Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Airlines Flying to/from Qatar
44 321 434;
www.ba.com
)
Heathrow Airport, London
British Airways
(BA;
44 356 020;
www.egyptair.com.eg
)
Cairo
EgyptAir
(MS;
44 384 477;
www.emirates.com
)
Dubai
Emirates
(EK;
)
Abu Dhabi
Etihad Airways
(
44 366 657;
www.etihadairways.com
;
44 998 022;
www.gulfairco.com
)
Manama
Gulf Air
(
44 435 340;
www.kuwait-airways.com
)
Kuwait City
Kuwait Air
(KT;
44 321 373;
www.omanair.aer
o)
Muscat
Oman Air
(WY;
44 440 121;
www.saudiairlines.com
)
Jeddah
Saudi Arabian Airlines
(SV;
LAND
Border Crossings
Residents of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE can drive across the Qatar-Saudi border,
providing they have insurance for both countries. Bear in mind that if you want to travel
from
Qatar, you must have a Saudi visa (or transit visa) in advance.
FRIENDSHIP CAUSEWAY
Relations between Qatar and its neighbour, Bahrain, have not always been the best. Shared royal family has been
a bone of contention for one thing and it was only relatively recently the two countries stopped haggling over
ownership of the Hawar Islands. Driven by a growing sense of community within the Gulf region, however, and
with a shared mission to attract higher volumes of tourists, the two countries have at last put their differences
aside. As if consolidating the friendlier relations, work is scheduled to begin on a 40km road link between Qatar
and Bahrain. It will take over four years to complete and will involve multiple bridges supported on reclaimed
land, similar to King Fahd Causeway that links Bahrain to Saudi Arabia. When complete, it will form the longest
fixed link across water in the world.
Bus
50 to QR150 depending on destination) to Dammam with onward connections to Amman
(Jordan); Manama (approximately five hours); Abu Dhabi (six hours) and Dubai (seven
hours); and Kuwait (approximately 10 hours). All routes can be booked online. Depar-
tures are from the central bus station in Doha. You must have a valid transit visa for Saudi
Arabia in advance, and an onward ticket and visa for your next destination beyond Saudi
Arabia's borders.
