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Travel to Qatar

Flying to Qatar

Qatar Airways (QR) (website: www.qatarairways.com) is the heavily promoted national airline of Qatar.

Flight times:

From London to Doha takes from 6 hours and 40 minutes to 7 hours and 45 minutes. There are no direct flights from the USA.

Departure tax:

QR20, usually included in ticket price.

Driving to Qatar

With car insurance for both countries, the Qatar-Saudi border is open to residents of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE.

Getting to Qatar by boat

Doha and Umm Said. The traffic is mostly commercial.

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