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Spices in the old souq, Doha

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Travel to Doha

Flying to Doha

Airlines offering flights to Doha include Qatar Airways, British Airways, Gulf Air and bmi. Flights to Doha from London take about seven hours. It is hard to find cheap flights to Doha but booking well in advance is recommended.

Flight times: 

From London - 7 hours.

Travel by road

Summary:

The road system in Qatar is fair but the local driving is often fast and reckless. Driving is on the right and the minimum driving age is 21. An International Driving Permit is required to drive in Doha, but a temporary licence can be obtained on presentation of a valid UK licence.

Emergency breakdown service:

Police (tel: 999).

Routes:

There are land border crossing points from both Saudi Arabia and the UAE, but no cross border buses from either country. As getting across these borders can also be tricky for foreign nationals and international car hire companies are often reluctant at best to allow cross border hires in the region, getting to Doha by road is not an easy option for now.
A multi-billion-pound, 40km causeway linking Qatar and Bahrain is currently under construction, and may open by 2014. The project will feature a passenger and cargo rail network, although the details of the project have not been disclosed.

Coaches:

There are land border crossing points from both Saudi Arabia and the UAE, but no cross border buses from either country. As getting across these borders can also be tricky for foreign nationals and international car hire companies are often reluctant at best to allow cross border hires in the region, getting to Doha by road is not an easy option for now.

A multi-billion-pound, 40km causeway linking Qatar and Bahrain is currently under construction, and may open by 2014. The project will feature a passenger and cargo rail network, although the details of the project have not been disclosed.

Travel by rail

Services:

There are currently no rail services to and from Doha.

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