travelling from the city centre to the airport, pay attention to your destination. The line branches off - half the services go to the Al Wakra terminus and half to the airport (Hamad International Airport).

Ticket prices are as follows:

• 2 qar - one ride
• 6 qar - all day

A full day ticket is valid for the entire Lusail metro and tram network in Doha. It is only valid for a given calendar day and not for 24 hours. Tickets can be purchased from the ticket machine at each station and can be paid by card.

Metro trains run to the airport once every 6 minutes and the journey to the city centre takes about 20 minutes. Metro operating hours vary depending on the day of the week:

• Last trains - 23:59 Saturday to Wednesday, or 1:00 on Thursday and Friday.
• First trains - 5:55 Sunday to Thursday, 6:25 Saturday, 2:00 Friday

On Fridays in particular, there are no metro or trams in Doha for the first half of the day and you have to use taxis or buses.

Buses

After the metro became operational, bus lines do not go to the city centre, but only to the surrounding neighbourhoods.

The only usable bus service when travelling into the city is the 757 bus which runs to the Al Mansoura area south of the old centre. Here you can transfer to other bus lines or to the Green Metro line. The advantage of the 757 is that it runs 24 hours a day at 20 minute intervals (including Fridays).

Lines T612, T613 and L533 only go to the housing estates around the airport and to industrial areas and are not usable when travelling to Doha city centre.

Timetables can be found on the carrier's official website: mowasalat.com/Bus-Schedules.

To travel by bus, you must purchase a Karwa Card (see official information) for 10 qar for two rides or 20 qar for unlimited bus travel for 24 hours. The card can be purchased from the vending machine near the exit of the terminal towards the bus stops.

You will find the stops at the right end of the terminal, specifically at booth 3 called City Bus. Don't ask anyone for directions, no one knows the buses here, everyone drives or takes the subway.